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CHAIR, MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION SECTION OPERATIONS AND PRESERVATION GROUP
Section Overview • 15 Standing Committees and three Subcommittees • Chairs constitute the Executive Board • all aspects of highway maintenance and preservation; • activities that are meant to provide a cost-effective lifecycle for highway infrastructure and safe driving conditions for the travelling public. • scope includes pavements and related materials, bridges, weather and traffic-related operations, personnel, operations management, equipment and roadsides. • Operations and Preservation Group • safe and efficient movement of traffic under all weather and operational conditions, • Maintenance and Preservation, • Operations and Traffic Management, and • Security and Emergencies.
Standing Committees
Subcommittees
AH010 Standing Committee on Surface Transportation Weather
AHD00(2) Young Members Council AHD00(3) Communications Coordinators AHD00(4) Research Coordinators
Ideal Committee represents its stakeholders • • • • • • • • •
Geography, climate Levels of government Economic and human resources Public and private sector, academia Operators, regulators, vendors, consultants, contractors High to low traffic levels USA, North America, rest of world Early, middle, late career experience Practical, theoretical
Activities of a Typical Committee • Annual Meeting • business meeting (TRB January) • technical sessions – podium, poster, workshop • In-year • Webinars • Committee teleconferences • Specialty conferences (4 year) • Research Needs • Nominations to NCHRP panels • Technical information resource
How to Get Involved • • • • •
Friend a committee https://www.mytrb.org/ Introduce yourself to the Chair or other Member Attend the Annual Meeting or other Event Sign the Roster Sheet Raise your hand! Volunteer! • Paper Review Committee • In-year teleconference • Committee meeting • Webinar • Specialty Conference planning committee
• Bring fresh ideas
CHAIR, MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION SECTION OPERATIONS AND PRESERVATION GROUP
Section Overview • 15 Standing Committees and three Subcommittees • Chairs constitute the Executive Board • all aspects of highway maintenance and preservation; • activities that are meant to provide a cost-effective lifecycle for highway infrastructure and safe driving conditions for the travelling public. • scope includes pavements and related materials, bridges, weather and traffic-related operations, personnel, operations management, equipment and roadsides. • Operations and Preservation Group • safe and efficient movement of traffic under all weather and operational conditions, • Maintenance and Preservation, • Operations and Traffic Management, and • Security and Emergencies.
Standing Committees
Subcommittees
AH010 Standing Committee on Surface Transportation Weather
AHD00(2) Young Members Council AHD00(3) Communications Coordinators AHD00(4) Research Coordinators
Ideal Committee represents its stakeholders • • • • • • • • •
Geography, climate Levels of government Economic and human resources Public and private sector, academia Operators, regulators, vendors, consultants, contractors High to low traffic levels USA, North America, rest of world Early, middle, late career experience Practical, theoretical
Activities of a Typical Committee • Annual Meeting • business meeting (TRB January) • technical sessions – podium, poster, workshop • In-year • Webinars • Committee teleconferences • Specialty conferences (4 year) • Research Needs • Nominations to NCHRP panels • Technical information resource
How to Get Involved • • • • •
Friend a committee https://www.mytrb.org/ Introduce yourself to the Chair or other Member Attend the Annual Meeting or other Event Sign the Roster Sheet Raise your hand! Volunteer! • Paper Review Committee • In-year teleconference • Committee meeting • Webinar • Specialty Conference planning committee
• Bring fresh ideas
