The event should address the technological and industrial developments of the transport sector providing a high level, future oriented perspective coming from politics, the industry and the research community, in response to Europe’s social needs and expectations.

The action will define the overall planning of the conference, structure the technical and political sessions of the event, contribute to select the appropriate location for the venue and offer operational IT tools for the registration of participants, the handling of speakers’ contributions, contribute to the organisation of logistics, etc. Support to the organisation of demonstration activities should also be foreseen. Specific attention should be put on a broad and balanced participation i.e. students, young researchers, women, a large number of countries’ representatives, etc

Proposals are expected to demonstrate the financial and organisational support of the national authorities’ and a preliminary economic plan covering the additional funding needs. In order to ensure high political and strategic relevance, preference will be given to proposals involving Member States holding the Presidency of the European Union in year 2024.

The proposal is expected to also organise two competitions for transport research and innovation awards covering all transport modes and cross-cutting issues in line with the EU policy objectives for climate-neutral and environmentally friendly mobility:

• A competition for students and young researchers with the goal of stimulating the interest among young researchers/students in the field of transport.
• A competition for senior researchers in the field of innovative transport concepts based on results from EU-funded projects only.

The organisation of these awards should ensure high-quality competition and very good media coverage before, during and after the TRA conference. The competition is expected to give particular attention to gender issues.