The Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) and the local organizing committee (Álvaro Costa, Cristina Barbot e Sandra Melo) would like to invite you to submit abstracts for papers to be presented at the 14th ATRS World Conference to be held in Porto, Portugal from 6 to 9 July 2010 You are invited to submit an abstract (or paper) on any air transport and related topics including economics, geography, policy analysis, management, marketing, operations, technology, logistics/supply chain management, modelling, etc. Specific topic areas include (but are not limited) to the following:

Aviation security and safety issues Air transport demand forecasting Future scenarios for the air transport market and industry Airport economics, policies, planning, and/or operations Bilateral and multilateral negotiations and policies Airline pricing and yield management Regulation, competition and privatization of airport and other infrastructure Air traffic control (ATC) management and pricing ATC congestion and airspace management Air transport, land use and agglomeration Air cargo forecasting, management, logistics and operations Air transport demand forecasting Air transport and the environment Economics of Space Travel and Space Industry

Airline strategy, management and operations Operations Research in air transport: Modeling and/or applications Air transport policy, regulation and liberalization Partnerships, alliances, cooperation Airline and airport performance Air transport and tourism Low cost carriers and airline competition Human resources, labor and air law issues E-procurement; e-distribution and IT applications Aircraft manufacturers Aircraft design and airline fleet planning Air transport and other Social Sciences Air vs. Rail competition

Abstract Format and Deadlines

The conference presentation decisions will be based only on the evaluation of the abstracts.

Abstracts should be 150-200 words (1 page) in length, and should contain the title; purpose of the paper; methodology; anticipated results or contributions to literature, industry or society. Please use our Abstract template (attached at the end of this document). Abstracts must contain enough information for the referees to evaluate your contributions (theoretical, methodological, and/or empirical). Please make sure to provide name of author(s), affiliation, senior author´s title, e-mail address, mailing address, phone and fax numbers.

Very Important: Your paper will appear in the conference CD only if the completed paper and the conference registration fee are received by us by May 31, 2010. This CD will be included in the conference registration package to be distributed to all conference participants, and will also be made available for purchase via the ATRS website after the conference.

The following deadlines apply:

• Abstract submission: January 31, 2010
• Notification of acceptance of abstract: March 31, 2010
• Early registration deadline: May 31, 2010
• Payment of the conference registration fee and submission of papers for inclusion in the conference CD & presentation sessions: May 31, 2010
• Payment of the conference registration fee and submission of papers on PowerPoint presentations for inclusion in the presentation sessions, but not in the conference CD: June 15, 2010
• Submission of PowerPoint presentations: June 30, 2010
  Submission: Please e-mail your abstract to porto@atrs2010.org and cc to ATRS Administrator, Ryan Lee, ATRS Administrator.
• Those who cannot submit the paper by June 15, 2010, but wish to make presentation at the ATRS World Conference please send your power point and register for the conference by June 30, 2010, and send an email to porto@atrs2010.org and conference@atrsworld.org indicating your desire to make your presentation without a paper so that we can schedule your presentation.

Nature of the ATRS Conferences

The ATRS annual conference includes participation from all facets of the aviation industry: airlines, airports, ATC, aerospace, government officials, consultants and academics. In addition to paper presentations, the conference will also offer invited keynote speakers from industry and a panel session on current and critical issues facing the industry.

Selected programs of past conferences are available on ATRS website [www.atrsworld.org]. The Programme for the 2009 ATRS Conference will be updated from time to time as detailed planning proceeds.

Special Issues of Journals: In the past, every year we have published selected papers from the ATRS conferences in ATRS special issues of Journal of Air Transport Management, Transportation Research E, Journal of Air Transportation, and less frequently Transport Policy: The Official Journal of WCTR Society. We will attempt to continue with this effort.

Conference Registration: Registration form is available on the ATRS website.

Register by May 31, 2010 for a reduced early registration rate.

Inquiries: Please direct inquiries to Ms. Wei Song at conference@atrsworld.org, or atrs@sauder.ubc.ca

Abstract template