 | IPIC 2020: 7th International Physical Internet Conference Shenzhen University Shenzhen, China, June 17-19, 2020 |
| Conference website | https://www.pi.events |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ipic2020 |
| Abstract registration deadline | February 19, 2020 |
| Submission deadline | March 15, 2020 |
IPIC2020— 7th International Physical Internet Conference(IPIC) 2020
The 7th Annual International Physical Internet Conference (IPIC) aims to provide an open forum for industry, innovators, researchers, government officials and citizens to introduce leading edge concepts, technology applications and methodologies for future interconnected logistics; to review the state-of-the-art technologies and latest projects, and to identify critical issues and challenges for future Physical Internet induced research, innovation and implementation.
It will be the first time for Physical Internet conference holding in an Asian country. China is experiencing rapid economic growth with a strong impact on the logistics market. It has become the largest logistics market in the world. We believe that China will be a fertile ground for Physical Internet research and innovation. IPIC 2020 will build a great communication channel between China and Europe with Physical Internet.
We will soon open the call for contributions to the International Physical Internet Conference (IPIC) 2020 in the following forms:
- a research paper/poster on, for example, conceptual research, assessment research, case study research, modelling and validation research.
- a white paper or case study describing an application in practice.
- a report/poster describing the results of novel applications and technologies or innovative ideas and positions resulting from a project jointly performed by an academic and industry partner
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
- Full papers & Posters
- The abstract must be prepared in A4 format (297x210 mm) with 25mm margins. The font "Times New Roman" should be used for the entire document using the official abstract template which is downloadable from https://www.pi.events/IPIC2020/sites/default/files/ctools/IPIC2020%20-%20Paper%20Abstract%20Template%20.docx
List of Topics
- Interconnected freight transport, logistics and supply networks
- Modularization, handling, vehicles and transhipment technologies
- Last mile & city logistics
- Systems and technologies for interconnected Logistics
- Manufacturing networks and the Physical Internet
- Business models for Open & Interconnected logistics
- Physical Internet Impacts
- Physical Internet Fundamentals and Constituents
- Physical Internet Implementation and Governance
- PI Modelling and Simulation
For more information:http://www.pi.events/IPIC2020/call-for-contributions
Organization
Organizers
- Shenzhen University
- The University of HongKong
Co-Organizers
- Georgia Tech
- Alice
Organizing Committees
Organizing Committee Chair
- Hao Luo (Shenzhen University,China)
Organizing Committee Co-Chair
- Yi Zhao (Shenzhen University,China)
- Ray Zhong (Hongkong University,China)
Organizing Committee Member
- Yaping Zhao (Shenzhen University,China)
- Ray Zhong (Hongkong University,China)
Scientific Committee
Scientific Committee Chair
- Benoit Montreuil (Georgia Tech, USA)
Scientific Committee Co-Chair(International)
- Shenle Pan (PSL – Mines ParisTech, France)
Scientific Committee Co-Chair(Local)
- Lijun Ma (Shenzhen University,China)
Invited Speakers
- To be confirmed...
Venue
The IPIC 2020 conference will be held at Shenzhen University in Shenzhen, China on June 17th-19th,2020.
Shenzhen, the only city that owns seaports, airports and land ports in China, is located on the South China coast neighboring Hong Kong and Macau. Shenzhen is a miracle in China’s scientific development. It is the “Most Innovative Cities in China” and one of “The World’s 31 Must Visit Places”. The conference venue, Shenzhen University, is known as “the Special Economic Zone University, the Window University, the Experimental University,” and characterized by its youthful vigor, beautiful campus and rapid growth.
Conference address:
Shenzhen University
Nahai Ave 3688
Shenzhen
Guangdong
P.R.China
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to ipic2020@szu.edu.cn
Conference webpage:http://www.pi.events
Sponsors
To provide additional sponsorship for this event please contact us through email address:ipic2020@szu.edu.cn