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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Transportation professionals from around the country will sign in from home and office computers next month, when the annual Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference (TESC) isheld virtuallyfor the first time in history.HeldDec. 911, TESC will bring together experts in industry and academia to discuss some of the most important issues in transportation.

Theconference is divided into six key trackssafety, operations, planning, design,technology andleadership.

Topics to be discussedinclude autonomous vehicles;intelligent transportation systems;new/revised state and federal transportation guidelines;public/private partnerships and innovative financing;work zone innovations;safety improvements; and smart city applications.

Justin Schwartz, Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineeringin the Penn State College of Engineering,will open the conference with a welcome speech. Schwartz is scheduled to speak at 1 p.m. on Dec. 9.

YassminGramian, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), will serve as the conferences keynote speaker. She is scheduled tospeak beginning at approximately 1:10 p.m.onDec. 9.

Featured sessions include:

Online registration is available for attendees, exhibitors and sponsors. The deadline toregister as a sponsoris Nov. 13. Attendees mustregister by Dec. 3to avoid late fees. For complete details about sessionsorexhibitor opportunities, visittesc.psu.edu.

TESC is made possible each year with the help of a long list of sponsors and exhibitors. This years platinum sponsors are AECOM, HNTB, Jacobs, Michael Baker International,PennoniAssociates, Inc. and WSP. A complete list ofsponsorsandexhibitorsmay be viewed onthe website.

TESC is administered byPenn State Conferences and Institutesand hosted by theThomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute.

The Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute is Penn States transportation research center. Since its founding in 1968, the Larson Institute has maintained a threefold mission of research, education and service. The institute brings together top faculty, world-class facilities and enterprising students from across the University in partnership with public and private stakeholders to address critical transportation-related problems.

Last Updated November 10, 2020

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