July/August 2004 · Vol. 68 · No. 1

July/August 2004

Conferences/Special Events Calendar

August | September | October | November

August
Date:	August 30-31 2004
Conference:	Seminar on Design & Construction of Segmental Concrete Bridges
Sponsor:	American Segmental Bridge Institute
Location:	Orlando, FL
Contact:	Cliff Freyermuth 602-997-9964 asbi@earthlink.net. www.asbi-assoc.org/menu.cfm?dir=events&page=index
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Date:	August 31-Sept 3 2004
Conference:	2004 National Hydraulic Engineering Conference
Sponsor:	FHWA and North Carolina DOT
Location:	Asheville, NC
Contact:	Cynthia Nurmi 404-562-3908 cynthia.nurmi@fhwa.dot.gov

 

September
Date:	Sept 8-10 2004
Conference:	Second National Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems Workshop
Sponsor:	AASHTO, Midwest Transportation Consortium, and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Location:	New Brunswick, NJ
Contact:	Dr. Hani Nassif 732-445-4414 nassif@rci.rutgers.edu Shri Bhide 847-972-9100 sbhide@cement.org www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/accelerated
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Date:	Sept 14-17 2004
Conference:	Structural Materials Technology (SMT): Nondestructive Evaluation/ Nondestructive Technologies for Highways and Bridges
Sponsor:	American Society for Nondestructive Testing
Location:	Buffalo, NY
Contact:	Kelly Wise 800-222-2768 kwise@asnt.org www.asnt.org/events/conferences/smt04/brochure.pdf
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Date:	Sept 18-22 2004
Conference:	72nd Annual Meeting
Sponsor:	International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association
Location:	Philadelphia, PA
Contact:	Nichol Neuman 202-659-4620 nneuman@ibtta.org www.ibtta.org
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Date:	Sept 22-24 2004
Conference:	Ninth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small-and Medium-Sized Communities: "Tools of the Trade"
Sponsor:	Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Location:	Colorado Springs, CO
Contact:	Albert T. Stoddard, P.E. 719-633-2868 atstoddard@lsccs.com http://gulliver.trb.org/conferences/A1D05-1.pdf
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Date:	Sept 25-29 2004
Conference:	Second International Conference on Accelerated Pavement Testing
Sponsor:	TRB
Location:	Minneapolis, MN
Contact:	Julie Grazier 612-624-3044 jgrazier@cce.umn.edu http://gulliver.trb.org/conferences/2004-APT_Conf.pdf
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Date:	Sept 26-Oct 1 2004
Conference:	National Transportation Management Conference
Sponsor:	AASHTO
Location:	Portland, OR
Contact:	Donna Tamburelli 202-624-5815 donnat@aashto.org www.aashto.org

October
Date:	Oct 3-6 2004
Conference:	ITSC 2004 7th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems
Sponsor:	Intelligent Transportation Systems Council
Location:	Washington, DC
Contact:	Paul Kostek 206-915-6645 p.kostek@ieee.org
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Date:	Oct 14-16 2004
Conference:	Society of Women Engineers National Conference
Sponsor:	Society of Women Engineers
Location:	Milwaukee, WI
Contact:	Jeanne Elipani 1-800-892-2858 jelipani@showmgmtservices.com www.swe.org/2004

November
Date:	Nov 16-18 2004
Conference:	7th Marine Transportation System Research and Technology Coordination Conference
Sponsor:	TRB
Location:	Washington, DC
Contact:	Joedy Cambridge 202-334-2167 jcambridge@nas.edu www.waterways-rd.gov/conf04.html

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Other Articles in this issue:

Megaprojects — They Are a Different Breed

Great Expectations

Building Public Trust

The Life Cycle Continuum

From Highways to Skyways and Seaways — the Intermodal Challenge

Reducing Uncertainty

Accounting for Megaproject Dollars

Megaproject Procurement: Breaking from Tradition

Sharing Experiences and Lessons Learned

A Well-Conceived Plan Will Pull It All Together

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July/August 2004 · Vol. 68 · No. 1