An additional element that distinguishes the Specialized Transportation Symposium is that it serves as a meeting place for state and regional officials from MAASTO (Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials), NASTO (Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials), SASHTO (Southern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) and WASHTO (Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials), as well as SC&RA’s Pilot Car Task Force and Permit Policy Committee. Symposium attendees get a chance to interface with members of these groups throughout the week, as they do with many of the hundreds in attendance, during an assortment of scheduled networking breaks and evening receptions.

Moreover, the First-Timers’ Briefing represents one of these meet-ups, and is designed to allow first-time attendees an opportunity to meet with officers, staff and other first-timers, to network and to learn more about how to best leverage the event for business success