2019 Transportation, Air Quality, and Health Symposium
Sponsored by the Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health

February 18-20, 2019

Omni Austin Hotel at Southpark
4140 Governors Row
Austin, Texas 78744
ph. (512) 448-2222

Transportation is a major source of anthropogenic air pollution. Transportation-related air pollution has been linked to premature mortality and a wide spectrum of global diseases including asthma, lung cancer, stroke, autism, dementia, diabetes and obesity. Reducing transportation energy consumption and emissions can improve air quality and reduce adverse impacts on public health and health equity.

We aim to promote healthy transportation planning and policy by bringing together experts from the transportation and health disciplines. We will discuss research, policy, and emerging issues related to transportation, air quality, and human health. We welcome students, researchers and faculty, and practitioners from the public and private sectors.

Keynote Speakers

Keynote speakers will be Daniel S. Greenbaum from the Health Effects Institute and Neil Pedersen from the Transportation Research Board, leaders in the fields of health and transportation.

The keynote session, moderated by Katie Turnbull, Texas A&M Transportation Institute executive associate director, will feature each speaker’s unique perspective — one on producing trusted science for cleaner air and improved health worldwide, and the other on direction and leadership of the world’s largest transportation research and practice community. The speakers will discuss research pathways for addressing the emerging area of health and transportation. These insights will set the stage for a fruitful symposium and help us work across the disciplines to make a global impact.

Plenary Speakers

Plenary Session: Setting the Stage – From Transportation Emission to Health Effects

Plenary speakers will be Christopher Frey from North Carolina State University, Bakeyah Nelson from Air Alliance Houston and Oliver Gao from Cornell University.

The plenary session, facilitated by Thomas Burke from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, is centered on “Setting the Stage – From Transportation Emissions to Health Effects.” Presentations will provide valuable insight and ignite discussion on various topics, from trends in transportation energy and emissions to environmental justice and health to emerging models and tools to integrate transportation, environmental and health planning.

Closing Plenary: The Way Forward – Health Promotion and the Role of Transportation

The closing plenary will feature Carter Blakey from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Ms. Blakey serves as the Deputy Director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) and Director of ODPHP’s Community Strategies Division. She also currently serves as the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Regional Operations). Ms. Blakey will discuss the value of disease prevention in promoting public health and transportation’s critical role in terms of air quality issues and beyond.

Dr. Joe Zietsman, Director of the Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy and Health (CARTEEH), will facilitate the closing plenary and highlight conference achievements, lessons learned and future directions for transportation, air quality and health.

Registration Fees and Payment Information

Pre-registration is recommended and will help us in planning and preparing a better symposium. If you pre-register, your name tag and program will be ready when you arrive at the hotel.

Participant Type	Early Bird	Regular	On-site
	Before January 3, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. (CST)	After January 3, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. (CST)	February 18–20, 2019
Student*	$90	$130	$190
Speaker**	$200	$250	$300
Regular	$400	$450	$550

* Full-time students only
** If you have submitted an abstract for the conference, you will be notified of its acceptance status in November 2018. If your abstract is accepted, you can register at the reduced speaker rate before the early bird deadline.

Payment must be received by 5:00 p.m. (CST), January 3, 2019, in order to qualify for the early bird 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-CARTEEH19. 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 February 4, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. (CST).

Registration/Information Desk

The registration/information desk will open:

• Monday, February 18, 2019
  12:00 noon–6:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, February 19, 2019
  7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, February 20, 2019
  7:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Cancellations/Refunds

Only cancellations received in writing by EM&P by 5:00 p.m. (CST) Monday, February 4, 2019, will be refunded, less a $50 handling fee. No refunds will be made after February 4, 2019.

Hotel Reservations

Accommodations have been arranged at the Omni Austin Hotel at Southpark, located at 4140 Governors Row, Austin, Texas. Please, contact the hotel early to ensure you get a room at the discounted rate of $135 per night.

You may make your hotel reservations online. All hotel reservations must be received by Monday, February 4, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. (CST) or before the room block is sold out. Reservations received after this date will be accepted on a space-available basis at the prevailing rate of the hotel.

Please note: the discounted sleeping room block has sold out. Some rooms may still be available. Visit the hotel’s website for more information.

Dine Around Austin

Join us for dinner on Monday, February 18, 2019, at one of several outstanding local Austin restaurants with a small group of your colleagues! When you arrive at the conference, you will have the opportunity to sign up for dinner at one of several restaurants. Experience the local flavor and get to know your fellow conference attendees. (Dinner cost on your own.)

For More Information

Program

Haneen Khreis, Ph.D.
Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 458-4502
[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]