In Conjunction with 11th Malaysian Universities Transport Research Forum (MUTRF)

Date: 8th November 2016 - 10th November 2016 

Venue: Armada Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

THE CONFERENCE

The conference aims to provide a platform of discussion for local and international experts on issues related to transport developments and their impacts on the environment. This also allows the experts from various discipline to exchange ideas and opinions on the effective strategies and planning to mitigate the potential negative social and environmental impacts caused by transport activities. It is anticipated that the conference would create awareness to the nation on this important subject. The APTE conference has been organized by various countries in the Asia Pacific region, such as Singapore  (1998,  2004,  2007),  China (2000, 2005, 2009),  Indonesia (2010),  Thailand (2012), and Sri Lanka (2014). This is the inaugural APTE conference in Malaysia. The MUTRF conference has been organized by various local universities. This is also an inaugural MUTRF conference organized by UTAR in collaboration with the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) and Transportation Science Society of Malaysia (TSSM)

CONFERENCE THEME AND TOPICS

The theme of the conference is Green Transport Development for Sustainable Future. The topics of interest for submission include, but not limited to:

• Transport system resilient during disaster 

• Transport and land use 

• Transport safety 

• Economic, social and environmental impacts of transport activities and development 

• Impacts of land/sea/air transport operation 

• Transport and environmental issues 

• Transport and land use 

• Sustainable transport system 

• Impacts of logistics and freight transport 

• Rail development and impact assessment 

• Pavement materials 

• Public transport system and para-transit

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for abstract submission: 15th December 2015 

Notification of abstract acceptance: 2nd January 2016 

Deadline for full paper submission: 15th April 2016

Notification of full paper acceptance: 15th August 2016 

Closing of early bird registration: 30th September 2015