The center, in conjunction with the Centre for a Digital Society (formerly Florence School of Regulation – Communications and Media), holds an international conference on postal economics and postal policy. This is the latest in a series of international conferences and workshops which began in 1990, sponsored by leading national post offices, express carriers, labor, and consultants. Papers presented at the conferences are published in the series of postal economics books.
The latest of the series is The Future of the Postal Sector in a Digital World, edited by Pier Luigi Parcu, Timothy J. Brennan and Victor Glass, Springer, 2019. Conference participants receive a copy of the published book resulting from the the conference they attend. This is the 23rd book published from this program.
The topics covered have grown considerably in scope from the early days when the program was built around regulatory and monopoly issues. Now strategy, competition, innovation, marketing, competition, universal service, cost analysis, demand analysis and new services have all become matters of considerable interest. These are issues facing the new generation of postal companies. Discussion of these issues is important not just for the innovators but also for other major posts in transition and leading couriers and parcel companies.
The center's first conferences on postal economics and policy were held in 1990 in Rugby, England and in 1992 in La Londe les Maures, France. The center was honored for its work in the area of postal and delivery economics by the European Express Organization with their Hermes Award for 1992. To this date there have been 23 conferences and 8 workshops held.
Registration
The 31st Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics will be held in Gdańsk, Poland, on May 24 - 26, 2023.
Postal and Delivery Service Programs
30th CPDE | May 25-27, 2022 Rimini, Italy |
27th CPDE | May 22-25, 2019 Dublin, Ireland |
26th CPDE | May 30- June 2, 2018 Split, Croatia |
25th CPDE | May 24-27, 2017 Barcelona, Spain |
24th CPDE | May 18-21, 2016 Florence, Italy |
Workshop | April 1, 2016 Washington, DC 20006 73 Participants |
23rd CPDE | June 3-6, 2015 Athens, Greece 120 Participants |
Workshop | March 27, 2015 Washington, DC, USA 65 Participants |
22nd CPDE | June 4-7, 2014 Frascati, Italy 150 Participants |
Workshop | April 4, 2014 Washington, DC, USA 50 Participants |
21st CPDE | May 29-June 1, 2013 Portmarnock, County Dublin, Ireland 165 Participants |
Workshop | April 12, 2013 Washington, DC, USA 45 Participants |
20th CPDE | May 30-June 2, 2012 Brighton, U.K. 205 Participants |
Workshop | April 6, 2012 Washington, DC, USA 51 Participants |
19th CPDE | June 1-4, 2011 St. Helier, Jersey 170 Participants |
Workshop | April 1, 2011 Washington, DC, USA 75 Participants |
18th CPDE | June 2-5, 2010 Porvoo, Finland 180 Participants |
17th CPDE | May 27-30, 2009 Bordeaux, France 179 Participants |
16th CPDE | May 28-June 1, 2008 Albufeira, Portugal 201 Participants |
15th CPDE | May 30-June 2, 2007 Semmering, Austria 216 Participants |
14th CPDE | May 31-June 3, 2006 Bern, Switzerland 214 Participants |
13th CPDE | June 1-4, 2005 Antwerp, Belgium 203 Participants |
12th CPDE | June 2-5, 2004 Cork, Ireland 201 Participants |
11th CPDE | June 4-7, 2003 Toledo, Spain 183 Participants |
10th CPDE | June 5-8, 2002 Potsdam, Germany 180 Participants |
9th CPDE | June 6-9, 2001 Sorrento, Italy 175 Participants |
8th CPDE | June 7-10, 2000 Vancouver, Canada 150 Participants |
7th CPDE | June 23-26, 1999 Sintra, Portugal 159 Participants |
6th CPDE | June 17-20, 1998 Montreux, Switzerland 113 Participants |
5th CPDE | June 11-14, 1997 Helsingor, Denmark 153 Participants |
4th CPDE | May 22-25, 1996 Monterey, California 90 Participants |
Workshop | June 7-10, 1995 Naantali, Finland 65 Participants |
Workshop | June 1-4, 1994 Hakone, Japan 33 Participants |
3rd CPDE | May 18-21, 1994 Stockholm, Sweden 65 Participants |
Workshop | June 25-28, 1993 Daun, Germany 37 Participants |
2nd CPDE | March 18-21, 1992 La Londe les Maures, France 71 Participants |
1st CPDE | July 22-25, 1990 Coton House, Rugby, England 65 Participants |