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the story of IAME
HANJIN PRIZE
Paper title: “An Exploratory
Study on the Effect of
Trade Data Aggregation On
International Freight Mode
Choice” by Dong Yang,
Ghim Ping Ong, Anthony
Theng Heng Chin (National
University of Singapore)
MPM BEST PAPER:
Paper title: “Impact of Privatization on Port Efficiency
and Effectiveness: Results From Panama and Us
Ports” by Anthony M. Pagano (University of Illinois at
Chicago, USA), Wen-Yao Grace Wang (Texas A&M
University at Galveston, USA), Onésimo Sánchez
(Panama Canal Authority, Panama), Ricardo Ungo
(Panama Canal Authority, Panama)
MPM RUN-UP BEST PAPER:
Paper title: “Modelling Port Choice in an Uncertain
Environment” by Gi-Tae Yeo (University of Incheon,
Korea), Adolf Koi Yu Ng (Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, SAR), Paul Tae-Woo Lee (Kainan
University, Taiwan), Zaili Yang (Liverpool John Moores
University, UK)
BEST REVIEWER AWARD:
Recognizing that conference paper review process
is one of critical factors to improve the IAME
Conference quality, the conference organizers of the
IAME 2012 Taipei Conference have awarded the Best
Reviewer Award to nine young scholars who made
excellent review reports to enrich and improve the
conference papers:
Zaili Yang (Liverpool John Moores University, UK),
Hwa-Joong Kim (Inha University, Korea), Masahiro
Ishii (Sophia University, Japan), Kai-Chieh Hu
(Soochow University, Taiwan), Jasmine Siu Lee Lam
(Nanyang Technological University, Singapore),
Michael Dooms (University of Brussels, Belgium),
Meifeng Luo (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
Hong Kong), Walter Ka-Io Wong (National Chiao
Tung University, Taiwan), Wen-Yao Grace Wang
(Texas A&M University at Galveston, USA)
KAMI PRIZE
Paper title: “Understanding Mode Choice Decisions:
A Study of Australian Freight Shippers” by Mary R.
Brooks (Dalhousie University, Canada), Sean M.
Puckett (US Dept. of Transportation, Volpe National
Transportation Systems Ctr.), David A. Hensher
(University of Sydney) and Adrian Sammons
(AMSTEC Design Pty Ltd)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AND
SPECIAL APPRECIATION AWARD
IAME President and Professor Theo Notteboom and
Conference Chairman and Professor Paul Tae-Woo
Lee awarded Outstanding Achievement Award to
Mr. Choon-Sun Kim, CEO of Incheon Port Authority,
Special Appreciation Award to Professor Emeritus
Lin Kuang, Chairman of Pacific Star Group, and Dr
Guwuck Bu, President of Youngsan University in
Korea for their contribution to the 2012 IAME
conference.
Professor Notteboom awarded Appreciation
Award to the three organizers of IAME 2012 Taipei
Conference, Conference Organiser and Conference
Chairman Paul Tae-Woo Lee (Professor and
Director of Shipping, Port and Logistics Research
Centre, Kainan University, Taiwan), Conference
Co-organiser and Professor Chin-Shan Lu (Chairman
of Chinese Maritime Research Institute, Taiwan),
Conference Co-organiser and Professor InKyo
Cheong (Director of Jungseok Research Institute of
International Trade and Logistics, Inha University,
Korea) and Conference Secretary Dr Chen Tao (Head
of Dept of Logistics and Shipping Management, Kainan
University).
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