16-19th November 2016, UK Aimsun Users’ Meeting, London

We are delighted to invite you to join us for our first ever UK Aimsun Users’ Meeting on Wednesday 16th November. This Users’ Meeting will have a distinctly UK emphasis, with speakers describing Aimsun research and modelling projects in the UK as well as new and upcoming software developments.

The UK AUM will be followed by a two-day ‘Scripting in Aimsun’ training course on 17th & 18th September. Again, the course will include exercises that are specifically relevant to UK users.

Index

1. UK Aimsun Users’ Meeting

2. Call for speakers

3. Training course: Scripting in Aimsun

4. Prices and registration

UK Aimsun Users’ Meeting

Wednesday November 16th

9:30 – 16:00

Location:

Museum of London Docklands

No.1 Warehouse

West India Dock Rd

London E14 4AL

4 minutes’ walk from West India Quay DLR Station

10 minutes’ walk from Canary Wharf UndergroundStation

40 minutes from Central London by Riverboat

Program of Events

We will be updating this section as news comes in, but the basic schedule is as follows:

Morning session

• Software News – An update on Aimsun and on the new developments in the software
• Trends in UK Modelling – An interactive panel discussion with senior modellers from local and regional UK authorities

Afternoon session

• Aimsun Projects and Research in the UK – Presentations from academics and consultants

Call for speakers

We have some spare slots for presenters and encourage UK users to present their work with Aimsun. Speakers qualify for discounts – see the registration form at the bottom of the page. Please send your proposed title and a 200-word abstract to info@aimsun.com if you would like to contribute.

Training course: Scripting in Aimsun

Thursday November 17th & Friday November 18th

Start/Finish time:9:00 – 17:00

Location:

WeWork Moorgate

1 Fore Street

London EC2Y 9DT

Nearest Underground station: Moorgate.

Tutor: Paolo Rinelli

Scripting in Aimsun is a powerful means of modifying a model, importing or exporting data and calculating and displaying results. This course teaches you how Aimsun scripts can dramatically increase your efficiency.

Note that while the course includes a review of the Python language, you should already be familiar with Python and the concepts of programming.

Schedule: Day 1

Introduction to Python

• Variables & data types
• Operations
• Control flow statements
• Defining a function

Introduction to scripting in Aimsun

Architecture of the Aimsun platform

Schedule: Day 2

Aimsun scripting in practice

Exercises:

• Error-checking inputs
• Post-processing outputs
• Exporting data
• Editing the model
• Importing data
• Running a simulation
• Customising cost functions

Prices and registration

For prices and speaker discounts, please refer to the Registration Form: UK Aimsun Users’ Meeting and training course, London 2016.

Places are limited so please send the form as soon as possible to info@aimsun.com.

We look forward to seeing you all in London!