Call for papers: 18th European conference on mobility management

Start/Stop Date:
09 Dec 2013
Organiser:
European Platform on Mobility Management
Venue:
Florence, Italy
Focus Areas:
transport, mobility, energy efficiency
Type of Event:
Conference

The ECOMM 2014 will be in Florence, Italy, from 7-9 May.

The website is online and the call for papers is open.

The deadline for submitting abstracts is
9 December 2013.

The Wikipedia article on Florence is here.

The Italian language Wikipedia has an excellent section on the Urban Mobility of Florence, that includes a brand new tramway, a very large pedestrian area, a limited traffic zone and carsharing services.

The construction of a futuristic underground High Speed Rail station with connecting tunnels is ongoing. Here is an article showing the very large challenges that have to be met.