1997 NATIONAL RESEARCH
and
TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

TECHNOLOGY: THE FUTURE OF FHWA

APRIL 14-17, 1997
DOUBLETREE HOTEL
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

TECHNICAL PROGRAM

MONDAY, APRIL 14
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
1:00pm-2:00pm Opening Session and Introductions - Joe Toole, Session Moderator
Welcome - Dick Weaver
Keynote Address - Julie Anna Cirillo
Washington Video Welcome - Tony Kane
2:00pm-2:45pm Reauthorization Update - Ray Griffith, Bob Betsold, Mike Halladay
2:45pm-3:15pm Afternoon Networking Break
Innovation Room Open
3:15pm-3:45pm NHI Futures Task Group - Harry Hersey
3:45pm-4:30pm ITS Participation Opportunities - Shelley Lynch
4:30pm-5:00pm Research & Technology Maps - Carolyn Goodman
5:00pm Adjourn
6:00pm-8:00pm Ice Breaker/Social
Innovation Room Open
TUESDAY, APRIL 15
NEW PARTNERSHIPS
7:30am-8:00am Continental Breakfast
Innovation Room Open
8:00am-8:30am Partnerships - Charlie Nemmers, Session Moderator
Welcome and Update - Joe Toole
8:30am-9:30am Partnering Showcase - Bill Zaccagnino
Opportunities with the Federal Labs - Bill Baker and Roger Port
9:30am-9:45am HBCU & MIHE Partnerships - Hattie Brown
9:45am-10:15am Morning Networking Break
Innovation Room Open
10:15am-10:45am Superpave, a Model for Partnering - Gary Henderson
10:45am-12:00n PTP Panel Discussion - Dick McComb, Moderator
Bob Callan, Overview
4 PTP projects, ~ 15 minutes each by sponsoring office
12:00n-1:00pm Boxed Lunch for Tour
1:00pm-5:00pm Tours (select one)

Tour 1 Structural Systems Lab - UCSD
Tour 2 Traffic Management Center/AV Demo

Evening On your own
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16
ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY
7:30am-8:30am Continental Breakfast
Innovation Room Open
8:30am-10:00am Advancing Technology Panel - Chuck Niessner, Moderator
Bob Betsold, Charlie Nemmers, George Ostensen
10:00am-10:30am Morning Networking Break & Group Photo
Innovation Room Open
10:30am-12:00n Concurrent Sessions (with multiple speakers)
Research Innovations - Tim Rogers
Training Innovations - Ken Eschmeyer
Rural ITS Innovations - Fred Rogers
Lead States Program & LTPP - Rick Dunn
12:00n-1:30pm Lunch - Speaker, David Zach, Futurist
Discussion Primer - Joe Toole
1:30pm-2:30pm Concurrent Discussions
Future Program Implementation - Mary Stringfellow Washington/Region/Division "Teamwork" - Evan Wisniewski
Partnering with Others - Roger Port
Technology Resources - John Dewar
2:30pm-3:00pm Afternoon Networking Break
Innovation Room Open
3:00pm-4:00pm Concurrent Discussions (same as early afternoon)

Future Program Implementation - Mary Stringfellow Washington/Region/Division 'Teamwork" - Evan Wisniewski
Partnering with Others - Roger Port
Technology Resources - John Dewar

4:00pm-4:20pm Deployment of High Performance Materials - John Hooks
4:20pm-4:40pm FHWA Outreach Strategies: "Events Made Easier" - Deborah Vocke
4:00pm-5:00pm Innovation Room Open
5:00pm Adjourn (Innovation Room Concludes)
6:30pm-10:30pm Evening Event and Dinner (via chartered buses)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
RESEARCH INNOVATIONS
Session Moderator: Tim Rogers
10:30am Find It and Fix It - Charlie Nemmers
11:00am Interactive Highway Safety Design Model - Justin True
11:30am Robotics and Automated Systems for Highways - Steve Velinsky
TRAINING INNOVATIONS
Session Moderator: Ken Eschmeyer
10:30am NHI Innovations for Training - Harry Hersey & Mike Moravec
11:00am ITS Professional Capacity Building Program - Harry Hersey
11:30am Internet Opportunities Explored - Lloyd Rue
RURAL ITS INNOVATIONS
Session Moderator: Fred Rogers
10:30am Rural ITS Policy Statement and the ARTS Program - Paul Pisano
10:50am Yellowstone Rural ITS Priority Corridor Program - Steve Albert
11:10am Region 7 Showcase/Workshop on Rural ITS - Frank Doland
11:30am Lessons Learned from the 1996 Olympics - Shelley Lynch
LEAD STATES PROGRAM & LTPP
Session Moderator: Rick Dunn
10:30am Overview of LTPP Implementation - Evan Wisniewski
Q & A about LTPP Products - Everyone

11:00am The Lead States Program - A New Paradigm In Technology Transfer - Margie Sheriff

Discussion on Communicating Lead State Activities with the Field - Everyone


11:30am Field Activities with Lead States - Rick Dunn
Discussion on Ideas to Support the Lead States - Everyone
THURSDAY, APRIL 17
NOT THE END, BUT THE BEGINNING
7:30am-8:30am Continental Breakfast
8:30am-9:00am Local Technical Assistance Program - Joe Toole, Session Moderator
Marketing PTP Technologies - Karen Haas Smith
Strategic Plan Implementation - Anna Bennett
New Products Showcased - Gary White
9:00am-9:30am International Innovations
Cooperation with Mexico - Irene Rico
Border Technologies - Paul Heliker
9:30am-10:00am FHWA's Scanning Program: Focus on Implementation - Donald Symmes
10:00am-10:15am Morning Networking Break
10:15am-10:45am Central Artery Technology Program - Pete Markle
10:45am-11:45am Reports from Afternoon Breakouts
11:45am-12:00n Wrap-up
12:00n Conference Concludes
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