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US Transportation Secretary to speak at TRB annual meeting

More than 13,000 people from about 70 countries, including policymakers, administrators, practitioners and researchers from government, industry, and academia, are expected to gather for the US Transportation Research Board (TRB) 96th Annual Meeting. The event will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, from 8-12 January and will involve more than 5,000 presentations at over 800 sessions and workshops covering all transportation modes. Approximately 130 sessions will addr
January 5, 2017 Read time: 2 mins
More than 13,000 people from about 70 countries, including policymakers, administrators, practitioners and researchers from government, industry, and academia, are expected to gather for the US 856 Transportation Research Board (TRB) 96th Annual Meeting.  The event will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, from 8-12 January and will involve more than 5,000 presentations at over 800 sessions and workshops covering all transportation modes.  Approximately 130 sessions will address one or more of three hot topics: transformational technologies, resilience, and public health.
 
Several panel sessions and special events include meetings with 324 US Department of Transportation officials. In the Beyond Traffic – Looking Forward to Innovation in an Era of Rapid Change, Department of Transportation secretary Anthony Foxx will discuss key trends that will impact transportation over the next 30 years and potential solutions that can be adopted.
 
The event also includes several State Department of Transportation roundtables.
 
The Chairman's Luncheon, which is attended by about 750 leaders in the transportation field from the US and abroad, takes place on 11 January.  This year's featured speaker is Jaiwon Shin, associate administrator for NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate.

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