Conference Announcement and Call-for-Papers

4 th International Symposium on Underground Freight Transport by Capsule Pipelines and Other Tube/Tunnel Technologies (ISUFT), Shanghai, China, October, 2005

Announcement : The 4 th International Symposium on Underground Freight Transport by Capsule Pipelines and Other Tube/Tunnel Technologies (ISUFT) will be held in Shanghai, China, October, 2005. You are cordially invited to submit an abstract on any of the topics listed below. Authors with an accepted abstract will be encouraged to submit a full paper at a later date for oral presentation at the Symposium and for inclusion in the Symposium Proceedings.

Topics of Interest :

• Capsule pipelines, especially pneumatic capsule pipelines (PCP)
• Tube transport
• Underground freight transport systems
• Underground construction technology
• Trenchless technology
• Modern tunneling technology
• Design of capsules and vehicles used in underground freight transport
• Cost and economics of underground freight transport systems
• Legal and environmental aspects of underground freight transport
• Safety and security of underground freight transport systems
• Political and institutional issues regarding underground freight transport
• Case studies of major underground freight transport systems in different nations
• Other topics related to underground freight transport

Deadline for Submitting Abstract : March 15, 2005

Deadline for Notification of Abstract Acceptance : April 15, 2005

Deadline for Submitting Full Paper Based on Accepted Abstract : July 15, 2005

Abstract Requirements : Abstracts must be written in English. Each abstract must includes the paper titles, authors' names, affiliations, and e-mail addresses, and a 200 to 300 word description of the purpose of the study, the findings and their significance, and conclusions. It must be e-mailed to Professor Chen Zhilong, Secretariat, isuft2005@vip.163.com .

Secretariat of Conference Organizing Committee:

Organizer: Prof. Chen Zhilong Postal Address: Dept of Civil Engineering Nanjing Engineering Institute 1-501 Hai Fu Xiang, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210007 P.R.China Tel: 86-25-80821670 Fax:86-25-84876512 E-mail: chen-zl@vip.163.com	Organizer: Dr. Guo Dongjun Postal Address: Dept of Civil Engineering Nanjing Engineering Institute 1-501 Hai Fu Xiang, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210007 P.R.China Tel: 86-25-80821671 Fax:86-25-84274520 E-mail: guo_dongjun@163.com
Organizer: Vice Prof. Xi Jianglin Postal Address: Dept of Civil Engineering Nanjing Engineering Institute 1-501 Hai Fu Xiang, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210007 P.R.China Tel: 86-25-80821671 Fax:86-25-84274520 E-mail: zxxjl@sina.com	Organizer: Prof. Huang Niangen Postal Address: Dept of Civil Engineering Nanjing Engineering Institute 1-501 Hai Fu Xiang, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210007 P.R.China Tel: 86-25-84854976 Fax: 86-25-84317803 E-mail: niangenh@vip.sina.com
Organizer: Huang Oulong Postal Address: Dept of Civil Engineering Nanjing Engineering Institute 1-501 Hai Fu Xiang, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210007 P.R.China Tel: 86-25-80821671 Fax:86-25-84274520 E-mail: karonhol@163.com