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The STC sponsors a variety of technology transfer activities relating to our theme, comprehensive transportation safety. We have published numerous research reports and sponsored several major conferences and seminars of regional and national importance. Through our newsletters, press releases and research highlights, we continually disseminate the latest information and technology relating to transportation safety to practitioners throughout the region and nation. The major system for the dissemination of transportation research and education in Region IV is the network of Local Technology Assistance Programs (LTAP) or Technology Transfer (T2) Centers.

These centers are designated by FHWA though State DOTs. They receive federal technical information, maintain technical libraries and promote new technologies among the local and state governments.The designated LTAP centers in Region IV are:
   Alabama: Auburn University
   Florida: University of Florida
   Georgia: Georgia DOT*
   Kentucky: University of Kentucky*
   Mississippi: Jackson State University
   North Carolina: North Carolina State University*
   South Carolina: Clemson University
   Tennessee: University of Tennessee*

Four of the eight LTAP centers (marked with asterisks) are housed in consortium universities. These four network with the other LTAP centers in Region IV to form an effective mechanism for communicating research findings and education opportunities. The University of Tennessee has a training devision within the Center for Transportation Research, the Tennessee Technical Assistance Program (TTAP). TTAP is responsible for developing courses that meet the training needs of state and local governments. It is charged with providing training for "cutting edge" technologies.

All STC members are active in the dissemination of research results. All funding agencies and sponsors require that researchers consider implementation of the products of research as part of their effort. This has been accomplished through handbooks, targeted training and other methods to put transportation findings into practice.

The University of Tennessee will continue to use these processes to disseminate research and education findings from University Transportation Center (UTC) sponsored studies. STC universities have experience with national and regional conferences in this area. The STC has actively supported, and in some cases sponsored, regional and national transportation topics. Increased research has lead to increased training opportunities. STC universities look forward to sharing the wealth of knowledge they continue to acquire.