Highway Technology Calendar
The following events provide opportunities to learn more about products and technologies for accelerating infrastructure innovations.
National HERS-ST Technical Conference
May 23-25, 2006, San Antonio, TX
The conference will introduce the new edition, Version 4.0, of FHWA's Highway Economic Requirements System-State Version (HERS-ST) software. The conference has no registration fees. Copies of the HERS-ST software, user guide, and hands-on workbook will also be provided at no cost.
Contact: Robert Mooney at FHWA, 202-366-4657 (email: robert.mooney@fhwa.dot.gov). Information on HERS-ST is available online at www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/asstmgmt/hersindex.cfm.
Climatic Inputs for Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Workshop
May 31, 2006, Oklahoma City, OK
June 22, 2006, Columbus, OH
June 28, 2006, Atlanta, GA
August 1, 2006, Fayetteville, AR
August 15, 2006, Phoenix, AZ
September 6, 2006, Minneapolis, MN
September 19, 2006, Rocky Hill, CT
(The September 19 workshop will also be Webcast at www.ct.gov/dot/fhwa-webcast)
This Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) workshop aims to familiarize participants with modeling climatic effects
on pavement performance using the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide,
reducing climatic effects through materials selection and design, and analyzing
current State design methods for climatic effects. There is no charge for the
workshop. The target audience includes State materials engineers, pavement
design engineers, and industry or academic consultants who support
transportation departments' pavement design.
Contact: Gary Crawford at FHWA,
202-366-1286 (gary.crawford@fhwa.dot.gov), or visit www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/dgit/climatic.cfm.
Construction Practices for Segmental Concrete Bridges Seminars
July 10-11, 2006, Dallas, TX
July 24-25, 2006, Atlanta, GA
Cosponsored by FHWA and the American
Segmental Bridge Institute (ASBI), the seminars will cover the new Construction
Practices Handbook for Segmental Concrete Bridges. Registration fees will be
waived for FHWA, State, and local highway agency engineers.
Contact: Myint Lwin at FHWA, 202-366-4589 (fax: 202-366-3077; email: myint.lwin@fhwa.dot.gov), or Cliff
Freyermuth at ASBI, 602-997-9964 (fax: 602-997-9965; email:
asbi@earthlink.net). Information is also available at www.asbi-assoc.org (click
on "News and Events" and then "ASBI Events").
Third International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management
July 16-19, 2006, Porto, Portugal
The conference will cover such topics
as bridge repair and rehabilitation issues, bridge management systems, and
bridge-related safety and risk issues. Sponsors include the California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Colorado Department of Transportation,
American Society of Civil Engineers, and FHWA.
Contact: Ian Friedland at FHWA, 202-493-3023 (email: ian.friedland@fhwa.dot.gov), or visit www.iabmas06.com.
Eleventh Annual Eastern Winter Road Maintenance Symposium and Equipment Expo
September 6-7, 2006, Atlantic City,
NJ
The symposium is designed for winter
maintenance managers and other public works practitioners. Topics will cover
safety, operations, and environmental issues. The event is sponsored by FHWA,
the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
(AASHTO), and the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Contact: For registration information, contact Trindal Stanke at AASHTO, 202-624-3696 (email:
tstanke@aashto.org). For additional information, contact Paul Pisano at FHWA,
202-366-1301 (email: paul.pisano@fhwa.dot.gov).
International Conference on Perpetual Pavement
September 13-15, 2006, Columbus, OH
The conference will highlight issues
related to designing, constructing, and monitoring perpetual pavements. Topics
will include design verification and calibration, modeling, instrumentation,
durability, and mechanical properties of materials. Conference sponsors include
the Ohio Department of Transportation, National Asphalt Pavement Association,
National Center for Asphalt Technology, and FHWA.
Contact: Nancy Covington at the Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment, 740-593-2476 (email: orite@bobcat.ent.ohiou.edu), or John D'Angelo at FHWA, 202-366-0121 (email:
john.d'angelo@fhwa.dot.gov).
Fifth National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways
September 18-20, 2006, San Francisco, CA
The conference is the fifth in a
series of biennial events sponsored by FHWA. Caltrans, the Transportation
Research Board, and the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering
Research are cosponsors. The conference is designed to increase awareness of
seismic and geological hazards and enhance the technical expertise of
engineering professionals, so that they can mitigate the risk of failure or
damage to bridges and highways.
Contact: Phillip Yen at FHWA, 202-493-3056 (fax: 202-493-3442; email: wen-huei.yen@fhwa.dot.gov), or Mike
Keever at Caltrans, 916-227-8806 (fax: 916-227-8242; email:
mike_keever@dot.ca.gov). Information is available online at
www.mceer.buffalo.edu/meetings/5nsc.
International Conference on Long-Life Concrete Pavements
October 25-27, 2006, Chicago, IL
The conference will focus on
implementable design, construction, and repair techniques that result in
long-lasting concrete pavements. It is targeted at pavement engineering and
construction professionals who are involved in various aspects of pavement
design, construction, testing and evaluation, and rehabilitation.
Contact: Shiraz Tayabji at Construction Technology Laboratories, Inc., 410-997-0400 (fax: 410-997-8480; email:
stayabji@ctlgroup.com), or Sam Tyson at FHWA, 202-366-1326 (email:
sam.tyson@fhwa.dot.gov). Information can be found online at
www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/concrete/2006conf.cfm.
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