Thank you for visiting the TransNow Student Conference website! The conference was a huge success and there was a great showing of 67 students from universities around the Northwest, including Portland State University, University of Washington, University of British Columbia, University of Idaho and Boise State University. Below is the original information page for the conference, additions to the website since the conference include: the list of students who atttended the conference, downloadable student presentations, a list of students who won awards at the conference, pictures from throughout the day, and a summary of the results from the evaluations. Special thanks to Casey Nolan for organizing the conference and to TransNow for sponsoring the event.

TransNow Student Conference
Friday November 19th, 2004
Portland State University

Transportation Northwest (TransNow) is a showcase for transportation research and education in the Pacific Northwest (Federal Region 10) which includes Washington , Oregon , Idaho , and Alaska . Region 10 serves as a microcosm of transportation for the entire country, with a diversity of modes, infrastructure systems, and area types that make it a prime testing ground for studies in transportation operations and planning.

The TransNow Conference is of, for and by students!

No professors or other faculty are involved in the conference in any way. Students are able to present their research and exchange ideas with their peers in an environment that does not exist in the classroom or in other conferences. TransNow is committed to fostering student interaction between institutions while supporting a professional environment. The conference includes both student presentations and a poster session to showcase the great student-led transportation research being done Northwest. Please view the schedule for more information.

Free Food

Thanks to the generosity of TransNow, the conference will also include breakfast, lunch, and a light reception before a no-host dinner that everyone is invited to. Please join us in exploring student research in the transportation field.

Registration is Free

Registration is free for any student involved in transportation programs at TransNow affiliated Universities.

Additional Events - Panel Discussion and Speakers

We are pleased to announce Dr. Larry Frank as the Keynote Speaker, sponsored by the Oregon Department of Transportation. Dr. Frank is the Bombardier Chair holder in Sustainable Urban Transportation Systems in the School of Community and Regional Planning at the University of British Columbia. Click here for more information.

We are also pleased to have Tom Markgraf, aide to Congressman Earl Blumenauer as a very special guest. He will be discussing Transportation and Livability in the 21st Century.

The PSU Center for Transportation Studies is sponsoring a panel discussion of transportation professionals in the Portland region. The panel will include Tom Kloster, Transportation Planning Manager at Metro, Alan Lehto, Manager of Transit Corridor Planning at Tri-Met, and Bill Kloos, Signal and Street Lighting Manager, Portland Department of Transportation. Please check back for updates about the panel discussion. Click here for more information.