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Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

Jan 8, 2015 | Events

ATRI AT TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD ANNUAL MEETING

Starting Sunday, January 11th, the ATRI staff will be joining 12,000+ transportation professionals for the 94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB). The meeting, which will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, draws attendees from around the world including policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions.

Findings from several of ATRI’s latest studies will be presented by the ATRI staff, who are also active in a number of TRB committees which will meet over the course of the five-day event. If you plan to attend the TRB Annual Meeting, we invite you to stop by the ATRI booth (#327) to visit with our research professionals and pick up copies of our latest research.

American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)
Ph: (770) 432-0628
atri@trucking.org
www.atri-online.org

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