TRB Annual Meeting 2009

T2 Committee meeting

Monday, January 12, 2009, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Hilton

Lisa Haakon Pogue, American Public Works Association, presiding

Lawrence H. Orcutt, California Department of Transportation, presiding

• Overcoming Roadblocks Facing the Implementation of Innovations: Three Case Studies at Caltrans (09-3671) - Lawrence H. Orcutt, California Department of Transportation, Mohamed Y. Alkadri, California Department of Transportation

Workshops

Workshop 119 - International Perspectives on Transportation Technology Transfer

Sunday, January 11, 2009, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Hilton

John Francis Munro, Federal Highway Administration, presiding

Sponsored by: Technology Transfer Committee (ABG30), International Activities Committee (A0010)

Note: Moving research results to innovation in the field can take many forms and include many different methods, technologies, and approaches. This workshop explores the different approaches used by both U.S. and international organizations to advance the transfer of innovative technologies, policies, and procedures.

• Helping Successful International Technology Transfer Collaborations Take Flight: Federal Aviation Administration Experience (P09-1471) - Deborah Germak, FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Transfer of NIH Technology to Domestic and Foreign Partners: An Overview (P09-1472) - Steven Ferguson, National Institute of Health, Donna Bialozor, National Cancer Institute
• Traditional Approaches to Highway Technology Transfer: Open Source Models Versus Licensing and Top-Down Approaches (P09-1476) - John A. Halkias, Federal Highway Administration
• International and Domestic Research Cooperation (P09-1479) - Lawrence H. Orcutt, California Department of Transportation
• Encouraging the Transfer of Research Across Europe (FEHRL’s CERTAIN Project) (P09-1481) - Steven Phillips, Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories, Belgium, Ales Znidaric, ZAG, Slovenia
• Roundtable on Future Challenges and Potential Solutions (P09-1482)

Workshop 160 - Borderless Access to Information: International Transportation Research Web Resources

Sunday, January 11, 2009, 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM, Hilton

Nelda Bravo, Federal Highway Administration, presiding

Sponsored by: International Activities Committee (A0010), Library and Information Science for Transportation Committee (ABG40), Conduct of Research Committee (ABG10), Technology Transfer Committee (ABG30)

Note: This workshop provides an overview of a variety of online resources available to transportation researchers to better inform the TRB research community about the international databases available on the Web. Discussion will focus on how online information resources can be expanded or better utilized to facilitate the exchange of information.

• TRB Research Tools (P09-0002) - Barbara L Post, Transportation Research Board
• Transguide (P09-0003) - Birgitta Sanstedt, Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute
• International Transport Research Documentation (IRTAD) (P09-0004) - Véronique Feypelle de la Beaumelle, OECD-ECMT Joint Transport Research Centre, France
• Australian Transport Index (ATRI) and the Road Research Register (P09-0011) - Andrew Meier, ARRB Transport Research Ltd., Australia
• Highway Safety Information System (P09-0005) -Carol H. Tan, Federal Highway Administration

Poster session

How to Get People Interested in Transportation

Monday, January 12, 2009, 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Hilton

Emily Parkany, Noblis, Inc., presiding

Charlene Wilder, Federal Transit Administration, presiding

Sponsored by: Transportation Education and Training Committee (ABG20), Technology Transfer Committee (ABG30)

• Transportation Workforce Development: Attracting High School and Community College Students to Careers in the Transportation Field (09-3466) - Ramalingam Radhakrishnan, Prairie View A&M University
• Recruiting for the Transportation Workforce of Tomorrow: Middle School and High School Enrichment Programs That Work (09-3211) - Deborah Rosen, University of Rhode Island
• How an Online Magazine Gets People Interested in Transportation (09-3066) - Michele Regenold, Center for Transportation Research and Education
• How to Get People Interested in Public Transportation Careers (09-2533) - Amber Reep, University of South Florida
• Joel M. Volinski, University of South Florida, Stephanie Lynn Zavacki, University of South Florida
• Railroad Engineering Club Involves Students and the Community (09-1264) - Shane M. Ferrell, Michigan Technological University
• The 2008 Transportation Design Challenge for Connecticut High School and Middle School Students (09-1099) - James Moffett, Connecticut Department of Transportation
• Attracting Talented Staff: San Francisco’s Transportation Engineering Internship Program (09-0854) - Bond M. Yee, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Gerald Robbins, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Jack Lucero Fleck, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
• TIMED to Explore Engineering (09-0136) -Troy James Gros, Louisiana TIMED Managers,Meghan Legaux, Louisiana TIMED Managers