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Clear your calendar - It's going down! Bedford V2 kicks off on April 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

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University of Maryland
Transportation Innovation & Policy Summit

April 14, 2016 | 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland, College Park, Md.

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University of Maryland Transportation
Innovation & Policy Summit

Join the National Transportation Center at Maryland (NTC@Maryland) and more than 150 transportation experts from across the United States for the University of Maryland's inaugural Transportation Innovation & Policy Summit, supporting the theme "Innovative Multimodal Solutions for Reducing Congestion."

This daylong event will feature a plenary talk from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx, as well as presentations from representatives of industry, government, and academe.

Please stay tuned for additional agenda details.

Registration for this event is free, but space is limited.

SPEAKER INFORMATION

ANTHONY FOXX

U.S. Transportation Secretary

WALLACE LOH

PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

PETE K. RAHN

MARYLAND SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

GREGORY C. JOHNSON

MARYLAND STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR

Robert Arnold

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT, FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

ELISE MILLER-HOOKS

DIRECTOR, CIS AND CRISP PROGRAMS, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Program of Events

Registration opens at 9:00 a.m.

9:30am

Opening Remarks

Wallace Loh, President, University of Maryland

9:40am

Keynote Presentation

The Honorable Anthony Foxx, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation

10:15am

Morning Networking Break & Technology Showcase

10:45am

Plenary Panel Session: Dialogues on Innovative Multimodal Solutions for Reducing Congestion

Moderator: Lei Zhang, NTC@Maryland

Gregory Johnson, Administrator, Maryland State Highway Administration

Robert Arnold, Director, Office of Transportation Management, Federal Highway Administration

Elise Miller-Hooks, Director, CIS and CRISP Programs, National Science Foundation; Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland

12:00pm

Lunch Reception & Keynote

Pete Rahn, Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation

1:30pm

Innovations in Research and Education for Reducing Congestion

Moderator: Tom Jacobs, Director, UMD Center for Advanced Transportation Technology

Mounir El Asmar, Arizona State University: "Public-private partnerships for fighting congestion: A national study"

Mecit Cetin, Old Dominion University: "Tolling and auctioning in a connected vehicles environment"

George List, North Carolina State University: "Educational challenges for high-speed rail"

Michael Pack, University of Maryland: "Big data and data analytics tools for measuring and reducing congestion"

Hyeon-Shic Shin, Morgan State University: "Smart mobility policy strategies and the digital divide"

Bethany M. Stich, University of New Orleans: "Collaborative approach for reducing freight congestion around ports"

3:00pm

Afternoon Break & Technology Showcase

3:15pm

Closing Remarks
Beyond Traffic - 21st Century Solutions for Congestion

Lei Zhang, NTC@Maryland Director

3:30pm

Conclusion of Event