Fifth International Conference on Managing Pavements

August 11-14, 2001
Seattle, Washington USA

General Information and Conference Overview

Organized in cooperation with the 2001 Northwest Pavement Management Association (NWPMA) Fall Meeting.

Sponsors

Conference Venue
Seattle
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The Fifth International Conference on Managing Pavements will be held in the Washington State Convention & Trade Center located in the heart of Seattle, Washington. The Seattle area is known for its scenic beauty, temperate climate, and abundant cultural and recreational opportunities. The Washington State Convention and Trade Center is centrally located near the city's finest hotels, restaurants, museums and theaters. Visitors are pleased to find Seattle so compact and walkable. The city features the popular Pike Place Market, parks, ferry boats, breath-taking views of mountains and water, the Seattle Center and Space Needle. The Puget Sound region offers many opportunities for recreation and sightseeing. The Olympic Mountains to the west and the Cascade Mountains to the east provide a spectacular setting for visitors to the Emerald City.

The Conference is expected to build on the success of the previous conferences, including the first two North American Conferences on Pavement Management held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1985 and 1987, the Third International Conference on Managing Pavements held in San Antonio, Texas in 1994, and the Fourth International Conference on Managing Pavements held in Durban, South Africa in 1998.

Conference Objective
The objective of the Fifth International Conference is to further enhance the understanding and use of pavement management by transportation agencies and practitioners and further develop its relationship with infrastructure and asset management. The primary focus of this conference will be on closing the gap between vision and reality so that the full benefits of using pavement management are realized. To achieve this objective, the conference plans to bring together pavement management professionals from throughout the world-combining input from practitioners, academics, private industry, and governmental agencies to present, discuss and exchange experiences, ideas and proposals related to the conference theme.

Conference Theme

The Fifth International Conference will focus on: "Closing the Gap between Vision and Reality."

Areas of Concentration

Papers will be presented in four tracks organized by agency type: national and state highway agencies, airport agencies, local agencies and authorities and privaitized agencies and authorities.

Publication
The papers presented at the conference will be published in hard copy and CD proceedings volumes.

Language
The official language of the meeting will be English.

Information and Correspondence
Inquiries should be directed to:

Managing Pavements Conference Secretariat
University of Washington
Engineering Professional Programs
10303 Meridian Ave N #301
Seattle WA 98133-9483
Phone: 206-543-5539, Fax: 206-543-2352

E-mail: pavements@engr.washington.edu



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