OTREC Events

Symposium Celebrating 50 Years of Traffic Flow Theory

August 11, 2014 7:59 am - August 13, 2014 4:59 pm

Where: David Evans and Associates, 2100 SW River Parkway Portland, OR 97201

Summary: The Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics is pleased to announce the Symposium Celebrating 50 Years of Traffic Flow Theory and Midyear Meeting to be held in Portland, Oregon, USA, August 11-13, 2014. The predecessor committee focusing on traffic flow theory was organized 50 years ago, and this is an appropriate time to recognize the past accomplishments in the field, reflect on the present state of our research community and identify key future directions. Papers on all topics in the traffic flow theory and characteristics domains are welcome. We will be presenting exciting technical and social programs. We sincerely hope you will join us!

Organizing Committee Chair: Robert Bertini, Portland State University. Robert Bertini is a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Portland State University. From 2009-2011, he served as Deputy Administrator of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation, and from 2011-2012 he was a visiting professor at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. A registered professional engineer in Oregon and California, Bertini's experience includes work with local government, several national transportation consulting firms and the auto industry.

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