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May/June 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
June
Date: June 4-6, 2001 Event: 18th Annual International Bridge Conference Sponsor: IBC Location: Pittsburgh, Penn. Contact: Ruth Gregg(412) 261-0710, Ext. 11Fax: (412) 261-1606E-mail: conf@eswp.com http://www.eswp.com/bridge.html ..................... 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 ..................... Date: June 12-13, 2001
Event: The 6th Caltrans Seismic Research Workshop
Sponsor: California Department of Transportation Engineering Service Center, California Transportation Foundation
Location: Sacramento, Calif.
Contact: (916) 227-8716 Fax: (916) 227-8898 .....................
Date: June 20-23, 2001 Event: ITS in Europe 2001 Sponsor: ITS America Location: Bilbao, Spain Contact: Natasha Eger (n.eger@itscongress.org) .....................
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 .....................
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..................... Date: Aug 25-28 2001 Event: International 2001 Conference on Rural Advanced Technology And transportation Systems Sponsor: ITS America, I-95 Corridor Coalition Location: Burlington, Vt. Contact: Tamsen Benjamin (802) 858-2584 ..................... 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
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, www.apwa.net/conferences/ ..................... 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.....................
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 .....................
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.....................
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 .....................
May
Date: May 12-16 2002 Event: North American Travel Monitoring Exhibition and Conference (NATMEC) Sponsor: FHWA, TRB Location: Orlando, Fla. Contact: Roberta MartinFlorida Department of Transportation(850) 414-4728Fax: (850) 488-4752 Email: roberta.martin@dot.state.fl.us Web site: http://www.tei-fl.com/Natmec/ .....................
June
Date: June 20-222002 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:
5-1-1: Traffic Help May Soon Be Three Digits Away
Using the Dynamic Modulus Test to Assess the Mix Strength of HMA
The ITS Public Safety Program: Creating a Public Safety Coalition
Handling the Worst Crash Ever in Virginia
Moving Ahead - The American Public Speaks on Roadways and Transportation in Communities
Travelers Seek Byway Experiences
National Work-Zone Awareness Week Commemorated Across the Nation
Work-Zone Traffic Control: Survey of Contracting Techniques
