Submit your abstract online through the conference submission website. Create a TRB login and password, and upload your >600 word abstract in PDF format. Please submit by January 7, 2013.

View Call for Papers flier. The 2013 7th International Visualization in Transportation Symposium is encouraging interested individuals to submit session topics, presentation ideas, and paper abstracts to be considered for presentation at the 2013 symposium in the Beckman Center, Irvine, California on October 23-25, 2013. The conference will be a forum for exchange and dissemination of information related to all applications and modes of visualization in the transportation industry. 

The goal of the 2013 Symposium is to advance innovation in visualization for transportation applications through the exchange of information, to create a collaborative environment that promotes ideas for action that evolves our ability to address those needs, and to foster the integration of visualization into mainstream practice.

The conference planning committee is seeking input on session and presentation topics from visualization experts, transportation professionals, and researchers in all modes and domains.

A wide variety of sessions and speakers will be pursued including moderated sessions, panel discussions, interactive poster sessions, and application/technology demonstrations. For more information see trbvis.org/visualization-symposium/.

Evaluation Criteria

The following criteria will be used to evaluate topics and abstracts: 1) originality of work; 2) relevance or interest to Symposium Attendees; 3) timeliness; and 4) quality, clarity and completeness of the submission. Successful topics will engage public, private, and university partners from a wide range of modes and disciplines. Abstracts focusing on research findings will be evaluated on their potential significance to the discipline, soundness of the methodology, any empirical, data-based results and rigor. Abstracts covering research on current policy issues will be evaluated according to the soundness of the research method and the potential contribution to policy discussion. Evaluation of education, training, and practice programs will be judged according to the assessment tools used and the originality and potential impact of the educational innovation.

Submittal Process

Abstracts should be submitted through the conference submission website, no later than February 15, 2013, submission by January 7, 2013 is preferred. The program will be discussed in committee at the 2013 TRB Annual Meeting.  Abstracts should not be less than 600 words in length and should clearly convey the material that will be presented and relevance to the Symposium.

Orignially Posted June 19, 2012