Agenda

• Conferences
  • TRB Workshop Proposal
  • Discuss paper topics for TRB Annual Meeting
• Response to Eric Miller editorial
• Engaging with academics/researchers

Action Items

• Joe C to test Zoom recording features during partner only meeting
• Joe C to send out a link to a Google Doc with the response to Eric Miller's editorial

Meeting Notes

TRB

• We will not be submitting a paper this year but are tentatively planning for next year and will revisit in April/May 2024. This will be the implementations more time to put their models into practice and application.
• There is still interest in organizing an informal workshop at TRB. This will be added to the agenda in late August / early September, before the deadline for reserving a meeting space, to better define goals.

Response to Eric Miller editorial

• Written primarily by Dave Ory and Joel Freedman and has not been distributed to the group. ACTION ITEM: Joe to send it out a Google Doc link for editing.
• TBD if it comes from the Consortium or a subset.
• Distribution options:
  • Submit to the journal for publication
  • Post a link to the medium, so it’s stable, either through the journal or TMIP
  • If accepted – post link to it via TMIP

Engaging with Academics and Researchers

• The main question was: can we be more intentional about engaging with folks who are using ActivitySim but are not part of the consortium? Is this a priority?
• Interested in connecting with BEAM folks to understand what work they've done with ActivitySim, their efforts moving forward, and how to best learn from each other.
• Should we approach Lawrence Berkeley labs for participation?
• The potential informal meeting at TRB may be a good way to gauge interest and make connections.