CISTUP@C i STUP 2010

1. CONFERENCE ON INFRASTRUCTURE, SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION AND URBAN PLANNING CISTUP@CiSTUP 2010 18th to 19th October 2010

2. ORGANIZED BY Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning CiSTUP Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India http://cistup.iisc.ernet.in/ Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

3. VENUE SATISH DHAWAN AUDITORIUM INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BANGALORE-560012 Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

4. PURPOSE OF CISTUP @ CiSTUP2010 • A forum for experts in the field of infrastructure, sustainable transportation and urban planning from India and abroad. • Discuss latest developments in their field. • Identify key issues and challenges. • Exchange information and learn from each other’s experiences. • Develop an ambitious agenda for future research and technology transfer activities. Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

5. FORMAT OF CISTUP @ CiSTUP2010 • Duration: Two days • Parallel sessions on the themes listed • One keynote lecture • One invited lecture and one presentation by CiSTUP stakeholder or sponsoring organizations per session • Brain storming sessions on infrastructure, sustainable transportation and urban planning towards the conference conclusion • Discussions on the various topics listed on concluding day session Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

6. THEME OF CISTUP @ CiSTUP2010 4 Themes • Infrastructure Development • SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT • URBAN PLANNING • APPLICATION OF GEOINFORMATICS Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

7. THEME OF CISTUP @ CiSTUP2010 • Infrastructure Development: • Infrastructural engineering and management • Urban utilities management • Solid waste management • Urban water management • Seismic microzonation of urban centers and disaster mitigation • Hazard studies due to earthquakes, landslides and floods • Wireless Technologies • Any other related topic Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

8. THEME OF CISTUP @ CiSTUP2010 • SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT: • Sustainable Transportation Planning • Public transport and Non-motorized transport • Intelligent transportation system (ITS) • Traffic engineering and simulation • Travel demand management • Road safety engineering • Driver behaviour and road safety • Pavement materials and pavement design • Highway, Bridge and Railway engineering • Alternative energy and low emission fuels • Traffic management during disasters • Underground Metros, Large underground excavations for multi basements, underpasses, and other geotechnical Applications • Any other related topic Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

9. THEME OF CISTUP @ CiSTUP2010 • URBAN PLANNING: • Urban and community planning • Patterns, process, cause and consequence of urban sprawl • Geometric land-use planning along with zoning regulations • Integrated city land use planning • Urban economics • Urban slum management and social issues Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

10. THEME OF CISTUP @ CiSTUP2010 • APPLICATION OF GEOINFORMATICS: • Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the Areas of infrastructure development, sustainable transport and urban planning Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

11. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS • Open to researchers from all over the world with an interest in the themes listed • Special poster session for students to showcase their research • Abstracts (up to 1000 words) to be submitted by April 30, 2010 to cistup@cistup.iisc.ernet.in • Notification to authors by May 15, 2010 • Acceptance of Abstract not mandatory to attend conference. Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

12. REGISTRATION FEE • DD Addressed to “Registrar, IISc Bangalore” • Payable at Bangalore • Fee includes course material, working lunch & tea • Other expenses to be borne by participants , Conference dinner Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

13. IMPORTANT DATES • Submission of Abstracts: April 30, 2010 • Acceptance of Abstract intimation date: May 15 • Submission of full papers: July 30, 2010 • Acceptance of full papers: September 15, 2010 • Registration date: September 15, 2010 Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

14. Tentative Schedule Day-1 (18th Oct. 2010) Inaugural session Keynote session Parallel sessions (3 tracks, in GJSH of Civil Engg., Satish Dhawan Audi., and CiSTUP conference hall). Poster Session. Cultural program Conference dinner and networking Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

15. Tentative Schedule Day-2 (19th Oct. 2010) Parallel sessions continued (3 tracks, in GJSH of Civil Engg., Satish Dhawan Audi., and CiSTUP conference hall). Poster Session. Brainstorming Session. Concluding function Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

16. ACCOMMODATION A limited number of rooms will be reserved at the IISc guest house and Hoysala house for attendees. List of nearby hotels will be made available on the website. Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

17. CISTUP@CiSTUP Expected participation – 250 to 300 delegates. Rough estimate of budget – Rs. 15.0 lakh Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

18. Sponsorship Gold Sponsor – Rs. 4,00,000/- (Will be allowed publicity through banners, posters at conference venue. Will be given one prime presentation slot. Four delegates free.) Silver Sponsor – Rs. 2,00,000/- (Will be allowed publicity through banners, posters at conference venue. Will be given one presentation slot during sessions. Two delegates free.) Sponsor – Rs. 1,00,000/- (Only publicity through banners, posters at conference venue. Presentation slot during poster session. One delegate free.) Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

19. Proceedings The keynote, invited, technical, and poster papers will be published in the form of book with an ISBN number, before the conference. The printed book will not have the talks by sponsors and stakeholders. CD proceedings will also be prepared which will contain everything. A Souvenir with abstract, sponsor details, conference program, advertisement (fee – Rs.50,000/- and Rs.25,000/- for full page and half page colour advertisement, respectively) will also be released. Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

20. ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE Prof T G Sitharam, The Chairman, CISTUP@CiSTUP 2010 Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation, and Urban Planning (CiSTUP), Indian Institute of Science Bangalore – 560012, Karnataka, INDIA Phone: +91-80-2293-2521/2043 Fax. : +91-80-23468207 Email : office@cistup.iisc.ernet.in chairman@cistup.iisc.ernet.in Dr. Ashish Verma, Organizing Secretary, CISTUP@CiSTUP 2010 Assistant Professor (Dept. of Civil Engineering) and Associate Faculty (CiSTUP), Indian Institute of Science Bangalore – 560012, Karnataka, INDIA Phone: 080–2293 2329 (O) / 9845375724 (Mo.) Fax. : 080-2360 0404 Email : ashishv@civil.iisc.ernet.in, cistup@cistup.iisc.ernet.in Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

21. CISTUP @ CiSTUP2010 Email: cistup@cistup.iisc.ernet.in Website: http://cistup.iisc.ernet.in/ Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

22. Assistance Sought To suggest and identify the chief guests for inaugural and concluding sessions. To suggest and identify the sponsors. To suggest and identify keynote speaker for each theme (infrastructure, sustainable transportation, urban planning). To suggest and identify invited speakers for each theme and each session Volunteers to identify sub-themes and to organize each track i.e. parallel sessions (infrastructure, sustainable transportation, urban planning). To organize the review process. The keynote papers, invited papers, and poster papers of students will be soft reviewed. Briefing and Discussion on CISTUP@CiSTUP

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