March/April 2006 · Vol. 69 · No. 5

March/April 2006

Conferences/Special Events Calendar

May | June | July | August

May
Date:	May 7-10, 2006
Conference:	2006 Concrete Bridge Conference
Sponsor:	Federal Highway Administration (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
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
Conference:	3rd International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2006)
Sponsor:	International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IAMBAS)
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, and Kyoto University
Location:	Yokohama, Japan
Contact:	Richard Cunard 202-334-2965 rcunard@nas.edu www.itr.genv.nagoya-u.ac.jp
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
Date:	July 30-August 3, 2006
Conference:	Second International Symposium on Transportation Technology Transfer
Sponsor:	FHWA
Location:	St. Petersburg, FL
Contact:	Roger Dean 703-235-0550 roger.dean@fhwa.dot.gov www.t2symposium.org

August
Date:	August 6-9, 2006
Conference:	First International Conference on 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 DOT
Location:	Philadelphia, PA
Contact:	Alyssa Clapp 610-758-3535 alcb@lehigh.edu http://ffconf.atlss.lehigh.edu
Date:	August 6-9 , 2006
Conference:	ITE 2006 Annual Meeting & Exhibit
Sponsor:	ITE
Location:	Milwaukee, WI
Contact:	Lisa Petty 202-289-0222, ext. 136 petty@ite.org Christina Denekas 202-289-0222, ext. 128 cdenekas@ite.org www.ite.org

 

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Other Articles in this issue:

The Straight Scoop on SAFETEA-LU

Mileage-Based Road User Charges

Preservation Act

Helping Roadway Contractors Fulfill Public Expectations

Geospatial Technologies Improve Transportation Decisionmaking

The Return of Private Toll Roads

Essential to the National Interest

Multipedestrian Tracking

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March/April 2006 · Vol. 69 · No. 5