[CTPP] Invitation and Call for Abstracts - 2011 TRB Planning Applications Conference

Greetings to all CTPP-lovers out there! On behalf of TRB's Planning Applications Committee (ADB50) I would like to announce the 13th TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference and invite you all to seriously consider submitting an abstract for a presentation. I apologize for cross-posting if you have already received this through another source, but we want to extend a broad invitation to all transportation planners, and I thought CTPP users should be prime candidates for some good presentations. The conference will be held next spring in beautiful Reno, Nevada, "The Biggest Little City in the World," from May 8-12 of 2011. The conference website (www.trb-appcon.org) is now up and will be updated as more details become available. The focus of the whole conference is on planning applications - on planning practice rather than pure theory - so cutting-edge research is not required (although it's welcome, too). If you have a favorite or interesting project that you like to bore your spouse and children with - we're the folks who really want to hear about it! The conference is intended to be a chance for transportation planners (and modelers, engineers, etc.) from around the country and abroad to get together and learn from each other by sharing their experiences - so please consider joining us to share yours! The call for abstracts is attached. Abstracts for presentations in 16 topic areas have been specifically solicited but abstracts on any transportation planning topic are welcome. All abstracts are due by September 15, 2010. The abstracts are limited to 350 words and can be submitted online at the conference website (www.trb-appcon.org). Please feel free to contact me with any questions. The success of the conference depends on planners and engineers like you. I hope to see you and your presentation in Reno in 2011! Best, Vince Vince Bernardin, Jr., Ph.D. Chief of Transportation Modeling Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates, Inc. 6200 Vogel Road Evansville, IN 47715 812.479.6200