TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
COMMITTEE A1F07 Waste Management in Transportation
2003 Work Plan
1. Committee
Membership
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Members and Membership
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Prepare and present a summary of the Committees
membership status. (Annual Business Meeting and Mid-Year Workshop; C. LaRegina)
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Select new committee membership to reflect 2003
rotation requirement (Annual meeting, S. Springer)
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Continue to maintain and enhance the diversity (e.g.,
geographic, organizational, mode) of the Committees membership. (Ongoing Activity;
Steering Subcommittee and All Members and Friends)
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Increase multi-modal agency involvement with the
committee during the upcoming rotation of members (2003) and increase the
number of active friends of the committee.
(Annual Meeting; S. Springer, C. LaRegina, and All Members)
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Issue current roster of subcommittee membership and
review with the stated objective of having each Committee member participate on
at least one Subcommittee. (March 30, 2003, C. LaRegina and Subcommittee
Chairs)
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Submit electronically updated, comprehensive rosters
of Members and Friends of the Committee. (Annual Business Meeting and Mid-Year
Workshop; C. LaRegina)
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Provide avenues for junior and mid-level staff
involvement by inviting local staff to summer workshops and having them become
friends of the committee (Ongoing, All).
2. TRB Research
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Develop and implement a strategy to fund research
statements developed during the 2002 Environmental Research Needs Conference.
(Kickoff at Annual Meeting 2003; Strategy and Plan to follow by March 2003,
Research Subcommittee)
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Problem statement funding Poll other TRB committees
to determine how they have obtained/attracted research funding for their
problem statements. Report findings to the Committee. (Summer Workshop 2003; Research Subcommittee)
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Understanding and communicating research results and
research currently being performed.
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Provide regular reviews/summaries of research related
to A1F07s strategic goals and mission. (Summer Workshop 2003; Research
Subcommittee)
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Benchmark other TRB Committees to determine how this
is currently being accomplished, what is the level of effort involved, how much
does it cost, who are the sponsors, etc. Report
results to Committee. (2003 Summer
Workshop; Research Subcommittee)
3.
Technology Transfer
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Identify the most critical and urgent technology and
information needs of interested stakeholders in the major topics covered by the
Committee. (Ongoing; Communications Subcommittee, All Members and Friends)
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Update the skills matrix of Committee Members and
Friends of the Committee to promote the exchange of information and use of
effective technologies. (Summer Workshop
2003, Communications Subcommittee)
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Continue to informally exchange information on best
management practices. (Ongoing Activity; Communications Subcommittee, All)
4. Committee-Sponsored
Papers/Conferences/Workshops
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Develop and distribute Call for Papers for 2004
Mid-Year Workshop (July 15, 2003; Publications and Presentations Subcommittee)
and 2005 Annual Meeting. (July 15, 2003; Publications and Presentations
Subcommittee)
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Sponsor a minimum of one paper session at the 2004
Annual Meeting. (Ongoing Activity; Publications and Presentations Subcommittee)
5. Communications
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Newsletter
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Post two newsletters each year to website. (Communications
Subcommittee)
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Prepare and present specific communication objectives
(e.g., define the audience, specify the purpose of the communication) to guide
the nature and volume of information contained in the Committee Newsletters.
(Summer Workshop 2003, Communications Subcommittee)
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Electronic communication media - Further develop the
Committee-specific Web site. Further
populate site per input generated during previous meetings. Continue to have committee website linked to
other committee web sites in A1F00 and determine if any other links would be
helpful. Establish team for maintenance of Web site. (Annual Meeting 2003; I.
Ivanciu, A. Singh, T. Eighmy)
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Committee meetings and minutes
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Convene 2 Committee business meetings, one in
association with the TRB Annual meeting in January and one in association with
the Mid-Year Workshop in July. (All Committee Members, Friends and Liaisons)
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Convene four (4) teleconference calls (March, May,
September, and November) with Steering Subcommittee to monitor progress against
goals and to plan for future events and tasks (C. LaRegina to schedule all
calls by January 2003).
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Issue minutes of the 2 meetings and 4 teleconference
calls within one month of each respective meeting. (C. LaRegina)
6.
Liaison with Other TRB Committees and Other
Stakeholder Groups
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Formalize Wayne Kober as AASHTO liaison to Committee.
(2003 Annual Meeting; Springer)
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Identify liaison to newly formed Committee on Airport
Environmental Impacts (Summer Workshop 2003; Steering Subcommittee)
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Confirm liaisons with other TRB committees (A1F02
Committee on Environmental Analysis in Transportation, A3C03 Committee on
Maintenance and Operations Personnel, A3C10 Committee on Transportation of
Hazardous Materials, and any other relevant committees). (Summer Workshop 2003;
Steering Subcommittee)
7. Committee Direction
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Continue to pursue committee name change and to
communicate our scope to TRB leadership and other committees. (1st
Quarter 2003, Springer and others TBD)
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Review existing TRB committees to identify potential
subject matter and overlap with A1F07. Interface with Steering Subcommittee to
further refine A1F07 mission and scope. (Ongoing, Steering Subcommittee)
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Prepare a draft of the Committees 2004 Work Plan.
(October 31, 2003; Steering Subcommittee)
