The 14th International
Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled Persons will be
held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 28 to 31 July 2015.
The 14th TRANSED
conference will be hosted by Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), a prestigious
school of Engineering, Science and Technology of the Universidade de Lisboa (www.ist.eu)
IST, well known by its short name Técnico, created in 1911, is
the largest and most reputed school of Engineering, Science and Technology in
Portugal.
Research and Development at Técnico is performed in institutes,
research centers and research groups, among which CESUR, Centre for Urban and
Regional Systems, at the Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and
Georesources, where the group of researchers hosting the Conference belongs.
The organizing team is an emerging young group of great
potential, with internationally recognized Transport researchers and a wide and
multidisciplinary research spectrum with 10 permanent members in charge of
research and teaching, plus around 30 students with scholarships for Master and
PhD courses, usually covering 4 to 5 nationalities. The senior members of this
team have had a strong involvement in several international organizations
promoting transportation since early nineties. Hosting the 14th TRANSED
Conference in Lisbon will be of great importance for the networking and boost
of the younger generation of this group, in the domain of mobility impairment
as consequence of physical, logical and financial circumstances. Associated to
this group and taking part of the Scientific and Steering Committee of the
Conference, in the role of Vice Chair of TRANSED 2015, Prof Anabela Simões who
has a long standing participation in this series of conferences.
The TRANSED 2015 International Conference has received the
formal endorsement of representatives of all stakeholders, namely: Government,
Public Administration, Foundation for Science and Technology, Universities, and
Transport and Infrastructure Operators, who will support the conference in
several aspects.
The conference venue is the ‘Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’, a
cultural centre (with museums and a congress centre) located in an urban
garden. The premises, including its lush gardens, are fully adapted to people
with reduced mobility. The available rooms for the conference are an auditorium
with 334 seats and 3 rooms with 134, 120 and 80 seats. A videoconference system
is available to broadcast the sessions from the auditorium to parallel rooms,
in case extra capacity is needed. The venue is an enclosed space with priority
to the pedestrians. This venue option was also considered because of is
excellent accessibility to public transport.
The nearby hotels offer a number of fully accessible rooms. The
delegates can reach the conference facilities from the recommended hotels in a
walking travel time range of 4-12 minutes.
The main objective of the Conference remains to promote and encourage
the development of transport services and systems that meet the needs of people
with some sort of disability through the exchange and dissemination of
knowledge and experience. Participants should expect to obtain information on
new cases and experiences, new knowledge, new opportunities to cooperate, added
value contacts to enhance their networks and last but not least return home
with effective new knowledge development that will enable a more ambitious aim
setting and manage for inclusive access for all types of temporary or permanent
disabilities.
The welcoming team is
looking forward to receive you in Lisbon. To know better our group and Técnico,
please visit http://tecnico.ulisboa.pt/
Prof Rosário Macário
Chair of TRANSED 2015
