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See you at the VREF Research Forum!
Mobilize week is here! And although we can't meet in Pune, India, we are delighted and grateful that we will still meet – and we are overwhelmed by the response that you have shown us during the planning of our first and virtual VREF Research Forum - Collective Action: Research in the Transformation of Urban Transport. Thank You!
This Tuesday and Thursday (October 27 and 29) we are more than 140 participants from 23 countries meeting in this new and co-created format. More than 50 of us will also contribute with content. Especially through the hosted conversations, which will address the topics that you by voting have ranked as most urgent and relevant.
The programme at a glance:
- Tuesday 27/10, 09.00-09.45 AM EDT
Plenary: Urban Transport Research in Times of Covid-19
Featuring Genevieve Giuliano, Henrik Nolmark, Winnie Mitullah, Jane Summerton, Christo Venter, Jose Holguin-Veras and Laetitia Dablanc
Hosted Conversations 10.00-11.00 AM EDT
- Re-enchanting the People with BRT and Public Transport after Covid
- The Climate Crisis: Have we normalised it?
- Could moto-taxis, tuk-tuks and minibuses be the future of urban mobility?
- Power, politics and conflict: the underpinnings of transforming urban transport?
- Relationship between person trips and home deliveries in the post-COVID era
- What constitutes success or failure in an urban transport project?
- Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on ecommerce and "panic buying"
Hosted Conversations 11:20 AM -12:20 PM EDT
- The Role and Future of Transport Workers
- The treasure hunt to urban e-commerce mobility data: how to advance further?
- What does the COVID-19 mobility response in Africa tell us about what needs to happen next for pedestrians and cyclists in African cities?
- Learning from the BRTS implementation experience
- How should the automobile be managed in our cities?
- The past, present and future of cycling in African cities
- Trends and impacts of e-commerce and good deliveries in cities
- Thursday 29/10, 09.00-09.45 AM EDT
Plenary: Advancing the Agenda for Future Urban Transport
Featuring Genevieve Giuliano, Henrik Nolmark, Heather Allen, Stanford Turner, and Torbjörn Holmström.
Hosted Conversations 10.00-11.00 AM EDT
- What is the role of research to progress on the concept “Mobility as a Service”
- Who Is Ready To Pay For Mass Transit?
- Making better use of research results
- Understanding corruption in the transport sector
- Mitigating impact of Covid-19 led tele-working on urban and Peri-urban transportation systems
- Access Resilience – Transport planning under deep uncertainty
- Decarbonizing Goods Movement
Hosted Conversations 11:20 AM -12:20 PM EDT
- How Just and Equal are the new Mobility Solutions?
- Sustainable urban mobility transition pathways: how do public policies and governance matter?
- Gaining lost ground: post-Covid-19 transportation recovery and its impact on women with low-incomes
- Will the shift to working from home continue post-COVID?
- BRT and Paratransit: Competitors or Allies?
- How politics and power shape urban mobility in Africa
Governing Urban Mobility System: How to (re)introduce Public Agency?
See below how you can access to the recorded plenary sessions.
Once again, thank you for the great commitment and enthusiasm that so many of you have put into the preparations of this week, and see you soon!
Details:
Event: MOBILIZE Week
When: From October 27 and 29, VREF Virtual Research Forum
Where: Virtual
Registration: closed but the plenary sessions will be recorded. As an already registered participant you can log in and read the full program here.
For further information & updates on the Mobilize virtual summit, you can even visit MOBILIZESummit.org
2nd CALL FOR PROJECTS WITHIN THE MAC-PROGRAM
The VREF invites Sub-Saharan based researchers with expertise on sustainable and equitable
mobility and access or related areas, and strong interest in carrying out interdisciplinary research. Open for application until 2020-09-29
MOBILITY GRANT 2020 - MAC-MG 2020
The VREF invites PhD students and advanced master students from Sub-Saharan African (SSA) universities to apply for a Mobility Grant (MG) to support a visit to another SSA university with up to SEK 25 000.
The VREF invites PhD students and researchers in early stages of their career to apply for a Study Visit Grant to be supported with up to SEK 30 000.
Each year the Håkan Frisinger Foundation for Transportation Research awards a scholarship to a prominent researcher.
Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarships for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency targets supporting the momentum of Lee Schipper’s contribution to the international policy dialogue in these fields.
This yearly award is aimed at supporting young individual researchers and students in is pursuance.
Call extended to April 30, 2020 due to COVID19.
Blog! Blog! Blog!
This Meeting of the Minds' blog monthly releases interviews of global transportation researchers from the VREF's Future Urban Transport Program Network.
This CityFix series, produced by the WRI (World Ressources Institute) Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and supported by the VREF, discusses walking and cycling in cities with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries.
About VREF
The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) inspires, initiates and supports research and educational activities through the Future Urban Transport Programme - How to deal with the complexity of urban transport (FUT).
Our Vision: Sustainable transport for equitable access in urban areas
