Dear Colleagues, Ladies, Gentlemen,
This is the final call for abstract submissions for the Maglev 2024 Conference!
We are thrilled by the triple-digit number of often high-quality abstracts that have already been submitted for the upcoming Maglev 2024 Conference in Sweden.
Due to several requests from authors, we have decided to extend the abstract submission deadline one final time to May 22, 2024. However, notifications of accepted abstracts will remain unchanged and will be announced by May 31, 2024.
Here are the latest updates on our progress.
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Key Notes
We are pleased to announce a lineup of distinguished keynote speakers who are pioneers and thought leaders in the fields of transportation and sustainability.
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Central Japan Railway Company (Japan)
For the first time in a decade, the Central Japan Railway Company will present the latest developments in the Chuo Shinkansen Maglev project (Osaka-Tokyo). Expect exclusive insights into the future of Japanese high-speed transport and its advancements. JR Central will provide a total of five conference contributions.
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Professor Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt (Sweden)
Known for his groundbreaking work in sustainability, Professor Robèrt will present scientifically based strategies aimed at guiding the transportation sector towards a cost-effective and sustainable future, while simultaneously advancing the fight against climate change.
Photo: https://thenaturalstep.org/karl_henrik_robert/ Accessed 2024-05-02
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Assoc. Professor Dr. Henrik Ny (Sweden)
With decades of experience in sustainable transportation development, Professor Ny will present the latest findings on how maglev systems can serve as crucial elements for a smart and cost-efficient transformation towards a sustainable transportation system of the future.
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Professor Dr. Richard Stephan (Brasil)
A professor at the National University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, since 1978, Dr. Stephan is a leading expert in the fields of superconductivity applications, control of electric drives, and power electronics in transportation, specifically for Urban Maglev applications.
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Dr. Friedrich Loeser (Germany)
Dr. Friedrich Loeser has been deeply involved with Transrapid technology for decades. As the long-time managing director of ThyssenKrupp Transrapid, he is familiar with both the origins and the future of current Transrapid projects. He will provide insights into the prospects and barriers of Transrapid market innovation.
Photo: ldia2023.com Accessed 2024-05-03
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M.Sc. Andreas Holmgren (Sweden)
As a Sustainability Manager at Treano and initiator of LFM30, Mr. Holmgren brings his expertise from one of Sweden's leading climate initiatives and will discuss how large infrastructure construction projects, including new maglev systems, can be aligned with carbon neutrality. Low-carbon route construction will be a key topic.
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September 19. - 20. 2024 in Malmö & Copenhagen
The 26th International Conference
on Magnetically Levitated Systems and Linear Drives
- Abstract Submission Opens: December 14, 2023
- Registration Opens: February 26, 2024
- Abstract Submission Deadline: May 22, 2024 (final extension)
- Notification of Abstract Acceptance: May 31, 2024
- Early Bird Registration Deadline: June 5, 2024
- Final Paper Submission Deadline: July 7, 2024
- Conference Registration Closes: September 16, 2024
- Maglev 2024 Opening Reception: September 18, 2024
- Maglev 2024 Conference Dates: September 19-20, 2024
- Maglev 2024 Excursions: September 21, 2024
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InnoTrans 2024: September 24-27, 2024, in Berlin, Germany
The Maglev 2024 Conference is organized by the Swedish Blekinge Institute of Technology, known for its research in sustainability. The Maglev 2024 is a scientific conference and is not commercially oriented.
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Final Call For Papers (bis 22. Mai 2024):
"Technological Advances and Future Impact Assessments"
Your contributions for Maglev 2024 may include the following topics:
A - Maglev Technological Research and Development
- Magnetic Levitation and Guidance
- Linear Motors
- Guideway and Infrastructure Technologies
- Energy Storage and Supply
- Reliability, Safety and Operational Control
- Magnetic Elevators and Escalators
- Magnetic Bearings
- Application of Superconductivity
- Design Issues (stations, guideways, vehicles)
- New Ideas on Levitating Device Applications
- Standardization Issues
- Hyperloop.
B - Maglev Projects and Implementations
- High-Speed Maglev (including Hyperloop): Studies, Projects and Operation Results
- Urban Maglev: Studies, Projects and Operation Results
- Freight (Cargo) Maglev: Studies, Projects and Operation Results
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Innovative Spin-off use.
C - Sustainability Assessments and Societal Impacts
of Maglev and Competing Technologies
- Strategic Sustainable Development Assessments (ecological, social, economic)
- Environmental and Health Issues (electromagnetic fields, noise, vibrations, earthquakes)
- Research and Education, Cooperation
- Marketing and Transport Psychology Issues (comfort demand, travel time, human factors)
- Architecture, Urban Planning, Societal Transport Planning
- Impacts on Spatial and Regional Development, Transport Geography, GIS
- History of Maglev Development (worldwide).
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- All submitted abstracts will undergo peer review.
- All information can be found here: Abstract Submission.
- The accepted papers will be published in the Maglev 2024 conference proceedings.
We look forward to your submissions for Maglev 2024!
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Upcoming Conferences, symposia, workshops
and online events
For all current and detailed information on times, locations, dates, and contacts of events, always refer to the IMB website under the Conferences tab.
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Scientific publications of the IMB
All documents can be downloaded as PDF documents from the scientific platform Researchgate.net using the specified links. All scientific studies and reports follow the open-access principle and are thus freely available.
Urban / Medium Speed Maglev
Innovation and Disruption
Hyperloop?
Environment:
Ressources:
Energy:
Environment / Health issues:
Comparisons:
Maglev2018 in St. Petersburg (the abstracts) [2018].
Maglev2016 in Berlin:
Technology Assessment:
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(THE INTERNATIONAL MAGLEV ASSOCIATION)
The International Maglev Board (IMB) is an international, nonprofit organization dedicated to mobility, transport, and particularly maglev technology. The IMB is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and is recognized as a nonprofit organization by the state of Bavaria.
The International Maglev Board is composed of internationally recognized transportation scientists, engineers, experts, and NGO members. It is an independent, scientifically oriented nonprofit organization, not tied to any specific maglev technology or industrial companies.
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