More than 9,000 transportation researchers, practitioners, and administrators representing government, industry, and academia from the United States and abroad gathered in Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 2004, to participate in the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. The five-day program, including more than 2,400 presentations in 500 sessions, 55 specialty workshops, 350 committee meetings, exhibits, and meet-the-author poster sessions offered attendees a variety of opportunities for information sharing and interaction. Three spotlight themes--Renewing the Transportation Infrastructure; Security: Measures That Can Make a Real Difference; and Funding: Reauthorization and Beyond--tied many of the diverse program sessions together. Details and highlights of the annual meeting, along with lots of photographs, are presented in this article.
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