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Greetings From the
President
I would also like to
thank our partners, the Federal Highway Administration, the Colorado
Department of Transportation, the American Concrete pavement Association
(ACPA), The Portland Cement Association, the Cement Association of Canada,
the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, the Transportation Research Board, Conference related
details are provided elsewhere in the newsletter. I am sure you will agree
that the conference program is one of the best in many years. And I urge you,
if you have not yet registered, to consider attending.
Finally, I would like
to take this opportunity to congratulate our co-editor, Erwin Kohler, I should say Dr. Erwin Kohler, for successfully
completing the requirements of the Doctor of Philosophy program at the stayabji@concretepavements.org ISCP Mid-Year
Meeting Highlights A mid-year meeting of the ISCP membership and board of
directors was held at the Portland Cement Association in Many topics were discussed and action on most items was
deferred until the upcoming board and membership meeting on Sunday, August 14
at the 8th International Conference on Concrete Pavements. Items discussed included: ·
Final details for the upcoming 8th International Conference and
associated workshops. ·
Solicitation of nominations for officers and board members for the
upcoming elections. ·
Staggering of board member terms to elect 7 new members every other
year (beginning with the election this year of 7 members to 2-year terms and
7 to four-year terms, with four-year terms for all future elections). ·
Establishment of a committee for international activities. ·
Consideration of several relatively minor changes to the ISCP
Constitution and By-Laws (these will be e-mailed to all current board members
for further consideration and voting at the next meeting; board-approved
changes to the constitution will be balloted to the entire membership). ·
Voting on honorary member nominations. ISCP Needs Your
Help! The growth and success of ISCP depends upon its ability
to provide its members with valuable services. To that end, the officers and board members
are soliciting YOUR input to assist in identifying and prioritizing member
needs and useful products and services. Items that have been suggested include: an independent
journal for technical papers (underway), periodic electronic newsletters
(such as this one); a periodic magazine featuring technical articles and
announcements (in addition to or in place of the journal); maintaining a
“speaker’s bureau” list of members and areas of expertise; scholarship
programs and competitions for students; organization of multi-day
seminar/tours of construction sites on various continents; and other
activities. Please take a few minutes to think about how ISCP can
better serve the profession in general and the membership in particular! Then go to the ISCP website (www.concretepavements.org) and
click on the “Forum” tab. Then click
on the first discussion item (“Member Input to Improve Society Value”), read
the original message, click “reply”, and leave your message! (NOTE: if you haven’t yet registered, you will need to
do so before you can participate in the Forum! See the article below in this newsletter
for further instructions.) All entries in the forum will be summarized and
presented at the August board and membership meeting for further discussion. January 2006
Meeting Date: A New On-Line Poll The January 2005 Annual Meeting was held on the Saturday
evening before the Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board in
Washington, D.C., USA. While this
meeting date and time seemed to work well, a Sunday evening meeting might be
more convenient for many ISCP members. Which meeting date would YOU prefer for 2006? Please vote NOW using the ISCP electronic
forum (on the ISCP website at www.concretepavements.org). Votes will be tallied and considered at the
August board and membership meeting, where the 2006 Annual Meeting date will
be selected and announced. (NOTE: if you haven’t yet registered, you will need to
do so before you can participate in the Forum! See the article below in this newsletter
for further instructions.) Register NOW to
use the ISCP online electronic forum! The ISCP electronic forum provides members with an
opportunity to share information, obtain up-to-date information on Society
activities, to discuss technical issues and Society matters, and to vote on
various issues. If you’re not a
registered user, you’re missing out on one of the benefits of Society
membership! To register, do the following: 1.
Go to the ISCP webpage at www.concretepavements.org
and click on the “Forum” tab on the left side of the homepage. 2.
Click on the “Register” link and follow the instructions for either
a Global (access to any EZBoard message board) or
Local (ISCP message board only) registration (either will work). Remember your selected login name and
password – you’ll need it for all future visits to the forum. 3.
After you complete the registration form, an e-mail will be sent to
the address you provided. Click on the
link within the e-mail to validate your registration. 4.
That’s all – you’re ready to use the forum! Nominating
Committee Welcomes Suggestions for ISCP Board and Officers The ISCP Nominating Committee
welcomes suggestions from the ISCP membership for candidates for the
following positions: ·
President ·
Vice-President ·
Secretary-Treasurer ·
Director (fourteen positions) The term of office for all of
these positions will be for 4 years (from Nominations should include (as a
minimum) the nominee's name, title, business address, and an indication of
the nominee's willingness to serve.
The nominating committee welcomes additional information on all
nominees (e.g., the candidate's education, professional experience,
affiliations, honors and awards). Nominations should be sent
electronically to the Nominating Committee Chair, Dr. Ernest Barenberg at ejbm@uiuc.edu with a copy to stayabji@ctlgroup.com. Hard copy nominations can be mailed to the
following address: ISCP Nominating Committee Attn: Dr. Ernest J. Barenberg Nominations may also be FAXed to Dr. Barenberg's
attention at 217-893-0601. Nominations must be received by Call for Nominations
of Honorary Members Honorary Members are individuals
that have provided exemplary service to the International Society for
Concrete Pavements and/or to the improvement of concrete pavement technology
over his/her career. Currently, ISCP
has designated 10 members this revered status. Nominees for honorary membership
in the ISCP must be: 1) individuals who have maintained ISCP
membership for at least 5 years and who have provided exemplary service to
the Society and/or at least 25 years of dedication to the improvement of
concrete pavement technology; or 2) nonmembers
who have dedicated at least 35 years of service to the improvement of
concrete pavement technology. Nominations for honorary
membership may be submitted to the ISCP Secretary using the standard
nomination form at any time by any ISCP member in good standing. On June
1 of each year, the ISCP secretary shall prepare copies of all nomination
materials received during the previous 12 months and distribute them to the
ISCP Board of Directors for consideration at their mid-year meeting. Honorary members will be inducted at the next
annual membership meeting of the ISCP or at the next International
Conference, whichever occurs first. For more details on the Honorary
Member procedures and details, please go to: http://www.concretepavements.org/Membership/honorary.htm International Journal of Concrete Pavements Call for Papers In an effort to disseminate new
information and provide on-going benefits to ISCP members in good standing,
the Society is launching a new publication. The International Journal of Concrete Pavements, the new
peer-reviewed electronic journal of the International Society for Concrete
Pavements, continues the invitation for submittals of papers for review and
possible inclusion in future issues of the Journal. For manuscript guidelines and editorial
policies, please go to www.concretepavements.org/Membership/ejournalCFP.htm Specific questions on the Journal
can be directed to Norb Delatte
at n.delatte@csuohio.edu. Updates on the International Journal of Concrete
Pavements will be available in upcoming ISCP Quarterly E-Newsletters as
well as on the ISCP webpage. Interested in ISCP
Membership? We encourage all of our
colleagues to contribute to the further advancement of the concrete pavements
and materials professions by joining the International Society for Concrete
Pavements. At US$50/year, individual memberships are relatively inexpensive
(and are offset by reduced registration rates at ISCP events). Student membership is only US$25/year. Members also have online access to
discussion forums, subscription to the International
Journal of Concrete Pavements, and direct emailing of the ISCP Quarterly
E-Newsletter among other resources. Attendees of the 8th
International Conference on Concrete Pavements will receive a one year
membership in ISCP. For more
information on membership, contact Mark Snyder (Secretary-Treasurer) at msnyder@concretepavements.org. |
