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"Travel to Work Conference: Analysing the 2006 POWCAR data" 

Presented by NIRSA in association with the NCG, AIRO, CSO and ISSP

Venue: 9.30 am- 2.00 pm, May 14th 2008, JH4 Lecture Theatre, John Hume Building, North Campus, NUI Maynooth. For directions to NUI Maynooth and the Hume building please click here.

As part of the Census 2006 the CSO collected data concerning all employed persons and their journey to work. Unlike previous Travel to Work data which provided a fifteen percent sample, the 2006 POWCAR data consists of a 100 percent anonymised sample detailing worker origin, destination, mode of travel, and demographic and socio-economic characteristics of these workers. This half day conference, co-organised by the AIRO project of NIRSA and NCG and the CSO, will explore how the POWCAR data can be analyzed, present a range of different analyses that provide a fascinating insight into the travel patterns of workers throughout Ireland, and discuss what these travel patterns mean for public policy especially relating to the National Spatial Strategy, the National Development Plan, and Transport 21.

Provisional Schedule

09.30-10.00 Coffee
10.00-10.15 Welcome (Jim Walsh/Rob Kitchin)
10.15-10.45 Introducing POWCAR (Brian King, CSO)
10.45-11.45 Boundaries & Catchments (David Meredith, Teagasc)
11.15-11.45 Coffee
11.45-12.15 Travel Profiling (Justin Gleeson/Martin Charlton)
12.15-12.45 Implications for NSS & NDP and Public Policy (Niall Cussen, DOEHLG)
12.45-13.15 Discussion/Open Floor
13.15-14.00 Lunch

Registration

€150 Public/Private Sector, €75 Other Academics and €30 Students. You can download a registration form here.

For more information, contact: NIRSA at 01-7083350 or e-mail nirsa@nuim.ie.

NOTE: Places are strictly limited so early registration is advised

You can download a poster for the event here.