2018 TxDOT Transportation Planning Conference

June 5-7, 2018

Omni Dallas Hotel Park West
1590 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75234

We are pleased to invite you to attend and participate in the 2018 Transportation Planning Conference in Dallas, Texas, hosted by the Transportation Planning and Programming Division of the Texas Department of Transportation. The conference program is being developed to meet your professional needs through the dissemination of the latest information by noted professionals in the transportation field. We look forward to seeing you in Dallas!

Special thanks to the following organizations for assisting in the planning of the 2018 conference:

• Association of Texas Metropolitan Planning Organizations (TEMPO)
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
• Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
• North Central Texas Council of Government (NCTCOG)
• TxDOT, Dallas District
• TxDOT, Environmental Affairs Division Staff
• TxDOT, Public Transportation Division Staff
• TxDOT, Transportation Planning and Programming Division Staff

Casey Dusza
Conference Co-chair
TxDOT-TPP(S)
[email protected]

Lori Morel
Conference Co-Chair
TxDOT-TPP(S)
[email protected]

Registration Fees and Payment Information

Pre-registration is recommended and will help us in planning and preparing a better conference. If you pre-register, your name tag and program packet will be ready when you arrive at the hotel.
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) employees will be required to pay a reduced registration fee for this conference.

Participant Type	Early	Regular	Late/On-site
	By April 9, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. (CST)	By May 1, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. (CST)	By May 25, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. (CST) June 5–7, 2018
TxDOT, FHWA and FTA Employee	$140	$140	$140
Others	$175	$200	$225

Payment will not be required to complete the registration process for TxDOT employees. Payment for these registrants will be made by TxDOT.

Payment must be received by 5:00 p.m. (CST), May 1, 2018 in order to avoid the late fee. TTI Event Management & Planning (EM&P) cannot invoice; therefore, payment of the conference registration fee must be received prior to admission to the conference.

For payment processing purposes, the vendor identification number for TTI EM&P is 37277277275000. The federal identification number is 74-2270624.

Please make checks or money orders payable to TTI-TPP18. EM&P also accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express credit cards.

Online Registration

To register for this conference, use our online registration form. Online registration closes on Friday, May 25, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. (CST). After May 25 registration must be done on-site.

Registration/Information Desk

The registration/information desk will be open during the following times:

• Tuesday, June 5, 2018
  7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

• Wednesday, June 6, 2018
  7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

• Thursday, June 7, 2018
  7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Cancellations/Refunds

Only cancellations received in writing by EM&P by 5:00 pm (CST) Friday, May 4, 2018 will be refunded; less a $50 handling fee. There will be no refunds after May 4, 2018.

Speaker Information

We extend our appreciation for your acceptance to speak at the 2018 Transportation Planning Conference. If for some reason you cannot attend we would hope that you could send another person in your place. Speakers are NOT required to pay but must register.

If you have need of further information, please contact Casey Dusza at (512) 486-5149 or Lori Morel at (512) 486-5033.

Hotel Reservations

The Omni Dallas Hotel Park West is holding a block of rooms for our use at the negotiated rate of $135.00. We encourage everyone needing a room to register for the conference as soon as possible. A limited number of rooms are available at the group rate. Access to the room block will be provided once your conference registration has been confirmed.

For more details about the hotel, visit the Omni Dallas Hotel Park West website.

Please note:
Any attendee not identifying their affiliation with the group and not requesting the conference rate prior to check-in cannot be extended the conference rate later or during or after the meeting.

Parking

Complimentary self parking is available. View the hotel website for further parking information and driving directions.

For More Information

Program Contents

Casey Dusza
Transportation Planning and Programming Division
Texas Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 149217
Austin, TX 78714-9217
ph. (512) 486- 5149
[email protected]

Lori Morel
Transportation Planning and Programming Division
Texas Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 149217
Austin, TX 78714-9217
ph. (512) 486-5033
[email protected]

Registration

Event Management & Planning
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 317-2222
[email protected]