The following events are in support of products and technologies developed under the Strategic Highway Research Program.

State/FHWA SHRP Coordinators Meeting
January 10, 1999, Washington, DC

Superpave Volumetric Mix Design Workshop
January 12-15, 1999
January 26-29, 1999
February 2-5, 1999
February 16-19, 1999
March 2-5, 1999
March 23-26, 1999
All workshops held in University Park, PA

Conducted by the Northeast Superpave Center at the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute at Penn State University, this workshop includes laboratory testing by participants.

Contact: Anne Stonex at the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, 814-863-5789 (fax: 814-865-3039; email: axs@psu.edu).

Superpave Volumetric Mix Design Course
January 20-22, 1999, Indianapolis, IN
February 9-11, 1999, Indianapolis, IN
February 22-24, 1999, West Lafayette, IN
March 10-12, 1999, West Lafayette, IN

Sponsored by Purdue University, this course will include an outline of the Superpave aggregate requirements and design aggregate structures. Also included are an overview of Superpave binder specifications and construction issues.

Contact: Nona Schaler at Purdue University, 765-494-2756 (toll free: 800-359-2968, x. 92N; fax: 765-494-0567; email: njschaler@cea.purdue.edu) or Rebecca McDaniel at the North Central Superpave Center, 765-463-2317 (fax: 765-497-2402; email: rsmcdani@ecn.purdue.edu; Web: ce.ecn.purdue.edu/˜spave/).

Asphalt Conference and Expo
January 24-27, 1999, St. Petersburg, FL

This second annual conference will feature sessions on such topics as "A Contractor's Perspective on Superpave," "Taking the Nightmare Out of Night Paving," and "What's Next in QC/QA?"

Contact: Wendy Cantwell at 800-254-2123 (fax: 816-254-2128) or Chris Harrison at 800-355-1860, x. 23 (fax: 660-248-1843).

Superpave Volumetric Mix Analysis Short Course
January 26-28, 1999, Auburn, AL
March 16-18, 1999, Auburn, AL

This workshop provides a basic understanding of the Superpave system, as well as hands-on laboratory training.

Contact: Vinnie Hester at the National Center for Asphalt Technology, 334-844-6228 (fax: 334-844-6248).

Superpave Binder Course
February 1-3, 1999, Indianapolis, IN

Designed for laboratory technicians and managers, this course is sponsored by Purdue University. The course will include use of the bending beam rheometer, dynamic shear rheometer, and rotational viscometer.

Contact: Nona Schaler at Purdue University, 765-494-2756 (toll free: 800-359-2968, x. 92N; fax: 765-494-0567; email: njschaler@cea.purdue.edu) or Rebecca McDaniel at the North Central Superpave Center, 765-463-2317 (fax: 765-497-2402; email: rsmcdani@ecn.purdue.edu; Web: ce.ecn.purdue.edu/˜spave/).