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Accelerating Infrastructure Innovations

Publication Number: FHWA-RD-02-005
Date: December 2001

Highway Technology Calendar

The following events provide opportunities to learn more about products and technologies for accelerating infrastructure innovations.

Transportation Research Board 81st Annual Meeting

January 13-17, 2002, Washington, DC

More than 8,000 transportation professionals from around the world will gather at the meeting to share their knowledge and perspectives on current developments in transportation research, policy, and practice.

Contact: To register, call 301-694-5243 (fax: 301-694-5124; Web: www.trb.org/trb/meeting).

Eleventh International Winter Road Congress

January 28-31, 2002, Sapporo, Japan

Sponsored by the World Road Association (PIARC), the Congress will feature the latest in winter road maintenance and related technologies.

Contact: For more information, send an email to piarc2002@road.or.jp (Web: www.piarc-sapporo2002.road.or.jp/)

SMA in the USA Workshop

March 25-27, 2002, Frederick, MD

This workshop will provide the latest technical and performance updates on Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) pavements in the United States. The workshop is sponsored by FHWA, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA), Virginia Department of Transportation, Asphalt Pavement Alliance, International Society for Asphalt Pavements, and State asphalt pavement associations.

Contact: John Bukowski at FHWA, 202-366-1287 (email: john.bukowski@fhwa.dot.gov) or Gloria Burke at Maryland SHA, 800-477-7453 (email: gburke@sha.state.md.us).

Third International Symposium on 3D Finite Element for Pavement Analysis, Design, & Research

April 2-5, 2002, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The symposium will highlight new worldwide developments in the use of the 3D finite element method for investigating pavement structural problems.

Contact: Samir N. Shoukry at West Virginia University, 304-293-3111, ext. 2367 (fax: 304-293-6689; email: samir.shoukry@mail.wvu.edu; Web: www.3dfem.org).

International Center for Aggregates Research (ICAR) 10th Annual Symposium

April 14-17, 2002, Baltimore, MD

The symposium will feature discussion on asphalt concrete, bases, and fines. The event is being cosponsored by the Aggregates Foundation for Technology, Research, and Education and the National Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association.

Contact: ICAR at 512-471-4498 (email: icar@mail.ce.utexas.edu; Web: www.ce.utexas.edu/org/icar).

Third National Seismic Conference and Workshop on Bridges and Highways

April 28-May 1, 2002, Portland, OR

The conference will feature the latest research and developments in seismic engineering for bridges, highway systems, and components. The event is being sponsored by the Oregon Department of Transportation (DOT), Washington State DOT, and FHWA.

Contact: For registration information, contact Michael Higgins at Pure Technologies, 410-309-7050 (fax: 410-309-7051; email: mike.higgins@soundprint.com). For information on conference content, contact Roland Nimis at FHWA, 415-744-2653 (fax: 415-744-2620; email: roland.nimis@fhwa.dot.gov). Information can also be found on the Web at mceer.buffalo.edu/.

Ninth International Conference on Asphalt Pavements

August 17-22, 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark

The conference will address research and practice for the design, construction, maintenance, and performance of asphalt pavements.

Contact: DIS Congress Service Copenhagen A/S at isap2002@discongress.com (Web: www.asphalt.org/calendar/copenhagen2.html).

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