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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Transportation Sector
Date: 21 OCT 2014 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room 115, Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Abstract:The US transportation sector is responsible for about a quarter of national greenhouse gas emissions. In recent years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun to regulate the carbon emissions in concert with the National Highway…
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When 99.9% On Time is Not Enough
Date: 29 SEP 2014 (MON) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room 230, Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Dr. Jacob Chak-pui Kam Operations Director, MTR Corporation Limited, Hong Kong Dr. Jacob Chak-pui Kam – 52, has been the Operations Director and a Member of the Executive Directorate of the MTR Corporation since 1 January…
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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…
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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
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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…