2004 T²M Conference

2nd Annual International Conference on the History of Transport, Traffic and Mobility (T2M)

November 4-7, 2004

Conference Location

This year’s Conference will take place at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. The estate of Henry Ford – Fairlane – is located on the grounds of the University. In addition, the Detroit region has much to offer. The University is located across from the world-renowned Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. The City of Detroit boasts a wealth of transport and mobility-related sites including the famous Diego Rivera mural Detroit Industry. In 1998 the region was designated an Automotive National Heritage Area, a cultural landscape administered by the National Park Service. This recognition has inspired a series of preservation and historic interpretation projects relating to transport and mobility.

Special Events (tentative schedule)

Thursday, November 4 – Keynote Address by Dr. David Harvey, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Geography, Graduate Center, City University of New York (reception to follow).

Friday, November 5 – Opening Plenary Session on “Mobility History and Policy” (invited speakers):

Dr. Richard John, Director, U.S. Department of Transportation’s John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Dr. Bruce Seely, Professor of History, Michigan Technical University and former Program Director for Science and Technology Studies, NSF

Conference Excursions

1) The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village (includes tour of the historic River Rouge assembly plant)

2) Detroit Motown cultural history tour

Saturday, November 6 - Conference Banquet to be held in the Rivera Court of the Detroit Institute of Arts (includes guided tour of the Rivera mural Detroit Industry and Charles Sheeler exhibition).