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Announcements
IATBR Annual General Meeting
Please mark your calendars for the IATBR Annual General Meeting to be held at on 21 December, 2021 (online). Meeting time: 8:00 PST, 11:00 EST, 16:00 GMT, 20:30 IST An outlook invite with the joining link will be sent to all IATBR members soon. IATBR Board Elections 2021
The election for the IATBR Board will open in November 1st, 2021! We are now electing the Vice Chair and two (2) regular Board Members. The names and biographical sketches for all candidates can be found here. The ballot email will be sent to all ITBR members from Qualtrics/UCSB on November 1st, 2021, PDT. The election site will close on November 30, 2021 (5 PM Central European Time, 10 AM EST). No ballots can be cast after that date. Results will be announced at the IATBR Annual General Meeting on December 21, 2021. IATBR members can: 1) cast ONLY 1 vote for the Vice Chair position (they MUST select only ONE of the nominees). 2) cast 2 votes for the Regular Board Member positions. However, they may give any nominee only zero, one or two votes out of the two votes they have. Third 2021 IATBR Online Seminar.
November 29, 2021 on Zoom Presentation by Dr. Shenhao Wang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), honourable mention recipient of the 2019 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize, on Deep neural networks for choice analysis. Discussion by Prof. Juan de Dios Ortúzar (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), winner of the 2015 IATBR Lifetime Achievement Award. More details here Second 2021 IATBR Online Seminar.
August 31, 2021 on Zoom Presentation by Dr. Timothy Brathwaite (University of California, Berkeley), winner of the 2018 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize, on Checking models in statistics, machine learning, and discrete choice: a perspective to bind us all. Discussion by Prof. Eric Miller (University of Toronto), winner of the 2018 IATBR Lifetime Achievement Award. More details here First 2021 IATBR Online Seminar.
June 2, 2021 on Zoom Announcement of the 2021 IATBR Lifetime Achievement Award. Presentation by Dr. Thomas Hancock (University of Leeds), winner of the 2019 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize, on Travel behaviour modelling at the interface between econometrics and mathematical psychology. Discussion by Prod. Tommy Gärling (University of Gothenburg), winner of the 2018 IATBR Lifetime Achievement Award. More details here 2020 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize.
Deadline for Nominations: extended until June 30, 2021 Complete details and submission instructions are here. IATBR Social Media Accounts
IATBR now has a Facebook page, where members and non-members can directly post your announcements and research updates. We also have a Twitter handle (@IATBR1), where you can find and share relevant information. Follow @IATBR1 to get such updates from others! 2019 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize.
Deadline for Nominations: June 1, 2020 Complete details and submission instructions are here. IATBR Elections
Elections to vote the new Vice Chair, new Treasurer/Secretary and 4 Regular Board Members are closed. Information on the call can be found here. The names and biographical sketches for all candidates can be found here. Results will be announced at the business meeting during the TRB (January 14, 2020). 2018 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize.
Deadline for Nominations: May 1, 2019 Complete details and submission instructions are here. 2018 IATBR Conference, Santa Barbara: Make Plans TODAY!
Deadline for Early Bird Registration: April 15, 2018 Use this conference website link to go to the conference registration and accommodation website. Call for proposals to host the 2021 IATBR Conference. Deadline: July 1, 2018
Read the call at this link for more details. 2017 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize.
Deadline for Nominations: February 28, 2018 Complete details and submission instructions are here. 2018 IATBR Lifetime Achievement Award
Deadline for Nominations: February 15, 2018 Confidential nominations are now welcome for the 2018 IATBR Lifetime Achievement Award. The deadline for submission of nominations is February 15, 2018. Complete details and submission instructions are provided here. 2018 IATBR Conference.
The XV IATBR conference will be held in Santa Barbara, California, from July 15 to July 20, 2018. Conference website: www.IATBR2018.org Call for Extended Abstracts is here. Deadline for submission of Extended Abstracts is November 6, 2017. Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=santabarbara2018 Contact: INFOiatbr2018@gmail.com 2016 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize: Call for Entries
Deadline for Submissions: Extended to May 8, 2017 (closed) Complete details and submission instructions are provided here 2015 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize: Call for Entries
Deadline for Submissions: Extended to May 8, 2016 (closed) Complete details and submission instructions are provided here IATBR Elections
Elections to vote the new Vice Chair and 3 Regular Board Member is now OPEN. Information on the call can be found here. The names and biographical sketches for all candidates can be found here. The election site will be closed January 5, 2016 (5pm ECT). No ballots can be cast after that date. Results will be announced at the business meeting during the TRB (January 12, 2016). Call for Bids to Host 2018 IATBR Conference
Deadline for Submission of Bids: July 1, 2015 Invitation for tendering to host the IATBR 2018. Deadline 1 July 2015. See details here. 2014 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize: Call for Entries
Deadline for Submissions: February 28, 2015 Results will be announced at the IATBR 2015 in Windsor 2015 IATBR Lifetime Achievement Award
Deadline for Nominations: February 1, 2015 Confidential submissions are now welcome for the 2015 IATBR Lifetime Achievement Award. The deadline for submission of nominations is February 1, 2015. Complete details and submission instructions are provided here. 2013 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize: Call for Entries
Deadline for Submissions: May 1, 2014 Submissions are now welcome for the 2012 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize. Complete details and submission instructions are provided here IATBR Elections
Elections to vote the new Vice Chair and 1 Regular Board Member are now OPEN. The names and biographical sketches for all candidates can be found here. The election site will be closed January 5, 2014 (5pm ECT). No ballots can be cast after that date. Results will be announced at the business meeting during the TRB (January 13, 2014). 2012 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize: Call for Entries
Deadline for Submissions: May 1, 2013 Submissions are now welcome for the 2012 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize. Complete details and submission instructions are provided here Ryuichi Kitamura Memorial Fund
The Kitamura Family, the University of California at Davis, and Kyoto University have joined together to establish a Ryuichi Kitamura Memorial Fund to honor the memory of the late Ryuichi Kitamura. Funds will be used to facilitate graduate scholar exchanges between the East and the West. Please visit http://www.its.ucdavis.edu/?page_id=13856 for complete details and instructions on how to give to the fund. Call for Bids to Host 2015 IATBR Conference
Deadline for Submission of Bids: July 1, 2012 Submissions are now welcome from academic institutions and/or their representatives to host the IATBR 2015 conference. The IATBR Executive Board will consider all proposals and announce the IATBR2015 host site at the 2012 IATBR Conference in Toronto. The complete announcement is here. 2012 IATBR Conference, Toronto: Make Plans TODAY!
Deadline for Early Bird Registration: May 31, 2012 Make plans today to attend the 2012 IATBR Conference scheduled for July 15-19, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. The conference site is now open for Registration and Hotel Accommodation Reservation. 2012 IATBR Conference, Toronto: Make Plans TODAY!
Deadline for Early Bird Registration: May 31, 2012 Make plans today to attend the 2012 IATBR Conference scheduled for July 15-19, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. The conference site is now open for Registration and Hotel Accommodation Reservation. 2011 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize: Call for Entries
Deadline for Submissions: February 29, 2012 Submissions are now welcome for the 2011 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize. The deadline for submission entries is February 29, 2012. Complete details and submission instructions are provided here. 2012 IATBR Lifetime Achievement Award
Deadline for Nominations: February 1, 2012 Confidential submissions are now welcome for the 2012 IATBR Lifetime Achievement Award. The deadline for submission of nominations is February 1, 2012. Complete details and submission instructions are provided here. 2012 IATBR Conference: Call for Abstracts
Toronto, Canada; July 15-19, 2012 Abstract Submission Deadline: November 30, 2011 The 13th International Conference of the International Association for Travel Behaviour Research (IATBR) will be held July 15-19, 2012 in Toronto, Canada.The organizing committee seeks abstracts on all aspects of travel behaviour research for presentation at the conference.Papers for various sessions will be selected on the basis of extended abstracts (500-1000 words). Papers on a broad range of topics including, but not limited to, freight and passenger activity-travel behaviour analysis and modelling, time-spaceinteractions, agent-based microsimulation modelling, integrated land use – travel demand – transportation modelling, behavioural responses to policy interventions, methodological developments, and survey methods and data collection are welcome. A conference website will be operational shortly containing detailed information about the conference schedule, registration fees, sponsorship opportunities, and location.Abstracts are due November 30, 2011. All abstract and paper submission and review processes will be handled through the conference website. Here is the full announcement. Third Workshop on Time Use Observatory: Call for Abstracts
Santiago de Chile: March 21-23, 2012 Abstract Submission Deadline: October 15, 2011 The Third Workshop on Time Use Observatory will be held in Santiago de Chile during March 21-23, 2012. Please visit http://www.tuo.cl for complete details. Here is the full announcement. 2010 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize Competition
Submissions are now welcome for the 2010 Eric Pas Doctoral Dissertation Prize Competition. The deadline for entries is May 15, 2011. Complete details and submission instructions are provided here. |