XXVI Conference, “Methods, Practices, and Policies for the Future of Mobility”
Milan, September 19th – 20th, 2024
Call for papers
We are pleased to announce that the XXVI
Conference of the Italian Society of Transport Economics and Logistics
(SIET will be on the September 19-20 2024 at the campus of
University Milano Bicocca. The conference is organized by the Department
of Economics, Quantitative Methods and Strategy and the Department
of Sociology and Social Research.
This year's conference focuses on the future of mobility, examining both
challenges and opportunities. Under the title “Methods, Practices,
and Policies for the Future of Mobility". All relevant topics
directly and indirectly related to Transport Economics and Logistics are
welcome.
The Conference aims at promoting both theoretical and applied research,
with an interest in policy implications, while fostering interactions
among researchers, practitioners, policy makers and experts on recent
advancements for the understanding of mobility.
Papers are welcome on issues dealing with (but not limited to):
transport planning methods, project evaluation, environmental impact of
transportation, supply chains, transport decarbonization, energy and
transport, sustainable transport policies, active mobility, urban
transport policy, city logistics, transport and social inclusion, travel
behaviour, accessibility, Mobility as a Service (MaaS), regulation, etc.
Keynotes sessions will be proposed: Domenico delli Gatti (Unicatt) will hold a presentation on the agent-based modeling approach; we also invited Paul Smaldino (Univ. of California) for an online presentation on the formation of knowledge in scientific communities.
Call for Extended Abstract
Interested presenters should submit an extended abstract (1000
to 2000 words) by April 25th, 2024. It is recommended, especially if
authors are interested in the latter publication of their abstracts, to
use the template available in Italian (here) or in English (here). The abstract should clearly state the
research question(s), the methodology, the main (or expected) results
and a list of selected references.
Organizers will later consider the possibility to publish accepted
extended abstracts in Rivista di economia e politica dei trasporti.
Additional publication opportunities may be proposed at a later stage.
Submission is made through the module available at: t.ly/2n22V.
Mentoring sessions
Researchers who wish to discuss research at an early stage or work in
progress, or ideas for future research should explicitly indicate this
during submission. The organizers will consider the possibility to group
these proposals in dedicated sessions where interactive discussions are
privileged.
Call for Special Sessions (extended
deadline)
Interested scientists can propose special thematic sessions by April
30th, 2024, at the following mail: siet2024milano@gmail.com. These
sessions will typically consist of 4 contributions, that should be
specified by the proponent. The submission should include the name(s) of
the proponent(s), title of the session, an abstract (maximum 200 words,
3-4 keywords), and a list of possible contributions (title, author(s),
affiliations, corresponding contacts).
Special sessions from other scientific associations are welcome.
A special session will also be organized with the research center Polaris
of Milan Bicocca University dealing with particulate matters
pollution.
Awards
During the conference, SIET will assign the following awards:
• the "2024 SIET Best Paper Award” for the best
theoretical or empirical paper presented at the XXVI SIET Conference by
a young researcher (under 35 years). The winner will receive a prize of
€300 as well as a two-year free SIET membership;
• the “2024 SIET Best Doctoral thesis” for the
best Doctoral thesis on Transport economics and Logistics examined in
the 2023 calendar year or by April 2024. The winner will receive a prize
of €1000 well as a three-year free SIET membership.
Additional details on both awards will be emailed to all SIET members.
Important dates
• Proposal
for Special Session deadline: April
30th, 2024
• Extended Abstract submission
deadline: April 25th, 2024
• Accepted abstracts notification:
May, 2024
• Early bird conference registration: June,
2024
Registration fees: the
registration rates will be mostly aligned with the ones proposed in
recent editions of the SIET conference, with some slight adjustments.
Local Organising Committee (Dep. of Economics, Business, Mathematics and Statistics, Univ. of Trieste)
Simone Caiello
Francesca Lacqua
Jurgena Myftiu
Paolo Maranzano
Jérôme Massiani
Irina di Ruocco
Marta Santagata
Scientific Organising Committee:
Oliviero Baccelli
Angela Bergantino
Matteo Colleoni
Claudio Ferrari
Valerio Gatta
Elena Maggi
Jérôme Massiani
Lucia Rotaris
Contacts:
siet2024milano@gmail.com
Department of Economics, Quantitative Methods
and Strategy
Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca
Piazza dell'Ateneo Nuovo, 1 - 20126, Milano
siet2024milano@gmail.com