March/April 2001

C O N F E R E N C E S  &  S P E C I A L  E V E N T S
C A L EN D A R

March
Date:	March 11-14, 2001
Event:	Fourth Annual Asphalt Conference & Expo
Sponsor:	Asphalt Contractor Magazine
Location:	Atlanta, Ga.
Contact:	Kristin Himmelmann, (888) 343-6462, Fax: (816) 254-6462
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Date:	March 12-14, 2001
Event:	Roadway Management Conference
Sponsor:	Transportation Technology Transfer Centers in Del., Md., Va., and W.Va.; Md. State Highway Administration; Pa. Local Roads Program; Cornell Local Roads Program
Location:	Ocean City, Md.
Contact:	Maryland Transportation Technology Transfer Center, (301) 403-4623, Fax: (301) 403-4591, (ttc@eng.umd.edu)
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Date:	March 19-21, 2001
Event:	20th Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) Transport Research Conference
Sponsor:	ARRB Transport Research Ltd., Transit New Zealand, and Vic Roads
Location:	Melbourne, Australia
Contact:	ARRB Transport Research Ltd., +61 3 9881 1607, Fax: +61 3 9887 8104, irenet@arrb.org.au
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June
Date:	June 4-7, 2001
Event:	ITS 2001: Intelligent Transportation Society of America's 11th Annual Meeting and Exposition
Sponsor:	ITS America
Location:	Miami Beach, Fla.
Contact:	ITS America, (202) 484-4847, Fax (202) 484-3483, www.itsa.org
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Date:	June 20-23, 2001
Event:	ITS in Europe 2001
Sponsor:	ITS America
Location:	Bilbao, Spain
Contact:	Natasha Eger (n.eger@itscongress.org)
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July
Date:	July 29-Aug 2, 2001
Event:	International Symposium on Transportation Technology Transfer
Sponsor:	FHWA, Local Technical Assistance Program, World Road Association (PIARC), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), TRB, Pan American Institute of Highways
Location:	St. Petersburg, Fla.
Contact:	FHWA, (202) 366-9636, www.international.fhwa.dot.gov
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August
Date:	Aug 11-14, 2001
Event:	5th International Conference on Managing Pavements
Sponsor:	Washington State DOT
Location:	Seattle, Wash.
Contact:	Managing Pavements Conference Secretariat (pavement@engr.washington.edu), (206) 543-5539
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Date:	Aug 25-29, 2001
Event:	2001 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference
Sponsor:	The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Intelligent Transportation Systems Council
Location:	Oakland, Calif.
Contact:	Kate Miller (kmiller@eecs.berkeley.edu), (510) 642-0348, Fax: (510) 642-6330
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September
Date:	Sep 9-12, 2001
Event:	2001 International Public Works Congress and Exposition
Sponsor:	American Public Works Association (APWA)
Location:	Philadelphia, Pa.
Contact:	APWA, (816) 472-6100, http://www.apwa.net/Events/
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Date:	Sept 9-13, 2001
Event:	7th International Conference on Concrete Pavements
Sponsor:	International Society for Concrete Pavements, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), FHWA, et al.
Location:	Orlando, Fla.
Contact:	Shiraz Tayabji, Construction Laboratories, Inc., (410) 997-0400, Fax: (410) 997-8480, stayabji@ctlgroup.com
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Date:	Sept 24-26, 2001
Event:	2001 Western Bridge Engineers Seminar
Sponsor:	FHWA, The Transportation Departments of Alaska, Ariz., Calif., Idaho, Nev., Ore., and Wash.
Location:	Sacramento, Calif.
Contact:	Jean Canfield, (360) 943-7732, Fax: (360) 357-9607
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Date:	Sep 30-Oct 4, 2001
Event:	8th World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems
Sponsor:	VERTIS, ITS Australia, ITS America, ERTICO
Location:	Sydney, Australia
Contact:	Congress Secretariat ITS (its2001@itsworldcongress.org), +61 2 9241 1478, Fax: +61 2 9251 3552
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October
Date:	Oct 2-5, 2001
Event:	Imagination Steel: 2001 World Steel Bridge Symposium
Sponsor:	National Steel Bridge Symposium, FHWA
Location:	Chicago, Ill.
Contact:	Arun Shirolé, P.E. (763) 591-9099
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November
Date:	Nov 30-Dec 4, 2001
Event:	87th Annual American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Meeting
Sponsor:	AASHTO
Location:	Fort Worth, Tx.
Contact:	Hannah Whitney, (202) 624-8489
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January
Date:	Jan 13-17, 2002
Event:	81st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
Sponsor:	Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Location:	Washington, D.C.
Contact:	Linda Karson, (202) 334-2362, lkarson@nas.edu
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February
Date:	Feb 20-21, 2002
Event:	7th International Symposium on Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings
Sponsor:	Monash University Accident Research Center
Location:	Melbourne, Australia
Contact:	Lorraine Curtis, (lorraine.curtis@adm.monash.edu.au), +61 3 9905 1345, Fax: +61 3 9905 1343
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April
Date:	April 29-May 2, 2002
Event:	ITS America's 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition
Sponsor:	ITS America
Location:	Long Beach, Calif.
Contact:	Sandra Fitzgerald, (202) 484-2902
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October
Date:	Oct 14-18, 2002
Event:	9th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
Sponsor:	ITS America, VERTIS, ERTICO: Intelligent Transportation Systems - Europe
Location:	Chicago, Ill.
Contact:	Robert Willis, (202) 484-4544, www.itsa.org/worldcongress.html
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DOT's Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study — A Summary

Giving Freight a Voice

FORETELL — Finally, someone is doing something about the weather!

Steel Fabrication Technologies Observed in Japan and Europe

Reliability of Visual Bridge Inspection

For the Common Good: The 85th Anniversary of a Historic Partnership

Telecommunications — Getting More for Your Money

Celebrating National Transportation Week, May 13-19

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