Conference Information

The International Conference on PRT and Other Emerging Technologies, was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota in November, 1996. A conference report is available. Included is the program as presented, abstracts of papers, author contact information and attendee stats. Some full papers are available on the Web and links to numerous Web sites are provided.

APM 97 - took place in Las Vegas, Nevada in April 9-13, 1997 at the Mirage Hotel/Casino. Contact Prof. Ed Neumann, Chairman of the conference, for more information: neumann@ce.unlv.edu . Ph: 702-895-1072; fax: 702-895-3936. The theme was Creative Access for Major Activity Centers. This was the 6th International Conference on Automated People Movers . Attendees included representatives of governments and transportation planning agencies, private developers, members of consulting firms, operators of existing systems, vehicle and system suppliers and educators. The program included 23 technical sessions featuring over 80 presentations. An exhibit area provided an opportunity to talk informally with vendors of equipment and services. This conference was sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers in cooperation with numerous other professional organizations. A Proceedings will be available from ASCE in August, 1997. Ordering information can be obtained at http://www.asce.org The next APM conference (#7) is scheduled for Copenhagen, Denmark in the spring of 1999. Larry Fabian is the U.S. coordinator for this conference. APM 8 will probably be held in the U.S. in 2001. Persons with suggestions for a conference site should contact Bob Griebenow .

Several PRT papers were presented at APM 6 as follows:

• Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) - An Intermodal Connector, Thomas J. Parker, Consoer Townsend Environdyne Engineers, Inc. and Richard F. Mizera, Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago, IL.
• Feasibility of PRT for the City of Sea Tac, Richard Wolsfeld, BRW, Inc., Minneapolis, MN and Bruce Rayburn, City of Sea Tac, WA
• Personal Rapid Transit Technology - Opportunities for On-Airport and Passenger Terminal Facility Planning, James Robinson and Gavin Duncan, Leigh Fisher Associates, San Francisco, CA
• Personal Rapid Transit PRT 2000 System Performance, William J. Clougher and Angelo J. Fergione, Raytheon Electronic Systems, Marlborough, MA
• Automatic Control of the Raytheon Personal Rapid Transit System, Martin R. Batten, Raytheon Electronic Systems, Marlborough, MA
• Station Capacity - A Complex Issue in PRT System Planning, Richard F. Daly and Richard J. Komerska, Transit Systems Planning, Inc., Marblehead, MA
• Quasi-Optimum Redistribution of Empty PRT Vehicles, Ingmar Andreasson, Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden
• Comparison of PRT, Light Rail and Group Rapid Transit Capabilities, David B. Grand and John C. Johnson, Raytheon Electronic Systems, Marlborough, MA.
• PRT System Capacity, Al Zampiello and Stephen J. Gluck, Raytheon Electronic Systems, Marlborough, MA
• Personal Rapid Transit PRT 2000 System Performance, William J. Clougher and Angelo J. Fergione, Raytheon Electronic Systems, Marlborough, MA
• PRT Systems and their Potential Benefits Related to Land Use Planning, Design and Development, Charles W. Harris, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
• PRT 2000 Operational Characteristics and Modeling, Gretel Anspach and Gary Granito, Raytheon Electronic Systems, Marlborough, MA.
• The RUF System, Palle R. Jensen, RUF International, Roedovre, Denmark

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