Panel session proposals should deal with some aspect of transportation policy, issues, controversies, new developments, etc., preferably related to one of the conference themes. Panel sessions should include three or four speakers and a moderator.
Proposals should include:
- The title of the panel session.
- A brief one-or-two-paragraph synopsis of the content of the session.
- A list of speakers with titles, affiliations, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers.
- Contact information (name, title, affiliation, e-mail address and phone number) for the session organizer who will also serve as the panel moderator.
All panelists should be confirmed before submitting a panel proposal. Also, all panelists must register for the conference.
Proposals should be submitted by December 15, 2011, using the Submission Management Program.
Questions should be addressed to:
Jack Ventura, TRF Program Vice President
Phone: (301)593-1872
E-mail: ProgramVP@trforum.org
Sue Hendrickson
Phone: (701)231-7766
E-mail: info@trforum.org
Congressman John L. Mica, chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is scheduled to receive the President's Award at the 53rd Annual Transportation Research Forum in Tampa, FL, March 15-17. The award will recognize Mica's dedication and service to transportation and his accomplishments related to public policy in transportation. Mica has represented Florida's seventh congressional district since 1992. As chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, one of the largest Congressional panels in Congress, Mica serves on all six Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittees. He has been recognized as a national leader on a variety of transportation issues.
The President's Award recognizes an individual in transportation who has made significant contributions to the practice of transportation management, operations, planning, finance, public policy and other professional areas of endeavor. Individuals selected for this award will have exhibited leadership and innovation on a regional or national scale that has resulted in improving the mobility of freight and/or people. Those considered for this award may be involved any mode of transportation. A committee of TRF past presidents evaluates nominees based on their contributions to the transportation industry.