RTI empowers public and private sector entities across our Appalachian region to improve their effectiveness in the areas of intermodal transportation and economic development, utilizing a combination of research and data analysis, technology solutions, education, and workforce development outreach efforts.

2010 National Rural Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference
August 1-4 2010
Huntington, West Virginia

Wild & Wonderful West Virginia is the perfect backdrop for the 2010 National Rural Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Conference. Hosted in historic Huntington, a city known for river, rail and trail, attendees can enjoy riverboat dinners, train tours, outdoor adventures and more. As the college town in the movie We Are . . . Marshall, downtown Huntington offers shopping at Pullman Square, fine dining and concerts at Harris Riverfront Park. Dozens of technical sessions will complement full and half-day training opportunities. Add networking functions and an ever-expanding vendor exhibition and you’ll understand how this conference lives up to its theme - The Bridge to Success: Engineering the Future of ITS.
To register or for information on lodging and sponsorships, please visit: www.nritsconference.org

FIRST LEGO League Team Time
Theme: Transforming Transportation
December 12, 2009
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Marshall University Morrow Library Room 100

Can FIRST LEGO League teams transform the way we look at transportation? The key to the 2009 "Smart Move" Challenge is accessing people, places, goods and services in the safest, most efficient way possible. In this journey, teams will consider many modes of transportation beyond thier daily routine and streamline their options by making smart moves! FLL teams will be judged on Robotics Competition, Research Project, Teamwork, Robot Design, Programming, and Gracious Professionalism.