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18th Biennial Transportation Research Board Visibility Symposium

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18th Biennial Transportation Research Board Visibility Symposium

April 17-18, 2007

Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
1000 George Bush Drive West
College Station, Texas 77845

18th Biennial TRB Visibility Symposium sponsored by the Texas Transportation Institute

The Symposium, held regularly since 1968, brings together researchers, practitioners, consultants, transportation agencies, and industry to present and review contemporary research on issues related to the visual communication of information within the general transportation infrastructure. The Visibility Symposium is sponsored by the following TRB committees:

  • AND40 Visibility, in collaboration with:
  • AND10 Vehicle User Characteristics,
  • AND20 User Information Systems,
  • AHD55 Signing and Marking Materials,
  • AHB50 Traffic Control Devices,
  • AHB55 Work Zone Traffic Control, and
  • AHB60 Highway/Rail Grade Crossing.

Conference Registration

Online registration is no longer available for this conference. On-site registration will be available immediately prior to the conference.

Pre-registration is recommended and will help us in planning and preparing a better conference. The registration fee is $200 and will be available through March 18, 2007. After March 18 the late registration fee will be $250.

NOTE: In keeping with TRB Conference guidelines, a registration fee is required of all who attend—including presenters and even the organizers. All registration is online. Please register as soon as possible.

Please make check or money orders (U.S. currency drawn on a U.S. bank) payable to TTI-VS. Event Management & Planning (EM&P) also accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover credit cards. If paying by check or money order, you may register online and then mail your payment to EM&P. EM&P cannot invoice. On-site registration will be available.

Limited student registration is available for $25. This fee does not include meals or refreshments.

Payment must be postmarked by March 18, 2007 in order to avoid the late fee.

Cancellations and refund requests must be received by April 3, 2007.

For payment processing purposes, the vendor identification number for TTI-EM&P is 37277277275000. The federal identification number is 74-2270624.

Please pick up your registration materials on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 between 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the Gibb Gilchrist Building, 2929 Research Parkway, College Station, Texas. For directions, please visit http://tti.tamu.edu/about_tti/maps/bcs.htm#gg.

Guests

Guest/spouse tickets for the evening activities at Riverside are available for $25.

Conference Attire

The dress for this conference will be business casual. For the special event at Riverside Campus, please wear closed toed shoes.

Important Dates

Dec 1, 2006 - Abstracts due
Jan 1, 2007 - Authors notified of paper acceptance
March 1, 2007 - Papers due for conference proceedings CD-ROM
March 18, 2007 - Last day to register to avoid $50 late fee
April 9, 2007 - Last day to register online

Hotel Information

Individuals should arrange their own hotel accommodations. The Bryan-College Station Convention and Visitors Bureau has information about local lodging options.

Parking

Parking permits will be provided for on-campus events. The Riverside campus is located 10 miles from the main Texas A&M Campus, participants will be encouraged to car pool to the Tuesday night event at Riverside.

For More Information

Program Information
David Burns
Chair TRB Committee AND40 Visibility
Traffic Safety Systems
3M Center
235-03-B-55
Maplewood, MN 55144-1000
ph. (651) 733-1214 · (651) 733-6211
dmburns@mmm.com
Registration Information
Event Management & Planning
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 862-1219 · fax (979) 862-1225 · toll-free (888) 550-5577
events@tamu.edu

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