Our Fragile Networks Book Was at #informs2012

I wish that we could teleport ourselves, so that, with the time difference between Gothenburg, Sweden and Phoenix, Arizona, I could have attended both the Future Urban Transport Symposium, which took place here in Gothenburg, and the 2012 INFORMS Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

Perhaps one day such extreme transportation will be possible.

Luckily, my collaborators were at the 2012 INFORMS conference so that 5 presentations were given that I was a contributor to.

I was a panelist at the Future Urban Transport conference so we had talks taking place on two continents this past week.

Our latest book, Fragile Networks: Identifying Vulnerabilities and Synergies in an Uncertain World, was also at the INFORMS conference, thanks to the publisher, John Wiley & Sons, and the photo above was forwarded to me by my co-author, Dr. Patrick Qiang, who is holding our book at the Wiley booth in Phoenix.

More Photos from the Future Urban Transport Conference in Gothenburg

The presentations and discussions have been fabulous at the Future Urban Transport Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, which is being funded by Volvo, the city of Gothenburg, and VREF.

There are numerous important and fascinating issues that have been raised regarding urban freight logistics and the perspectives brought to bear by the conferees from around the globe have been eye-opening.

 

 There are so many challenging research issues, policy approaches, as well as stakeholder issues that we have been discussing. With more than half of the world's population now residing in urban areas, freight logistics and sustainability and critical to our future.

This has been an incredibly stimulating conference and the above photos show the interest of all the participants.

Tomorrow the conference will conclude.

Some Photos from the Future Urban Transport Conference in Sweden

Yesterday, was the first of the three day conference on Future Urban Transport, with the theme of Urban Freight for Livable Cities.

The conference program is fantastic and yesterday we were treated to two plenary talks and learned so much about the transport and logistics bhind the success of the Olympic Games in London as well as what is happening in Paris in terms of freight logistics and warehousing.
 

Above I have posted some photos from the first day of the conference, which is taking place in the Clarin Post Hotel in Gothenburg, close to the Central Stations. This hotel was originally the major post office in Gothenburg.

Urban Freight for Livable Cities -- Future Urban Transport

Gothenburg, Sweden -- to me -- is a very livable city and my experiences here as a Visiting Professor of Operations Management at the University of Gothenburg are very rewarding in all dimensions -- intellectually, socially, and even, if I may say, artistically, given the beauty of the environment, the parks, the elegance of the people here, the beauty of the architecture,  and the museums.

Today, the Future Urban Transport Symposium begins in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The theme this year is Urban Freight for Livable Cities and the program is fantastic  with a stunning brochure produced.

The sponsors of this workshop are Volvo, the city of Gothenburg, and VREF, marking a remarkable partnership.

Colleagues from academicians, researchers, as well as practitioners, and policy-makers, are convening from around the globe for this symposium.

It will be wonderful to listen to the presentations and to take part in the discussions.

It is an honor to also be a panelist at this symposium on a topic of great interest to many!

The most recent paper that I authored on this topic was  Design of Sustainable Supply Chains for Sustainable Cities.