ABJ30 Members and Friends, An opportunity to explore - Announcing an upcoming opportunity to engage in discussions of lessons learned and challenging issues facing the personal travel survey research field. Let's learn together what is needed to help improve the practice in a time of rapidly changing technology and societal expectations. It's been almost 20 years since the U.S. travel survey community gathered to share lessons learned and insights gained in conducting regional and statewide personal travel surveys. Mark your calendar now to join us in Dallas November 8-9, 2012. For additional information on: * The symposium, preliminary program, or registration, please visit our website at: http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/tss12/ * A call for posters on innovative survey designs and lessons learned, see: http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/tss12/call-for-posters.php (NOTE: deadline for submitting abstracts is August 15, 2012) * Symposium sponsorship opportunities, see: http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/tss12/sponsorship.php * General questions or to be added to the conference mailing list, contact: Stacey Bricka (s-bricka@tamu.edu<mailto:s-bricka@tamu.edu>) or Chris Simek (c-simek@tamu.edu<mailto:c-simek@tamu.edu>) Symposium Highlights: * Innovations in data collection technology * Survey design and methods, including efficient and effective sampling * Cost-effective tactics to increase survey participation * Key elements to include in RFPs that reflect lessons learned in prior surveys * Applied research needs to move the state-of-the-practice forward, and how we fund those * Poster session highlighting surveys of the future, and lessons learned from the past We hope to see you in Dallas, and in the meantime, please feel free to forward this email to others you think would enjoy having a part in identifying the future of household travel surveys as part of the Symposium. [Description: cid:image001.png@01CD5E99.593CB390] [Description: cid:image002.jpg@01CD5E99.593CB390] [Description: cid:image003.jpg@01CD5E99.593CB390] ________________________________ Stacey Bricka, PhD | Texas Transportation Institute | 1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 300E, Austin, TX 78723 | 512-407-1123 direct, 512-467-0952 receptionist | Fax 512-467-8971 |