Joint CATM and CR2C2 Symposium
April 17-18, 2024
This joint CATM and CR2C2 symposium will be held on April 17-18 at the North Carolina A&T Alumni-Foundation Center, Greensboro, NC.
This event brings together outstanding researchers and transportation professionals from academia, industry, and federal, and state agencies with an interest in transportation. This event is committed to providing recent research outcomes, and updates on various projects in transportation research, education, workforce development, and technology transfer at CR2C2 Regional UTC and Tier CATM Centers.
For more information, please contact the Center's program manager Cesar Muedas
Where: The North Carolina A&T Alumni-Foundation Event Center
200 N Benbow Rd, Greensboro, NC 27411
Program Details
Detailed Agenda
Oral Presentation Information
Registration
It is free to register for this symposium. However, registration is required. Please register at HERE (Registration is closed. Please contact Center's program manager Cesar Muedas for any question.)
Accommodation
For non-CATM members, please follow the booking link(s) listed below for lodging arrangements. For CATM members, you should have received a separate email about booking the hotel.
Travel to Greensboro
By plane
Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO). PTI, as the locals refer to it, has around 75 daily flights from most major hubs on the East Coast. Several rental car companies operate at the airport, and taxis are provided by Triad Transportation (+1 336 668-9808). Lyft and Uber pick up and drop off passengers outside doors #2 and #5. As for public transportation, PART Shuttle 27 goes from the airport to the regional hub for $2.50, and from there you can transfer for free to PART buses to other parts of the Triad.
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) is a 1hr drive from the N.C. A&T campus
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is a 1hr 25min drive from N.C. A&T campus
By train
Greensboro is served by Amtrak through its Piedmont and Carolinian services. The station, officially J. Douglas Gaylon Depot but generally known as "The Depot", is downtown at 236 E Washington St, and doubles as the city's main bus station.
By bus
Greyhound has daily intercity bus services from several destinations in North Carolina. All long-distance buses arrive at the Depot downtown.
PART (Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation) provides bus service between several cities around Greensboro.
By car
Greensboro is served by four interstate highways, I-40 goes east-west, I-85 goes north-south, and when completed I-73 will go north to Michigan and south to Myrtle Beach, and I-74 will go north to Cincinnati and the Quad Cities. US highways 29, 70, 220, and 421 travel through Greensboro.
About CR2C2 and CATM
Read more About CR2C2: https://www.cr2c2.com/about-us/about-cr2c2
Read more About CATM: https://www.ncat.edu/cobe/transportation-institute/catm/index.php
About N.C. A&T
NCA&T Website: https://www.ncat.edu
Wikipedia page about NCA&T: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_A%26T_State_University
About Greensboro
About Greensboro: https://www.visitgreensboronc.com
About Downtown Greensboro https://www.downtowngreensboro.org
The Go to Resource for Greensboro https://thegotogreensboro.com
Explore Greensboro https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/residents/explore
TripAdvisor: Best Places to Visit in Greensboro https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g60845-Greensboro_North_Carolina-Vacations.html
Wikivoyage travel guide: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greensboro
Wikipedia page about Greensboro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensboro,_North_Carolina