| Wednesday September 20, 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1:00-5:00 | Vendor set up time | |
| 1:00-5:00 | PROVAL 2.7 workshop – George Chang, Transtec Group | |
| 5:30- 8:00 | Light Supper and Socializing in the Interior Display Area | |
| Thursday September 21, 2006 | ||
| 7:00-8:00 | Registration in the conference area and Breakfast | |
| 8:00-9:45 | Welcome, Fred Maurer, Moderator Iowa DOT – Nancy Richardson, Director FHWA Iowa Division – Phil Barnes, Division Administrator RPUG – Fred Maurer, Executive Director Vendor Introductions – Fred Maurer, Executive Director | |
| 9:45- 10:15 | Break and refreshments in the Exhibit Area | |
| 10:15-10:45 | Moving Ahead with Profile Specifications Recent Research & AASHTO Smoothness Specs Mark Swanlund | |
| 10:45-11:30 | Bridge Smoothness Specifications in Ohio Brian Schleppi | |
| 11:30-12:15 | New Concrete Specifications – Starr Kohn | |
| 12:15-1:45 | Lunch and Vendor Displays | |
| 1:45-2:30 | Using Pavement Profiles for Planning and Design, Starr Kohn,Moderator Relating Pavement Surface Texture Profiles to Tire-Pavement Noise Eric Munn The Transtec Group and Paul Wiegand, ISU/National Concrete Pavement Technology Center | |
| 2:30-3:30 | Software: Predicting Vehicle Response to Road Roughness Steve Karamihas, University of Michigan | |
| 3:30-4:30 | HPMS Reassessment-Pavements Bob Rozycki, FHWA | |
| 4:30-5:00 | Safety Issues When Profiling – Brian Schleppi, ODOT | |
| 5:00 -5:45 | Vendor Exhibits | |
| 6:00-8:00 | Supper and Entertainment | |
| Friday, September 22, 2006 | ||
| 7:00-8:00 | Registration in the conference area and Breakfast along with drawings | |
| 8:00-8:45 | Profiler Technology, Brian Schleppi, Moderator Recent Advances in Profiling System Technology part 1 Technology part 2 Dennis Scott, SSI and Dwight Day, Kansas State University | |
| 8:45-9:15 | Sampling and Footprint Study Update Steve Karamihas, University of Michigan | |
| 9:15-9:45 | Tire Bridging Algorithm Brian Michalk, Texas DOT | |
| 9:45-10:15 | Break and refreshments in the Exhibit Area | |
| 10:15-12:15 | DOT Profiler Certification Programs Carl Bertrand, Moderating Texas – Brian Michalk Minnesota – Tom Nordstrum Colorado – Eric Prieve Mass- Alex Austerman Maryland –John Andrews Questions from the audience | |
| 12:15-1:30 | Lunch and Vendor Displays | |
| 1:30-2:15 | Profile Measurements and Equipment, Gaylord Cumberledge, Moderator Texas Automated Crack System Performance Brian Michalk | |
| 2:15-2:45 | Implementation of Automated Crack Survey System with Laser Based Imaging: Challenges and Opportunities – Kelvin Wang | |
| 2:45-3:15 | Break and refreshments in the Exhibit Area | |
| 3:15-4:00 | Implementing Profile Measures for Highway Planning, Steve Karamihas, Moderator Australian Profile Specifications and Laser Profile Methods Richard Wix | |
| 4:00-4:30 | The Value of Pavement Smoothness Kevin McGhee, VDOT | |
| 4:30-5:00 | Vehicle/Terrain Interaction – John Ferris, Virginia Tech University | |
| 5:00 | Adjourn for the day (supper on your own with suggestions made by the staff and transportation provided) | |
| Saturday, September 23, 2006 | ||
| 7:00-8:00 | Breakfast and drawings | |
| 8:00-10:00 | Changing the Profile Measurement Mindset (PI to IRI), Fred Maurer, Moderator New Jersey – Frank Palise West Virginia – R. Capper Minnesota – Tom Nordstrom and Dave Janish Colorado – Eric Prieve Washington – Representative Federal Lands – Bruce Wasill | |
| 10:00-10:45 | Moving off the Tangent/Flat Sections with Profile, Robert Orthmeyer, Moderator Performance of Inertial Profilers on Grades, Curves, and Speed Change Areas John Andrews | |
| 10:45-11:15 | Measuring Profile in Varied Conditions and Sites John Hunt,ARA | |
| 11:15-11:45 | Conference Wrapup – Conference staff |
