HOME SITEMAP CONTACT US Activities IRG ICRA Awarding Sponsorship EASTS IRG (International Research Group) What is EASTS IRG? The EASTS Board in its meeting during Bangkok Conference, launched the international research group (IRG) scheme. Several international cooperative research projects are being conducted as an IRG approved by EASTS due to the increasing importance of international viewpoints in the transportation field. The Society welcomes your submission to the IRG. -------------------------------- 1.Background: International Research Group (IRG) is organized in order to activate international cooperative researches among the members of EASTS. Its research activity is expected to contribute to the progress of transportation researches in eastern Asia and to the promotion of EASTS. 2.Advantages: 1)IRG can utilize the EASTS official website and mailing list to announce its activities to the members of EASTS. 2)IRG can utilize the EASTS sponsorship. 3)IRG has a high possibility to hold a special technical session at biennial EASTS conferences. 4)IRG is eligible for the ICRA research grant (http://www.easts.info/activities/icra/icra.html). 3.Requirements: 1)IRG is expected to hold seminars and symposia as part of EASTS activities. 2)IRG is expected to invite and activate young researchers. 3)IRG is expected to apply for research grant other than ICRA. 4)IRG is expected to achieve its original research plan within four years. 5)IRG is required to submit its annual activity report. 4. Requirements for application of IRG 1)The applicant must submit an application form to the secretary-general of EASTS. 2)The IRG is organized by EASTS regular members coming from at least two EASTS country/area. 3)The application must be approved by the EASTS Board. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Application for a new IRG Now, we are accepting application for organizing a new IRG. If you are interested in starting a new IRG, please complete the application form, and send it to the following e-mail address: irg[at]easts.info(please change [at] to @ when you send e-mail). The application will be reviewed in the coming board meeting in the end of August, 2010. -> Application form is HERE. The deadline of application submission is August 20, 2010. Notice of the relationship between IRG and ICRA: EASTS has been offering research grants to a group of researchers through the International Cooperative Research Activity (ICRA) scheme. Now only IRG is eligible for ICRA grant, so research group which intends to apply for the ICRA grant in 2011 should be qualified as an IRG in 2010. For further information on ICRA grant, please visit following web site: http://www.easts.info/activities/icra/icra.html. * EASTS-ISC provides us the statistics of paper submission to the Surabaya Conference by topic/field. We appreciate that those who would like to apply to IRG refer it. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ EASTS IRG Click the title to see the detailed information of each IRG (PDF file) IRG-01 -2005 Title Sustainable Transport for East Asian Megacities (STREAM) Representative Member / Contact Address* Dr. Shigeru MORICHI, Institute for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS) / surya[at]jterc.or.jp Information from IRG - STREAM WEBSITE - This IRG was completed in 2007 IRG-02 -2005 Title International, Inter-regional, and City Logistics Research Group in Wide Variety of Asian Region Representative Member / Contact Address* Dr. T. F. FWA, National University of Singapore / cvefwatf[at]nus.edu.sg Information from IRG - TLOG Home Page - The 2nd International Conference on Transportation Logistics (4-6 July 2007, Shenzhen, P. R. China) - The EASTS IRG “Logistics Seminar” and The Preparatory Meeting for 2nd T-LOG Conference IRG-03 -2005 Title Dynamics of Poly-centric Employment Formation in East and Southeast Asian Cities Representative Member / Contact Address* Dr. Hayashi Yoshitsugu, Nagoya University / pelin[at]urban.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp Information from IRG - IRG Activity Report, IRG-03-2005, Dynamics of Polycentric Employment Formation in East and Southeast Asian Cities - This IRG was completed in 2007 IRG-04 -2005 Title Scale Free Characteristics of the Traffic Network (SCAFT) Representative Member / Contact Address* Dr. Bijan Mojarrabi, Complex adaptive Traffic and Transport Systems (CATT SYSTEMS) / staff[at]cattsystems.com.au Information from IRG IRG-05 -2005 Title Culturally Sensitive Pedestrian-centric Philosophy to Advancement of Urban Form in East Asia Representative Member / Contact Address* Dr. Upali Vandebona, The University of New South Wales / u.vandebona[at]unsw.edu.au Information from IRG IRG-06 -2005 Title Building ITS Development Scheme in Asian Context Representative Member / Contact Address* Dr. Hisao UCHIYAMA, Tokyo University of Science / sim[at]civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp Information from IRG - This IRG was completed in 2007 IRG-07 -2005 Title Risk Management of Transport and Logistics for Natural Disasters and Mega Events Representative Member / Contact Address* Dr. Cheng-Min Feng, National Chiao Tung University / cmfeng[at]mail.nctu.edu.tw Information from IRG - This IRG was completed in 2009 IRG-08 -2005 Title Research on the Control Mechanism and Simulation of Safety Conditions of Perishable Foods Transportation and Logistics Representative Member / Contact Address* Dr. XIE Ruhe, Guangzhou University / (IRG-Special-Session is not organized in Dalian Conference) Information from IRG - http://www.gd56.org/gd56/index.asp IRG-09 -2006 Title Economic Instruments in Sustainable Transport of Asia Cities (EISTAC) Representative Member / Contact Address* Dr. Nguyen Xuan DAO, Vietnam Bridge and Road Scientific and Technological Association  / Information from IRG IRG-10 -2006 Title Sustainable Neighborhood Transportation to Improve the Quality of Life in Developing Cities Representative Member / Contact Address* Dr. Hisashi Kubota, Saitama University / Information from IRG  - Website of EASTS IRG-10 IRG-11 -2006 Title Research on the Flow of International Air Cargo in East Asian Region Representative Member / Contact Address* Dr. Shigeru MORICHI, Institute for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS) / Information from IRG - This IRG was completed in 2009 IRG-12 -2008 Title PRivate Sector Initiatives for ProMoting Road Development in East Asian Countries (PRIME Project) Representative Member / Contact Address* Dr. Danang Parikesit, Universitas Gadjah Mada / Information from IRG IRG-13 -2008 Title Improving a tour travel demand forecasting method for Asian countries Representative Member / Contact Address* Dr. Yongtaek Lim, Chonnam National University / Information from IRG IRG-14 -2009 Title Platform for Transport and Environmental Information (PTEI) Representative Member / Contact Address* Mr. Branko Stazic, University of South Australia / Information from IRG IRG-15 -2009 Title Sustainable Transport Futures for Cities in Asia and the Pacific Representative Member / Contact Address* Dr. Iderlina MATEO-BABIANO / Information from IRG *Please change [at] to @ when sending e-mail. 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