Annual Meeting Conferences

Time to Register for the MAFC/ITTS Freight Conference!

Mid-America Freight Coalition 

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August 12-14, 2024 

Linking the Chain  

Collaboration and Innovation in Freight 

Please join the Mid-America Freight Coalition and the Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies in Kansas City to discuss innovations in freight policy, planning and operations.   

The conference includes a roundtable session with national freight leadership, a discussion of alternate fuels for multimodal operations, private sector panel discussion of modern supply chains, insights from multimodal operators, and peer-to-peer knowledge exchange sessions. 

This is an opportunity to network and learn with freight professionals from more than 16 State Departments of Transportation, and their planning partners. 

Date: August 12–14, 2024 

Location: Kansas City, MO – Westin Crown Center Hotel

Conference Registration: Click Here To Register 

Hotel Reservation: Westin Kansas City at Crown Center Link 

Agenda: Click Here to View

For more information: Ernie Perry, Ph.D. (ebperry@wisc.edu), Trung Trinh (ttrinh@mdot.ms.gov)

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