Tuesday, October 9

Evening

7:00 - 9:00

Pre-registration

Wednesday, October 10

Morning

8:00 - 8:45

Registration

8:45 - 9:00

Welcome & Introduction by Dr. Ali Mekky, Conference Chair

9:00- 9:45

Keynote Speaker, Mr. David O'Toole, ADM, Policy & Planning, MTO

9:45-10:15

Coffee Break

10:15-11:15

Evolution of Emme

11:15-12:00

Integrating EMME/2 and Micro-simulation for HOV Forecasting on GTA Highways, by Rob Pringle, McCormick Rankin Corporation; Goran Nikolic, Ministry of Transportation, Ontario

 12:30-  2:30

Lunch (Chinese Restaurant)

Afternoon

2:30 -  3:00

Network, Transit, & Travel Demand Modelling in Iran Using EMME/2, by Mahboobeh, ENTRA Consultants

3:00 -  3:30

Analyzing the Growth Plan Vision: Innovations in Transportation Modelling, by Jesse Coleman, IBI Group

3:30 - 4:00

4:00 - 4:30

4:30 -  5:00

Modelling Multi-Modal Transit: Issues and Some Recent Findings, by Eric Miller, University of Toronto

Evening

6:30 - 10:30

Cruise Cocktail Reception, courtesy of INRO

Thursday, October 11

Morning

9:00 - 9:30

"Tour-Based Travel Demand Model for the Ottawa-Gatineau Region -- Part 1: Model System Design, Land Use Data, Population Synthesis, Car Ownership and Tour Generation Procedures", by Vincent Patterson, Peter Vovsha, Don Stephens and Pierre Tremblay

9:30 - 10:00

"Tour-Based Travel Demand Model for the Ottawa-Gatineau Region -- Part 2: Tour/Trip Distribution and Mode Choice Procedures", by Peter Vovsha, Vincent Patterson, Don Stephens and Pierre Tremblay

10:00-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30 - 11:00

Algorithmic approached for asymmetric multi-class network equilibrium problems with different class delay relationships, M. Florian & Y. Noriega, INRO

11:00 - 11:30

Bridging the Gap between Regional Planning Models and Microsimulation, by Pascal Volet, PB

12:00 - 2:30

Lunch (CN Tower)

Afternoon

2:30 -  5:00

Toronto Tours

Evening

6:00 -  9:00

Banquet Dinner

Guest Speaker: Dr. R. Soberman
"The Truth About Transportation Planning"

Friday, October 12

Morning

9:00 -  9:30

Modelling of an Optimal Future Road Connection Between Northeast Austria and the Czech Republic With Minimal Environmental Impacts, Juri Dufek, Transportation Research Centre, Czech Republic

9:30 - 10:00

Workarounds in Public Transit Modelling with EMME and Perl, by Matt Carlson, Arup Transport Planning, UK

10:00-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30- 11:00

Travel Model Application for Highway Vehicle Emission Estimation, by Ho-Chuan Chen, King County Department of Transportation

11:00- 11:30

Modelling Needs of Peel Region in the Context of the Emerging Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area, by Murray McLeod, Region of Peel, ON

11:30- 12:30

INRO Q & A, Closing Session & Location of 2008 Conference
 

Afternoon

12:30-  5:30

Niagara Tour (Lunch Box)