Call for Presentation Proposals (Abstracts)
The Transportation Research Forum (TRF) presents the best of current research and practice in transportation, emphasizing innovation and quantified experience. For our 66th annual forum, April 10 – 11, 2025, join transportation researchers, practitioners, and students from all over the globe at Lindenwood University in St. Charles/St. Louis, Missouri. The TRF conference provides academics, practitioners, and students the forum to present the best of current research, innovations, and trends in the transportation field.
General Expectations of All Submissions
- Original: explores a new idea, project or issue; discusses existing research with promise of new insight; discusses new research; or presents new ways of considering existing information
- Engaging: has a high potential to attract conference attendees by addressing the needs of transportation researchers and practitioners
- Significant: raises and discusses issues important to the transportation sector
- Quality: provides data and literature support for arguments and conclusions
Paper/Poster Submission:
Deadlines
Podium Presentations
Poster Presentations
Abstract Submission Open
October 1, 2024
October 1, 2024
Abstract Submission Deadline
January 31, 2025
March 2, 2025
Acceptance Notification
January 1 – February 15, 2025
January 1 – February 15, 2025
Full Submission for Award Consideration
March 10, 2025
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Author Registration Deadline
March 15, 2025
March 15, 2025
Awards
Each year at the Annual Forum, TRF presents several awards:
- President’s Award made to an outstanding transportation professional
- Distinguished Transportation Researcher Award
- Herbert O. Whitten TRF Service Award made to a TRF member whose contributions have played an important role in the history of the organization
- Best Paper Award at the Annual Forum
- Graduate Student Best Paper Award at the Annual Forum
- Best Student Agricultural Paper Award, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Best Poster Award at the Annual Forum (began 2022)
Instructions:
- Abstracts submitted should be 350 – 1200 words with 3-5 keywords.
- Content must be original and relevant to TRF.
- Please ensure all articles are proofread and checked for accuracy prior to submission.
Review Criteria:
- The acceptance decisions will consider the topic’s originality, importance, and relevance of the topic to transportation and the clarity of the writing.
Instructions:
- A 150 word abstract of the poster topic should be submitted with 3-5 keywords.
- Content must be original and relevant to TRF.
- Please ensure all articles are proofread and checked for accuracy prior to submission.
Format:
- A 3’ x 4’ standard poster board will be provided for poster display
- If your poster describes a collaborative project, other contributors should be listed as co-authors on your poster.
- Presenters should be at their poster for the duration of the session to explain and answer questions from attendees.
Themed Sessions:
TRF welcomes proposals for themed sessions from any individual or organization as part of the regular paper submission process. Session proposals are limited to one per organization. Organizations that sponsor the Annual Forum at any level may submit a proposal for a themed session. Organizations that host a session, which typically has three or four speakers, will be acknowledged at the session, can choose a general theme for the session (e.g., agricultural transportation or air transportation), and will have representation on the committee that chooses papers and any paper awards for the session. However, to preserve the academic integrity of our organization and its Annual Forum, all final decisions on papers and awards will be made by a representative of TRF.
Post Conference Publication and Indexing
TRF does not publish conference proceedings. Authors are invited to submit their papers for inclusion and publication in the Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, published as part of Research in Transportation Economics (RETREC), an Elsevier journal at https://trforum.org/journal-of-the-trf/jtrfsubmissions.