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EASTS leaflet 2006
EASTS was founded in November 1994 as a result of the meeting
among the transport experts coming from 13 countries/regions in eastern Asia.
The significant meeting of experts happened in Kawana in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture
in Japan.
This is an umbrella organization of transportation science societies with the
primary objectives of fostering and supporting excellence in transportation research
and practice and to stimulate professional interchange in all aspects and modes
of transportation.
The member countries/regions of the society are Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia,
Japan, Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand,
Vietnam and New Zealand.
The 1st Conference was held in Shangri-La EDSA Plaza Hotel in Metro Manila, Philippines
on September 28-30, 1995 where 89 reviewed papers were presented and 3 volumes
of journal published and the following 2nd Conference was held in Sheraton Walker-Hill
Hotel in Seoul, Korea on October 29-31, 1997 where there was an overwhelming response
to the call for papers. In the Seoul Conference, a total of 154 reviewed papers
and 25 non-reviewed papers were presented and 6 volumes of journal and 1 volume
of proceedings were published. The 3rd conference was held in Taipei, Taiwan in 1999. This conference features the theme "Sustainable Transport for the 21st Century". In the Taipei Conference, a total of 161 reviewed papers
and 34 non-reviewed papers were presented and 6 volumes of journal and 1 volume
of proceedings were published.
The 4th conference was held in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2001 and was attended by 485
participants. There were 60 technical sessions and 245 research papers presented.
Six (6) volumes of Journals and three (3) volumes of Proceedings were published.
The 5th conference was held in Fukuoka, Japan and attracted 419 participants.
A total of 396 technical papers were presented. Unlike the previous conferences
wherein the Journals and Proceedings are separately published in a book type,
the conference in Fukuoka published it in CD-ROM.
The 6th conference was held in Bangkok, Thailand in 2005. The
Thai Society of Transportation and Traffic Studies hosted the event. The conference attracted 747 participants from all over the world and 515 technical papers were presented. The Journals (Vol.6) and Proceedings (Vol.5) are published in CD-ROM.
The 7th conference is scheduled in 2007 and to be held in Dalian, China. The Society of Transportation & Logistics, CCTA, will host the event.
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