As you see when you you at the call for abstracts the committee is heavily invested in NATMEC. Please consider submitting abstracts where relevant, plan on attending next summer and pass this on to anyone you think might be interested. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: NATMEC 2008 Call for Presentations Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 16:24:17 -0400 From: "Floyd, David" <DFloyd(a)nas.edu> CC: "Palmerlee, Thomas" <TPalmerlee(a)nas.edu> Dear Colleagues, North American Traffic Monitoring Exposition and Conference 2008 is encouraging interested individuals to submit abstracts to be considered for presentation at the 2008 conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC, August 6-8, 2008. The conference will be a forum for exchange and dissemination of information related to the collection, management, and use of monitored traffic data in all applications. Look for more information at www.natmec.org. The conference planning committee has developed a set of sessions based on systematic input from traffic professionals and from past conference participants. A listing of the proposed sessions and descriptions along with the conference details can be found at http://www.trb.org/conferences/2008/NATMEC/Sessions.pdf The planning committee is specifically seeking participation in these sessions and the submission process will ask you to choose a session. Abstracts on other topics will also be considered for inclusion in the conference program. Submittal Process You will need to prepare and abstract in file, using Word or similar software. Submit abstracts to http://www.trb.org/submissions/default.asp?event=294 . After logging in you will need to enter the software as an “Author” and then click on “Create a new paper”. You will be asked for a “title”, “short abstract” and to identify which session best fits you submittal. You can only pick one session or “No Session Selected.” The Planning Committee may well consider other sessions where your abstract might better fit.. After completing this screen you will be given another screen and asked to upload your word processing file with the abstract. You MUST upload a file with the abstract. This is a redundancy with the software that can not be changed and we apologize for this redundancy. Abstracts should not be more than 500 words in length and should clearly convey the material that will be presented and relevance to the session topic. Individual presentations will be approximately 20 minutes in length; panel presentations may vary in length. Formal papers are welcome but are not required. Sales presentations on specific products or services will not be accepted. Abstract Deadline: October 1 Schedule Mid November Notification of Submitters August 6, 2008 Conference Starts Questions or Problems Contact Planning Committee Chair Dave Gardner of Ohio DOT, dave.gardner(a)dot.state.oh.us, (614) 752-5740, with questions about topics or relevance of subjects. On the submission process, check with David Floyd, Dfloyd(a)nas.edu , 202-334-2966, or Tom Palmerlee, tpalmerlee(a)nas.edu or 202-334-2907.