http://www.tphlink.com/abstract-submission.html ​Abstract Submission Closes 17 January 2016, 11:59 p.m. EST ​ If you have any questions or difficulties with the abstract submission process, please contact: Slande Celeste sceleste@tphlink.com<mailto:sceleste@tphlink.com> Karyn Warsow kwarsow@tphlink.com<mailto:kwarsow@tphlink.com> International Conference on Transport & Health Changing Perspectives MINETA Transportation Institute at San Jose State University San Jose, California - USA 13-15 June 2016 (Camp ICTH: 12 June 2016) NOT JUST FOR RESEARCHERS. PRACTITIONERS, POLICY-MAKERS AND STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT. ICTH IS FOCUSED ON BRINGING TOGETHER SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND REAL-WORLD APPLICATION. THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE, IF YOU'RE WILLING TO TAKE A RISK AND SUBMIT YOUR INNOVATIVE IDEAS. WHAT THE HECK, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE AND EVERYTHING TO GAIN! Each abstract for presentation at the International Conference on Transport & Health (ICTH) will go through a formal peer-review and scoring process. Final abstract scores are calculated as the average of three (3) individual peer-reviewer assessments. Scientific/research abstracts and practitioner/policy/case study abstracts will be assessed separately. Due to the interactive nature of the conference with regard to team assignments and scheduling, each author indicating a preference for an oral presentation will be limited to one (1) standard oral and one (1) pecha kucha presentation. There is no limit on the number of poster presentations. Only the highest scoring abstracts will be invited to present at the conference. Abstract Submission Guidelines Authors will be asked to select and submit an abstract in their preferred presentation format:•Standard Oral (20 Minutes) •Pecha Kucha - An oral presentation of 20 slides for 20 seconds each (6 minutes and 40 seconds in total). This is a fast-paced and FUN alternative! Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PechaKucha for details. •Poster - Presentation and judging will be during the lunch break on the day assigned to each author The author's presentation preference will be taken into consideration along with recommendations received by each of the three peer-reviewers. Final decisions with regard to presentation format are at the discretion of the ICTH Programme Committee. Invited Abstract Categories Abstracts are invited on the following topics, all within the overarching theme of transport and health: · Active Travel - Walkability/Pedestrian Safety · Active Travel - Bicycling/Safety · Aging in Place/Older Populations/Driver Safety · Air Quality (including the development of chronic disease, active travel, etc.) · Air Travel/Aviation & Health Impacts · Disability/Access to Transport (including healthcare, nutritional foods, housing) · Economics of Transport & Health · Emergency Transport Solutions in Low and Middle Income Countries* · Emergency Transport Solutions in the USA · Environmental Justice, Displacement & Social Equity · GIS Mapping · Health/Environmental Impact Assessment · High Speed Rail/Rail Travel · Performance Measurement (Quantitative & Qualitative) · Public Involvement (including transport infrastructure project planning) · Public Transport/Public Transit · Road Safety & Injury Prevention · Urban & Rural Planning (including Place Making & Complete Streets) · Urban & Rural Freight Mobility · Other *Abstracts are encouraged on innovative modes of transport provided in low and middle-income countries at the time of emergency respond to life threatening circumstances. This category may include, but is not limited to, natural disasters (i.e., flooding, fire, earthquakes), acute health conditions, traumatic injuries, vehicle crashes and technological solutions such as mHealth in support of timely transport of trauma and emergency patients to a health care facility.