Summer Conference Season Wrap-up

Amy Emrick (MTKN), Kendra Levine (WTKN), Arlene Mathison (SLA Transportation Division),
Jane Minotti (ETKN), Ken Winter (TRB LIST), and Amanda J. Wilson (NTL)

Slide 2: Agenda:

SLA Annual Conference
LIST Midyear Meeting
NTKN Annual Meeting
AASHTO TKN TF at National RAC Meeting
Scientific Data Management Workshop
ALA Annual Conference
Other Summer conferences???

Slide 3: Transportation Knowledge Networks (TKN) Task Force

Slide 4: Meetings

Met July 26, 2010 at the National Research Advisory Committee meeting in Kansas City, MO
Monthly conference calls
- 1st Thursday, 8:00 to 10:00 Pacific time

Slide 5: Mission

The TKN Task Force serves as a forum to develop the concept, understanding, and application of transportation knowledge networks for the transportation sector. The TKN Task Force advocates and supports the rapid and efficient exchange of information resources through development of strategies and the innovative use of technology.

Slide 6: Members- RAC

RAC 1
Gary Frederick, NYSDOT
Lynn Matis, Mass DOT
RAC 2
Ken Winter, VA DOT
Sandy Brady, LA DOTD
RAC 3
John Cherney, WisDOT
Marie Manthe, KDOT
RAC 4
Leni Oman, WSDOT - TF Chair
Ron Curb, OKDOT

Slide 7: Members - Other

RITA Amanda J. Wilson
FHWA Dawn Vanlandingham
TRB Barbara Post
CUTC Arlene Mathison, CTS
SLA TD Rita Evans, ITS Berkeley
ETKN Ken Winter
MTKN Marie Manthe
WTKN Laura Wilt
LIST Sandra Tucker

Friends
Members of all Regional TKNs
Others from Federal agencies, National organizations,
and AASHTO RAC

Slide 8: 2009 Accomplishements

TKN TF Website is populated
Better common understanding of TKNs
Transportation Knowledge Management:
Expanding Benefits publication
- January 2010
Two NCHRP problem statements
- Became NCHRP 20-90 Improving Access to Transportation Information
Participated in 2nd NTKN meeting
- June 2010

Slide 9: 2010 Goals & Activities

Continue to advocate for TKNs
Collaborate on NTKN Strategic Plan
- Role clarification
Reach out to the user community
- Engage RAC, Data Section, and others (LTAP?)
Seek additional resources for pilot activities
NCHRP Monitoring
- 20-90 Improving Access to Transportation Information
- 20-89 Intellectual Property Stewardship Guide for Transportation Departments

Slide 10: Transportation Knowledge Networks - 2010

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3. Regional TKNs
57 total member agencies : State DOTs, MPOs, Transit Agencies, Private Firms, Universities
Pooled Fund Study focusing on library connectivity and providing some support for TKN activities

Slide 11: For More Info

Leni Oman

OmanL@wsdot.wa.gov
360.705.7974

Slide 12: Transportation Research Collaboration Portal

Slide 13: U.S. DOT Priority Areas and Research Clusters

DOT Priority Areas

Safety
Livability
Environmental
Sustainability
Economic Growth
State of Good
Repair

Current Research Clusters

Infrastructure & Materials
Human Factors
Energy Sustainability
Risk-Based Analysis to Address Safety Issues
Data Driven Decision Making
Multimodal Intelligent Transportation Systems
Livability
Modeling and Simulation
Positioning, Navigation & Timing
Transportation Implications For an Aging Population and Those with Special Needs
System Resilience & Global Logistics
Policy Analysis
Travel Behavior
Economics

Slide 14: DOT Research Clusters

RITA moving to provide online coordination and collaboration tools – with valued input from RAC/Research Coordination and Collaboration Task Force

DOT Research Clusters
DOT RD&T Planning Team identified clusters of needed research that apply across all modal administrations as well as researchers working in
these areas.
RITA is developing an external SharePoint site to facilitate collaboration across the transportation research enterprise – currently in beta testing
with DOT researchers.
Schedule being driven by Federal IT requirements, especially security
- DOT -funded researchers (UTCs) – access early fall
- External researchers (state DOTs) – access late fall/early winter
Anticipate webinars and other forums to facilitate enterprise collaboration
in these research areas.

We’re excited about how this is going to help us all do our jobs better

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Slide 21: DOT Research Program and Project Management Site

RITA collaborating with the community to provide a central site for online coordination and collaboration tools for research project and program managers

DOT Research Program and Project Management (RPPM)

Development of the AASHTO RAC Research Coordination and Collaboration Task Force’s www.transportationresearch.org site coincided
with RITA’s external Sharepoint development
RAC RCC site migrated to www.transportationresearch.gov in May 2010
- Content now being enhanced by a RAC RCC subcommittee
- 5 major site areas, including team collaboration
Anticipated improvements before going live:
- Adding links to/from Research Clusters sites
- Matching Research Clusters page design
- Hosting international team research project

RPPM site is a great complement to the Research Clusters' topical focus

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Slide 25 : Agenda

SLA Annual Conference
TRB LIST Midyear Meeting
NTKN Meeting
AASHTO TKN TF at National RAC Meeting
Scientific Data Management Workshop
ALA
Other Summer conferences???