2008 Regional Asset Management Conferences
Course Announcement: Boston, Massachusetts
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Boston, MA
April 23-24, 2008
Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Overlooking Boston
575 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 492-1234
Fax: (617) 491-6906
Contact Hotel directly to reserve room. Request FHWA Conference Rate. |
To register:
Please visit http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/asstmgmt/ramc.cfm.
This conference is being sponsored by FHWA, and there is no cost to attend. Please note that the final day to register is April 16, 2008.
The Federal Highway Administration's Office of Asset Management will be hosting a free Regional Asset Management Conference to bring the latest asset management technologies, research, and training to an area near you.
The Regional Asset Management Conference in Boston, MA, on April 23-24, 2008, will address a broad scale of asset management topics, will focus on case studies from various agency implementation efforts, and will provide a venue for sharing ideas and experiences among State and local transportation officials. This conference will provide the tools necessary to implement asset management principles for improved decision-making techniques in your highway program.
The Regional Asset Management Conference will be 1½ days long with an optional pre-conference workshop on Asset Management on Day 1. Please see the agenda below for more details.
The following topics will be discussed at the conference:
- The Basics of Asset Management.
- Show/Discuss Available Tools (Pavement and Bridge Management Systems, HERS-ST, LCCA, etc.).
- Transportation System Preservation.
- Data Collection and Data Integration.
- Best Practices.
- Current Research.
For information:
Please contact Francine Shaw-Whitson via email at francine.shaw-whitson@dot.gov or by phone at (202) 366-8028, or Nathaniel Coley at nathaniel.coley@dot.gov or (202) 366-2171. Direct media inquiries to Nancy Singer at nancy.singer@dot.gov.
Agenda
| April 23, 2008 |
| 8 am-12 pm | Optional Pre-Conference Workshop on Asset Management
This workshop will cover the principles, concepts, components, techniques, and benefits of asset management:
Some of the topics include:
- Asset Management Framework and Principles
- AM and Policy-making
- Economics for Highway Decision Makers
- Good Practices in Planning and Programming
- Asset Management and Data Requirements
- Use of Management Systems in Asset Management
- Performance Measures in Asset Management
At the conclusion of the workshop, participants should be able to:
- Identify the fundamentals of transportation asset management and its benefits.
- Be able to identify how the principles of transportation asset management fit into their own agencies' business process.
- Be able to list resources available from the FHWA Office of Asset Management
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| Conference Begins |
| 1 pm | Opening Remarks Massachusetts Highway Department Commissioner Luisa M. Paiewonsky and Federal Highway Administration Massachusetts Division Office Administrator Lucy Garliauskas |
| 1:30 pm | The Basics of AM (Presented by Joe Guerre, Cambridge Systematics) |
| 2:30 pm | Break |
| 2:45 pm | State DOT Conversations (Presentation by Bart Selle, Asset Management Systems Manager - Overview of the Asset Management Approach at the Vermont Agency of Transportation, Andy Bickmore Maine Department of Transportation on the development of Maine's Asset Management System, Colleen A. Kissane of the Connecticut Department of Transportation, Teresa Gardner Asset Management in Delaware) What are Transportation Agencies in Region doing in AM? What do we need to fill in the gaps? Q&A Session |
| 4:50 pm | Day 1 Wrap-Up |
| 5:00 pm | End of Day 1 |
| April 24, 2008 Day 2 of Conference |
| 8:00 am | Good Practices (Presented by Dennis Merida, a member of the Domestic Scan Team) |
| 8:45 am | Data Integration/Collection-State/FHWA Perspective (FHWA presentation by Vicki Miller, FHWA Asset Management Specialist followed by a presentation by Omar Smadi, Iowa State University, Tiffany M. Abbondanza on Virginia DOT's efforts in data collection for roadside assets then Q&A Session) |
| 10:15 am | Break |
| 10:30 am | Management Systems (PMS, BMS, MMS, etc.) State/FHWA Perspective (FHWA presentation by Stephen Gaj, FHWA System Management and Monitoring Team Leader , followed by a presentation by Jennifer Royer of the Vermont Agency of Transportation and their successes in applying Management Systems, and Joseph Benedetta of the Maryland State Highway Administration and Management Systems, then a Panel Discussion and Roundtable on Management Systems, their link to Asset Management, and future activities.) |
| 12:00 pm | LUNCH (on your own) |
| 1:00 pm | Engineering Economics Analysis (HERS-ST, LCCA, BCA) State/FHWA Perspective (FHWA presentation by Nat Coley FHWA Asset Management Specialist followed by a presentation by Katheryn Shields, Former County Executive Jackson County, Mo. on the use of Economics in Program Development, Melissa Gott on the use of Economic analysis on Maine's I-295 Project then Q&A Session.) |
| 2:30 pm | Break |
| 2:45 pm | Applied Asset Management- State/FHWA Perspective (FHWA presentation by Joe Gregory, FHWA System Preservation Engineer followed by Colin Franco of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation on System Preservation, Mr. Alan Perkins of the NETTCP (New England Transportation Technician Certification Program) on role of construction training & certification programs in Asset Management, Bob Templeton with an NPHQ Perspective , then Q&A Session) This session will comprise presentations on Quality, Preservation, and Workforce Development. |
| 4:45 pm | Conference Wrap-Up |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Additional information will be provided as the conference date approaches.
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