The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has called for speakers. If you have recently completed or participated in an innovative transportation-related research, implementation, or engagement activity, consider sharing your work in a presentation at the 2026 CTS Transportation Research Conference!

The annual conference will take place on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at the McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak Street SE, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55455

Submit a Presentation 

Please submit presentation abstracts and short biographies by April 24, 2026, for consideration. Please note: Materials must be submitted as Microsoft Word documents; PDFs will not be accepted. 

Abstracts should include a title, objective of research or study, methodology or approach, findings or results, potential applications, and policy implications. Panel sessions (75 minutes) may be submitted as one abstract; please list all participating speakers in the abstract submission form. Individual presentations (15 minutes) are limited to one speaker.

CTS will notify you by July 2026 whether or not your abstract has been accepted for presentation.