Tentative Program

Day 1 - June 24th, Monday

09:00 - 09:45   :    Inaugural Function

09:45 - 10:00   :    Tea Break

10:00 - 12:30   :    Session 1 - UrbanFreight Systems - Needs and Issues
Urban Freight System and the Role of Governance
- Prof. José Holguín-Veras
Speaker(s) from trucking industry
Speaker(s) from businesses
Speaker(s)Port authority / Airport administration
Speaker(s)Planning agency / corporation / government

12:30 - 13:30   :    Lunch

13:30 - 14:30   :    Session 2 - Public Sector Policies and Strategies
General overview of public interventions
Supply related policies
Vehicle and traffic related policies
Pricing, incentives and taxation policies
Logistical Management policies
Demand related policies

14:30 - 16:30   :    Session 3 - International Experience and Case Studies
The Off-hour delivery project in New York City- José Holguín-Veras
Innovative solutions for urban freight transport- Miguel Jaller
Urban Consolidation Centers and their environmental impacts
- Kasuya Kawamura

16:30 - 17:00: Tea

Day 2 - June 25th, Tuesday

09:00 - 10:45   :    Session 4 - Freight Systems Modelling and Technological Solutions - Part 1
Urban Freight Data Collection
Freight trip generation and land use
Behavioral Microsimulation in Freight: The FAME model

10:45 - 11:00   :    Tea Break

11:00 - 12:45   :    Session 5 - Freight Systems Modelling and Technological Solutions - Part 2
Origin-Destination Synthesis
Urban Freight Tour Models
Urban Behavioral Microsimulation

12:45 - 14:00   :    Lunch

14:00 - 15:30   :    Session 6 - Panel Discussion on Way Forward for Freight System Research in India

15:30 - 16:00   :    Tea Break

16:00 - 17:00   :    Valedictory Function