I was grateful for the opportunity to participate in the 13th COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals (CICTP 2013) from August 13-16, 2013, in Shenzhen, China. The 2013 conference was jointly organized by Tsinghua University, Shenzhen University, Tsinghua-Daimler Center for Sustainable Transportation, Unihz Technologies Corporation, Shenzhen and Chinese Overseas Transportation Association (COTA), and I want to thank the organizers for their invitation and hospitality during the trip. I delivered a keynote lecture entitled "Retrospect and Prospect," a plenary lecture entitled "U.S. Perspectives on a Safe and Sustainable Future Connected Transportation System," and also presented "Perspectives on Federal Agency Leadership" as part of the Government Forum.
