{"id":69776,"date":"2025-07-22T13:48:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=69776"},"modified":"2025-09-05T16:27:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T20:27:35","slug":"early-bird-registration-opens-for-chattanooga-connect-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/early-bird-registration-opens-for-chattanooga-connect-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Early bird registration opens for &#8220;Chattanooga Connect 2025&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"273\" data-attachment-id=\"69781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/early-bird-registration-opens-for-chattanooga-connect-2025\/screenshot-2025-07-22-135907\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-22-135907.png\" data-orig-size=\"938,273\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-07-22 135907\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-22-135907.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-69781 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-22-135907.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-22-135907.png 938w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-22-135907-768x224.png 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-22-135907-800x233.png 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-22-135907-580x169.png 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-22-135907-610x178.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gig City will reconnect with national and global leaders who are advancing quantum and mobility technology when the Chattanooga Connect conference returns this October.<\/p>\n<p>Chattanooga Connect 2025, hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Research Institute (UTCRI), will take place Oct. 6-8 at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Following its successful debut last year, Chattanooga Connect will again convene industry leaders, policymakers, and researchers to explore the future of urban transportation and cutting-edge advancements in quantum computing, digital infrastructure, AI, connected and automated vehicles (CAV), and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69777\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"69777\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/early-bird-registration-opens-for-chattanooga-connect-2025\/kristin-white\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/07\/Kristin-White.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"768,613\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kristin White\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/07\/Kristin-White.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-69777 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/07\/Kristin-White-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kristin White\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/07\/Kristin-White-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/07\/Kristin-White-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/07\/Kristin-White-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/07\/Kristin-White-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kristin White<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kristin White, Google Public Sector&#8217;s transportation industry executive and head of transportation strategy and partnerships, will deliver the keynote address. A former deputy administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), White is a nationally recognized leader in transportation safety and innovation who has worked for years on building the future of connected mobility.<\/p>\n<p>White\u2019s keynote address, &#8220;Connecting Communities, Transforming the Future,\u201d will focus on how public sector agencies can look past the hype around artificial intelligence in order to incorporate outcomes-based solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first year of Chattanooga Connect exceeded our expectations and we\u2019re eager to build on that momentum this fall,\u201d said UTCRI Director Mina Sartipi. \u201cResearchers, industry partners and policymakers need to know where the future of urban mobility is taking us and how they can get involved. Chattanooga Connect is all about providing them with those opportunities. We\u2019re proud of the advances UTCRI has made since last fall and we\u2019re excited to keep these conversations moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additional speakers and panelists will be announced in the coming weeks. Registration is open now, and limited sponsorship opportunities are still available.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">#\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT:<\/strong> Chattanooga Connect 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE:<\/strong> Chattanooga Convention Center<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN:<\/strong> Oct. 6-8, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>REGISTER AND MORE INFO:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/utc.edu\/chattanooga-connect\">utc.edu\/chattanooga-connect<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">#\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 #<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Research Institute: <\/strong>Founded in 2023, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Research Institute bolsters UTC\u2019s focus on building cross-disciplinary teams and catalyzing partnerships to establish enduring programs of excellence to address challenges that cannot be solved using a single-discipline approach. The institute is led by its executive director, Dr. Mina Sartipi, and currently consists of two centers: the Center for Urban Informatics and Progress, focused on transportation and mobility, and the Quantum Center, advancing Quantum Information Science and Engineering R&amp;D, education, and workforce development. Centers under UTCRI offer attractive educational opportunities for students across disciplines and professionals in the workforce. For more information, visit <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/utc.edu\/research\/research-institute\">utc.edu\/research\/research-institute<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chattanooga Connect 2025, hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Research Institute (UTCRI), will take place Oct. 6-8 at the Chattanooga Convention Center. 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