Meetings are in Oregon Convention Center and open to all attendees, unless otherwise noted. Download a PDF version of the agenda.
| Thursday, October 26 |
| 8 a.m. - noon |
Standing Committee on Aviation Business Meeting - Room A108 |
| 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
CSS Conference Follow Up Meeting - Room B110 (By invitation only) |
| 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Technology Implementation Group Business Meeting - Room A109 |
| 1 - 5 p.m. |
Subcommittee on Civil Rights (Room B112) |
| 1 - 5 p.m. |
Standing Committee on Finance and Administration - Room B111 |
| 6 - 9 p.m. |
AASHTO/ACEC Meeting - Hilton Hotel Pavilion Ballroom (Open to members of the committee and invited guests) |
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| Friday, October 27 |
| 7 - 8 a.m. |
Delegate Breakfast - Oregon Ballroom 201 and 202 |
| 7 - 8 a.m. |
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP 20-7) - Room A109 (Open to panel members) |
| 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. |
Standing Committee on Highways Presentations and Discussions - Oregon Ballroom 203 and 204 |
| 10:30 - noon |
Standing Committee on Highways Council on Operations Business Meeting - Room B112 |
| 10:30 - noon |
Standing Committee on Highways Council on Project Delivery Business Meeting - Room B117 |
| noon - 1:30 p.m. |
Trade Fair Opening and Lunch - Exhibit Hall A |
| 1 - 5 p.m. |
Standing Committee on Highways - Oregon Ballroom 203 and 204 |
| 1 - 5 p.m. |
Workshops for new CEOs (tentative) - Room A109 |
| 1 - 5 p.m. |
Transportation Futures Committee - Room B114 |
| 2:45 - 3:15 p.m. |
Afternoon Break - Ice Cream Social - Oregon Ballroom Foyer |
| 5 - 6 p.m. |
Route Numbering Committee - Room A103 |
| 5 - 7 p.m. |
Reception and Legacy Award Presentation in the Trade Fair - Exhibit Hall A |
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| Saturday, October 28 |
| 7 - 10 a.m. |
Awards Breakfast and Program - Oregon Ballroom 201 and 202
Breakfast at 7 a.m. and Program at 8 a.m. |
| 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Standing Committee on Highways - Oregon Ballroom 203 and 204 |
| 10 a.m. - noon |
Workshop for New CEOs - Room A109 |
| 10 a.m. - noon |
Standing Committee on Planning - Room B116 |
| 10 a.m. - noon |
Commissioners and Boards - Room B119 |
| 10 - 10:30 a.m. |
Morning Break - Oregon Ballroom Foyer |
| noon - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch in the Trade Fair - Exhibit Hall A |
| 1 - 3 p.m. |
Executive Committee |
| 1 - 3 p.m. |
Standing Committee on Planning continues - B116 |
| 1 - 3 p.m. |
Executive Committee - Room B110 |
| 2 - 5 p.m. |
Special Committee on Freight and Economic Expansion - Room A108 |
| 2:30 - 5 p.m. |
Standing Committee on Highway Traffic Safety - Room B112 |
| 3 - 5 p.m. |
Mobile Tours
- Road User Fee Pilot Program
- Intelligent Transportation Systems and Transportation Operations Center
- Port of Portland
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| 6 - 10 p.m. |
Host State Reception and Dinner - Hilton Hotel Galleria Foyer and Pavilion Ballroom |
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| Sunday, October 29 |
| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. |
NCHRP 20-24 Breakfast - Room A109 (Open to panel members) |
| 10 a.m. - noon |
Plenary Session - Oregon Ballroom 201 and 202
Welcome and Introductions
Keynote Address - Michael Gallis; Michael Gallis and Associates
Frank B. Francois Award Presentation
President's Special Award of Merit Presentation
2007 Annual Meeting Invitation to Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| noon - 1 p.m. |
Regional Association Meetings and Box Lunches
Region 1: Room B119
Region 2: Rooms B117 and B118
Region 3: Room B110
Region 4: Rooms B111 and B112 |
| noon - 1 p.m. |
Delegate Box Lunch - Oregon Ballroom 201 and 202 |
| 1 - 2:30 p.m. |
Track 1A - Commuting and Travel Trends for the Future - Room B116
Moderator: Deb Miller, Secretary, Kansas Dept. of Transportation, SCOP Chair
Speaker: Alan Pisarski - Observations from Sept. 2006 edition of Commuting in America
Panelists:
Steve Polzin, Director of Mobility Research Program Center for Urban Transportation Research; Tampa, Florida
Jonette Kreideweis, Director of the Office of Transportation Data and Analysis; Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
| 1 - 2:30 p.m. |
Track 1B - What State DOTs Need to Consider in Evaluating Concession Agreements - Room B114
Panelists:
The Honorable Kenneth Mead, former Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice
Ron Marino, principal, CITIGROUP
Bryan Groute, principal, Mercator Advisors
Jeff Yarema, partner, Nossamon Law Firm
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| 1 - 2:30 p.m. |
Track 1C - The Future is Now: Innovative Strategies for Highway Construction - Rooms A108 and A109
I-4 Bridge Replacement in Florida - Amy Scales, District Project Manager, Florida DOT
Lewis and Clark Bridge Deck Replacement in Washington State - Kevin Dayton, Chief Construction Engineer, WS DOT
New Capacity Project in Texas (probably Dallas) |
| 2:30 - 3 p.m. |
Afternoon Break - Meeting Room Foyer |
| 3 - 4:30 p.m. |
Roundtable 2A – The Politics of Congestion and Capacity - Room B116
Dr. Robert Atkinson, President, The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation; Former Vice President, Progressive Policy Institute
Rob Atkinson will examine how the politics of mobility our nation enjoyed before the 1970s were replaced by today's politics of constraint. He will then lay out a vision for what transportation officials must do to end the policy and transportation gridlock and get America moving again. |
| 3 - 4:30 p.m. |
Roundtable 2B - What State DOTs Need to Consider in Evaluating Concession Agreements - Room B114
Panelists:
D.J. Gribbin, representative McCarey Associates
John Flerity, the Carlyle Group
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| 3 - 4:30 p.m. |
Roundtable 2C – Future Highway Systems Operations Using Advanced ITS Technology - Rooms A108 and A109
Substantial work is underway with the USDOT and automobile industry to develop and test new technologies that will more closely integrate vehicles and roadways. Our hope is to greatly improve safety and mobility. Join us as we explore the opportunities, risk and unknowns, and ways to deploy and fund a national system.
Moderator: John Njord
Auto Industry Perspective
Ralph Robinson, VII Consortium; Ford Scientific Research Laboratory
USDOT Perspective
Jeff Paniati, Associate Administrator for Operations, FHWA |
| 4:45 - 6 p.m. |
VII Executive Leadership Team Meeting - Room B110 (By invitation only) |
| 4:45 - 6 p.m. |
Mario Cino's Congestion Initiative - Room B112 |
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| Monday, October 30 |
| 7 - 9:30 a.m. |
Buffet Breakfast - Oregon Ballroom 201 and 202 |
| 8:30 - noon |
Board of Directors Policy Meeting - Oregon Ballroom 203 and 204 |
| 10 - 10:30 a.m. |
Morning Break - Oregon Ballroom Foyer |
| noon - 1 p.m. |
Transportation Research Board Lunch - Rooms B110 and B111 |
| noon - 1 p.m. |
Delegate Lunch - Oregon Ballroom 201 and 202 |
| 1 - 5 p.m. |
Board of Directors Meeting - Oregon Ballroom 203 and 204 |
| 6 - 9 p.m. |
Board of Directors Dinner - Portland Art Museum (By invitation only) |
