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Practical information

The 2024 Conference of the International Transportation Economics Association in Honour of Richard Arnott will take place on the campus of the University of Leeds. We look forward to welcoming you to the Conference.

The conference is kindly sponsored by the UK Department for Transport.

Venue information for the conference

The conference will be held in two buildings that are located next to each other, the Maurice Keyworth Building which is the main Leeds University Business School Building, and the Clarendon Building.

  • Registration will be held in the Foyer of the Maurice Keyworth Building.
    • The Maurice Keyworh Building is building number 19 on the campus map or use what3words.com/debit.chats.income.
    • The registration desk opens at 11:45 and will remain open throughout Wednesday afternoon.
    • Late registration on the Thursday morning is available from 8:30 in Clarendon 1.06 (see below).
  • Lunch on the first day (Wednesday 26th) will from 11:45-13:00 in Room 1.06 in the Clarendon Building next door to the Maurice Keyworth Building. You will be directed there after registration.
  • The first session will then be held in the main Lecture Theatre (Room G.02) next to the Foyer in the Maurice Keyworth building where you will have registered.
  • All plenary sessions will be held in the main Lecture Theatre (Room G.02) next to the Foyer in the Maurice Keyworth building.
  • The paper sessions will be held in the Clarendon Building – room numbers for specific sessions will be provided in due course.
  • For those who would like to store luggage please go the Institute for Transport Studies (ITS) main reception prior to registration. The ITS Building is very close to the Maurice Keyworth building where registration takes place and can be accessed as needed.

Bring your own bag, pen and notebook!

For environmental reasons we have tried to cut down on plastic and other areas of potential waste. We will therefore not be providing a conference, bag, pens or notebooks. So please bring your own. A paper version of the Conference programme will be provided though.

Information for presenters

Presentations should be 25 minutes with 5 minutes for questions. These will be recorded.

Please bring presentations (in .pdf or .ppt format) on a memory stick to be uploaded onto the room desktop computer for the presentation. Arrive at your session 10 minutes before it starts to ensure all the materials are correctly uploaded on the PCs in time for the session. A student helper or member of the organising committee will be around to help with this.

The role of session chairs is to remind presenters to complete their presentations within 25 minutes and facilitate the process of questions after each presentation. And to ensure sessions stay on schedule.

WI-FI

Eduroam will be available and additional WI-FI access will be made available for those who do not have access to Eduroam.

Refreshments and events

Catering during the day

Lunch on the first day will be held from 11:45-13:00 in the Clarendon Building room 1.06. You will be directed there after registration.

All coffee break sessions will also be held in Clarendon Building room 1.06.

Coffee and pastries will be available from 8:30 in the morning on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th June – in Clarendon Building room 1.06.

Lunch on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th June will be held in the Great Hall (Building number 57 on the campus map). Directions will be given on the day.

Evening events

There will be a drinks and buffet reception in the Great Hall (Building number 57 on the campus map) from 18:15-20:30 on Wednesday 26th June. Directions will be given.

The Conference Dinner on Thursday 27th of June will be held at the Double Tree Hilton, starting with a drinks reception at 19:00-20:00 in the Double Tree Hilton Sky Lounge, followed by dinner at the same hotel.
Granary Wharf, 2 Wharf Approach Leeds LS1 4BR United Kingdom

On Friday 28th in the evening the Conference programme has an informal Farewell party event from 20:00. We had intended to book a restaurant based on our expectation of a relatively small number of people, but in fact following our poll as many as 50 people said they would be in Leeds for dinner on Friday evening. It has not therefore been possible to book another dinner for that number of people so we intend instead to meet informally for drinks and then people will no doubt split off into smaller groups and organise dinner themselves. This also reflects the different times that people may leave the conference depending on whether they are staying for the ITEA Executive Committee meeting or not.

Full conference programme

For the full conference programme, please follow this link:
https://editorialexpress.com/conference/ITEA2024/program/ITEA2024.html

Travelling by Train/Bus/Taxi

The conference venue is approximately 20-30 minute’s walk from Leeds train station.

For information about bus and other travel options from the centre of Leeds to the University see:

https://sustainability.leeds.ac.uk/get-involved/reduce-your-environmental-impact/sustainable-travel/public-transport/

Buses will drop you at the front of the University. To reach the Conference location you will need to walk along University road (which is just to the left of the main Parkinson Building as you look towards the University). This will take you to the back of the University where you will need to cross Clarendon road to reach the Maurice Keyworth Building (Leeds University Business School) for registration.

Taxis from Leeds Train Station are available from Princes Square (off Aire Street) in the short-stay car park, next to Wetherspoons. The journey should take 5 to 10 minutes to the University, ask the driver to drop you at Leeds University Business School.

Travelling by Car & Car Parking

We would encourage delegates to take public transport, however if you do need driving directions, please use the postcode LS2 9JT for SatNav navigation.

Car parking on Campus is extremely limited and we would suggest that cars are parked either in the Woodhouse Lane Car Park  or at your accommodation.