U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao will be the keynote speaker at the TRB Annual Meeting Chair’s Luncheon, which will take place on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. This is Secretary Chao's second cabinet position. Previously, she served as U.S. Secretary of Labor, the first Asian American woman appointed to the President's cabinet in American history. Secretary Chao has a distinguishe...

AM Online, the repository for TRB Annual Meeting content (a version of which was previously known as the “Compendium of Papers”) is going away, but it is being replaced by a new process that will provide material much more quickly and, ultimately, to a wider audience.  Read  mor e .

Dr. Sarah Jo Peterson, author of The Transportation Research Board 1920-2020: Everyone Interested is Invited is the 2020 recipient of the Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship.   Dr. Peterson will deliver her lecture, “ TRB's Technical Activities Committees: The Significance of Their Hitory ,” during the 99th TRB Annual Meeting , on Monday, January 13, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. to ...

Act now to secure your exhibit space at the 2020 TRB Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2020, in Washington, D.C. All indications are that attendance at the meeting will be the largest ever. Don't miss this opportunity to demonstrate your organization's support for transportation research and innovation, and to showcase your products and services to more than 13,000 transportation professionals. So...

Register and make hotel reservations today for the TRB 99th Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Registration is required for all Annual Meeting attendees, including session speakers, poster presenters, and those who attend the exhibit hall, career fair, or any workshops. As part of TRB's Centennial Celebration, all full registrants at the 99th Annual Meeting will be eligib...

TRB is taking requests from non-profit organizations and government agencies that would like function space to hold meetings in conjunction with TRB’s 99th Annual Meeting, which takes place January 12-16, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Qualifying organizations wishing to hold meetings or food-and-beverage events at the Marriott Marquis or the Walter E. Washington Convention Center must agree to foll...

Consider leveraging your organization’s Annual Meeting registration investment to maximize its visibility by becoming an Annual Meeting Patron. Each patron package includes at least four complimentary registrations for your employees or almost a $4,000 value. Packages start at just $6,200 and all include the following promotional benefits: Invitation to the Executive Committee’s January 15 Pol...

If you receive a solicitation to purchase the TRB Annual Meeting attendee mailing list, it is not coming from TRB. TRB recommends that you do not click on any links in the email and that you delete it immediately.  TRB also recommends that you do not request to be removed from the mailing list as that likely would confirm to the sender that your email address is valid and thus may result i...

In recognition of his consistent support for TRB and for research and innovation during his career, Mr. Frederick G. (Bud) Wright is the 2019 recipient of the W.N. Carey, Jr., Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Wright is Principal of Bud Wright Transportation Policy Consultants, LLC and is the former Executive Director of both the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the American Association...

Named for Roy W. Crum, who served as the Board’s director from 1928 until his death in 1951, the Crum Award recognizes outstanding leadership in transportation research or research administration. Dr. Sue McNeil, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Public Policy and Administration at University of Delaware is the 2019 recipient of the Crum Award. She is recognized for her disti...

The Sharon D. Banks Award is a biennial award established in the memory of Sharon Banks, who chaired the TRB Executive Committee in 1998. She passed away in 1999. The award recognizes innovative and successful leadership in people-oriented initiatives in transportation, sustained over an extended period of time, that exemplify Banks’ ideals of humanity and service. The Award will be presented d...

More than 6,400 papers have been submitted to be considered by TRB for acceptance as part of the 2020 TRB 99th Annual Meeting  program. This amount is several hundred more than in any previous year. The 2020 TRB 99th Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2020, in Washington, D.C., covers all transportation modes, with more than 13,000 transportation professionals from around the world expected to...

Titles, dates, times, and brief descriptions are now available for the 100+ specialty workshops at the TRB 99th Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Annual Meeting registration is required for all workshop attendees. Mark your calendar now and plan to attend. Meeting registration and hotel reservations will be available through the TRB Registration and Housing Bureau in earl...

Mark your calendar for future TRB Annual Meetings. Full information of meeting dates through 2029 are now available. Please note that the dates for the 2021 TRB Annual Meeting are later than usual to avoid conflict with the setup for the presidential inauguration. Upcoming dates include: January 12–16, 2020 January 31–February 4, 2021 January 9–13, 2022 The TRB Annual Meeting takes place at the...

Visit the TRB Annual Meeting Online (AMOnline) to locate papers, presentation slides, and posters from the 2017, 2018, and 2019 TRB Annual Meetings. This portal allows users to find all available papers and visual aids by session, presentation or paper number, author, subject area, and more. TRB is not providing the Compendium of Papers in advance of the meeting. Please use this online resource...

Visit the TRB Annual Meeting Online (AMOnline) portal to view the compendium of papers for the more than 5,000 program presentations at the 96th TRB Annual Meeting, January 8-12, 2017. A PDF of the Annual Meeting Final Program is available through AMOnline as well. In addition, the AMOnline portal also includes papers, visual aid slides, and poster presentations from the 2011-2016 Annual Meetin...

Visit the TRB Annual Meeting Online (AMOnline) portal to view the compendium of papers for the more than 5,000 program presentations at the 95th TRB Annual Meeting, January 10-14, 2016. A PDF of the Annual Meeting Final Program is available through AMOnline as well. In addition, the AMOnline portal also includes papers, visual aid slides, and poster presentations from the 2011-2015 Annual Meeti...

You are encouraged to visit the  TRB Annual Meeting Online (AMOnline) portal  to view the slides and posters of the more than 3,300 program presentations at the 2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting. These visual aids from the 2014 meeting are in addition to the 2,500 technical papers from the 2014 meeting that have been available on the portal since before the meeting. In addition t...

TRB is pleased to announce that the slides and posters of the more than 3,600 program presentations at the 2013 TRB 92nd Annual Meeting are available through the TRB Annual Meeting Online (AMOnline) portal . These visual aids from the 2013 meeting are in addition to the 2,700 technical papers from the 2013 meeting that have been available on the portal since before the meeting began. ...

Don't forget, the slides and posters of the more than 3,500 program presentations, and videos of some 40 high-profile sessions at the 2012 TRB 91st Annual Meeting are available through the TRB Annual Meeting Online (AMOnline) portal . This content is in addition to the 4,500 plus papers from the 91st and 90th Annual Meeting. In one search, the AMOnline portal allows users to quickly find all av...

The Utah Department of Transportation has realized more than $3.8 million in savings for every UDOT employee who has attended a TRB Annual Meeting since 2003, savings that have far surpassed the cost to UDOT of regularly sending their staff to the meeting. UDOT has developed and implemented a process for tracking the benefits to the Department that come from UDOT personnel’s attendance at the T...