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BID FOR HOSTING ITEA Annual Conference and School on Transportation Economics SANTIAGOCHILE JULY 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Invitation to Santiago, Chile 3 Local Organizing Committee Letter 4 FCFM Dean Letter 6 Transport Minister Letter 7 2. Host Institutions 8 Universidad de Chile 9 Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences 10 Complex Engineering Systems Institute 11 Transport Engineering Division 12 3. Conference Venue 13 The Venue 14 Venue Facilities 14 Venue Access 15 Auditorium & Meeting Rooms Capacities 17 4. Welcome To Santiago 19 About Chile 20 About Santiago 24 Culture 28 Eat 32 Drink 33 Sleep 34 Travel 35 5. Timetable 40 6. Preliminary Budget 42 School Estimated Expenses 43 Conference Estimated Expenses 44 School And Conference Fees & Balance 45 7. Appendix 48 Recommended Restaurants 49 Recommended Hotels In Santiago 51 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 18 19 23 26 31 32 33 34 39 41 42 43 44 47 48 INVITATIONTO 50 SANTIAGO DE CHILE Santiago, November 5, 2014 Professor Robin Lindsey President International Transportation Economics Association Professor Sauder School of Business University of British Columbia 2053 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Dear Professor Lindsey We are delighted to bid for the organization of the 2016 Annual Conference and School of the International Transportation Economics Association. As a local organizing committee, it would be an honor for us to be in charge of both events. As members of the Transport Engineering Division at Universidad de Chile, we have participated in several previous Kuhmo-Nectar Conferences and strongly believe that crossing the Equator and moving the 2016 edition of the ITEA Annual Conference and School to South America presents itself as a matchless opportunity to disseminate, in this part of the world, the state-of-the art in transport economics research and lecturing, which is characteristic of this combined one-week event. Moreover, we believe that Chile, and in particular Universidad de Chile are the best country and insititution to host the event, for the first time, outside North America or Europe, given the number of transport economists doing academic research and the resources we have at our disposal. Interestingly, in our country we have the rather unusual case that a Professor that has done high quality research in transport economics, Associate Professor Andrés Gómez-Lobo, is currently the Minister of Transport. Andrés has agreed to give a plenary talk at the conference to share his experience leading the transport ministry, should the scientific committee find this as interesting as we do. We propose the conference to be held at the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (FCFM) of Universidad de Chile (www.fcfm.cl), to which our Transport Engineering group belongs. Our faculty has all the necessary facilities to successfully run both the Conference and the School, from top notch infrastructure and technology to highly qualified human resources. The conference will be co-organized by Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingeniería (www.isci.cl), a research institute to which all faculty at the Transport Engineering Division belongs. FCFM facilities are at walking distance of Santiago´s city center and we are well connected to the rest of the city by frequent bus and Metro services. Conference attendees will have easy access to discover what our city has to offer in terms of historical and cultural heritage, gastronomical and touristic attractions. Complementing the academic program, we will develop an attractive social program for the attendees to get a glimpse of Chilean gastronomy and culture, as well as providing the opportunity to visit Santiago´s surroundings, featuring scenic vineries and sky resorts along the Andes Range. Thank you very much for considering our bid to host the 2016 Annual Conference and Summer School of the International Transportation Economics Association. Yours sincerely, Leonardo J. Basso Chair local organizing committee Associate Professor Transport Engineering Division Civil Engineering Department Universidad de Chile Alejandro Tirachini Member local organizing committee Assistant Professor Transport Engineering Division Civil Engineering Department Universidad de Chile Karla Jaramillo Executive secretariat local organizing committee Institute Complex Engineering Systems Universidad de Chile HOST INSTITUTIONS HOST INSTITUTIONS Universidad de Chile The Universidad de Chile was founded on the 19th of November, 1842. It is the oldest higher education institution in Chile. Generating, developing, integrating and communicating knowledge in all the areas of knowledge and culture are the mission and basis of the activities of the University. • Among the first Presidents of the University are • The Universidad de Chile has 40.083 students: the founder, the Venezuelan humanist and jurist 29.442 undergraduate students Andrés Bello (1843 – 1865), and the Polish scientist 10.641 graduate students in Doctoral, Masters and and mineralogist Ignacio Domeyko (1867 – 1883). Professional programs Faculty: 3412 which 1420 are full time and 1087 with • The University is located in the capital city Ph. D. Santiago de Chile and it is a public university with international quality. All the areas of knowledge • 20 Chilean Presidents have been students of are pursued in their lecture halls and today the the Universidad de Chile (61% of the total). Also, university is at the top of the Chilean university the two Chileans who received the Nobel Prize, system with respect to teaching, research, creation Gabriela Mistral (1945) and Pablo Neruda (1971), and outreach. both in Literature, were members of the University. • Faculties and Institutes: Distributed in five • 169 Premios Nacionales, the highest distinction in campuses and several experimental stations in the country (83% of the total), have been awarded Santiago and other Regions of Chile: in different fields to distinguished persons that 14 Faculties: Architecture and Urbanism - Arts - have been alumni, professors or researchers of the Agricultural Sciences - Sciences - Physical and University. Mathematical Sciences - Forestry Sciences - Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy - Social Sciences • Universidad de Chile is placed among the 500 -Veterinary and Animal Sciences - Law - Economy best higher educational establishments in the and Business - Philosophy and Humanities - World Ranking of Universities (University Shanghai Medicine - Dentistry. Jiao Tong) and in the tenth place among its Latin- 4 Interdisciplinary Institutes: Public Affairs - American peers in the Latin-American Ranking of Communications - International Studies - Nutrition Research Institutes (SCImago Research Group, and Food Technology. Spain). HOST INSTITUTIONS Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences The Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (FCFM, for its acronym in Spanish) has been in existence for over 170 years. It is focused on higher education and on the development of basic sciences, engineering sciences and technological applications. At present, it offers a Civil Engineering program with nine specializations, Geology, three bachelors of sciences and more than 30 graduate academic programs. Its background, results and commitment to FCFM have an impact factor Q1. excellence, places it amongst the best Chilean and The Universidad de Chile obtained 131 from a total worldwide Engineering and Science Faculties. of 581 Fondecyt projects, becoming the leading The FCFM vision consists of a strong and solid research institution in Chile, of which 41 were from commitment to the nation and its students, FCFM, showing the quality of their researchers. addressing undergraduate and graduate training, Conicyt, through their program Fondequip, scientific and technological research, transference, awarded funding to 35 projects (at national level) of innovation and entrepreneurship, according to a which 5 were from FCFM. rigorous standard of excellence. The National Seismological Centre; the first wind The Faculty responds creatively and effectively to map; the first sustainable electric micronetwork the challenges imposed by globalization, the wide that operates in LatinAmerica; the first solar car; access to information and inclusion of the country the first autonomous vehicle; the first satellite built within the world stage. Its goal is to foster deep entirely in Chile; the first vaccine against alcoholism and active links with the productive environment, was developed at the FCFM among others. These meeting the current demands and exploring facts depict the importance of the Research and emerging developments. Research is conducted Development in FCFM. with increasing proximity to the needs of the country and society, contributing to the innovation and application of the latest technologies. The scientific excellence of the FCFM is confirmed by the many distinctions received by their members. Actually the FCFM hosts 13 National Awards (A distinction given every two years by the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research). 54% of ISI publications originated in HOST INSTITUTIONS Complex Engineering Systems Institute The Complex Engineering Systems Institute (ISCI, for its acronym in Spanish) is a prestigious scientific research centre hosted at the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of the Universidad de Chile. The Institute has 53 researchers from the has effectively contributed to establish a new Universidad de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Engineering research and education