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 Program:

Please note: All presenters and scheduled times are subject to change. Registered attendees will automatically receive updates regarding Venues and Speakers.

 

 

 SUNDAY September 14th

4 pm-6 pm

Ice-breaking event at the Johnson Museum of Art, invited only

 

 

 

 MONDAY September 15th

 

 

All activities Monday is at The Auditorium, Statler Hotel, Cornell University

 

8:00 am

8.30 am

9:00 am

9:25 am

 

9.30 am

 

9:40 am

 

 

9.45 am

 

10.10 am

 

10.30 am

 

 

10.50 am

 

11.10

11.30

 

 

12:00 pm

 

1:10 pm

 

 

1.15 pm

1.40 pm

2.05 pm

2.30 pm

 

2:55 pm

 

3:15 pm

 

3:45 pm

 

 

4:40 pm

 

7:30 pm

Press conference for Cities, Sponsors and Academia (press and invited only)

Press conference for Vendors and Exhibitors (press and invited only)

Registration and Coffee

General Conference information, Staff & Management

 

Opening address - Mayor Carolyn Peterson, Ithaca

 

Morning theme - Lessons Learned and need for change

Introduction by Magnus Hunhammar, CEO of IST

 

Sustainable Communities and Regions - Joan Bokaer, Founder Ecovillage and Gay Nicholson, CEO Sustainable Tompkins

Need for Joint Efforts - Hans Lindqvist, former member of European Parliament, KOMPASS Group Chairman and Councilmember, Varmdo City

A Southern California Perspective - Gus Ayer, City Councilmember, Fountain Valley

 

- Break -

 

Lessons learned - Robbert Lohmann, 2Getthere, Netherlands

Peak Oil and Renewable Energy - Debbie Cook, Mayor of Huntington Beach and candidate for US Congress (D) and Ron Swenson, CEO Ecotopia

 

- Lunch -

 

Afternoon theme: Evolving Projects and Solutions

Introduction by Larry Fabian , ATRA

 

The Masdar initiative - Luca Guala, Systematica, Italy

City of Daventry, UK- Malcolm Buchanan , UK

Dunsfold Park and Masdar plans - Martin Tillman , UK

Swedish Initiatives - Magnus Hunhammar , Sweden

 

Coffee

 

The Encitra Virtual City Initiative - Crista Lopes , University of Californa, Irvine

 

Panel Discussion

Introduction by David Muyres, Artcenter, Pasadena

 

End of First Day

 

Podcar City Banquet at the Statler Ballroom, invited only

 

 

TUESDAY September 16th

Tuesday’s program is divided into two break-out sessions and a vendor display. The break-out sessions will visit the vendor display at different times. At 3:20 pm, all sessions will convene together at the State Theatre for the final presentation and conclusion of the conference.

 

8:30 am

- Until -

10:30 am

10:45 am

 

9:00 am

 

 

 

12.00 am

 

1.10 pm

2.00 pm

3:00 pm

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8.30

 

 

8.30 am

8.55 am

9.20 am

9.45 am

10.05

 

10.30 am

until

12.30

 

1.30 pm

1.45 pm

2.00 pm

2.30 pm

 

3.00 pm

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3:20 pm

 

 

 

 

4:20 pm

 

4.50 pm

4.55 pm

 

7:00 pm - 9.00 pm

Track A - Cities for the future

Visit at Vendor and Exhibitor Display, Ballroom, Holiday Inn (Downtown)

 

Hilton Garden Inn, Main meeting room - City Presentations:

- Santa Cruz, California - Ed Porter

- Varmdo, Sweden - Hans Lindqvist

- Fountain Valley - Gus Ayer

- plus more

 

Lunch

 

City of Ithaca - Ideas and discussions - Robert Morache and Frost Travis

KOMPASS Meeting

End of Track A

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Track B - Research and Innovation

Hilton Garden inn, Downstairs Room

 

- Morgantown, 35 years Later - Vishakha Maskey, West Virginia University

- Extending PRT Capabilities - Ingmar Andreásson, KTH Sweden

- Princeton Studies, Alain Kornhauser, Princeton University

- Transportation financing paradigm shift - Christer Lindstrom & Frost Travis

- plus more

 

Visit at Vendor and Exhibitor Display, Ballroom, Holiday Inn (Downtown)

 

Lunch

 

- SIKA Study - Kjell Dahlstrom, SIKA Institute

- Vinnova Study - Magnus Hunhammar, IST

- 2 speakers TBD

- Discussions - What's next in research?

 

End of Track B

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All tracks convene together at the State Theatre

Introduction by Jake Roberts, Connect Ithaca

David Pimentel - Biofuels and Transportation

John Hogan - Control System for Spaceship Earth

 

Panel Discussion, moderated by Jake Roberts, Connect Ithaca

 

Closing Speech - Christer Lindstrom, IST

End of Conference

 

- Public event State Theatre hosted by Jake Roberts, Rob Morache and Guest

 

THE PODCAR CITYTM Conference is an initiative of the Institute for Sustainable Transportation (IST) presented by Connect Ithaca, to gather major stakeholders, affected by today's transportation issues at all levels. The aim is to have an open and creative debate on what Podcars (Personal and Group Rapid Transit) are, what the vendors claim to be possible, what communities are looking for and what critics and supporters have to say. The conference will hold several seminars and work programs. The main theme is how Podcars can contribute to sustainable cities and regions. This is the first North American conference, in cooperation with Advanced Transit Association (ATRA).

 

The 2007 conference held in Sweden can be seen here.

Special welcome to:

Politicians and authorities at all levels * Urban Planners * Real Estate Developers * Current and future producers of Podcar hard- and software * Investors * Researchers * NGOs * Software & Design Developers * Media * All other interested parties and stakeholders.

For all questions - contact: ithacaconference@podcar.org