Seminars & Events 2013-2014

  • The Fascinating History of the Vehicle Routing Problem

    Date: 22 AUG 2014 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Professor Gilbert Laporte Canada Research Chair in Distribution Management, HEC Montreal, Canada Professor Gilbert Laporte obtained his Ph.D. in Operations Research at the London School of Economics in 1975. He is Professor of Operations Research…

  • Implications of Future Development in Lantau Island, HK’s Competitiveness and Connectivity

    Date: 05 JUL 2014 (SAT) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Various Speakers Organizers: Institute of Transport Studies, HKU (ITS); Centre for Logistics and Transport, HKUSPACE

  • Airfield and Airport Terminal Designs

    Date: 03 JUN 2014 (TUE) Time: 18:00-19:00 Venue: Room 6-12B, Haking Wong Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Mr. William F. YimGuest Speaker, Aviation Consultant, Senior Planner, Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, California (Ret.) Mr. Yim is a 35-year veteran in the field of aviation and transportation planning and has been involved…

  • Women in the Workplace – The Keys to Success

    Date: 26 APR 2014 (SAT) Time: 13:00-14:30 Venue: CILTHK Office Speakers: Mr. William E.O’Brien President of HAVI Supply Chain  Ms. Amanda Yik  Senior Programme Manager of Community Business Organizers: The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Fee: CILTHK members – HK$150; Non-members – HK$300 CPD: 40 points Quota: 40 Medium: English Enrollment deadline: 18…

  • Making the Links between Transport and Wellbeing

    Date: 19 MAR 2014 (WED) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Professor Nick Tyler CBE Chadwick Professor of Civil Engineering and Pro-Provost, East and South Asia, University College London, UK Professor Nick Tyler works with clinical, engineering, social science, arts and humanities researchers in order to…

  • Transport Futures: Thinking the Unthinkable

    Date: 17 JAN 2014 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room2.58, 2/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus Central Podium Levels, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Abstract:It is becoming increasingly important to think about longer term possibilities and directions that are trend breading and can help anticipate the unexpected and explicitly include uncertainty. This presentation…

  • Issues in Logistics

    Date: 15 JAN 2014 (WED) Speakers: Prof T O Wallin Professor and Co Dean of the Graduate School of Business at Sejong University, Seoul; Visiting Professor in the HKU Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management

  • The Implications of Travel-based Multitasking for Modeling and Policy: A Conceptual Exploration and Some Survey Findings

    The Implications of Travel-based Multitasking for Modeling and Policy: A Conceptual Exploration and Some Survey Findings

    Date: 12 DEC 2013 (THU) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Professor Patricia Mokhtarian Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Professor Patricia Mokhtarian is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to August 2013, she held the same title at…

  • The Effects of High Speed Railway on Urban Development International Experience and Potential Implications for China

    Date: 11 DEC 2013 (WED) Speakers: Prof Luca BertoliniUniversity of Amsterdam

  • Exploring the Mega Forces reshaping Aviation Supply Chains

    Date: 12 NOV 2013 (TUE) Speakers: Mr. Mark Millarfcilt The Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong