Please join the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) for a Behind the Numbers webinar
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 |1:30-2:30 PM ET

The topic will be: Bureau of Transportation Statistics - Past, Present, and Future
To attend the webinar, please register using the following link: 

https://bts-past-present-future.eventbrite.com 

You will receive details on how to log into the webinar after registering. The webinars are 
free and open to all. 

Behind the Numbers is a Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) quarterly webinar series 
providing insight into the collection, analysis, dissemination, and usage of transportation 
statistics.

Overview:
Since the official management order that made BTS official was signed on December 16, 
1992, the Agency has made leaps and bounds in its ability to store, collect, analyze, and 
distribute data. From conducting surveys rather than simply compiling others’ data and 
producing a wide range of reports and data products, to creating the National 
Transportation Library out of a small project, BTS has continued to grow and deliver on its 
mission of being a leading source of timely, accurate, and reliable information on U.S. 
transportation systems.
During this webinar, Rolf Schmitt of BTS will provide a historical account of how BTS 
developed over the last 25 years, how the agency functions today, and its future goals. Dr. 
Schmitt is the Deputy Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. He returned to 
the Bureau in 2012 after 12 years in the freight and operations offices of the Federal 
Highway Administration. He helped establish BTS in 1992, and served as its Associate 
Director for Transportation Studies until 2000.

Following Dr. Schmitt’s presentation, Sean Jahanmir, transportation analyst of the BTS 
Office of Transportation Analysis will dive into some example of data collected by BTS over 
time. Mr. Jahanmir's focus areas are mainly on North American Freight Transportation data, 
including vehicle and pedestrian Border Crossing counts, merchandise flow data, and 
international multimodal freight transportation data analysis. 
Contact Information:

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Additional Notes:
We encourage you to forward this invitation to interested colleagues, and hope you will be 
able to participate! A recording of the webinar will be made available with further details to 
be announcement.
To participate, you will need a computer with internet connectivity to view the visual 
content and computer speakers or phone to hear the audio.