http://144.171.11.107/Main/Public/Blurbs/ Transportation Research Board Transportation publications http://144.171.11.107/Main/Public/Blurbs/9977e41e-df61-4966-9739-d6d6b7b97ff7.aspx 9977e41e-df61-4966-9739-d6d6b7b97ff7 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:04 GMT 11/20/2009 5:55:57 AM The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a report that explores performance results for the agency’s strategic goals and performance goals. http://144.171.11.107/Main/Public/Blurbs/7a3d8da9-e1a2-420a-9811-6544170ee93e.aspx 7a3d8da9-e1a2-420a-9811-6544170ee93e Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:18:28 GMT 11/20/2009 5:45:53 AM Michael S. Townes, President and CEO of Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton, Virginia, has been selected as the recipient of the Transportation Research Board’s 2010 Sharon D. Banks Award for Innovative Leadership in Transportation. A long-time public transportation leader, he was cited for “his service-oriented approach to addressing the mobility needs of people throughout the community, no matter what their economic or social background”; his strong commitment to internal and external customer service; his ... http://144.171.11.107/Main/Public/Blurbs/0192c947-56f4-4910-a0f8-c2e9edcedb4d.aspx 0192c947-56f4-4910-a0f8-c2e9edcedb4d Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:26 GMT 11/20/2009 5:14:10 AM More than 65 sessions and workshops will be in the spotlight at the TRB 89th Annual Meeting, January 10-14, 2010—contributing to the meeting’s spotlight theme, Investing in Our Transportation Future—Bold Ideas to Meet Big Challenges. The spotlight theme will focus attention on what transportation policy makers, practitioners, and researchers are doing and can do to address the major challenges currently facing transportation. Opportunities and obstacles for providing high-speed rail, lessons learned from... http://144.171.11.107/Main/Public/Blurbs/c0f29c3e-0b7e-4336-9dd8-7093113a4692.aspx c0f29c3e-0b7e-4336-9dd8-7093113a4692 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:53:21 GMT 11/18/2009 6:28:48 AM You are encouraged to register and  make your hotel reservation online now! Reduced advance registration fees for the TRB Annual Meeting, January 10-14, 2010, in Washington, DC, end November 30th.  Annual Meeting registration is required to secure a hotel reservation. At the time of registration, you will have the ability to make your hotel reservations. Room blocks at Annual Meeting hotels are selling fast. The TRB $207 single room rate is the Washington, DC, government per diem. Reserve your ... http://144.171.11.107/Main/Public/Blurbs/6e18286a-2473-4bab-9627-fa3839d44cc0.aspx 6e18286a-2473-4bab-9627-fa3839d44cc0 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:55:58 GMT 11/16/2009 6:25:29 AM TRB's National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) is soliciting nominations of individuals to serve on oversight panels for new projects being established under NCFRP's fiscal year 2010 program. Nominees should have expertise directly relevant to the proposed project topic. The nomination of women and members of minority groups is encouraged. Panels for the new research projects are scheduled to meet starting in March 2010. Panel members are prohibited from submitting or participating in prepar... http://144.171.11.107/Main/Public/Blurbs/28677222-0c70-438e-b359-5eb7f3a741a4.aspx 28677222-0c70-438e-b359-5eb7f3a741a4 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:16:28 GMT 11/16/2009 5:50:40 AM On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, TRB’s Freight Systems Group and Marine Group committees are cosponsoring a series of four consecutive sessions that will focus on lessons the freight sector has learned from the global economic crisis, during the TRB 89th Annual Meeting, January 10-14, 2010, in Washington, DC. To learn more about this series of sessions, search on “Session 418,” without the quotation marks, in the Annual Meeting Interactive Program . These sessions are part of an array of freight- and marine... http://144.171.11.107/Main/Public/Blurbs/c7428fa0-5664-4880-8fec-5adff33f9f05.aspx c7428fa0-5664-4880-8fec-5adff33f9f05 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:04:14 GMT 11/11/2009 6:49:20 AM The U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Office of Freight Management and Operations has updated its website. The new site is organized around key freight topic areas in order to meet users’ needs and make information easier to find. http://144.171.11.107/Main/Public/Blurbs/34f9685b-26d1-4614-953d-92cb73a01705.aspx 34f9685b-26d1-4614-953d-92cb73a01705 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:31:02 GMT 11/4/2009 6:47:00 AM Create your personal itinerary for the TRB 89th Annual Meeting January 10-14, 2010, in Washington, D.C., with the online Interactive Program . Search sessions by title, paper title, keywords, author, and subject area. Registering for the meeting enables enhanced features of the Interactive Program, including access to meeting room names. Please plan to use the onsite Final Program to double-check event details, which are subject to change. The TRB 89th Annual Meeting , January 10-14, 2010, in Washington,... http://144.171.11.107/Main/Public/Blurbs/2549f359-fd99-4838-a0ad-aa5246aedfb7.aspx 2549f359-fd99-4838-a0ad-aa5246aedfb7 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:31:43 GMT 11/4/2009 6:03:57 AM Ray LaHood, the sixteenth U.S. Secretary of Transportation, will be the featured speaker at the Wednesday, January 13, 2010, Chairman’s Luncheon at the TRB 89th Annual Meeting, January 10-14, 2010, in Washington, DC. The Chairman’s Luncheon is a premier event and the largest single gathering at the Annual Meeting, attended by leaders in the transportation field from the United States and abroad. LaHood, who previously served for 14 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, is expected to share his visi... http://144.171.11.107/Main/Public/Blurbs/5239331a-d1e6-4473-a7ee-6e0892040ce6.aspx 5239331a-d1e6-4473-a7ee-6e0892040ce6 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:30:46 GMT 10/30/2009 5:32:57 AM TRB is taking requests for function space from non-profit organizations and government agencies that would like to hold meetings in conjunction with the TRB 89th Annual Meeting January 10-14, 2010, in Washington, DC. Qualifying organizations wishing to hold meetings, and food and beverage events at the Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, and Hilton Washington hotels must agree to follow the TRB Request for Function Space Guidelines and complete the online Request for Function Space Form . Only requests...