Call for Abstracts: 2014 MAASTO Conference

Mid-America Freight Coalition 

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is hosting the 2014 MAASTO Conference in Indianapolis July 28-30, 2014. INDOT, on behalf of the Mid-America Association of State Transportation Officials, invites you to submit abstracts for presentations to be considered for the 2014 meeting.

The deadline for submitting proposals is December 15, 2013.

For more information, consult the Call for Abstracts and the conference website.

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