The TRB Technical Activities Division’s Standing Committee on Public Involvement in Transportation is holding its 14th annual John and Jane Q. Public Communications Contest. TRB seeks best practices in successfully communicating with John and Jane Q. Public during disruptive, crisis situations that affect the transportation industry. The John and Jane Q. Public Communications contest recognizes excellence in communications on technical transportation topics or issues to lay persons. The deadline to apply is July 31, 2020. 

Additional information on the contest and entry instructions are available.

TRB's National Highway Cooperative Research Program (NCHRP) has issued an invitation for letters of interest from those wishing to be considered as a principal investigator for one or more of the 19 new NCHRP synthesis topics. Letters of Interest must be submitted through the Letters of Interest Submission Portal by August 27, 2020. For the list of new synthesis topics and for information for potential principal investigators, see the NCHRP Synthesis website.

Please forward this announcement to others who may be interested. For further information, contact Jo Allen Gause at jagause@nas.edu.