Other Transportation Center Programs
In addition to academic programs, the Center offers and participates in a number of other types of programs:
The Annual William A. Patterson Lecture
For over 20 years, the annual William A. Patterson Lecture has brought to campus each April an eminent leader on the transportation world.
Business Advisory Committee Meetings
The Center's Business Advisory Committee meets semi-annually, in October and April, to hear speakers and to engage in discussions about a wide range of transportation-related topics.
Sandhouse Gang
The Transportation Center at Northwestern sponsors an informal monthly
forum on rail and freight issues, many focused on the Chicago area.
The "Sandhouse Gang"
(the historical railroad location where rail crews and others would
gather to exchange news) includes active and retired railroaders, state
and local government personnel, consultants, academics, and and transportaion
professionals from other non-governmental organizations.
The monthly meetings of the Sandhouse Gang have quickly become a popular local focus for discussion of emerging rail infrastruture programs. Meetings typically feature a guest speaker; see the calendar for details.
Icarus Society
Northwestern University's Transportation Center's new ad-hoc aviation think tank, The Icarus Society, will provide a public platform to industry strategists to share knowledge and ideas about all things relevant to aviation today with the widest possible audience.
Other Executive Education
The Center sponsors a variety of industry-related educational programs. For example, in 2003 the Center organized a "track" for the annual Council of Logistics Management meeting entitled "Great Transportation Debates." In October 2004, the Center offered an international conference on rail industry structure.
Over many years, the Center has offered various types of executive education programs aton-campus and off-campus locations. Topics have included the following:
Pipeline Economics and Management
Strategic Managment for Fixed Base Operators
Railroad Labor Relations
Supply Chain Marketing Strategies
Information Technology for Supply Chain Managers
Logistics/Distribution Management
Advanced Transportaion Management
