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On October 13, 2023, Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) Region 10 University Transportation Center, the Center for Safety in Transportation<\/a> (CSET) Tier 1 University Transportation Center, the UW Mobility Innovation Center<\/a> (MIC), and the UW College of Built Environments<\/a> Technology Community of Practice held the 10th Annual 2023 Region 10 Transportation Conference<\/a><\/strong>. This is the premier forum for transportation research in the Pacific Northwest where we hear from le<\/span>aders in transportation, showcase innovation in technology and research, provide a means for collaboration, and advance the transportation workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n The theme of this year\u2019s conference was <\/span>Bridging People and Technology for Improved Mobility and Safety<\/b>. The conference started with a keynote address from Laura Ruderman, Chief Executive Officer of Technology Alliance, highlighting the intersection of education, research, and entrepreneurism. In the afternoon, there was also a plenary talk from Professor Fred Mannering, Executive Director at the Center for Urban Transportation Research, Program Director of Driver Behavior, Human Factors and Safety Analytics, and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida. Professor Mannering spoke about data analytics and the promise of artificial intelligence to improve highway safety.<\/span><\/p>\n A series of technical breakout sessions followed with topics such as How Infrastructure Managers need to think about Cybersecurity organized by the <\/span>UW College of Built Environments<\/span><\/a>, Advancing Complete Streets organized by <\/span>ITE Washington<\/span><\/a>, and Operationalizing Transportation organized by <\/span>WTS Puget Sound<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n We also held a Poster Session where PacTrans researchers had the opportunity to showcase their sponsored projects to the general conference audience.<\/span><\/p>\n Toward the end of the event, PacTrans also presented our annual awards:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The 10th Annual 2023 Region 10 Transportation Conference was a resounding success, bringing together leaders and researchers, to explore the intersection of people and technology in advancing mobility and safety. With insightful keynote addresses and engaging breakout sessions, the conference served as a platform for collaboration and innovation in the field of transportation. We look forward to continued progress in addressing the challenges and opportunities facing the Pacific Northwest transportation industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On October 13, 2023, Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) Region 10 University Transportation Center, the Center for Safety in Transportation (CSET) Tier 1 University Transportation Center, the UW Mobility Innovation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":7925,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,20,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conferences","category-events","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7922"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8804,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7922\/revisions\/8804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pactrans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Keynote.jpg\")
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