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The IEEE is soliciting papers for technical presentations at its first international “Forum on Integrated and Sustainable Transportation Systems” (FISTS) conference, to be held in Vienna next June. The event will cover the latest technologies and developments in traffic and transportation within the land, air, and water domains.

Quoting from the event’s website…

In the industrialized countries — even actually in a downturn — the vast majority of experts expect a growth in economy and mobility beyond the level of 2008 after recovery by 50 percent for passenger vehicles and 100 percent by cargo by 2020. With this prognosis we will experience lack on transport infrastructure capacity specifically within and around dens populated areas. (85 percent of the European population will live in cities by that time).

• Which measures can be taken to support the prosperous economic development of these countries ensuring the necessary growth of mobility?
• By which technologies can this demand be provided?
• How can technology respond to this demand?
• Will technology be available early enough?

The increasing demand for transportation will have a significant impact on the environment unless methods for keeping the impact within acceptable limits can be found. Which technologies, knowledge and expertise can support politicians and people to achieve the ambitious plans for sustainable mobility without negative impact to the prosperous development of their economies and the environment?

According to the event’s organizers, FISTS 2011’s focus will include:

• Stakeholders and key problems in the transportation systems
• Policy and user perspective
• Operation and technology
• Necessary framework to get most benefit of technology implementation for the society
• Outlook till 2050

Manuscript submissions

Technical paper manuscripts for the IEEE FISTS 2011 conference will undergo the standard IEEE peer review process, and will appear in a conference proceedings publication, according to the forum’s organizers. Topic areas for manuscript submissions are listed below:

• Sustainable Land Transportation
  • Traffic Management
  • Traveler Information Services
  • Traffic Data Collection and Analysis
  • Traffic Estimation/Prediction
  • ECO-Friendly ITS programs
  • Innovative Transit Systems
  • Innovative Goods Movement Systems

• Sustainable Water Transportation
  • Travel Modes
  • Watercraft Fuels
  • Goods Movement Issues

• Sustainable Air Transportation
  • Air Traffic Management Systems
  • Aircraft Operations and Fuels

• Integrated Systems
  • Co-operative Systems
  • Innovative Multi-Modal Travel Solutions
  • Transportation Infrastructure Issues

• Energy
  • Alternative Energy and Fuels
  • Innovative Energy Management
  • Future Energy Sources

• Environmental Issues
  • Transport Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • Transport Air Pollutant Emissions
  • Transport-related Water Quality Issues

• Efficiency Issues
  • Efficient Capacity Management of Roads
  • Efficient Capacity Management of Rail
  • Throughput Maximization
  • Systems Operation Efficiency

Completed manuscripts in PDF format need to be submitted for IEEE peer-review by Dec. 1, 2010. Additional information regarding the FISTS 2011 conference — including detailed manuscript submission dates and procedures — are available on the IEEE FISTS 2011 conference website.