Sustainable Transportation Forum

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Tuesday January 19, 2010 - Thursday January 21, 2010
      11:00 pm - 10:59 pm
  • Location: Technology Square Research Building at Cenergy, 85 Fifth Street
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Contact

info@thinkrail.org

(770) 953 - 9224

 

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Georgia Tech hosts conference on the future of sustainable transportation options in Georgia.

Full Summary: The Sustainable Transportation Forum will feature a 3-panel public policy discussion on January 20th designed to offer the insights and opinions of many leading experts on the challenges, solutions, and future of sustainable transportation options in Georgia.

The Sustainable Transportation Forum will feature a 3-panel public policy discussion on January 20th designed to offer the insights and opinions of many leading experts on the challenges, solutions, and future of sustainable transportation options in Georgia.

Additionally, the Transportation Academy will feature the best practices, technologies, and strategies ofSwitzerland, one of the best transportation systems in the world, on Thursday, January 21st for students, college professors, planners, advocates, and policy makers in a laboratory environment.

To register, please visit www.thinkrail.org.

ThinkRail.org was created by the organizers of the Sustainable Transportation Forum in Atlanta, Georgia, who share the common interest of advancing transportation solutions in the 21st century.

ThinkRail.org will strive to present experts, advocates, decision-makers and business leaders who share the goal of identifying challenges in current transportation policies and work to discover or create feasible solutions for more a sustainable future in our region.

This forum has been organized by members of its Steering Committee:

Consulate General of Switzerland
Honorable Claudio Leoncavallo

Georgia Department of Economic Development
Mr. Jim Blair

Georgia Institute of Technology
College of Architecture, City and Regional Planning
Dr. Catherine Ross

Georgia Institute of Technology
College of Architecture, City and Regional Planning
Dr. Harry West

Georgia Institute of Technology
Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Dr. Vicki Birchfield

Georgians For Passenger Rail
Mr. Gordon Kenna

IBEG Inc. Advanced Rail Equipment
Ms. Anette Mendez

KAB Systems, Inc
Mr. Kurt Boehni

Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Jorge L. Fernandez

Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Chuck Meadow

Sunrise Bank of Atlanta
Mr. Charles H. Green

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Keywords
european union center of excellence, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, transporation
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  • Created By: Jupiter
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  • Created On: Jan 13, 2010 - 6:19am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 9:49pm