Moving from Theory to Practice at the Fifth National Conferences
on Asset Management
Moving from theory to practice is the focus of the upcoming Fifth National
Conferences on Asset Management, which will detail how State and local
governments have adopted Asset Management programs. An east coast conference
will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, from September 29-30, 2003, with a
west coast version scheduled for October 21-22, 2003, in Seattle, Washington.
"Transportation Asset Management is a strategic approach to maximizing
the benefits from resources used to operate, expand, and preserve the
transportation infrastructure," says Roemer Alfelor of the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA). The conferences will feature case studies
by State and local government agencies and six interactive workshops.
The first workshop session will highlight tools that can assist in the
adoption and practice of Transportation Asset Management (TAM). A panel
of representatives from private sector organizations will discuss their
experiences in using Asset Management in Session 2. For Session 3, practitioners
and researchers will report on their experiences in integrating different
data systems. Session 4 will cover the use of TAM as a tool to communicate
with decision-makers, stakeholders, and employees, while Session 5 will
address local government experiences in implementing Asset Management.
The sixth session will provide guidance on how to take the first steps
in starting an Asset Management program, including looking at the tools
and techniques that have worked for other organizations. Each workshop
session will be offered twice in both Atlanta and Seattle.
A closing session will address the Governmental Accounting Standards
Board's (GASB) Statement 34, including what various agencies have done
to implement GASB 34 and what they have learned.
Conference sponsors include the American Association of State Highway
and Transportation Officials, American Public Works Association, Midwest
Regional University Transportation Center, Transportation Research Board
(TRB), FHWA, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Department of
Transportation, Midwest Transportation Consortium, and the Georgia State
Road and Tollway Authority.
The deadlines for early registration at reduced rates are September
2 for the Atlanta conference and September 23 for the Seattle conference.
For more information or to register for the conference, visit gulliver.trb.org/conferences/Asset.
Information is also available from Tom Palmerlee of TRB, 202-334-2907
(email: tpalmerlee@nas.edu)
or Fred Scharf of TRB, 202-334-2966 (email: fscharf@nas.edu).
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