ABJ30 Members and Friends, TRB is asking all committees to prepare highlights of their past activities and visions for the future --- I will be submitting our "answers" but need your help with ideas on what to include (we have plenty and they are asking for "one-to-three top research breakthroughs") --- looking forward to hearing from everyone!!!! 2014 TRB Annual Meeting Spotlight Theme "Celebrating Our Legacy, Anticipating Our Future" Key Research Achievements Due by August 15, 2013 The spotlight theme for the 2014 TRB Annual Meeting is Celebrating Our Legacy, Anticipating Our Future. This theme reflects the move of the Annual Meeting from the Connecticut Avenue hotels, where it has been for nearly 60 years, to the D.C. Convention center in 2015. In recognition of this historic milestone, the Technical Activities Council (TAC) is requesting each TRB standing committee to submit key research breakthroughs in your topic area, and major advancements anticipated in your committees areas of interest. The information provided by committees will be used in a number of ways, including organizing spotlight sessions and committee discussions at the 2014 and 2015 Annual Meetings, developing TRNews articles, and producing summaries documenting the benefits of transportation research. The information requested includes the following: * The one-to-three top research breakthroughs in your topic area over the past 20 years. Please limit each breakthrough description to 250 words or less. Include weblinks to additional information, if available. To the extent possible, please summarize the research, the deployment, and the benefits. * Possible examples include the development and deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to improve traffic operations, the development and use of activity-based travel forecasting models, the evolution of high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes to high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, and the adaption and use of ground-penetrating radar to evaluate pavement conditions. * A short (250 words or less) summary of the vision and research advancements anticipated in your topic area over the next 10 years. * Possible examples include breakthroughs in fuel cell technologies, the deployment of Google cars, and the implementation of mileage-based user fees. * Any other ideas on Celebrating Our Legacy, Anticipating Our Future based on your committee's past achievements and anticipated future activities * These could include noteworthy activities (ground-breaking paper presentations, workshops or posters; a game-changing committee discussion; etc.) at previous TRB Annual Meetings in the existing location. Thank you for your time and effort in providing this important information. Feel free to reply to this discussion if you have any questions or comments. ------------------------------------------- Katherine Turnbull Chair, Technical Activities Council Mark Norman Director, Technical Activities Division Transportation Research Board Catherine T. Lawson, Ph.D. Chair, Geography and Planning Department Director, Lewis Mumford Center Associate Professor University at Albany Geography & Planning AS 218 1400 Washington Albany, New York 12222 (518) 442-4775 (518) 442-4742 FAX (518) 209-1155 CELL