TRB COMMITTEE ABJ80 Committee Meetings

• 2006 January Meeting at the TRB Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.

• 2006 meetings/ sessions sponsored by ABJ80

• 2005 Midyear Meeting, July 11th 2005: agenda

• Previous Meeting Materials & list of previous meetings.

2006 Annual Meeting Agenda for ABJ80 Committee

Tuesday January 24th, 2006

8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Marriott, Balcony D

Scope:  The ABJ80 committee is concerned with the appropriate application of statistical methods and software in the field of transportation.  The committee will serve as a resource on statistical matters for all other TRB committees and related National Academies of Science committees; will foster understanding and use of statistics through dissemination and educational activities; and will identify and foster research needed in statistics for use in transportation.

8:00 – 8:10 a.m. Introduction of members and friends

8:10 – 8:20 a.m. Minutes of annual 2005 meeting – Ida van Schalkwyk

8:20 – 8:30 a.m. Sessions Sponsored by Committee at 2006 TRB meeting – Mike Griffith

8:30 – 8:40 a.m. Papers Reviewed by Committee - Mohammad Qureshi

·         26 papers reviewed, 18 accepted for presentation, and 11 papers are being considered for publication.

8:45-8:50 a.m. Paper Award Subcommittee – Bhagwant Persaud

8:50-8:55 a.m. Recognition of 2005 outstanding paper – Mike Griffith

8:55-9:05 a.m. TRB Report and Announcement of New Chair - Rick Pain

9:05–9:10 a.m. Committee Website and Listserve - Ida Schalkwyk

9:10-9:15 a.m. Outcome of the Midyear Meeting in Boston – Mike Griffith 

9:15 – 9:55 a.m. Strategic Planning and Evaluation of Committee Activities – Mike         Griffith

            Questions to address:

1)      Does the current scope statement accurately reflect your committee’s activities?  Should the scope be modified?  Why are these changes necessary?

2)      Are there key long term and emerging issues that the committee should be aware of and track?

3)      Are there key cross-cutting issues we should address with other committees?

4)       What should the committee’s strategic directions be for the future?

9:55 – 10:10 a.m. Break

10:10 – 10:15 a.m. Research Problem Statements - John Ivan

10:15 – 10:35 a.m. Future Committee Activities – Linda Boyle

10:35 – 10:45 a.m. Next Midyear meeting – New Chair

10:45 – 10:55 a.m. Announcements from Open Floor – Entire Committee

 Title 

 Cmts. 

 Date 

 Time 

Policy & Organization Group Executive Board

AB000

Sun 7/10/2005

10:00am-12:00pm

Library and Information Science for Transportation Committee Meeting

ABG40

Mon 7/11/2005

9:15am-11:15am

Data and Information Technology Section Meeting

ABJ00

Sun 7/10/2005

8:00am-10:00am

Research Subcommittee of the Data and Information Technology Section

ABJ00(1)

Tue 7/12/2005

7:30am- 9:30am

National Transportation Data Requirements and Programs Committee Meeting

ABJ10

Mon 7/11/2005

7:00am- 9:00am

Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee Meeting

ABJ20

Sun 7/10/2005

11:00am-12:00pm

Peer Exchange on State Freight Data Programs (by invitation)

ABJ20

Sun 7/10/2005

8:00am-11:00am

Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee Meeting

ABJ30

Mon 7/11/2005

9:15am-11:15am

Travel Survey Methods Committee Meeting

ABJ40

Sun 7/10/2005

10:00am-12:00pm

Committee on Statistical Methodology and Statistical Computer Software in Transportation Research

ABJ80

Mon 7/11/2005

11:30am- 1:30pm

Freight Data Committee Meeting

ABJ90

Sat 7/9/2005

7:30pm- 9:30pm

Committee on Visualization in Transportation

ABJ95T

Mon 7/11/2005

9:15am-11:15am

Ida van Schalkwyk, Secretary
 idavan@asu.edu