The 10th International Urban Freight Conference (I-NUF) is the premier biennial conference that addresses all aspects of city logistics and goods movement in the world’s metropolitan areas. The conference brings together an international group of researchers and practitioners in urban freight, supply chains, and logistics who approach the topics from a range of perspectives including engineering, economics, policy and data analysis. It is a showcase for cutting-edge research and dynamic information-sharing and provides a forum for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners to reimagine and guide the future of the industry. I-NUF 2025 will be held April 9-11 at the USC Hotel, across the street from the University of Southern California in downtown Los Angeles.
We are soliciting abstracts for conference presentations on the following topics:
- Local/last mile pickup and delivery
- Demand management and spatial analysis
- Freight modeling and planning
- Technology and automation
- Sustainability
- Best practices/ Case studies
- Labor issues and workforce development
Abstract Submission Requirements
There is a limit of two abstracts per person. Abstracts must be submitted by November 11, 2024. The abstract is limited to 500 words and must include 1) a statement of the research, methodology, and data and 2) a brief summary of results and conclusions. The format for abstracts is as follows:
- Title
- Submission Track area (from above list)
- Authors with full contact information
- Indicate if you plan to send in a final paper. A submission of a paper is not required.
- Abstract text
Authors will have the option to submit a full-length paper of their presentation for consideration for publication to a special issue in Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. You will be asked to indicate if you are interested in later submitting a full paper for consideration for this special issue.
Panel Submissions
If you are interested in submitting a full panel for the conference, please send your application to Lena Wild at lena.wild@csulb.edu. When submitting your application, please include the following information:
- Title of the panel
- Names of all panelists, presenters, and moderators
- Contact information for all participants
- Desired time for your panel (90-minute timeslots will be most likely)
Important Dates
November 11, 2024 Deadline for abstract submissions
November 25, 2024 Author notification of the decision on their abstract submission
January 15, 2025 Deadline to submit panel sessions
February 1, 2025 Deadline to submit full length paper to special issue
February 15, 2025 Deadline for discounted conference registration
Questions? Contact Dolores Rodriguez, rodr549@usc.edu, for questions about conference logistics, attendance, hotel, and Lena Wild, lena.wild@csulb.edu, for questions about abstract submission or registration.
NOTE: Abstracts, presentations, and papers will be posted on the METRANS website after the event unless the author or authors advises otherwise.