THE 28TH ATRS WORLD CONFERENCE

Hong Kong JULY 1st - 4th 2025

Hosted by: ATRS Hong Kong 2024 Organizing Committee

CONFERENCE MODE

28th ATRS World Conference - Main Conference

Professor Anming Zhang, President of the Air Transport Research Society, and Dr Wei Liu, Chair of the Local Organizing Committee from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, invite you to submit an abstract for a paper to be presented at the 28th ATRS World Conference. The conference will be held in Hong Kong, China, July 1-4 (Tuesday - Friday), 2025. All conference sessions will be in person, only.

Online Pre-Conference

An online pre-conference will be arranged on June 30, 2025 to accommodate participants who are not able to attend the in-person main conference. Those who plan to present at the pre-conference should follow the same abstract submission procedure and adhere to the deadlines indicated in this Call for Abstracts. Registration for the pre-conference will be at a reduced rate and will include the following:

•     Online pre-conference paper sessions and pre-conference keynote speech

• Live broadcast of the Ph.D. Student and Junior Faculty Workshop (July 1)

• Eligibility for ATRS Best Paper and Best Student Paper Awards

• Eligibility to submit paper presented at the pre-conference to ATRS special issue journals

REGISTRATION FEE

Registration includes a 1-year membership in the ATRS. The Ph.D. student and junior faculty workshop are also included with registration.

* Group rates are available for a group of three participants from the same institute.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DEADLINES

• Early registration rates deadline: May 5, 2024

• Final registration deadlines:

  • Presenters: May 5, 2024*

  • Non-presenters (Pre-Conference): June 20, 2024

  • Non-presenters / Companions (Main conference): May 31, 2024

• *Presentations will NOT be included in the conference if presenters have not registered by May 5, 2024.

• We regret that we are unable to refund your registration payment after May 31, 2024. Banking and transactions fees will be deducted from the registration payment for refund.

• To those requiring an invitation letter for VISA applications: Ensure your registration and payment are fully completed. Afterwards, please contact the ATRS administrator (atrsmailbox@gmail.com).

A 1-year ATRS membership is included with the registration for the conference or pre-conference. Registrants may also attend the Ph.D. Student and Junior Faculty Workshop. Registrants of the main conference may also attend the online Pre-Conference. If you have any questions, please contact the ATRS administrator (atrsmailbox@gmail.com).  

PAYMENT METHOD

• We are accepting payments by PayPal, Credit Card* or Bank Transfer. You may select your payment type on the registration form.

• Please note that your registration will remain INCOMPLETE until payment is made.

*The credit card payment option is offered through PayPal. PayPal may restrict the option to pay via credit card depending on the region payment is being made. We apologize for any inconveniences.

PAPER AWARDS

ATRS Best Paper and Best Student Paper Awards

Two best paper awards will be granted, one for the outstanding paper and a second for the outstanding paper for which a student is the first author and presenter at the conference. For the student award, the lead author must be a registered student in an educational institution at the time of submission. To apply for the student award, please indicate on the FIRST LINE of your submitted paper that you wish the paper to be considered for this award. The first author/presenter of each of the winning papers will receive an award certificate and a cash prize of US $1,000.

2025 JTTRI Best Paper Award (for offline presenters only)

For the 2025 ATRS Hong Kong conference, the Japan Transport and Tourism Institute (JTTRI) has sponsored US $1,000 for a special best paper award on a single topic “Innovation”. “Innovation” is not limited to the context of technology. It can be referred to other aspects such as policy, regulation, strategy, management, system, operation. If you wish your paper to be considered, please indicate your interest on the first page of your full paper submission. You may also apply for the ATRS Best Paper Award (or the Best Student Paper Award) at the same time.

Complete paper submission deadline: May 1, 2025*

To be eligible for these awards, a complete paper must be submitted by May 1, 2025. Full paper submission is mandatory for the consideration of paper awards, but optional for those who do not want to compete for the awards. The Paper Awards Committee is responsible for the winner selections for all the awards. ATRS does not produce conference proceedings, but we will share conference papers with ATRS members. ATRS does not set any specific format for conference papers. However, after the conference, if authors plan to publish their presented papers in a special issue journal, please follow that journal’s requirements.