The TRAM / CIRRELT weekly seminar features a different speaker each week covering various topics in transportation research and practice. The seminar is open to the public. Students from any university in the Montreal region may take the seminar for two credits. Students who are not taking it for credit are welcomed to attend or present in the seminar as well.

The seminars are held every Tuesday in a hybrid format hosted by the School of Urban Planning, McGill University from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm in room 420, Macdonald-Harrington Building. The seminar will be streamed online via zoom as well for those interested in attending it remotely.

The seminars are coordinated by Thiago Carvalho and Ahmed El-Geneidy. For more information and suggestions for future speakers, please contact Ahmed El-Geneidy.

The schedules of the current and past seminars are available below.

Current seminars

Past seminars

The learning objectives of the seminar are:

1. Introduce students to a variety of current transportation issues and topics
2. Provide an opportunity for students to interact with local and international professionals in the transportation field
3. Provide a forum for students to present the results of their research

For more details, please read the course outline.