World Conferences
Purpose of the World Conference
The World Conference on Transport Research is held every three years, bringing together transport researchers, managers, policy makers, and educators from all over the world to share research and practise. Each conference is organised and run by a different academic institution, and every attendee becomes a member of the World Conference on Transport Research Society for three years.
Upcoming Events
The 17th World Conference on Transport Research will take place July 6 to 10, 2026 hosted by the Toulouse School of Economics in Toulouse, France.
Further information will be shared soon. For questions about the conference please contact [email protected].
Previous Events
WCTR 2023
The 16th World Conference on Transport Research was held on Monday 17th – 21st July 2023 at CIRRELT (The Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche sur les Reseaux d’Entreprise, la Logistique et le Transport) in Montreal, Canada.
Further information is available on the event website.
WCTRS Virtual Meet 2022
WCTRS organised a virtual meet consisting of many dedicated webinars during 24-29 July 2022. Sessions covered all WCTR topic areas and there was no fee to participate in the virtual meet. Please see the official event website for more information.
A draft agenda is available here.
WCTRS Mumbai 2019
26th-31st May 2019
Dancers represent the handover ceremony from WCTR Mumbai 2019 to WCTR Montreal 2023
Further details of this conference, including published articles and Special Issues, can be found at the WCTRS Mumbai 2019 webpage.
WCTRS Shanghai 2016
10th-14th July 2016
Further details of all the previous WCTR Conferences, from the WCTR Shanghai 2016 to WCTR Rotterdam 1977, can be accessed by Society members by logging into the website members’ area.