The 2015 Symposium Steering Committee invites interested authors to submit abstracts on research, policy developments and innovative practices related to the field of geometric design. The topic of your abstract must be related to either urban or rural roadway geometric design research or practice, which may include but is not limited to the following topics:

• Access Management
• Accommodating all Users: Bicyclists, Disabled, Pedestrians or Vulnerable Users
• Accommodating/Incorporating all (motor) vehicles: Buses, Light Rail, RVs, Trucks
• Active Traffic Management Impacts on Design
• Alignment and/or Cross Section
• Design consistency
• Driveways
• Design Effects on Operations and Safety
• Human Factors Consideration in Design
• Interchanges and Freeways
• Intersections: Traditional, Roundabouts, Innovative
• Performance Based Design
• Public and Stakeholder Involvement
• Roadside Safety Design
• Safety Management Supporting Road Design
• Sight Distance
• Simulation and Visualization
• Speed and Speed Management
• Sustainable Design
• Toll Facilities
• Urban Street Design
• Work Zone Design

The Symposium presentation modes include:

• Poster: Show your project or concept with pictures, a model, or computer graphics.
• Podium: Write and present a paper, based on a concept or project. Note that some papers will be selected
• for poster sessions.
• Workshop: Present a hands-on session related to an aspect of geometric design.