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September/October 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
September Date: Sept 5-6 2001 Event: Eastern Winter Road Maintenance Symposium and Equipment Expo Sponsor: FHWA; Massachusetts Highway Department, Port Authority, and Turnpike Authority; and Baystate Roads Program (Local Technical Assistance Program [LTAP] ) Location: Worchester, Mass Contact: Deborah Vocke
(deborah.vocke@fhwa.dot.gov)
(410) 962-3744
(www.easternsnowexpo.org)
..................... 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, (congress@apwa.net) ..................... 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) ..................... 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 ..................... 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.....................
October Date: Oct 16-17 2001 Event: eMobility, A Stimulus for Intermodality Sponsor: Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Mobility and Transport; European Commission; and Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management Location: Brussels, Belgium Contact: itsconference@vlaanderen.be
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November Date: Nov 6-10,2001 Event: Sponsor: International Right of Way Association, FHWA
Location: Mesa, Ariz. Contact: Angela Federici
(federici@irwaonline.org)
(310) 538-0233, ext. 143..................... Date: Nov 7-8 2001 Event: Telecom Opportunities in the Mobility Market Sponsor: ERTICO Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Contact: Esther Versteege
(e.versteege@deferrante.com)
+31 30 666 73 88..................... Date: Nov 8-9 2001 Event: ABC's of International ITS Business Sponsor: Asphalt Pavement Alliance, National Asphalt Pavement Assn., Asphalt Institute, State Asphalt Pavement Associations Location: Austin, Texas Contact: Carol Prouty
(888) 468-6499..................... Date: Nov 14-16 2001
Event: Asphalt Pavement Conference: A Lifetime of Smooth Performance Sponsor: Asphalt Pavement Alliance (Asphalt Institute, NAPA, and State Asphalt Pavement Associations) Location: Austin, Texas Contact: Carol Prouty
(888) 468-6499
Fax: (301) 731-4621
www.asphaltalliance.com..................... 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 .....................
December
Date: Dec 3-4, 2001 Event: Telematics Software and Hardware Developers Conference Sponsor: ITS America Location: Santa Clara, Calif. Contact: Pete Costello
(pcostello@itsa.org)
(202) 484-4668
www.itsa.org.....................
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) .....................
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.....................
March
Date: Mar 3-7, 2002 Event: 47th Annual Convention of the National Asphalt Pavement Association Sponsor: NAPA Location: San Francisco, Calif. Contact: Carol Prouty
(cprouty@hotmix.org)
(888) 468-6499
Fax: (301) 731-4621.....................
April
Date: April 28-May 1 Event: Third National Seismic Conference & Workshop on Bridges and Highways Sponsor: FHWA, Oregon and Washington State DOTs Location: Portland, Ore. Contact: Michael Higgens
(mike.higgins@soundprint.com)
Pure Technologies
(410) 309-7050
Fax (410) 309-7051..................... 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,
(sfitzgerald@itsa.org)
(202) 484-2902.....................
May
Date: May 12-16 2002 Event: North American Travel Monitoring Exhibition and Conference (NATMEC) Sponsor: FHWA, TRB Location: Orlando, Fla. Contact: Roberta Martin
Florida Department of Transportation
(850) 414-4728
Fax: (850) 488-4752
Email: (roberta.martin@dot.state.fl.us) Web site: (http://www.tei-fl.com/Natmec/).....................
June
Date: June 20, 2002 Event: First International Conference on Thaumasite in Cementitious Materials Sponsor: BRE Location: Garston, Hertfordshire, UK Contact: Angela Mondair +44 1923 664775 Fax: +44 1923 664790 E-mail: (mondaira@bre.co.uk) .....................
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) .....................
Other Articles in this Issue:
Low-Altitude Laser Surveys Provide Flexibility and Savings
The Marriage of Safety and Land-Use Planning: A Fresh Look at Local Roadways
Strengthening the Connection Between Transportation and Land Use
Iron and Asphalt: The Evolution of the Spiral Curve in Railroads and Parkways
New Life for Old Transmitters: Converting GWEN to NDGPS
Colossal Partnership: Denver's $1.67 Billion T-REX Project
One-of-a-Kind Bridge Project Protects National Bird
Partnership Protects Pristine Estuary and Wetlands
Relationship Marketing: A Key to Success and Survival
