1. 2008 Transportation Research Board Committee on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation Student Paper Competition

2. TRB Committee on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation (AP055) Student Paper Competition designed to encourage student interest and future participation in systems and solutions; provide an opportunity for today's students to apply knowledge in a thought-provoking and hopefully enjoyable competition; and build awareness of public transportation serving rural communities.

3. Student Paper Competition Prizes  Travel assistance to attend the conference;  Presentation of papers at the conference; and  Cash prizes 1 st - $1,000 2 nd - $ 500 3 rd - $ 250

4. 2008 Paper Competition prizes sponsored by Kansas University Transportation Research Institute

5. 3 rd Place Winner Chung-Jen Hsu University of Nebraska-Lincoln “Improving Intercity Bus Reliability by Automatic Vehicle Location and Vehicle Infrastructure Integration”

6. 2 nd Place Winner Marc Scott North Dakota State University Using Third Party Concept to Design Innovative Services to Foster Mobility and Access in Rural Areas through Partnership and Coordination

7. 1 st Place Winner Craig D. Yannes University of Connecticut Demand Analysis of Rural University Bus Systems through Network Flow Theory and GIS Applications

8. Thank you!