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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND INTEREST IN ATTENDING
5th International Symposium on
Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology
Roanoke, Virginia, September 5-9, 2000
Transportation Research Board Committee A3C09, "Winter
Maintenance" is organizing the Fifth International Symposium
on Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology to be held September
5-9, 2000 in Roanoke, Virginia with plans for cooperative involvement
from other national and international organizations. The objective
of the symposium is to provide a forum for the exchange of information
about the state-of-the-art in research and technology applications
to improve snow removal and ice control operations in transportation
systems.
A registration fee will be required of all who attend
with a reduced fee for A3C09 Committee members and those listed
in the program. The preliminary program with Symposium and hotel
registration information will be available in early 2000.
Topic Areas
Papers are being solicited for presentation at the
symposium. Please consider submitting results of recent research
or technological innovation involving snow removal and ice control
for transportation systems that (a) are expected to provide operational
improvements, (b) have recently been applied to achieve improvements,
or (c) are advancing the state-of-the-art in this field. The
following subject areas have been identified as particularly topical
at this time:
o Policy and Management including contract forces,
insurance tools for winter maintenance cost control and public
relations tools
o Development and Use of Customer Based Performance Measures including
benchmarking techniques to ensure quality performance
o Environmental Issues including chemicals and abrasives used
in de-icing and anti-icing activities
o Role of Innovative Equipment
o IVHS/ITS Technologies including AVL, RWIS, GPS and GIS applications,
and the effectiveness of these technologies
o Large Volume Snow Control including snow fences and drift control,
avalanche control, and visibility issues
This list is not intended to be all-inclusive and the
program committee will consider all papers appropriate to the
subject.
Due Dates
Interested authors should submit (a) an abstract of
not more than 500 words and (b) a 100-word biographical sketch
via email to SNOW2000@nas.edu with "Abstract" listed
in the subject line by November 1, 1999. Submission of computer
files on a diskette can be mailed to Frank N. Lisle, Engineer
of Maintenance, Transportation Research Board, 2101 Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20418, USA. Authors will be advised
by February 1, 2000 of the Program Committee's decision, and authors
of accepted abstracts will be invited to make a presentation at
the Symposium. Full manuscripts will be required by July 1, 2000.
Peer reviews of papers will be required before consideration
for publication in the TRB Research Record Series.
Interest in Attending
Non-authors interested in participating in the Symposium
should send an email to SNOW2000@nas.edu with "Interest in
Attending" listed in the subject line. You will be notified
via email when the Preliminary Program with Symposium and hotel
registration information is available on the Internet.
NOTE
TRB is also sponsoring a conference on Maintenance
Management. A pdf file announcing this conference and calling
for abstracts can be obtained by clicking below:
[click here for Maintenance management
conference pdf]
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