Join CIHT North East & Cumbria for their Summer 2026 Hackathon, a free event, at the Jacobs Offices in Newcastle.
The CIHT North East & Cumbria Emerging Professionals Group invites emerging professionals from across the region to join our Summer Hackathon, exploring the theme:
'Transport as an Enabler: Local Challenges, Regional Solutions, National Patterns'
The hackathon will be an interactive session examining how transport can help address local challenges facing communities across the North East & Cumbria. Taking place during a period of significant investment in regional transport infrastructure, the session provides an opportunity to explore how innovative transport solutions can help tackle some of the enduring challenges present in the region.
Working collaboratively, participants will:
1. Focus on a specific location within the North East & Cumbria
2. Assess local challenges through the lens of the CIHT Emerging Professionals Conference sub-themes: Connectivity, Safety, Health, Social Inclusion, and Progression
3. Identify practical, regionally relevant transport solutions and explore how they could help address these challenges
4. Develop key insights and recommendations to contribute to the wider discussion on the role of transport as an enabler
The outcomes of the hackathon will be presented by a representative of the North East & Cumbria Emerging Professionals Group at the CIHT Emerging Professionals Conference on the 8th September, alongside contributions from emerging professionals representing other CIHT regions.
This session is open to emerging professionals, graduates, and early-career individuals with an interest in shaping the future of transport across the region.
CPD is defined as any activity that provides new knowledge or skills that help you to achieve your professional development goals or has otherwise helped you to develop as a highways and transportation professional
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We are working to ensure that the event is as comfortable and inclusive as possible.
You can contact us in confidence to ask questions and/or to let us know of any accessibility requirements or adjustments that you may have: regions@ciht.org.uk
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t: +44 (0)20 7336 1555
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