Engineering

Transportation conference set for Dec. 9 to 11

The annual Transportation and Engineering Safety Conference (TESC) will take place from Dec. 9 to 11 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel near Penn State's University Park campus.

This year's TESC will focus on "serving the practitioner" and will feature professional workshops, sessions and a transportation technology exhibition. Industry professionals from around the country will present on pressing transportation issues and will incorporate interactive discussions into each presentation.

J. Peter Kissinger, president and CEO of the AAA Foundation for Traffic and Safety, will be the keynote speaker. He is the former vice president of the Civil Engineering Research Foundation and the research arm of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He was also the managing director of the National Transportation Safety Board.

The registration deadline for this event is 5 p.m. on Dec. 3. The registration fee covers instruction, program materials, refreshment breaks and lunches. There is an additional fee for each preconference workshop. For more information visit http://www.outreach.psu.edu/programs/Transportation/index.html online.

Last Updated November 9, 2009

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