February 7-9, 2012

CH2M-HILL Alumni Center
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Major Speaker Bios

Conference Presentations

PDH Form

Conference Highlights

Our Keynote Speaker is Clifford Winston, Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at Brookings. The title of his talk will be “Performance and Policy Reform of the US Transportation System with Implications for the Broader Economy.”

A second major conference event will consist of a panel of executives from Kiewit, Skanska and other major construction firms, discussing the economic impact of transportation projects.

Luncheon speakers will include Oregon State University President Dr. Edward Ray, and ODOT Historian Robert Hadlow. The title of Hadlow’s talk will be "The Columbia: America's Great Highway."

Two outstanding workshops are planned for Thursday, February 9.

• Dr. Karen Dixon will conduct a three hour workshop on implementing the new Highway Safety Manual.

• Staff from the Transportation Research Board will lead a 90 minute workshop on the T-PICS System. A product of the SHRP 2 Capacity Research Program, T-PICS provides access to a national database of case studies that can be used to assess the pre- and post-construction economic development and related effects of various kinds of transportation projects.

  
  

In addition there will be at least 16 breakout sessions covering a range of hot transportation topics including but not limited to:

• Project Delivery

• Transportation and tourism

• Transportation and Sustainability

• Walkable Communities

• User Fees

• Corridor Planning

• Transportation and Economic Vitality

• Intelligent Transportation Systems

• Public Transportation

• Structures

ABSTRACTS: The Northwest Transportation Conference (NWTC) Steering Committee is soliciting abstracts for presentations to be delivered at the Northwest Transportation Conference next February. The conference is intended to address the interests of a broad spectrum of transportation professionals in the region. The conference also has a distinctly applied orientation, and our audience expects the conference to deliver information they can use.

The theme for the upcoming conference is “Transportation and the Economy”. We anticipate that this theme lends itself to a wide range of pressing topics ranging from the economic value of mobility and access provided by an effective transportation system, to the impact of transportation spending as a stimulus. Abstracts that address this theme are encouraged, but any topic that relates to innovation in transportation is welcome. We strongly encourage presentations based on practical experience with new programs, new methods or new transportation technologies. The topics could be derived from, but are not limited to, transportation planning, design, operations, construction, maintenance, research, and others. Abstracts based on research projects and papers are also welcome.

Abstracts should include the name of the presenter, the presenter’s affiliation, a presentation title, and a brief (200 – 300 words) summary of the topic. Please note that at no time will a full topic paper be required to participate. E-mail your abstracts to Myra.Sperley@odot.state.or.us at ODOT Research by September 16, 2011. Submitters will receive notification of acceptance in late October.

About the NWTC: The Northwest Transportation Conference, formerly known as the Northwest Roads and Streets Conference, has been held approximately every two years since 1949. The conference has served as a forum for engineers, designers, builders, operators and other transportation officials from Oregon and Washington with attendance ranging from 300 to 500 participants. Conference topics have included all aspects and modes of transportation, from maintenance techniques and design standards to funding and organizational issues.

The 2012 conference is under development at the ODOT Research Unit.
For information, contact Barnie Jones, 503-986-2845