Dublin to host European transport summit in April

Dublin has been selected as the location for the biennial TRA (Transport Research Arena) conference this April, which is said to be the largest European event to address all aspects of transport and mobility.

TRA2024 Dublin will be the 10th running of the event, and the first to be held outside of mainland Europe. It is expected to attract approximately 4,000 delegates and is estimated to be worth €7 million to the Irish economy.

Thousands of researchers, policymakers, academics and industry representatives will attend the week-long event in the RDS from 15th-18th April.

The event will discuss all modes of transport including road, rail, air, water, and cross modality, in urban, inter-urban, and rural settings.

Attendees at the event will include two European Commissioners and three director generals, government representatives from the EU, UK and US, and officials from leading global businesses including Google, Collins Aerospace, BMW, SNCF, and Stena.

Over 1,200 submissions from researchers around the globe have already been received and the majority will be presented throughout the week in Dublin.

Amongst the themes to be discussed in April are safe and inclusive transport, sustainable mobility of people and goods, efficient and resilient infrastructure and collaborative digitalisation.

In advance of the European event, Minister of State at the Department of Transport Jack Chambers TD, is leading an Irish delegation to Washington, USA to join over 10,000 delegates at the 103rd Transportation Research Board (TRB) annual meeting this week.

The Minister, who is also the vice president of the upcoming TRA2024 event, will use the opportunity to extend an invitation to delegates in Washington to visit Dublin later this year.