First International Conference on Pavement Preservation

The 1st International Conference on Pavement Preservation will be held in Newport Beach, California on April 12-16, 2010 and aims at bringing together researchers and experts working in the field of pavement preservation to exchanges ideas and discuss critical issues and concerns.

The conference will be co-organized by the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Foundation for Pavement Preservation (FP2).

Abstract Deadline Extended to February 1, 2009

Authors may now submit their abstracts on-line.

Main Topics

The main them of the conference will be pavement preservation and sustainability. The conference will address an array of issues that are relevant to the pavement preservation community. Presentations are invited on the following topics:

• Benefits of pavement preservation (economic and environmental)
• Integrating pavement preservation into pavement management
• Pavement preservation treatments for flexible pavements (design, materials, constructability, and performance)
• Pavement preservation treatments for rigid pavements (design, materials, constructability, and performance)
• Strategy selection
• Funding pavement preservation
• Promoting pavement preservation to the public and our elected leaders

Call for Abstracts and Papers

Authors are invited to submit abstracts that are relevant to the topics indicated above. Abstracts will be reviewed by the technical committee based on quality and relevance. The authors of the abstracts selected will be invited to submit full papers to be included in the conference proceedings.

Deadlines

The submission of abstracts, full papers, and camera ready copies of papers should be completed by the following dates. Full papers will be reviewed by the technical committee for selection to include in the conference proceedings or the pavement preservation journal.

Sponsors

Sponsors for the conference are expected to include, but not limited to:

• Foundation for Pavement Preservation
• Federal Highway Administration
• California Department of Transportation
• California Pavement Preservation (CP2) Center
• National Center for Pavement Preservation (NCPP)
• Transportation Research Board (TRB)
• AASHTO TSP•2

Official Language

The official language of the conference will be English for both papers and presentations.

Contact Information

Please submit your abstracts and full papers electronically by following this link.