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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