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The First International Conference of
Chinese Transportation Professionals
第一届交通运输领域华人学者国际学术研讨会
Shanghai, China, August 5-6, 2001
NACOTA’s first
conference in Shanghai on July 16 and 17, 2001 marked a
significant milestone for NACOTA’s continuing effort in
assisting
China’s transportation development. The conference was
jointly organized by NACOTA, Tongji University, China Urban
Transportation Planning Academic Committee, and China Road
Transport Safety Association, and was attended by more
than 100 delegates from China. Most of the participants were
university professors and government officials. NACOTA was
represented by 16 delegates. The conference featured 30
presentations covering ITS, safety, environmental issues,
transportation investment, policies, and transportation
development in
Western China, among which 14 were made by NACOTA delegates.
In the evening of July 16,
NACOTA held a reception which was made possible through the
sponsorship of BooZ-Allen and Hamilton, Inc.
The reception gave NACOTA delegates opportunities to exchange
ideas and establish connection with transportation professionals
from China.
During the Conference in Shanghai, NACOTA had reached agreements
on two major activities. The first is a seminar on
traffic/highway safety
and ITS, to be held in May 2002 in Beijing and jointly organized
by NACOTA and Beijing Polytechnic University. The second
is the Second NACOTA China Conference, to be held in Southeast
University in Nanjing. Two technical committees have been
established for the preparation of the above two events. Prof.
Zhao Fang (Florida International University) has agreed to take
a lead for the Second NACOTA China Conference and Prof. Sun
Xiaoduan (University of Louisiana) and Sun Wei (Kansas City)
have agreed to lead the Beijing Seminar effort. |
