ANNOUNCING...

CTRF 2004 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

CALGARY, ALBERTA

MAY 9-12, 2004
METROPOLITAN CENTRE
333 - 4TH AVENUE S.W.
CALGARY, ALBERTA
www.metcentre.com

Revolutions in Transportation

39^TH Annual CTRF Conference May 9 - 12^th, 2004
Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Metropolitan Centre
In co-operation with the International Hotel and the Westin Hotel

The Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) invites you (and your companion / family) to attend its 39^th annual conference to be held in Calgary, Alberta, CANADA. Enclosed in this package is information regarding conference registration, fees, hotel accommodations, and the very credible and content-filled Conference Preliminary Program. The CTRF annual conference includes participation by carriers, shippers, government officials, consultants and academics, all within a lively annual spring forum that has become a tradition in Canada.

This year's conference theme, "Revolutions in Transportation", has attracted numerous quality papers documenting the research efforts of roughly 46 Canadian and international research teams in a variety of disciplines as well as the participation of some blue ribbon panellists and guest speakers who will report on the key changes and issues affecting their mode and industry sector.

The accelerated pace of technological change represented by developments in Internet and other e-commerce approaches, the globalisation of business interaction and trade, and the realisation that there are significant fiscal and capital constraints for governments, not to mention environmental sustainability issues for our society - these are the "change drivers" that are forcing transportation practitioners to seek revolutionary approaches for problem solving and addressing sectoral needs. This conference will stimulate thought and discussion on these, and other, topics.

OVERVIEW OF CONFERENCE STRUCTURE

There will also be a companion's program (details to be announced) that will include some "not to be missed" visits to major local attractions in the Calgary area.

About Calgary, as a "Place to Visit", in May

In Calgary, the mean daily temperature for May is 9.8 degrees Celsius, with an average daily maximum of 16.4 degrees Celsius and a daily minimum of 3.1 degrees Celsius. Conditions at this time of year can vary between balmy "spring like" weather on some days with clear blue skies, or conference visitors might experience an adventure known as "the end of winter" under a layer of heavy, moist, "spring snow"! When weather conditions co-operate, visitors who travel to the nearby popular mountain destinations of Banff or Lake Louise, approximately an hour and a half west of the city, can understand the traditional folk song, "When it's Springtime in the Rockies". Generally, May is a season when the spring melting on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies and warming temperatures see the Calgary Foothills region blanketed in greening hillsides, punctuated by prairie orchids, crocuses and budding / blooming shrubbery of all sorts. Our cultivated agricultural lands, extending north, east and south of the city are humming with machinery, tilling the land and putting in the crops for the new year. Local attractions, within range for a day trip from Calgary include the Tyrell Dinosaur Museum and Alberta Badlands at Drumheller, the famous Rosebud Theatre, Picturesque Kananaskis Country, Canmore (a location featuring many things to do and see, including several Winter Olympic venues) and Cochrane's Ice Cream Parlour. Within the city limits, visitors can enjoy the Glenbow Museum (currently featuring an exhibition of "Bog People" remains from Europe, through May), a visit to Canada Olympic Park, the Olympic Speed Skating Oval, the downtown Eau Claire Market, a choice of Imax theatres and numerous other city attractions.

THE CONFERENCE HOTELS ARE:

THE WESTIN CALGARY  ($119 NIGHT plus taxes) single or double occupancy
320 - 4th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta   T2P 2S6
Phone (403)266-1611
Fax (403) 233-7471
State that you are attending CTRF when registering

INTERNATIONAL HOTEL OF CALGARY ($110 per night plus taxes)
220 - 4th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta   T2P 0H5
Phone  (403)265-9600, or 1-800-661-8627
www.intlhotel.com
(confirmation # 700955)

For further information, contact:

Peter Wallis, e-mail vanhorne@ucalgary.ca
Lloyd Ash, e-mail  lash@bulkplus.com
Gail Sparks, e-mail gail.sparks@ctrf.ca