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The following legend has been developed to allow delegates to quickly identify sessions, panel discussions and workshops of interest to them. It is intended to be used as a general guide as only key subject areas reflecting the overall content of an event are flagged.
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Transportation – Adjusting to New Realities |
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Planning |
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Geometric Design |
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Environment |
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Soils & Materials |
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Maintenance & Construction |
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Pavements |
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Structures |
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Road Traffic Operations & Management |
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Road Safety |
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Research & Development |
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Sustainable Development |
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Intelligent Transportation Systems |
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Information Management |
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Municipalities/Urban Areas (incl. transit) |
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Education & Human Resources |
THEME
Opening Plenary Session: Transportation – Adjusting to New Realities
PIARC – Dealing with New Realities Through Good Governance
Role of Policy in Dealing with New Realities (Panel Discussion)
CLIMATE CHANGE
Responding to Climate Change: Best Practices (Session)
EDUCATION & HUMAN RESOURCES
2009 TAC Educational Achievement Award Nominations (no session)
What Does the Graduate of 2010 Want in an Employer? (Panel Discussion)
ENVIRONMENT
2009 TAC Environmental Achievement Award Nominations (Session)
Realities of Effective Environmental Management in Today’s Society (Session)
Systems for Incorporating Full Environmental Costs into Decision-making (Workshop)
GEOMETRIC DESIGN
Geometric Design – Lessons Learned: Case Studies in Innovation (Session)
Innovation in Interchange Design (Session)
Maximizing the Use of Road Allowances and Right-of-ways (Panel Discussion)
Relationship Between Road Safety and Geometric Design (Workshop)
Technology in the Design Process (Panel Discussion)
MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION
MUNICIPALITIES / URBAN AREAS
2009 TAC Sustainable Urban Transportation Award Nominations (Session)
Active Transportation – Successes and Challenges (Session)
Asset Management for Small Municipalities (Panel Discussion)
Best Practices in Urban Transportation Planning (A) (Session)
Best Practices in Urban Transportation Planning (B) (Session)
Influencing Travel Choice and Behaviour (Panel Discussion)
New Advances in Goods Movement Planning (Panel Discussion)
Right-sizing of Transit Systems (Session)
Urban Transportation Indicators: Adjusting Projects and Programs to the Realities (Workshop)
PAVEMENTS
Innovations in Pavement Design and Evaluation (Session)
Pavement Evaluation, Performance and Management (Poster Session)
Pavement Maintenance and Preservation (Session)
Permeable Pavement Design and Technology (Session)
ROAD SAFETY
2009 TAC Road Safety Engineering Award Nominations (no session)
Accommodating Pedestrians in Road Design and Traffic Operations (Session)
Adapting Transportation Safety to Climate Change (Panel Discussion)
Low-cost Road Engineering Safety Countermeasures and Their Application across Canada (Session)
Naturalistic Driving Study Research – Driver Behaviour and Crash Risk (Panel Discussion)
ROAD TRAFFIC OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT
Innovative Ways to Increase Traffic Safety and Efficiency (Session)
Traffic Control Measures That Encourage a Shift in Travel Modes (Session)
SOILS & MATERIALS
Development of New Technologies for Classification of Materials (Session)
Geotechnical Challenges in a Design/Build Environment (Panel Discussion)
Lowering the Carbon Footprint of Concrete (Session)
New Realities with Recycling Materials (Session)
STRUCTURES
Bridges – Adjusting to New Realities (A) (Session)
Bridges – Adjusting to New Realities (B) (Session)
Bridges – Adjusting to New Realities (Poster Session)