Coming soon, in September, the 8th International Conference Euro-Trans 2008 (formerly Translog) will take place. The initiators and substantive co-organizers are the Department of Transport of the Warsaw School of Economics and the Faculty of Management and Economics of Services of the University of Szczecin. With a seven-year tradition, supported by a high substantive level, Euro-Trans has become a permanent fixture in the calendar of the most important transport theory conferences organized by scientific communities in Poland.
This prestigious meeting for the industry will be held on September 17-18 at the Sofitel Hotel in Warsaw.
As every year, the Conference will be graced by the presence of both theorists and practitioners of the transport services market, as well as representatives of government and local administration, providing an opportunity to exchange views on this important sector of the national economy.
The honorary patronage over the Euro-Trans 2008 Conference is held by: Vice-President of the European Commission, Commissioner for Transport – Mr. Antonio Tajani and the Minister of Infrastructure of the Republic of Poland – Mr. Cezary Grabarczyk.
The scientific patronage of the Conference was jointly assumed by: Prof. Władysław Włosiński – Full Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Chairman of Division IV of Technical Sciences of the PAN, and Their Magnificences: Rector of the Warsaw School of Economics Prof. Adam Budnikowski and Rector of the University of Szczecin Prof. Waldemar Tarczyński.
Transport: economics and business.
The official opening of the Conference will be accompanied by speeches by representatives of the Government of the Republic of Poland, the European Commission, parliamentarians, and the authorities of the Warsaw School of Economics and the University of Szczecin, after which participants will proceed to the sessions within the program prepared by the Scientific Committee consisting of: Prof. Bogusław Liberadzki (Warsaw School of Economics), Prof. Hubert Bronk (Maritime University of Szczecin), Prof. Leszek Mindur (Warsaw School of Economics), Prof. Józef Perenc (Vice-Rector for Finance and Development of the University of Szczecin), Prof. Elżbieta Załoga (Faculty of Management and Economics of Services of the University of Szczecin), Prof. Franciszek Gronowski (Faculty of Management and Economics of Services of the University of Szczecin), Prof. Elżbieta Marciszewska (Warsaw School of Economics), Prof. Wojciech Paprocki (Warsaw School of Economics), Prof. Aleksander Panasiuk (Dean of the Faculty of Management and Economics of Services of the University of Szczecin)
The entire Conference under the theme: Transport: economics and business has been divided into 3 discussion panels:
1. Demand for transport services (day I)
2. Supply of transport services (day I)
3. Efficiency and profitability of TSL sector companies (day II)
The first and second sessions will provide an economic and business perspective on the factors influencing the demand and supply of transport-related services. Participants will be able to listen to a panel debate on the criteria for selecting a carrier, changes in price and quality and their impact on the elasticity of demand and supply, changes in the railway market, and answers to the question of how to meet communication needs in the public services segment? They will also address issues of means of transport, their quantitative and qualitative changes, and discuss perspectives related to linear infrastructure. They will also focus on the issue of costs in the TSL sector.
As part of the third session, with the participation of regulators of the rail, road, and air markets, topics such as trends in the formation of profitability and efficiency, as well as EU regulations and their impact on the financial results of TSL sector companies, will be discussed. The session will conclude with an attempt to answer the question of whether it is worth investing in the TSL sector?