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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
* The [https://trforum.org/listing-of-annual-forums/ Transportation Research Forum] | * The [https://trforum.org/listing-of-annual-forums/ Transportation Research Forum] produces a national in person meeting where members submit and discuss papers on transportation economics | ||
** The [https://annualforum.trforum.org/ 2026 April 16-17 TRF Annual Forum in Norfolk VA] | |||
* 2/20/26 MS Email: My friend, Joe Schwieterman, Director of the Chicago office at the Transportation Research Forum lets set them up as an academic partner of OTNA. | * 2/20/26 MS Email: My friend, Joe Schwieterman, Director of the Chicago office at the Transportation Research Forum lets set them up as an academic partner of OTNA. | ||
=== Goals === | |||
* Enroll TRF as a Founding sponsor on all Initiatives and IntelliConferences in a trade for $50,000 to $100,000 depending on the event rate | |||
* TRF | |||
** They provide promotion services to all their members for each of our activities | |||
** They provide a coordinator for our rail economics pages | |||
** They recurit Academic organizations to be OTNA partners under a trade deal similar to this | |||
** They recruit economics SMEs for the OTNA BrainTrust | |||
** They supply participating stakeholders to all OTNA relevant IntelliSynthesis activities | |||
** Discount of 25% to OTNA members for their forums | |||
** OTNA papers wil be submitted for TRF events | |||
* OTNA | |||
** Listing in all materials as an Initiating Sponsor | |||
** Co-coordinator on all our rail economics pages | |||
** Their SMEs and Champions listed in our BrainTrust | |||
** Their papers distributed to our community | |||
** A 25% reduction to their members when they become OTNA Members. This would be a 3 year rate | |||
** Promotion to our members to register for their events | |||
** Promotion to our sponsors to sponsor their events | |||
=== Strategy === | |||
* Work through Joe Schwieterman, President of TRF Chicago Chapter | |||
=== Questions === | |||
* It appears they host one forum annually, is this the case? | |||
* Are their Chapter Presidents volunteers or paid staff | |||
* What do local Chapters do? | |||
* What are the challenges that they face? | |||
** Enrolling paying sponsors for their forums and recuriting participants | |||
** Getting interesting papers submitted for their Forums | |||
** Only a single 2021 newletter is posted on their site. | |||
Latest revision as of 23:10, 22 February 2026
Introduction
- The Transportation Research Forum produces a national in person meeting where members submit and discuss papers on transportation economics
- 2/20/26 MS Email: My friend, Joe Schwieterman, Director of the Chicago office at the Transportation Research Forum lets set them up as an academic partner of OTNA.
Goals
- Enroll TRF as a Founding sponsor on all Initiatives and IntelliConferences in a trade for $50,000 to $100,000 depending on the event rate
- TRF
- They provide promotion services to all their members for each of our activities
- They provide a coordinator for our rail economics pages
- They recurit Academic organizations to be OTNA partners under a trade deal similar to this
- They recruit economics SMEs for the OTNA BrainTrust
- They supply participating stakeholders to all OTNA relevant IntelliSynthesis activities
- Discount of 25% to OTNA members for their forums
- OTNA papers wil be submitted for TRF events
- OTNA
- Listing in all materials as an Initiating Sponsor
- Co-coordinator on all our rail economics pages
- Their SMEs and Champions listed in our BrainTrust
- Their papers distributed to our community
- A 25% reduction to their members when they become OTNA Members. This would be a 3 year rate
- Promotion to our members to register for their events
- Promotion to our sponsors to sponsor their events
Strategy
- Work through Joe Schwieterman, President of TRF Chicago Chapter
Questions
- It appears they host one forum annually, is this the case?
- Are their Chapter Presidents volunteers or paid staff
- What do local Chapters do?
- What are the challenges that they face?
- Enrolling paying sponsors for their forums and recuriting participants
- Getting interesting papers submitted for their Forums
- Only a single 2021 newletter is posted on their site.
