YRS 2021: Young Research Seminar University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport Portoroz, Slovenia, June 9-11, 2021 |
Conference website | https://www.ectri.org/activities/young-researchers-seminar-2021/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=yrs2021 |
Abstract registration deadline | October 31, 2020 |
Submission deadline | February 1, 2021 |
What is the Young Researchers Seminar (YRS)?
An event organised every two years in a different European country. The common vision for the Young Researchers Seminar is the preparation of a new generation of transport scientists and science-based professionals in the area of transport.
The objectives are:
- To enable the networking of young transport researchers belonging to the Supporting Organizations Members, ECTRI, FEHRL, FERSI and from United States’Universities.
- To train young researchers, by tutorial means through a retroactive manner, to elaborate, prepare papers, and present oral scientific communications.
Therefore, this Seminar is not only aimed at scientific excellence, but also at presentation skills and the ability to put science into practice
List of Topics
The indicative research domains covered during this seminar are:
- Transport economics, policy and transport behaviour
- Transport sustainability and environment
- Transport safety
- Intelligent transport systems (ITS) & traffic management
- Transport civil and road engineering
Who is invited to participate?
Novice researchers, preferably PhD students, but also postdoctoral may also be accepted (within their 1-2 years after PhD) involved in one of the listed research domains.
What is offered?
The format of the seminar is:
- content oriented through technical sessions with oral presentations of 20 minutes and10 minutes Q/A.
- cross cutting oriented sessions of two types:
- small key note session on specific subjects
- scientific methods on tools and research process sessions.
Besides the scientific activities, where tutors shall moderate the content sessions that are organised under the supervision of the Steering Committee and retroact to the presentation, there are networking activities such as technical and social visits and an official dinner.
Key dates
- October 31 2020: Deadline for submission of abstracts
- November 2020: Notification on abstracts review results
- February 2021: Deadline for full draft paper submission
- February - May 2021: Exchange between tutors and young researchers
- May, 2021: Deadline for submission of the final paper
- June 9-11, 2021: Holding of the Young Researchers Seminar
Venue
The conference will be held in Portoroz, Slovenia at the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport.
Address: Pot pomorscakov 4, Portoroz, Slovenia
Organizing committee
- Prof. Elen Twrdy
- Assist. prof. Marina Zanne
- Assist. prof. Patricija Bajec
Contact
More information: www.ectri.org/activities/young-researchers-seminar-2021/ and yrs.sdzp.org
All questions should be emailed to yrs2021@fpp.uni-lj.si