Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium
August 18–19, 2005, in Ames, Iowa
August 18–19, 2005, Iowa will host its fifth, biennial Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium.
This event provides a Midwestern venue for sharing cutting-edge research and practical solutions.
The symposium highlights practitioners reporting on their own research, the use and benefits of research, and implemented research products.
Research findings will also be presented by university researchers, public agencies, engineers and planners, consultants, and association staff members.
Submit an abstract
If you have a project of interest to the transportation community, you are invited to submit an abstract of a formal paper to be considered for presentation at the symposium.
Abstracts must be no longer than 500 words or two double-spaced pages including figures and tables.
They should include information about the authors, their affiliations, their addresses, and e-mail and telephone contact information.
Submit four paper copies or one electronic copy of the abstract by February 15, 2005, to
Stephen Andrle, CTRE Director
Iowa State University Research Park
2901 S. Loop Drive, Suite 3100
Ames, IA 50010-8632
andrle@iastate.edu
Abstract review criteria
Abstracts will be reviewed by a committee of regional transportation professionals through a confidential review process, according to the following criteria (not necessarily in this order):
- The abstract includes a clearly defined research concept, objective, and results or expected results.
- Research provides practical solutions for today’s transportation problems.
- The project will likely provide cutting-edge results.
- The abstract is written clearly and succinctly.
- Research results will include tangible findings or products (technology, equipment, processes, etc.).
Acceptance of abstracts
Authors of selected abstracts will be notified by March 15, 2005. They will be invited to submit a paper and present their research at the conference.
To be included in the symposium CD, papers must be submitted no later than June 1, 2005.
Potential topics
The conference will cover a broad spectrum of transportation issues ranging from current topics in infrastructure design to transportation policy. We particularly encourage papers on transportation safety and security.
Papers addressing down-to-earth solutions for challenges experienced by state departments of transportation, cities, and counties are especially welcome.
Symposium sponsors
The symposium is cosponsored by the following organizations:
- Iowa Department of Transportation
- Iowa State University’s Center for Transportation Research and Education
- Midwest Transportation Consortium
For more information
Contact Lori Wildeman, program coordinator, 515-294-1866, lwild@iastate.edu.
