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President’s Message Winter has come to an end (at least in Texas), the flowers are blooming, and so is the planning for the San Francisco conference. Several activities are underway and we appreciate the support and interest from members volunteering to help. I predicted in my last message that 2007 will present unique opportunities for participation and professional development in ISCP, and events thus far seem to be proving this prediction. An important event related to this is the ISCP mid-year board meeting/strategic planning retreat and International Conference being held in South Africa seminar during the 3rd week of August. This is not only a key event promoting the presence of the Society internationally, but the discussion planned for this gathering will lay important groundwork relative to the future direction of the Society. The organization is coming up on a 10 year anniversary and, as we look back at how it started and where it has come since its inception, a strategic discussion as to the future of the Society at this stage is certainly well-timed. Key issues, such as the current level of dues, the level of service to be provided by the Society, the promotion of international branches or regional conferences, among other basic issues, require attention. Recently, interest has been growing in China to gain Society sponsorship for conferences and seminars there on concrete pavement technology. There is a need to establish direction and consensus for the Society on how we should proceed in these discussions; perhaps the ISCP-co-sponsored workshop (with IBRACON) in Recife, Brazil is a good example for us. Whether or not you responded to the earlier membership survey or are planning to attend the South African workshop, we welcome your further input on these issues. Stay tuned, more will certainly follow. ISCP Strategic Planning Meeting and Conference in South Africa Development of a strategic plan for ISCP will be the major agenda item at a meeting of the Board in Johannesburg, South Africa, in August 2007. The strategic plan will be a “living document” that the Board will review and update every few years to ensure that the activities of ISCP are consistent with the mission and goals of the society. A detailed list of discussion items for the strategic planning meeting will be developed and distributed by email to Board members in July. Suggestions for strategic planning discussion items are welcome from all ISCP members, and may be sent to Kathleen Hall at kthall64@comcast.net. Call for Nominations of Honorary Members The Society is seeking nominations for Honorary Membership for consideration by the Board of Directors at the upcoming mid-year meeting in South Africa. 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. ISCP has honored 14 individuals with honorary member status since 2001. 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 July 1 of each year, the ISCP secretary prepares copies of all active nominations and distributes 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. For more details on the Honorary Member procedures and details, please go to: http://www.concretepavements.org/Membership/honorary.htm and http://www.concretepavements.org/honorary_members.htm Pre-9^th International Conference Workshop Planned An ISCP-sponsored workshop on fundamental research in concrete pavements (curling, fracture mechanics, etc.) is currently being planned for August 7-8, 2008 by workshop organizers Jeff Roesler and Lev Khazanovich. This workshop will precede the 9th International Conference on Concrete Pavements. The workshop location will be in the San Francisco Bay area at a separate location from the San Francisco Marriott Hotel. The format for this workshop will include several keynote speakers and short presentations by workshop participants followed by roundtable discussions. A similar workshop focusing on cracking and fracture mechanics in concrete pavements was held at the Copper Mountain Resort in Colorado preceding the 8th International Conference on Concrete Pavements in 2005. This workshop was attended by 34 international participants and featured two invited keynote presentations summarizing the state-of-the art in concrete fracture mechanics modeling, testing, and relevant applications presented by Dr. Surendra Shah (Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA) and Dr. Tom Scarpas (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands). The final proceedings (4.24 MB, pdf format) of this 2005 workshop can be downloaded from the ISCP website at: http://www.concretepavements.org/8th_Int_conf/final%20workshop%20proceedings.pdf More information regarding location, format, and registration for this workshop will be available in the months to come. Ernest Barenberg was born in Rawlins County, Kansas in 1929. After studying civil engineering at Kansas State University, he worked briefly in the aviation industry before serving a two-year tour in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. After his discharge from the army, he obtained his Masters Degree in structural engineering at the University of Kansas, and taught structural engineering design in steel and concrete there for five years. He went from the University of Kansas to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Illinois (UIUC) where he obtained his PhD Degree. He stayed on at UIUC, teaching and conducting researching for nearly 40 years. Dr. Barenberg has held various staff positions and appointments at UIUC including a 4-year term as the Associate Head of Civil Engineering, and serving as an associate director for the Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for airport pavements for over 8 years. Dr. Barenberg’s primary fields of interest are concrete pavements, paving materials and railroad track systems. He has made many contributions to these fields through his research and consulting activities. For example, he was instrumental in developing design standards for pavements at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport and for London’s Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, and developed the background and framework for the mechanistic-based design procedures for concrete pavements currently used by the Illinois Department of Transportation. He has been a part of the design team for several post-tensioned concrete pavements, including those currently in service (including O’Hare Airport and Rockford Airport). Recently he has been working with a manufacturer in the development of precast pavements for rapid repair of concrete pavement. He was responsible for the development of the theoretical model for the analysis of concrete pavements (ILLISLAB) and a comprehensive model for predicting the buckling of rails. He was particularly active in the early development of theoretical/empirical design procedures for concrete pavements, and the development of premier pavements for long life and low maintenance. Dr. Barenberg has been active in several professional societies including the Transportation Research Board, ASTM, ASCE, and ACI. He is the author or co-author of over 150 technical papers and or technical reports dealing with paving materials and the design and performance of transportation facilities. He has been named as an emeritus member for Transportation Research Board Committees dealing with rigid pavement design and with rail-track structure design. He was also a founding member and the first president of the International Society for Concrete Pavements. Dr. Barenberg has received numerous major awards over his illustrious career, including: · 1998 - ASCE Air Transportation Division Robert Horonjeff Award for “outstanding contributions to airport paving engineering”. · 2002 – Named “Educator of the Year” by the American Concrete Pavement Association for his “more than 45 years of teaching and innovative research in concrete pavements”. · 2004 - Designated a lifetime National Associate of the National Academies in “recognition of extraordinary service to the National Academies in its role as advisor to the Nation in maters of science, engineering, and health”. In recognition of his accomplishments and contributions to the concrete paving profession, Dr. Barenberg was inducted into the ranks of ISCP Honorary Membership on September 9, 2001. ISCP is proud to have Dr. Barenberg as an Honorary Member! International Conference on Concrete Roads 2007 (ICCR 2007) - South Africa The Cement and Concrete Institute (C&CI), in collaboration with the International Society for Concrete Pavements (ISCP), will bring 13 of the world’s top concrete roads specialists to South Africa to join local experts for the International Conference on Concrete Roads 2007 (ICCR 2007) on August 16-17, 2007. The main objective of the International Conference on Concrete Roads (ICCR) is to showcase the latest international trends in concrete road design, construction, rehabilitation and current research and to update delegates on the latest local developments with Ultrathin Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements (UTCRCP) and launch the latest version of cncPave. The conference will provide an ideal opportunity to network with overseas specialists and local leaders in the concrete roads sector. CPD points will be available to delegates attending the conference. Additional information and a registration form for this conference can be found at: http://www.concretepavements.org/ICCRRegistrationform.pdf This event has been endorsed by the South African National Roads Agency Limited. Update on IBRACON Workshop on Best Practices Start making your travel plans now. Approximately 30 papers will be presented in October in Recife, Brazil at the International Workshop on Best Practices for Concrete Pavements, co-sponsored by the Brazilian Concrete Institute (IBRACON) and ISCP. The papers include contributions from Argentina, USA, Belgium, South Africa, Sweden, Iran, Taiwan, Sri-Lanka, the Netherlands and Brazil. The workshop will be an excellent opportunity for professional exchange of ideas at a great location. Also known as the "Brazilian Venice" due to its many rivers and canals, Recife is famous for its sunny beaches and very hospitable population. Workshop registration will open next month. Please visit the event website (listed below) for more details, including hotel and tourism information. Authors of papers will be contacted by the editorial committee by the end of April. The workshop coincides with the construction of federal highway BR-101 linking Recife to Natal, 500 km, all in concrete pavements. http://ibracon1.locaweb.com.br/eventos/pavement.workshop/informacoes.asp International Conference on Concrete Paving Mixes, Construction and Rehab - Atlanta 2007 Learn how to construct today’s improved and accelerated concrete pavements at the upcoming International Conference on Optimizing Paving Concrete Mixtures and Accelerated Concrete Pavement Construction and Rehabilitation. Scheduled for November 7–9, 2007, in Atlanta, Georgia, the conference is being organized by FHWA’s Concrete Pavement Technology Program (CPTP) and co-sponsored by TRB. The preliminary technical program is given below: