| 7:00am - 8:00am | Continental Breakfast | Illinois Rooms BC |
| 8:00am - 8:30am | Welcome and Introduction | |
| 8:00am Andreas Cangellaris, Dean, College of Engineering 8:10am Amr Elnashai, Head, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 8:20am Chris Barkan, Director, NURail Center |
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| 8:30am - 9:45am | Research Activities Report - Session 1 | |
| 8:30am Conrad Ruppert (moderator) 8:45am Riley Edwards, NURail Partner, UIUC 9:05am Ahmed Shabana, NURail Partner, UIC 9:25am Steve Schlickman, NURail Partner, UIC |
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| 9:45am - 10:00am | Group Photo / Break | Illinois Rooms BC |
| 10:00am - 11:20am | Research Activities Report - Session 2 Conrad Ruppert (moderator) |
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| 11:20am - 12:00am | Research Needs Discussion Forum Conrad Ruppert (moderator) |
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| 12:00am - 1:00pm | Lunch | Illinois Rooms BC |
| 12:15pm Arema Student Chapter Highlights 12:30pm Undergraduate Student Railroad Projects |
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| 1:00pm - 1:35pm | Education Activities and Curriculum Development | |
| 1:00pm Pasi Lautala (moderator) 1:20pm Jim McKinney, NURail Partner, Rose Hulman Institute |
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| 1:35pm - 2:30pm | Curriculum Needs Panel Discussion Tyler Dick, NURail Partner, UIUC |
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| 2:30pm - 2:45pm | Break | Illinois Rooms BC |
| 2:45pm - 4:00pm | Education Outreach, Workforce Development & Tech Transfer Pasi Lautala (moderator) David Clarke |
Illinois Rooms BC |
| 4:00pm | Adjourn General Sessions (Shuttle departs for hotels) | |
| 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Technical Tours - ATREL - Optional (Transportation Provided) | |
| 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Executive Advisory Board - Closed Session (By invitation) Chris Barkan (moderator) |
Knowledge Room |
| 5:30pm | Adjourn General Sessions (Shuttle departs for hotels) | |
| 6:30pm - 7:15pm | Reception at the Illinois Terminal (Shuttle service from hotels provided) | |
| 7:15pm - 9:00pm | Dinner with Keynote Speaker at Illinois Terminal (Shuttle Service to hotels provided) |
| 7:30am - 9:00am | NURail Student Leadership Council Breakfast (by invitation) Pasi Lautala (speaker) Tyler Dick (moderator) |
Knowledge Room |
| 8:00am - 10:00am | Continental Breakfast / Poster Session Presentations NURail PIs and Students |
Illinois Rooms BC |
| 10:00am – 11:40am | Strategic Development Plans | |
| 10:00am Conrad Ruppert (moderator) 10:10am Conrad Ruppert, Ahmed Shabana, NURail Partner, UIUC 10:25am Rapik Saat, NURail Partner, UIUC 10:40am Tyler Dick, NURail Partner, UIUC 10:55am Joe Sussman, NURail Partner, MIT 11:10am Dave Clarke, NURail Partner, UTK 11:25am Steve Schlickman, NURail Partner, UIC |
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| 11:40am – 12:10pm | Strategic Development Plan Discussion Forum Conrad Ruppert (Moderator) |
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| 12:10pm – 12:15pm | Concluding Remarks Chris Barkan |
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| 12:15pm – 12:30pm | Box Lunch | Illinois Rooms BC |
| 12:30pm | Adjourn General Sessions (Shuttle departs for airport) | |
| 12:30pm - 2:00pm | NURail Affiliate Program - Working lunch and meeting (by invitation) | Knowledge Room |
| 2:00pm – 2:15pm | Break | Illinois Rooms BC |
| 2:15pm – 4:15pm | NURail Partners Meeting Chris Barkan (moderator) |
Knowledge Room |
| 4:15pm | Adjourn Special Sessions (Shuttle departs for airport) |