Region 6 Transportation-Climate Summit
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 8:30am - 3:30pm
HOSTED BY
The Southern Plains Transportation Center (SPTC) and the South Central – Climate Science Center (SC-CSC)
VENUE
The National Weather Center, Norman, Oklahoma http://nwc.ou.edu/
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Our transportation systems are facing increasing challenges due to extreme weather and climate variability. For example, rising seas, increasing storm severity, extreme temperature cycles, severe winter snows and droughts are creating increasing demands on infrastructure and operations. Transportation officials, engineers and scientists must come to together with the weather and climate community to develop viable solutions to these complex and costly challenges.
The purpose of this summit is to bring together weather and climate and transportation specialists to educate one another, spur new ideas and promote fruitful collaborations for research at and between our regional universities, transportation departments and government research institutions. We have an exciting program planned, with renowned experts from the climate, weather, and transportation sectors setting the stage for productive discussions. There will also be ample networking time, with breaks and lunch held in the beautiful National Weather Center Atrium.
REGISTRATION
There is no cost to register for the one-day summit. However, all attendees must be registered so that the organizers may plan in advance. Due to space limitations, registrations will be limited to 200 persons. Please do not register unless you plan to attend. The deadline to register for this event is September 22, 2014.
To register, please complete the following survey
https://ouengineering.wufoo.com/forms/transportation-climate-summit-registration/
