ATRS World Conference 2023 in Kobe, Japan

Program:

ATRS 2023 in Kobe Time Table

July 1:
Ph.D seminar, executive meeting, pure online sessions, welcome reception
July 2:
Opening ceremony, keynote speech, plenary session, Global Airport Benchmarking Awards session, concurrent sessions (in-person)
July 3:
Concurrent sessions (in-person), gala dinner
July 4:
Concurrent sessions (in-person), ATRS general assembly, closing ceremony, technical tour

Program Overview

Pre-Conference

Saturday, 1 July

09:00 – 09:15

Online welcome address
09:30 – 11:00

Online paper session Ⅰ (Americas / Asia / Oceania)
13:00 – 13:30

Online keynote speech

  • Tae Oum, University of British Columbia
    Topic: TBC
14:00 – 18:00

Ph.D. student and junior faculty workshop (live broadcasting)
18:30 – 20:00

Online paper session Ⅱ (Europe / Asia / Oceania)

Main Conference

Saturday, 1 July

09:15 – 11:30

EC meeting (by invitation only)
11:30 – 13:00

NC meeting (by invitation only)
13:00 – 14:00

Lunch (by invitation only)
13:30 – 20:30

Conference registration
14:00 – 15:00

Airport benchmarking taskforce meeting (by invitation only)
14:00 – 18:00

Ph.D. student and junior faculty workshop (registration required)

  • Yukihiro Kidokoro, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
    Topic: Airports' non-aeronautical service and their effects
  • Andreas Papatheodorou, University of the Aegean
    Topic: Tourism and air transportation
  • Xiaoqian Sun, Beihang University
    Topic: TBC
18:30 – 20:30

Welcome reception

Sunday, 2 July

08:30 – 17:30

Conference registration
09:00 – 09:15

Welcome address

  • Masao Imanishi, Deputy Mayor of Kobe
  • Masaharu Kubota, Director-General, Civil Aviation Bureau
09:15 – 10:00

Industry keynote speech

  • Junichiro Miyagawa, All Nippon Airways
    Topic: TBC
  • Yoriyuki Kashiwagi, Japan Airlines
    Topic: TBC
  • Sunghun Cha, Cirium
    Topic: TBC
10:00 – 10:45

Global airport benchmarking awards session
10:45 – 11:15

Coffee break
11:15 – 12:45

Paper session Ⅰ
12:45 – 14:00

Lunch
14:00 – 15:30

Paper session Ⅱ
15:30 – 16:00

Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30

Paper session Ⅲ

Monday, 3 July

08:30 – 17:30

Conference registration
09:00 – 10:00

Academic keynote speech

  • Nicole Adler, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    Topic: TBC
10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break
10:30 – 12:00

Paper session Ⅳ
12:00 – 13:30

Lunch
13:30 – 15:00

Paper session Ⅴ
15:00 – 15:30

Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00

Paper session Ⅵ
19:00 – 22:00

Gala Dinner

Tuesday, 4 July

08:30 – 12:30

Conference Registration
09:00 – 10:30

Paper session Ⅶ
10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30

ATRS general assembly & closing ceremony
14:00 – 15:00

Technical tour

Information about Technical Tour

Technical Tour: Seeing Airport and Port from the sea

After the conference, we will come to the berth near Meriken Park and ride the boat to see around theKobe Airport and Port of Kobe. You can enjoy 60 minutes boat tour.

Boat: Boh Boh (operated by Hayakoma Unyu)