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T&DI Announces the First International Symposium on Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices

Beijing, China

April 24-26, 2008

The Transportation and Development Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers is sponsoring the First International Symposium on Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices in Beijing, China, April 24-26, 2008.  The purpose of this series of symposia is to showcase innovative best practices in comprehensive and integrated transportation and economic development from around the world. 

The three-day Symposium, the last major international conference to be held in Beijing prior to the Olympics in August 2008, will be hosted by the China Academy of Transportation Sciences and co-sponsored by the North American Chinese Overseas Transportation Association (NACOTA) and the International Chinese Transportation Professionals Association (ICTPA).  The event will be held in conjunction with China Transpo 2008, the China Ministry of Communications’ only international biennial exhibition and the largest international show for transportation in China, featuring a comprehensive overview of the latest technical applications in transportation. 

For more information please click here.

Call For Reviewers!!

Abstracts for the First International Symposium on Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices to be held in Beijing next year are due by April 30, 2007.  We plan to involve all 19 of our T&DI technical committees in the review process, but we also want to utilize the expertise of as many of the remaining 15,000 T&DI members as possible, as well as any other interested transportation professionals.

Therefore, we invite anyone who may be qualified and interested to contact Lou Cohn, cohn@louisville.edu, to volunteer as a reviewer for the Symposium.  We will put you to work!

Automated People Movers

by Lou Cohn, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
President, Transportation and Development Institute of the ASCE

One of the great things about T&DI is the wide variety of transportation activities we cover, as well as the worldwide reach of our involvement.  For example, in the last newsletter I discussed the Conference on Context Sensitive Solutions held in Atlanta in November, sponsored by our Committee on Environmental Issues.   Elsewhere in this newsletter, our Past President Eva Lerner-Lam gives details about our First International Symposium on Transportation and Development, to be held in Beijing, China in April, 2008.   This Symposium is designed to involve all nineteen of our technical committees.

To read the full article please click here.

T&DI Becomes Lead Organization on the Put the Brakes on Fatalities Program

T&DI recently succeeded the National Society of Professional Engineers as the lead organization responsible for the activities connected with the Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day (PBFD) program.  PBFD was initiated on October 10, 2001 to educate the public about the major causes of transportation fatalities, primarily highway fatalities, and their avoidance in an upbeat and positive fashion.  Since then, on October 10 of each year, states and local communities commemorate Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day with public educational programs.  This program is a great way that you can become involved in educating the public in your community that there are ways to reduce the number of fatalities related to highway crashes.  If you are interested in participating in this activity please contact T&DI's coordinator Rob Bowman at 703-295-6395 or rbowman@asce.org.

Announcements

Call for Candidates for T&DI's Board of Governors

Transportation and Development Institute members are invited to submit recommendations for candidates to serve on the Institute’s Board of Governors.   This is a four year term beginning October 1, 2007.  Submittals will be considered by the T&DI Nominating Committee in early March 2007.

Members of the Board of Governors shall be either a Member or Honorary Member in good standing of the Institute and shall be a member (Associate, Member, Affiliate, Fellow, Honorary grade) in good standing of ASCE at the time of nomination.  Student members cannot serve on the Board of Governors. 

Submittals must be received no later than March 1, 2007 and include a one page résumé of the person, highlighting their professional accomplishments, their activities and committee service in T&DI, ASCE and other transportation related organizations, and a signed statement from the person agreeing to serve if nominated and elected.

All submittals must be sent  to the Transportation & Development Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers,  1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, VA  20191, c/o Jonathan Esslinger, P.E., F. ASCE or by fax to 703-295-6421, attn:  Jonathan Esslinger, P.E., F. ASCE

Call for Members – ASCE/T&DI/ICPI Structural Design of Interlocking Concrete Pavement Standard Committee

The Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) of ASCE and the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) are seeking members for the Structural Design of Interlocking Concrete Pavement Standards Committee.  The committee is developing a consensus guideline for the design of pavements using interlocking concrete pavers in applications of full traffic loading. Membership on the T&DI/ASCE/ICPI standard committees is open to all those who might reasonably be expected to be or who indicate they are directly affected by the activity without dominance by any single interest group: Producer, Consumer and General Interest, including Regulatory.  Those interested in applying to the committee should contact Phillip Mariscal, ASCE Standards Administrator, for an application at pmariscal@asce.org or (703) 295-6042.

T&DI Transportation Safety Committee Seeks New Members

2006 T&DI Applications of Advanced Technology in Transportation

The 2006 T&DI Applications of Advanced Technology in Transportation Conference Proceedings are now available in bound format.  The proceedings can be purchased through the Publications Department of ASCE.  To view the table of contents and an abstract or to order your own copy please click here.

2006 T&DI Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference Proceedings

The 2006 T&DI Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference Proceedings are now available in bound format.  The proceedings can be purchased through the Publications Department of ASCE.  To view the table of contents and an abstract or to order your own copy please click here.

Public policy information you should know in easy to read briefs.  That’s what ASCE’s Key Contact Program can provide to T&DI members. T&DI members are invited to join ASCE’s Key Contact Program and receive “This Week in Washington” a weekly email newsletter with information on issues active in Washington, D.C. and the state capitals.  In addition, Key Contacts receive periodic Key Alerts asking for grassroots action from ASCE members on a specific issue.  For more information please click here.

Committee Updates

Committee Meetings at TRB

Several T&DI Committees held face-to-face meetings during the Transportation and Research Board Annual Conference held from January 21-25, 2007.  Many Committees took this time to create goals that they wish to accomplish in the forthcoming year along with planning for upcoming conferences and activities. 

To read some highlights about each Committee's meeting please click here

Continuing Education

Webinars

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 ~ 12 Noon - 1:30pm Eastern Time
Signalized Intersection Safety

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 ~ 12 Noon - 1:30pm Eastern Time Intersection Design and Channelization

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 ~ 12 Noon - 1:00pm Eastern Time Best Practices, Traffic Calming ~ Part I

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 ~ 12 Noon - 1:00pm Eastern Time Lessons Learned, Traffic Calming ~ Part II

Wednesday, April 11, 2007 ~ 12 Noon - 1:00pm Eastern Time Critical Path Method: Introduction to the Method and Software

Tuesday, April 24, 2007 ~ 12 Noon - 1:30pm Eastern Time Tort Liability: The Public Agency Perspective, Part I

Tuesday, May 8, 2007 ~ 12 Noon - 1:30pm Eastern Time Tort Liability: The Civil Engineer's Role as a Witness, Part II

Seminars

Techniques for Pavement Rehabilitation, September 26-28, 2007, Boston, MA.

Planning and Designing Service and Systems Interchanges in Urban and Suburban Areas, September 27-28, Seattle, WA.

To sign up for either a seminar or a Webinar please go to the Continuing Education page on ASCE's website located here.

Become An ASCE Continuing Education Instructor

Share your professional experience and technological advances with your colleagues through ASCE Continuing Education Seminars.  As your professional society we need to continually offer the latest information regarding advances and breakthroughs in your field. To do this we need your help - "the practicing engineer". if you are working on something innovative or cost saving that would be of benefit to ASCE consider sharing the news.  For more information please click here.

Upcoming Conferences

Met Section ASCE Air Transport Conference, April 2007, New York, NY.

(T&DI is a co-sponsoring organization)

11th International Conference on APMs, April 22 -25, 2007, Vienna, Austria. 

For more information on this event please follow this link. www.apm07.org

7th International Conference of Chinese Transportation Professionals, May 21-22, 2007, Shanghai , China.

(T&DI is a co-sponsoring organization)

Transportation Planning; Land Use; and Air Facility, July 9-11, 2007, Orlando, FL.

(T&DI is a co-sponsoring organization)

For more information please click here.

International Conference on Transportation Engineering, July 22-24, 2007, Chengdu, China.

(T&DI is a co-sponsoring organization)

For more information please click here.

MAIREPAV5, August 8-10, 2007, Park City, UT

(T&DI is a co-sponsoring organization)

For more information about this event please click here.

29th International Air Transport Conference, Irving, TX, August19-22, 2007. 

For more information on this event please click here.    

10th International Conference on the Application of Advanced Technology in Transportation, May 2008, Athens, Greece. 

(T&DI is a co-sponsoring organization)

First International Symposium on Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices (TDIBP 2008).

(T&DI is a co-sponsoring organization)  

Product Information

The Transportation & Development Institute in conjunction with Lands' End Outfitters are pleased to announce the addition of the T&DI logo to the Lands' End Family.  This logo can be placed on shirts, jackets, sweaters, etc. from Lands' End.  Contact Lands' End at www.landsend.com or by phone 1-800-963-4816.  Please reference our logo number #0352715W.  (There is a fee for the addition of the logo to the garment.)