Dear Colleagues
Please direct this call for abstracts to faculty and graduate students
involved in geometric design of transportation facilities.
The call is directed to graduate students conducting research on
geometric-design related subjects. Presentations of research will be
made at the 2010 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.
Presentations will be selected on the basis of abstracts and papers will
not be required. This forum is being sponsored by two TRB committees.
Your assistance in disseminating the call among appropriate faculty and
students is appreciated.
Call for Abstracts
89th Annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) Meeting
Washington, DC, January 10-14, 2010
The TRB Committees
Geometric Design (AFB10) and Operational Effects of Geometrics
(AHB65)[1]
are co-sponsoring a 2-part session including:
Graduate Student Research Summaries in Geometric Design and Design
Challenges of the Future[2]
The TRB Committees on Geometric Design (AFB10) and Operational effects
of Geometrics (AHB65) welcome submission of abstracts by graduate
student authors for consideration of presentation at the 89th Annual
Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. The abstracts should
reflect ongoing research being conducted by graduate students (both
Master and Doctorate) in Geometric Design (and its safety and
operational effects) that is not quite complete or yet in a format ready
for a traditional TRB paper peer review. The intent of this workshop is
to get exposure for ongoing geometric design research and to provide
students the experience of presenting at TRB.
Papers will not be required for submission; therefore, papers will not
be peer-reviewed according to TRB procedures, nor would they appear on
the TRB Annual Meeting CD. Abstracts will be reviewed by members of the
committees and those selected will be asked to present a PowerPoint
presentation of the research at the workshop. Abstracts should be
submitted directly to AFB10 member David McDonald via email
([log in to unmask]). "TRB, Geometric Design Workshop" should
appear in the email subject line. Abstracts should follow the
requirements found on TRB's website:
http://www.trb.org/Guidelines/Authors.pdf. The author's name,
affiliation, and contact information (including mailing address and
email address) must appear in the same document as the abstract. In
addition to the abstract, the student should submit a letter of
nomination from a professor or faculty supervisor that clearly states
their anticipated graduation date. The abstract and nomination letter
must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat format.
Abstracts to be considered for the 2010 Annual Meeting must be submitted
electronically no later than October 16, 2009. Abstracts cannot be
accepted after October 16, 2009 due to the time required to facilitate
the selection process. Authors of the selected abstracts will be
contacted in November 2009.
A unique aspect of this session is that in addition to the graduate
student geometric design research presentations, there will be an
additional piece to the workshop where invited speakers will discuss
future challenges engineers will encounter in the design process.
TRB Annual Meeting information is posted on the TRB website
http://www.trb.org/meeting.
We look forward to receiving abstracts and to your participation in the
AFB10 and AHB65 sessions
Regards
John
John Smart BSc C. Eng FIHT MICE
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[1] Additional TRB committees may also agree to co-sponsor this
workshop.
[2] Workshop title may change.
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