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TRB 2011 Annual Meeting Paper Deadline August 1

Papers submitted for the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Board are due midnight, August 1. Go the the TRB 2011 Annual Meeting paper and presentation guides page for details and timelines.

"Fast Track to the Future" College and University High Speed Rail Essay Competition.

Students can compete for a chance to attend the 7th World Congress on High Speed Rail, December 7-9, 2010 in Beijing. Co-sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association. Download PDF with details about subject matter, file types accepted, and background. All entries must be received by email by 5:00 p.m. on July 30, 2010. The file must be sent to APTA at highspeedrail@apta.com.

Two US DOT Positions At RITA

The Office of Research, Development and Technology (RD&T) at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) has openings for a Transportation Specialist and an Interdisciplinary opening that could be filled by either a Mathematical Statistician, GS-1529; General Engineer, GS-801; Operations Research Analyst, GS-1515; or a General Physical Scientist, GS-1301. Go to http://www.rita.dot.gov/careers.html

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