About Us

Welcome to the official website of the Traffic Engineering and Safety (TES) Conference. The TES Conference is the premier meeting in the Midwest region for transportation and safety professionals to network with colleagues and clients, discuss ideas and issues with experts, gain job-related knowledge and know-how, and renew sense of professional purpose. A diverse group of your peers from local, state, and federal agencies, consulting and contracting firms, and university faculty and students attend this conference. Attendees can receive up to 10 Professional Development Hours.

The 74th Annual Illinois Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference will be in-person October 22 and 23, 2025 at the iHotel & Conference Center. 

If you would like to be included in the TES mailing list, please contact Kim Schlichting at TES-conf@illinois.edu

Conference Committee

• Kyle Armstrong, IDOT Bureau of Operations
• Ray Benekohal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, CEE
• John Bogues, IL Section, American Traffic Safety Services Association
• Tom Brengel, Illinois State Police
• Abraham Emmanuel, Chicago Department of Transportation
• Anmol Shrivastava, Institute of Transportation Engineers
• Doug Keirn, IL Association of Highway Engineers
• Darin Koelm, Illinois Association of County Engineers
• Scott Lee, ITS Midwest
• Adam Lintner, Illinois Tollway
• Doug Pershall, IMSA
• Stephane B. Seck, IDOT Bureau of Safety Programs & Engineering
• Todd Schmidt, Federal Highway Administration, IL Division
• Rachel Traficanti, ATSSA
• Alireza Talebpour, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, CEE
• Kim Schlichting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, CEE