TRANSPORTATION DEMAND FORECASTING

MICROSIMULATION WORKSHOP

 

SUMMER 2003 WORKSHOP:

"Microsimulation Methods: A Retrospective and Prospective Assessment of Theoretical Issues and Practical Considerations"

Activities Coordination Subcommittee, Committee on Demand Forecasting, A1C02, Transportation Research Board (TRB)

The A1C02 activities subcommittee has organized on rather short notice a workshop this summer entitled, "Microsimulation methods: A Retrospective and Prospective Assessment of Theoretical Issues and Practical Considerations." It was motivated in large part by the many discussions on these topics during several subcommittee meetings at the past TRB annual meeting. The workshop will include presentations by individuals actively working on microsimulation models across the country, and will conclude with the development of research needs statements and the identification of likely sponsors. Our subcommittee is developing the program, which is looking like it will include topics such as:

  • The microsimulation of households and establishments
  • Microsimulating travel choice behavior
  • Contrasting emergent behavior from discrete choice and microsimulation models
  • Microsimulation of route choice and network paths
  • The calibration and validation of microsimulation models
  • The cost-effectiveness of microsimulation models

Note that we are open to suggestions for other topics.

The workshop is going to be held as part of the TRB Mid-year Meeting in Portland, Oregon. We've set aside Monday (noon to 5pm) and Tuesday (8 am to noon) on Monday and Tuesday, July 14-15, 2003. We would like to have about 30-35 participants at most, and focus on an audience already actively involved in research or practice of microsimulation.  Please contact Rick Donnelly (rdonnelly@pbtfsc.com) if you are interested in attending the workshop.  The subcommittee intends to hold places open for committee members first before opening the workshop to others in the profession. More details will be sent out shortly.

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Last update 4/18/2003