Organized in cooperation with the 2001 Northwest Pavement Management Association (NWPMA) Fall Meeting.
Sponsors
Conference Venue
Seattle - 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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