Good points, Nicholas. Can you say more about "degrowth"? Thanks Marc Brenman mbrenman001(a)comcast.net > On January 31, 2020 at 2:43 PM Nicolas Saunier <nicolas.saunier(a)polymtl.ca> wrote: > > > Dear Ipek, > > is there any way to participate virtually? It seems to me that a conference about sustainable transportation should offer options to participate without travelling, which probably means flying to the conference venue. > > Please don't mention carbon offsets, I am looking for real solutions. See for example https://www.degrowthvienna2020.org/en/flying-policy/ > > Thanks, > > Nicolas > > ----- On Jan 31, 2020, at 12:15 PM, Sener, Ipek i-sener(a)tti.tamu.edu wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > > > I would like to let you all know about the SETT 2020 Conference. Please see > > below for more information: > > > > > > > > The "Sustainability and Emerging Transportation Technologies" (SETT 2020) is a > > special Transportation Research Board (TRB) Conference that will be held on > > August 31 - September 2, 2020 at the Beckman Center in Irvine, CA. > > > > The conference is co-sponsored by the ADB20 Committee on ICT and Travel Choices > > and the ADD40 Committee on Transportation and Sustainability. > > > > The deadline for the call for abstract is fast approaching: February 15! > > > > U.S. and international practitioners, researchers and students are invited to > > submit abstracts (of up to 500 words) about emerging issues at the intersection > > of sustainability and transportation technologies. > > > > You can find out more about the conference, check the full list of example > > topics and submit your abstract at: [ > > https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrb.secur… > > | > > https://trb.secure-platform.com/a/page/SETT2020 ] . A PDF of the call for > > abstracts and the conference flyer are also attached to this email. > > > > For inquiries, please contact the planning committee’s contact point Ipek Sener > > at [ mailto:i-sener@tti.tamu.edu | i-sener(a)tti.tamu.edu ] or TRB’s contact > > point Gary Jenkins at [ mailto:GJenkins@nas.edu | GJenkins(a)nas.edu ] . > > > > > > > > Thanks, and have a great day! > > > > Ipek > > > > > > > > Ipek Nese Sener, PhD > > > > Associate Research Scientist > > > > Texas A&M Transportation Institute > > > > > > > > 505 E Huntland Dr, Suite 455 > > > > Austin, TX 78752 > > > > Tel 512.407.1119 | Fax 512.467.8971 > > > > [ mailto:i-sener@tti.tamu.edu | i-sener(a)tti.tamu.edu ] | [ http://tti.tamu.edu/ > > | http://tti.tamu.edu ] > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TRBHealth mailing list -- trbhealth(a)mailman.chrispy.net > > To unsubscribe send an email to trbhealth-leave(a)mailman.chrispy.net > > -- > Nicolas Saunier, ing. DrSc / Ph.D. > Professeur titulaire / Full Professor > Département des génies civil, géologique et des mines (CGM) > Polytechnique Montréal > CIRRELT, CIRODD, IVADO & Chaire MOBILITÉ > TRB Committee on Safety Data, Analysis, and Evaluation (ANB20) and Pedestrian Committee (ANF10) > http://nicolas.saunier.confins.net > _______________________________________________ > TRBHealth mailing list -- trbhealth(a)mailman.chrispy.net > To unsubscribe send an email to trbhealth-leave(a)mailman.chrispy.net