2015 Meeting
13th Port Performance Research Network (PPRN) Workshop
Sunday, 23 August 2015
Meeting Coordinator: Thanos Pallis, University of the Aegean
PPRN Chair: Mary R. Brooks, Dalhousie University
Meeting Address: Sasana Kijang Conference Facility, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Audience participation is expected in all sessions.
Structure of the workshop
The 2015 meeting will further discuss frameworks and structure future research lines for Phase 3. PPRN members will report on current research strands and future plans. Attendees will have a roundtable discussion of what progress has been made, and on which methods of analysis or methodologies would be appropriate for the future work of the team.
Network Members will then explore next steps in the research agenda of the Network and topics of interest to the group.
(Download the final agenda – PDF 168 KB)
9:30: Welcome and structure of the day’s work (Thanos Pallis)
9:35-11:15: Session 1—Research Discussion
Update: Port performance research projects
- Europe: Efforts to develop port performance indicators (Michael Dooms)
- Data collection in Projects: Trust in industry performance management projects & Leverage of collected data (Mychal Langenus)
- North America: Constructs for measuring effectiveness in port service delivery (Mary R. Brooks - presented by Thanos Pallis)
Continuing: Research on Port authorities' strategies & Port governance (Michael Dooms - Larissa van der Lugt)
Continuing: Climate change and adaptation planning for ports (Adolf Ng)
New: Port risk analysis and management as an emerging research theme (Jasmin Lam)
New: Research on reporting sustainability (Michael Dooms)
11:15-11:45: Coffee Break
11:45-13:00: Session 2—Planning Future Research
Moderator: Thanos Pallis
13:00-14:00: Lunch
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Organized with the support of the Chairperson: Ioannis Lagoudis |