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
Paper Submissions to Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives Journal
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. Upon abstract submission, you will be asked to indicate if you are interested in submitting a full paper for consideration for this special issue.
The deadline to submit a full-length paper of conference presentations for consideration for publication to a special issue in Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives has been extended to May 1, 2025. When submitting the paper, please choose “VSI: Transforming Freight” under article type to ensure that the paper is routed to the special issue editors for handling. All articles must be formatted as outlined in the guide to authors webpage of the journal. Please note that Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives is an open access journal and charges a fee of $1900 for each published article. METRANS and the special issue editors will be unable to waive this fee.
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
May 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.