[ABJ30] TRB Paper Update

I am sure you need no reminder but it officially TRB paper review season. TRB has just opened the software and chairs can begin passing out review assignments. Well, Tom did asked me to wait until after today but I did notice that the software has been opened and is functional. We currently have 34 papers most of them around 22 have something to do with travel time or speed. Of those it looks like 8-9 of the papers are directly tied to using cell phone technology for collecting data. Some of the cell phone papers are dealing with speed while others are dealing with more generic O-D issues. Needless to say the reviews will not be evenly distributed and as in past years I will have to reach far beyond the committee membership to assure that we have the best pool of reviewers given the papers' subject areas. While you are waiting for your paper assignments, do not forget about the strategic plan for the committee that Catherine Lawson is working on. here is the link to the draft that is in our mail list archives. please pay special attention to the "REVIEW OF PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AREAS OF INTEREST" and provide comments back to Catherine. http://www.chrispy.net/pipermail/abj30-news/attachments/20070802/117f09f4/S… -- Ed Christopher Resource Center Planning Team Federal Highway Administration 19900 Governors Drive Olympia Fields, Illinois 60461 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) 708-283-3501 (F)