Appendix B: Agenda
FHWA TIRE/PAVEMENT NOISE STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP
April 10-12, 2006
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana
First Day - April 10, 2006
12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Workshop Check in - Outside Hyatt Meeting Room
1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.Call to Order/Housekeeping Items Don Johnson, Program Manager, SQDH
Welcome to Workshop Robert J. Bernhard, Director, Institute for Safe, Quiet and Durable Highways
Keth Sapp - Facilitator, Researcher, Purdue University, Center for the Advancement of Transportation Safety
1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Original Roadmap and Highlights from the September, 2004 Workshop.
Robert J. Bernhard
2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Roadmap Updates - short-term deliverables
Noise 101 Activity and Future Plans, and ETG Report on Activities and Future Plans for ETG(s) Mark Swanlund, Federal Highway Administration
Clearinghouse Activities, and Policy - QPPP and QPR Mark Ferroni, Federal Highway Administration
Open discussion
3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.Break
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Pavement Research/Updates
Asphalt 2005 Results H. Wayne Jones, The Asphalt Institute
Surface Characteristics Road Map Paul Wiegand, National Center for PCCP Technology, Iowa State University
ISU Test Sites Rob Rasmussen, The Transtec Group, INC
NCAT Test Sites Andre Smit, National Center for Asphalt Technology Auburn University
Open discussion
Second Day - Tuesday - April 11, 2006
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. to Noon State Experiences (since September 2004 Workshop) (Break around 10 am) 15 State presentations (10 Minutes Each)
- Brief Overview Quite Pavement Program
- Importance of Noise Program to the State
- Review Their Findings
- Identify Roadblocks or Problems
- State's Needs
Open discussion and questions following the presentations.
Noon to 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Noise Research/Updates (Break around 3pm)
EU Update / Recent Work Ulf Sandberg, Swedish National Road and Transportation Research Institute
Sylvia Update / EU Implementation of Pavement Effects into Noise Prediction Models Gijsjan van Blokland, M + P Raadgevende ingenieurs bv
Illingworth & Rodkin Updates Paul Donavan, Illingworth & Rodkin, INC.
Volpe Center Updates Judy Rochat, US DOT/Volpe Center
Purdue Updates Bob Bernhard
Open discussion
Third Day -Wednesday - April 12, 2006
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. 2006 Roadmap - Discussion topics Robert J. Bernhard
8:15a.m. to 10:00am Group Discussions on the Issues and Research Needs for the 2006 Roadmap.
10:00a.m. to 10:15a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. to 11:30a.m. Group Discussions Continued and Finalized Includes goals/Roadmap for U.S., goals of ETG (possibly some scheduling), environmental funding issues and pooled funds studies (identify potential contributors and potential topics)
11:30 a.m. to Noon 2006 Roadmap - Conclusions Robert J. Bernhard
Noon Closing Comments/Adjourn Robert J. Bernhard
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