Cycling and society symposium: call for papers

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Cycling and Society Research Group (a research interest group based on
UK Universities)

6th CYCLING AND SOCIETY RESEARCH GROUP SYMPOSIUM
MONDAY 7th SEPTEMBER 2009
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
DEADLINE JULY 31st 2009

The 6th Cycling and Society Research Group symposium will be held on
Monday 7th September 2009 at the University of Bolton (http://
www.bolton.ac.uk/AboutUs/CampusMap.aspx)

It is an opportunity for those interested in the broad range of
cycling issues - academics, policy makers, decision makers and
campaigners - to share their research, knowledge and experience.

This symposium series was launched in 2004 at Lancaster University,
with subsequent meetings at the Universities of Cardiff (2005),
Chester (2006), at the offices of the CTC (formerly the Cyclist's
Touring Club) Guildford (2007) and the University of the West of
England (2008). The symposia are linked to the Cycling and Society
Research Group (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/cycling-and-
society.html) whose members span many disciplines and approaches to
the study of cycling. An edited collection of papers was launched at
the CTC symposium in 2007 - Cycling and Society, eds. Horton, Rosen &
Cox, Ashgate 2007 - and many of these papers were first presented at
the Lancaster symposium.

Papers on any aspect of cycling research are welcome. Past symposia
have included papers on
* cycling and social transformation;
* gender; identity; image; fear;
* history; policy; legal issues;
* route choice modelling;
* design; barriers to cycling;
* contradictions in cycling statistics;
* research methodologies;
* innovation in the cycle industry;
* and communication between cyclists and drivers.

Please send an abstract of up to 300 words by July 31st 2009 to
j.parkin [at] bolton [point] ac [somthing] uk.