May/June 2005 · Vol. 68 · No. 6

May/June 2005

Conferences/Special Events Calendar

July | August | September | October

July
Date:	July 17–July 19 2005
Conference:	Environmental Stewardship in Transportation
Sponsor:	Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Location:	Charlotte, NC
Contact:	Greg Smith 919-250-4088 gsmith@dot.state.nc.us www.ncdot.org/~trb
Date:	July 17–July 20 2005
Conference:	6th International Bridge Engineering Conference
Sponsor:	Federal Highway Administration, TRB
Location:	Boston, MA
Contact:	Lou Triandafilou 410-962-3648 lou.triandafilou@fhwa.dot.gov http://gulliver.trb.org/conferences/TRB_IBEC-6th-Announcement-Preliminary.pdf
Date:	July 20, 2005
Conference:	Notable Practices—Private/Public Cooperation on Projects
Sponsor:	FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations and Office of Planning
Location:	Webcast
Contact:	Carol Keenan 202-366-6993 carol.keenan@fhwa.dot.gov http://talkingopsandfreight.webex.com
Date:	July 27–July 20 2005
Conference:	TrailLink 2005 International Trails & Greenways Conference
Sponsor:	Rails-to-Trails Conservancey
Location:	Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Contact:	Franz Gimmler 202–974–5116 franz@railtrails.org www.railtrails.org/traillink2005

August
Date:	August 13–August 18 2005
Conference:	8th International Conference on Concrete Pavements
Sponsor:	International Society for Concrete Pavements
Location:	Colorado Springs, CO
Contact:	Dan Zollinger 979-845-9918 d-zollinger@tamu.edu www.concretepavements.org/Meetings/ConcreteCallForPapers.pdf
Date:	August 17, 2005
Conference:	Performance Measurement — National and Local
Sponsor:	FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations and Office of Planning
Location:	Webcast
Contact:	Carol Keenan 202-366-6993 carol.keenan@fhwa.dot.gov http://talkingopsandfreight.webex.com

September
Date:	September 7–September 11 2005
Conference:	National Transportation Public Affairs Workshop
Sponsor:	American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Delaware Department of Transportation
Location:	Rehoboth Beach, DE
Contact:	Terry L. Petrucci 2005 302–760–2077 tpetrucci@state.de.us www.aashto.org
Date:	September 15–September 20 2005
Conference:	AASHTO 2005 Annual Meeting
Sponsor:	AASHTO
Location:	Nashville, TN
Contact:	Hanna Whitney 202-624-5800 hwhitney@aashto.org www.aashto.org
Date:	September 21, 2005
Conference:	Rail and Highway Capacity
Sponsor:	FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations and Office of Planning
Location:	Webcast
Contact:	Carol Keenan 202-366-6993 carol.keenan@fhwa.dot.gov http://talkingopsandfreight.webex.com

October
Date:	October 19, 2005
Conference:	Freight Security Effects on Industry
Sponsor:	FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations and Office of Planning
Location:	Webcast
Contact:	Carol Keenan 202-366-6993 carol.keenan@fhwa.dot.gov http://talkingopsandfreight.webex.com

 

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Other Articles in this issue:

Where the Wildlife Meet the Road

On the Road to Safer Roads

A Look at Transportation Forensics

Best of the Best

Route 17 — The Four Decade Project

Protecting New York City's Bridge Assets

Improving Travel Models Through Peer Review

Dispelling Highway Construction Myths

Resisting Corrosion

The End of the Tollbooth?

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May/June 2005 · Vol. 68 · No. 6