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⢠Preference should be given to practitioners work- ing for agencies preparing to implement or in the process of implementing new- age models. ⢠No single university has faculty with established track records and interest in all of these topics. The sim- ple solution would seem to be a joint program between leading universities. Much effort is needed to launch and shepherd such a program. However, new- age travel models cannot suc- ceed without investments in human capital, which will not happen without active and concerted efforts by the developers and consumers of travel models. There are few models of such collaboration between the trans- portation profession and academics to guide us. It is a topic worthy of attention by the Transportation Research Board, its sponsors, and the profession as a whole. 123LIFELONG EDUCATION AS A NECESSARY FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS