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The International Symposium on Underground Freight Transportation by Capsule Pipelines and Other Tube/Tunnel Systems
presents
ISUFT 2008
at
The University of Texas at Arlington
What is ISUFT? See Paper by Dr. Henry Liu: ISUFT Paper.pdf
ISUFT focuses on underground freight transport by automated transportation systems or capsules, moving through underground tunnels or pipelines.
The purpose of ISUFT is to present, by organising events like the international symposia, the research progress in developing underground freight and capsule pipeline transportation concepts.
Topics at the international symposia include:
The international steering committee welcomes new ideas or research on underground freight transport and/or capsule pipelines. We invite you to join the ISUFT network.
An ISUFT event is a good forum to present your results. It is also an excellent opportunity to promote underground freight transport and capsule pipelines as a sustainable mode of transport in your country.
International Steering Committee of ISUFT 2008
Professor John H. Matthys, Director of the Construction Research Center (CRC), The University of Texas at Arlington, USA. (Chairman) Dr. Nur Yazdani, Chair, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, (Co-Chairman) Dr. Mohammad Najafi, Director, Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education (CUIRE), The University of Texas at Arlington, (Co-Chairman) Dr. Henry Liu, President, Freight Pipeline Company, USA, (Co-Chairman) Professor Zhilong Chen, Nanjing Engineering Institute, China Professor Mikhail Lourie, Russian State Oil and Gas University, Russia Professor Baosong Ma, China University of Geosciences, China Dr. Roger Miles, Mole Solutions Ltd., London, UK Professor Anand J. Puppala, Ph.D., P.E., Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, U.S.A. Professor Qihu Qian, Chinese Academy of Engineering, China Dr. Stephen S. Roop, Director, Texas A & M University, U.S.A. Professor Emeritus Dietrich Stein, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany Professor E. Taniguchi, Kyoto University, Japan Professor Yuji Tomita, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan Professor Yutaka Tsuji, Osaka University, Japan Mr. William (Bill) Vandersteel, Ampower Corp., U.S.A. Dr. Johan Visser, Research School for Transport, Infrastructure, and Logistics (TRAIL), Delft, University of Technology, Netherlands Professor Pavel Vlasak, Institute of Hydrodynamics, Academy of Science of Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
ISUFT 2008 Important Dates Important dates to mark in your calendar: June 30, 2007 Abstract submission deadline August, 31, 2007 Notification of acceptance of abstracts October, 30 2007 Submission of draft papers December 1, 2007 Symposium early registration deadline January 31, 2008 Final papers due February 15, 2008 Accommodation booking deadline
***Thursday through Saturday, March 20-22, 2008, ISUFT 2008 on the Campus of the University of Texas at Arlington***
Symposium Topics
ISUFT 2008 Invitation for Exhibitors
The ISUFT 2008, 5th International Symposium on Underground Freight Transportation by Capsule Pipelines and other Tube/Tunnel Systems, will be held on campus of The University of Texas at Arlington, USA, Thursday through Saturday, March 20-22, 2008.
The aim of the symposium is to draw government agencies, design and consulting engineers, economists, legal experts, logicians, and interested end-users for discussion of recent developments in underground freight transportation as well as of the technical, economical, and legal possibilities, opportunities, and challenges. The symposium will present new developments and results both in podium and in poster sessions, but will also be an excellent occasion for exhibition of technical tools and equipment as well as for practical outdoor demonstrations.
The indoor-exhibition will be in the foyer directly in front of the lecture hall, and, in order to create an excellent publicity for the exhibitors, the symposium registration as well as the coffee breaks and lunches will be placed within the exhibition area.
The organizers cordially invite your organization to attend the symposium and also participate in the exhibition activities.
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