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January/February 2006
Conferences/Special Events Calendar
| March |
Date: |
March 13–16, 2006 |
Conference: |
World of Asphalt 2006 Show and Conference |
Sponsor: |
Association of Equipment Manufacturers; National Asphalt Pavement
Association; and National Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association |
Location: |
Orlando, FL |
Contact: |
Megan Tanel
800–867–6060 mtanel@aem.com
www.worldofasphalt.com
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Date: |
March 19–22, 2006 |
Conference: |
ITE 2006 Technical Conference and Exhibit, Transportation Solutions
for the Real World |
Sponsor: |
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) |
Location: |
San Antonio, TX |
Contact: |
Donna Ford
202–289–0222, ext. 140 dford@ite.org
www.ite.org/conference
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Date: |
March 28–30, 2006 |
Conference: |
Conference on Transportation and Economic Development (TED 2006) |
Sponsor: |
Transportation Research Board (TRB),
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Institute for Economic Advancement,
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA), Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Federal Transit Administration,
Appalachian Regional Commission, and Nick J. Rahall, II Appalachian
Transportation Institute |
Location: |
Little Rock, AR |
Contact: |
Vincent W. Yao
501–569–8453 wxyao@ualr.edu
www.ted2006-littlerock.org |
| May |
Date: |
May 7–10, 2006 |
Conference: |
2006 Concrete Bridge Conference |
Sponsor: |
FHWA, National Concrete Bridge Council, Nevada Department of Transportation,
and
American Concrete Institute |
Location: |
Reno, NV |
Contact: |
Shri Bhidé
847–972–9100
sbhide@cement.org
www.nationalconcretebridge.org/cbc
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Date: |
May 14–20, 2006 |
Conference: |
National Transportation Week |
Sponsor: |
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and other organizations |
Location: |
Nationwide |
Contact: |
Joe Toole 703-235-0500 joe.toole@fhwa.dot.gov www.ntweek.org |
| June |
Date: |
June 4–7, 2006 |
Conference: |
North American Travel Monitoring Exhibition and Conference |
Sponsor: |
TRB, FHWA, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Minnesota Department of Transportation, City Engineers Association of Minnesota, Minnesota County Engineers Association, Institute of Transportation Engineers, and ITS/Management and Operations Council |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Contact: |
Tom Palmerlee
202–334–2907
tpalmerlee@nas.edu
www.natmec.org |
| July |
| Date: |
July 16–19, 2006 |
Conference: |
3rd International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2006) |
Sponsor: |
International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS) |
Location: |
Porto, Portugal |
Contact: |
Sandra Pereira (+351) 253–51–0489 secretariat@iabmas06.com
www.iabmas06.com |
| Date: |
July 23–26, 2006 |
Conference: |
45th Annual Workshop on Transportation Law |
Sponsor: |
TRB |
Location: |
Chicago, IL |
Contact: |
James McDaniel 202–334–3209 jmcdaniel@nas.edu www.trb.org/conferences/law |
| Date: |
July 25–29, 2006 |
Conference: |
5th International Symposium on Highway Capacity |
Sponsor: |
TRB Committee on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service, Nagoya University, University of Tokyo, Tottori University, Toyo University, Yokohama National University, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Kyoto University |
Location: |
Yokohama, Japan |
Contact: |
Richard Cunard 202–334–2965 rcunard@nas.edu www.itr.genv.nagoya-u.ac.jp
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| Date: |
July 30–August 2, 2006 |
Conference: |
2006 Pipelines Conference |
Sponsor: |
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) |
Location: |
Chicago, IL |
Contact: |
Leonore Jordan 703–295–6110 ljordan@asce.org www.asce.org/conferences/pipelines2006 |
| August |
| Date: |
Aug 6–9, 2006 |
Conference: |
First International Conference on
2006 Fatigue and Fracture in the
Infrastructure: Bridges and
Structures of the 21st Century |
Sponsor: |
Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance, FHWA, TRB, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, and New Jersey Department of Transportation |
Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
Contact: |
Alyssa Clapp 610–758–3535 alcb@lehigh.edu http://ffconf.atlss.lehigh.edu |
| Date: |
Aug 6–9, 2006 |
Conference: |
ITE 2006 Annual Meeting & Exhibit |
Sponsor: |
ASCE |
Location: |
Milwaukee, WI |
Contact: |
Lisa Petty 202–289–0222, ext. 136 lpetty@ite.org Christina Denekas
202–289–0222, ext. 128
cdenekas@ite.org
www.ite.org |
| Date: |
Aug 13–16, 2006 |
Conference: |
Applications of Advanced Technology in Transportation |
Sponsor: |
Transportation and Development Institute's Committees on Advanced Technology and Infrastructure Systems, and University of Illinois at Chicago |
Location: |
Chicago, IL |
Contact: |
Kelvin Wang 479–575–8425 kcw@engr.uark.edu www.asce.org/conferences/AATT2006
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| Date: |
Aug 23–25, 2006 |
Conference: |
7th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges |
Sponsor: |
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering |
Location: |
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
Contact: |
Amin Khouday 514–393–1000 ext. 7715 bridgeconference2006@snclavalin.com
www.bridgeconference2006.com |
| October |
Date: |
October 2–5, 2006 |
Conference: |
Plastics Pipes XIII Conference |
Sponsor: |
TRB, American Gas Association, Plastic
2006 Pipes Institute, PVC4Pipes, PE 100+
Association, The European Plastic Pipes
and Fittings Association |
Location: |
Washington, DC |
Contact: |
Tim Ball 202–320–3950 PPXIII@everettreed.com www.plasticspipes.com |
Other Articles in this issue:
The Year of the Interstate
Financing Megaprojects
Rule on Work Zone Safety and Mobility
The Older Driver Comes of Age
Mimicking Mother Nature
Improving Freight Transportation
Energy Losses in Storm Drain Access Holes
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