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| 17-20 October 2007 – Houston, Texas.
The Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas (ASPO) 2007 World Oil Conference deals with imminent end of cheap oil and gas as the world's oil production reaches "peak pumpage" while world-wide demand for energy climbs.
The ASPO conference will feature a number of prominent energy experts, including pioneer oilman T. Boone Pickens; Bob Hirsch, co-author of the groundbreaking Hirsch-Bezdek Report to DOE; Peter Tertzakian, author of A Thousand Barrels a Second; Matthew Simmons, author of Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock; and many other experts, including a presentation by transportation energy researcher Alan Drake, who points out that an aggressive program of electrification of America's freight railways and the rapid expansion of electrified urban rail systems could reduce US oil consumption by 10% in ten to twelve years.
(See: A 10% Reduction in America's Oil Use in Ten to Twelve Years
Location: Hilton Americas Hotel in Downtown Houston, 1600 Lamar, Houston, Texas 77010, USA. Program Information online at: http://www.aspousa.org/aspousa3. Registration Information: http://www.aspousa.org/aspousa3 |
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| 31 October-3 November 2007 – Miami Beach, Florida. This is the premier national conference for rail transit decisionmakers, designers, planners, and community advocates and activists.
A major focus is on transit-oriented development (TOD) and mobility issues.
Conference attendees will learn how to hone their partnering skills – from their host city, from the many workshop and symposia presenters, and from their colleagues all around the country. Location: Loews Miami Beach Hotel. Program Information: Phone 800.788-7077. Brochure online: http://www.railvolution.com/2007RegBrochure.pdf http://www.railvolution.com/ |
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| 10-11 November 2007 – Dallas, Texas. The 5th International Conference of the Rail Users' Network will focus on ways to
deliver the highest quality service to customers, while planning for the future.
A wide variety of information will be provided by a distinguished list of speakers, as well as interactive workshops,
which will range from planning rail systems of the future, to highlighting the new starts that have taken root all over the country, to focusing on the inequities that exist in some of North America's largest transit systems.
Participants can learn why some areas have great service, while areas of similar population densities do not.
Participants can also learn how new transit systems have helped boost the economies of cities, why more cities should want them, and why long-term planning is essential if outstanding customer service is the goal.
Both Friday and Sunday afternoon can be used to sample the great variety of rail transportation in and around Dallas, including the Trinity Rail Express (TRE)
regional passenger rail ("commuter rail") line, DART light rail transit system, and the McKinney Avenue streetcar line. Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel adjacent to historic Union Station. Program Information: Contact Richard Rudolph, RUN chairman: Phone 207.642-5161. Email: rrudolph@fairpoint.net http://railusers.net/index.php?link=conference |
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| 3-6 April 2008 – Austin, Tx. CNU "strives to create buildings, neighborhoods, and regions that provide a high quality of life for all residents,
while protecting the environment.
We believe that community, economics, environment, and design need to be addressed simultaneously through urban design, policy, and planning."
This conference asks the question: How do we make New Urbanism flourish in the suburbs and boomtowns of high-growth America?
From new rail systems to infill transit-oriented development to the downtown high-rise boom, Austin is the place to see how New Urbanism is making a difference on the front lines of American growth.
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| 8-11 June 2008 – San Francisco, California. Forums, panels and workshops address technical sessions relevant to the operation, management and maintenance of rail and fixed guideway systems. Location: To be announced. Program Information: Contact Lynne Morsen, or phone (202) 496-4853. Registration Information: Contact Jemima Mawenya , or phone (202) 496-4874. http://www.apta.com/conferences_calendar/rail/ |
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