After the grand success of the first TIPCE -2019, the 2nd International Conference on “Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Conception to Execution” (TIPCE-2022) has been planned during September 14- 17, 2022. The conference is organized by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee and will be held at IIT Roorkee, India.

Transportation professionals across streams (academia, Programme Implementation Units (PIUs), consultants, Government officials, freelance, etc.) are encouraged to submit their work.

Submission Guidelines

Submission Portal

The presentation submission portal is open now.

Presentation

Greetings from TIPCE2022, IIT Roorkee.

We are thankful to you for registering and participating in the conference. Kindly follow the guidelines for preparing your presentation.

1. Each presenter will get 15 minutes for presentation followed by 5 minutes for discussion.

2. There shall preferably be 15 slides for presentation. These include title and thank you slide.

3. Font size shall not be less than 20 points.

4. Presentation shall be saved in format .ppt / .pptx / .pdf.

5. If you need to play a video then kindly inform before hand. You can mention the paper ID and share the link of video through email so that it can be downloaded at the venue.

Kindly upload the presentation through Easy chair. The same will be downloaded at the venue for presentation. No Pendrive or hard disk will be used for transfer of files.

The presentation shall be uploaded till 12th September.

To upload your PPT, open your previously submitted paper and then go to add file and upload your PowerPoint Presentation (ppt/pptx/pdf) file.

Full paper

Please follow the instructions given below for full paper submission:

  • The length of the full paper should not exceed 10 pages, including references. Submissions beyond 10 pages may not be considered for the Springer Proceedings.
  • We have adapted Springer’s template for TIPCE 2022 as selected papers will be published in Springer proceedings. Provided template format should only be followed while preparing the manuscript. Please do not alter the formatting of the provided template (e.g., margin, spacing, text size, etc.). Access the templates from the following links: 
  • As this conference follows double blind review process, authors’ details and acknowledgment should not be indicated anywhere in the full paper.
  • Submissions are to be updated via EasyChair. Go to add file and upload your full paper (pdf/ word) file.

Abstract

The abstract shall be framed with four-five paragraphs, emphasizing the following:

  • Field of discussion (planning/ design/ execution/ operation), the involvement of professionals from different fields, context, and scope of work discussed, place of work
  • Data needs and sources, data generation effort, intervention from local/ global guidelines, intervention from involved transportation professionals
  • Difficulties and pitfalls observed during planning/ design/ construction/ operation of the project
  • Technical/ financial/ social impact of the pitfalls observed and corrective measures taken
  • The final implication of the project at the local/ regional/ national/ global level. Learning lessons took forward and disseminated/ to be disseminated.

Abstract Format

  • Word limit: 1000 words
  • Margins: Left side 3.2 cm (1.25 inch), Right, Top and Bottom 2.54 cm (1 inch)
  • Font Style: Times New Roman, Regular for text and BOLD for Title
  • Font Size: 14 for TITLE and 12 for text
  • Line spacing: 1.5
  • Paragraph spacing: 6 points before and after
  • Alignment: Left for text with Outline level set as ‘Body text’ and center for Title
  • Please do NOT add authors’ names and/ or affiliations in the abstract

This simple LaTeX template can be used for abstract.

Review Process

The double-blind review process will be followed for the abstract and full paper submissions. Firstly, the abstracts will be reviewed, and accepted submissions will be invited to submit the full-length papers. Full-length papers will be reviewed, and accepted papers will be invited for presentation. The accepted papers will be sent for possible publication in the Select Proceedings of TIPCE 2022 by Springer.

Note: Industry experts/ consultants/ government officials/ PIUs, who do not wish to submit the full-length papers, can submit the abstract for possible inclusion in sub-plenary sessions.

Important dates

Submission deadline February 7, 2022  (Closed)
Abstract Review Decision February 28, 2022  March 2, 2022
Full Paper Submission April 30, 2022 (Closed)
Full Paper Review Decision May 31, 2022  June 7, 2022
Early Bird Registration Starts June 30, 2022
Early Bird Registration Ends July 31, 2022


Proceedings

Selected full-length papers that are presented will be reviewed and considered for publication in the Select Proceedings of TIPCE 2022 by Springer. Tentatively two Springer volumes are proposed. The members of the Editorial Board are:

Volume – 1

  1. Dr. Rajat Rastogi, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee
  2. Dr. S. Velmurugan, CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi
  3. Dr. Dharamveer Singh, IIT Bombay, Mumbai

Volume – 2

  1. Dr. Amit Agarwal, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee
  2. Dr. G Bharath, CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi
  3. Dr. Akhilesh Maurya, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati