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Highway Technology CalendarThe following events provide opportunities to learn more about products and technologies for accelerating infrastructure innovations. 44th Annual Petersen Asphalt Research ConferenceJuly 16-18, 2007, Laramie, WYThe conference will cover current research aimed at understanding and improving asphalt performance, with topics ranging from fundamental research to applied field engineering. Organized by the Western Research Institute (WRI), conference sponsors include the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Contact: Steve Salmans at WRI, 307-721-2306 (email: ssalmans@uwyo.edu). Information is also available at www.petersenasphaltconference.org. 2007 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Value Engineering ConferenceJuly 17-20, 2007, Seattle, WASponsored by the AASHTO Value Engineering Technical Committee, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), and FHWA, the conference will feature the Nation's best practices for value engineering. Contact: Adele McCormick at WSDOT, 360-705-7298 (fax: 360-705-6885; email: VEConf@wsdot.wa.gov), or Jon Obenberger at FHWA, 202-366-2221 (email: jon.obenberger@fhwa.dot.gov). Information is also available online at www.wsdot.wa.gov/partners/aashtove. Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) National Concrete Bridge ConferenceOctober 22-24, 2007, Phoenix, AZSponsored by PCI and FHWA, the conference will provide a forum for state-of-the-art reports on concrete bridges, showcasing precast, prestressed concrete bridges in particular. The conference is aimed at State and Federal bridge designers, consultants, academics, and industry engineers. Contact: John Dick at PCI, 312-360-3205 (email: JDick@PCI.org), or Gary Jakovich at FHWA, 202-366-4596 (email: gary.jakovich@fhwa.dot.gov). Information is available online at www.pci.org/news/bridge_conference. Seventh National Conference on Transportation Asset ManagementNovember 6-8, 2007, New Orleans, LAThree thematic tracks will be featured at the conference: Integration of Maintenance and Operations into Transportation Asset Management, Putting Economics into Practice, and Transportation Asset Management in the Ports and Harbors Community. The conference is sponsored by the Transportation Research Board's (TRB) Committees on Transportation Asset Management and Transportation Economics, with support from FHWA's Office of Asset Management. Contact: David Floyd at TRB, 202-334-2966 (email: dfloyd@nas.edu), or Francine Shaw-Whitson at FHWA, 202-366-8028 (email: francine.shaw-whitson@fhwa.dot.gov). International Conference on Optimizing Paving Concrete Mixtures and Accelerated Concrete Pavement Construction and RehabilitationNovember 7-9, 2007, Atlanta, GAThe conference will provide an international forum to address various aspects of concrete mixture optimization and accelerated concrete pavement construction and rehabilitation that result in long life for pavements. The event is being organized as part of the technology transfer activities for FHWA's Concrete Pavement Technology Program. Contact: Shiraz Tayabji at CTLGroup, 410-997-0400 (fax: 410-997-8480; email: stayabji@CTLGroup.com), or Sam Tyson at FHWA, 202-366-1326 (email: sam.tyson@fhwa.dot.gov). Information and online registration are available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/concrete/2007CPTPconf.cfm. World Steel Bridge Symposium 2007December 4-7, 2007, New Orleans, LAThe symposium will bring together design engineers, construction professionals, transportation officials, representatives from academia, and others to discuss state-of-the-art practices for enhancing steel bridge design, fabrication, and construction techniques. This event is sponsored by the National Steel Bridge Alliance and FHWA. Contact: Elizabeth Purdy at the American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc., 312-670-5421 (email: purdy@aisc.org), or Vasant Mistry at FHWA, 202-366-4599 (email: vasant.mistry@fhwa.dot.gov). For additional information, visit www.steelbridges.org (click on "World Steel Bridge Symposium"). .................................................. Articles in this issue: Asset Management Online and in Real Time A National Call for Bridge Preservation Excellence in Utility Relocation and Accommodation 2007 New Mobile Concrete Lab Takes to the Road SHRP 2 Sponsors Safety Research Symposium Highway Technology Calendar .................................................. |
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