Ireland to host Transport Research Arena (TRA) in 2024

Minister Eamon Ryan announced today that Ireland will host the Transport Research Arena conference in 2024, bringing 3,000 experts from around the world to the major event in Dublin.

The TRA2024 conference is the largest research and innovation conference on transport in Europe and will be held in the RDS Dublin from 14-18 April 2024. The first such conference was held in 2006 and it has taken place in a different European city every two years since then.

As part of the lead-up to the event, a TRA Management Committee meeting was held in the RDS yesterday which included a tour of the conference facilities. Those in attendance included Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan, the CEO of Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Peter Walsh, as well as representatives from the European Commission.

The TRA is a major event in relation to transport policymaking as it offers attendees a great opportunity to learn about each other’s work and the future of transport.

The conference helps researchers, policymakers and stakeholders explore the latest technological and industrial developments in the sector while also looking at innovative transport policies in Europe and worldwide.

The main themes of TRA2024 are Safe and Inclusive Transport, Sustainable Mobility of People and Goods, Collaborative Digitisation and Efficient & Resilient Systems.

TRA will be of most interest to the research and academic community, the transport industry and private sector, as well as public sector policymakers.

Visit www.traconference.eu for more information.

TRA involves:

• research, industry, public administrations, transport operators, users and other stakeholders across all transport modes
• policy makers framing research and transport policy
• new ideas, technological solutions and new business models
• experiencing the future of transport and mobility
• mobilising the best brains and facilitating exchanges of information and best practices

The TRA creates an opportunity to showcase Ireland as a Knowledge Economy:

• it strengthens ties between Ireland and the European community
• presents Ireland as an innovative, progressive and collaborative country
• highlights Irish achievements in relation to transport
• contributes to developing a modern transport system
• highlights national research programmes and involvement in EU research projects
• puts a spotlight on the research capabilities of Irish third-level institutions and other organisations
• informs national policies and strategies in relation to transport