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Greetings from the e-Newsletter Editors Erwin Kohler, Jake Hiller, and Amanda Bordelon ISCP e-Newsletter editors You may have not realized, but ISCP has been sending you an e-Newsletter like this one every other month for some time now. We started it in 2004, and even though putting together a bi-monthly newsletter is not a monumental task, it still takes some time and effort. When we volunteered to take on this task, we did it to establish a regular channel to keep members informed of the Society’s activities and to increase ISCP relevance. Back then, we were graduate students and had a lot more flexible time for this task. We later invited Amanda Bordelon to join us, and the three of us have been responsible, along with ISCP secretary/treasurer Mark Snyder, to ensure that the members and friends of the Society hear from ISCP at least six times a year. For the vast majority of you that do not know us, Jake Hiller lives in Houghton, Michigan, USA where he is starting as an assistant professor at Michigan Technological University. Amanda Bordelon is currently a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Urbana, Illinois, USA. I now work for the University of California Pavement Research Center in Davis, California, USA. Most of the newsletter work gets done, as you can probably imagine, via email. Mark Snyder, who is currently a consultant in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, USA, provides us with the society business articles, and oversees the functioning of the communication committee. We all love the engineering aspects of concrete pavements, but as engineers, “journalism” does not come naturally for us. We need your patronage. We generally do not get a lot of feedback, and sometimes we ask ourselves whether or not you read what we write. As you can see from this issue of the newsletter, there are a lot of things happening at ISCP. We invite you to continue reading our newsletter, provide us with comments and articles if you can, and become active in supporting the activities and initiatives of the International Society for Concrete Pavements as we continue to prosper. Erwin Kohler, Jake Hiller, and Amanda Bordelon ISCP e-Newsletter Editors Registration Now Open for 9th International Conference Registration materials for the 9th International Conference on Concrete Pavements in San Francisco, California, USA from August 17-21, 2008 are now available at: http://www.concretepavements.org/9thiccp/Conference_registration_form.pdf Also, a link to the exhibitor registration form can be found at: http://www.concretepavements.org/9thiccp/ExhibitorForm.pdf Online registration for the 9^th Conference will also be available in the near future. Transamerica Pyramid and Financial District Registration fees for this conference are as follows: Current (2007) ISCP Members who renew by Jan 31, 2008: • $600 Member Registration by May 31, 2008 • $700 Member Registration June 1-August 8, 2008 • $800 Member Registration after August 8, 2008 Non-members: • $700 Registration by May 31, 2008 • $800 Registration June 1-August 8, 2008 • $900 Registration after August 8, 2008 Full-Time Employees of Government Agency: • $200 discount Students: • $350 Student Registration by May 31, 2008 • $400 Student Registration June 1-August 8, 2008 • $450 Student Registration after August 8, 2008 Other: • $2,000 – Exhibitor Registration • $150 – Spouse/Guest Registration • $75 – Paper Copy of Proceedings A limited number of free student registrations are available on a first-come, first-served basis through the U.S. Federal Highway Administration for US-based students who participate in the poster board competition. Student travel stipends may be available through local chapters of the American Concrete Pavement Association. Interested students should contact the Poster Board Session coordinator, Elin Jensen at jensen@ltu.edu for additional information. For more information on the 9^th International Conference on Concrete Pavements, please visit us online at: http://www.concretepavements.org/9thiccp ISCP Elections Open on November 5! ISCP members should watch for the delivery of an electronic ballot (by e-mail) for the election of 7 persons to fill expiring Director positions on the ISCP Board for 2008 – 2012. The Nominating Committee has prepared a slate of candidates that will be listed on the ballot, but write-ins are welcome as well. In addition to the election of Directors, members will be asked to vote on a proposal from the Board to modify the ISCP Constitution to include a revised mission statement. Completed ballots will be accepted by the Secretary-Treasurer for 30 days after distribution. Annual Board and Membership Meeting Scheduled ISCP’s annual Board and Membership Meeting is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 17h30 in Washington, D.C. (contingent upon approval of room request to TRB). The meeting agenda is expected to include regular business meeting reports, a summary and discussion of the results of the August 2007 Strategic Planning Meeting, introduction of new members, and induction of new honorary members. A post-meeting group dinner is also planned. Final details for the meeting time/location, agenda and dinner plans will be posted on the ISCP website at www.concretepavements.org. ISCP to Develop Concrete Pavement Graduate Program Brochures In an effort to promote educational research opportunities for students across the globe, the International Society for Concrete Pavements is currently trying to assemble a list of universities that offer graduate studies and conduct research in the area of concrete pavements and materials. We are requesting a one-page profile of the university, research(ers), and institutes within the university that may help support concrete pavement research. ISCP will then host these profiles on their website to serve as a quick tool for students interested in concrete pavements and materials in order to find information and links to each university. Currently, ISCP has four university profiles represented on our site consisting of: · Michigan Technological University (Houghton, Michigan, USA) · University of California-Davis (Davis, California, USA) · University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois, USA) · University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) These profiles and the template (MS-Word document) can be found online at: http://www.concretepavements.org/universities ISCP welcomes additions from all universities with graduate programs in concrete pavements and materials and particularly is interested in university profiles outside the united States. Any questions on this initiative can be addressed to Dr. Jake Hiller and Dr. Erwin Kohler at newsletter@concretepavements.org. Renew your ISCP Membership for 2008 Now! Membership renewal notices will be mailed to individual members during the first week of November (organizational sponsor/member renewals were mailed in early October). Timely renewal of membership is especially important this year because, in addition to providing the Society with operating funds, they are a necessary part of qualifying for discounted registration fees for the 9th International Conference (the “member” rate is only available to 2007 members who renew for 2008 by January 31).