TRB Annual Meeting - 2008

The Conduct of Research Committee sponsored several sessions at the 2008 Annual Meeting. Links are to session PowerPoint files or presentation materials. The sessions were:

Session 284
Innovative Research Partnerships: Charting New Territory, Part 1 (Part 2, Session 314; Part 3, Session 369)
Monday, January 14, 2008, 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM, Hilton Lincoln East
O.A. Elrahman, New York State Department of Transportation, presiding
Sponsored by: International Activities Committee (A0010) and Conduct of Research Committee (ABG10)

The European Commission's 7th Framework Program (P08-0435)
Luisa Prista, European Commission, Belgium

ERA-NET Transport (P08-0453)
Sieds Halbesma, ERANET Transport
Anne Charreyron-Perchet, French Ministry of Ecology, Development and Sustainable Planning

Cal-France Research Collaboration (P08-0438)
Régine Brehier, French Ministry of Ecology, Development and Sustainable Planning
Randell H. Iwasaki, California Department of Transportation

European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) (P08-0454)
Cristina Pronello, Polytechnic University, Italy

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Session 314
Innovative Research Partnerships: Charting New Territory, Part 2 (Part 1, Session 284; Part 3, Session 369)
Monday, January 14, 2008, 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM, Hilton Georgetown West
George Giannopoulos, Hellenic Institute of Transport, Greece, presiding
Sponsored by: International Activities Committee (A0010) and Conduct of Research Committee (ABG10)

World Road Congress (PIARC) (P08-0468)
Jean-François Corté, World Road Association (PIARC)

European Conference of Transport Research Institutes (P08-0467)
Guy Bourgeois, INRETS and ECTRI

Joint OECD/International Transport Forum Research Centre (P08-0469)
Stephen Perkins, International Transport Forum, France

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Session 369
Innovative Research Partnerships: Charting New Territory, Part 3 (Part 1, Session 284; Part 2, Session 314)
Monday, January 14, 2008, 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM, Hilton
Debra S. Elston, Federal Highway Administration, presiding
Sponsored by: Conduct of Research Committee (ABG10) and International Activities Committee (A0010)

TERRA: Advancing Innovations in Road Engineering Through a Dynamic Partnership (P08-0472)
Fred Corrigan, Aggregate and Ready Mix Association of Minnesota

Experts Collaborate to Develop an Advanced Research Roadmap (P08-0668)
Kornel Kerenyi, Federal Highway Administration

Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (P08-0739)
Steve Phillips, Forum of European National Research Laboratories

The Conduct of Research Committee is also sponsoring:

Session 232
Policy Research to Address Our Aging Infrastructure: Keys to Robust Research Programs
Monday, January 14, 2008, 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM, Hilton International East
Gary A. Frederick, New York State Department of Transportation, presiding
Note: The session presents the rationale for including policy research within a research program portfolio and provides several examples of how the results of policy research have assisted transportation agencies in their handling of aging assets.

Seven Keys to Building a Robust Research Program: Overview (P08-0165)
Barbara Thomas Harder, B T Harder Inc

Why Policy Research? (P08-0208)
Thomas B. Deen, TRB Executive Director (retired)

Embracing Policy Research (P08-0480)
Neil J. Pedersen, Maryland State Highway Administration

Decision Making: Results of Policy Research at Virginia Department of Transportation (P08-1090)
David S. Ekern, Virginia Department of Transportation

and

Session 367
Findability of Transportation Information
Monday, January 14, 2008, 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM, Hilton
Frances D. Harrison, Spy Pond Partners, presiding
Sponsored by: Data and Information Systems Section (ABJ00, Library and Information Science for Transportation Committee (ABG40), Geographic Information Science and Applications Committee (ABJ60), Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (ABJ20), and
Conduct of Research Committee (ABG10)

Note: This session will bring together providers and users of both structured datasets and unstructured information related to transportation to discuss strategies for improving our ability to find information when it is needed. First, we will hear from representatives of information sharing initiatives. Then, we will facilitate a discussion with the audience about their unsuccessful attempts to find transportation information, and what is needed to improve findability.

One-Stop Shopping for Regional Transportation Data: iNYMTC Information Gateway Vision and Progress (P08-0822)
Kuo-Ann Chiao, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council

Making Information Findable: State Department of Transportation Experience (P08-0916)
Ellen Oman, Washington State Department of Transportation

Making Information Findable: National Initiatives (P08-0961)
Amanda J. Wilson, Research and Innovative Technology Administration

Improving Access to Transportation Documents: Roles of Repositories, Thesauri, Metadata, and Automated Keyword Generation (08-1064)
Marcus Ramsay Wigan, Oxford Systematics, Australia

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