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Minneapolis - June 6-10, 1999
Last modified: 10-19-99
Sunday - June 6
| 8:30am - 3:00pm |
Government Transportation Research Information Committee Meeting (GTRIC) To be held at the Minnesota DOT Library. The GTRIC program will provide a forum for discussion of practical issues of importance to state, provincial, and other government transportation libraries, focusing on Minnesota's cooperative transportation library program as one model. Transportation provided. Meet at the Ball Room Entrance to the Convention Center on 2nd Ave.
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No Host Dinner A chance to meet new members and old friends. Meet in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
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Monday - June 7
| 10:15 - 11:45am |
What's Happening with the National Transportation Library The transportation reauthorization legislation passed in June 1998 mandated the development of a National Transportation Library (NTL). Staff from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics at the U.S. Department of Transportation working on the NTL project will discuss current initiatives and future plans of the NTL.
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| 12:00 - 1:15pm |
Business Meeting & Lunch
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| 1:30-2:45pm |
Tour Traffic Management Center The Traffic Management Center in Minneapolis is a
state-of-the art traffic facility using the latest advanced technology to
control congestion. There will be a video describing the traffic
management program as well as a guided tour to view the facility and
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| 3:00 - 4:30pm |
Association Information Services Caucus Roundtable These roundtable discussions are an excellent opportunity to learn and network. Choose any of six concurrent sessions on subjects including web development, surviving organizational restructuring, marketing, etc.
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| 3:00 - 4:30pm |
International Information Services Caucus Roundtable This meeting is a networking and business meeting to energize membership and the focus is on future programs. Refreshments will be served.
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| 9:00 - 11:00pm | Open House - Hyatt Regency, Room - Greenway DE |
Tuesday - June 8
| 7:30 - 8:45am |
Executive Board Meeting
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| 9:00 - 10:15am |
Applying Knowledge Management for Real: Case Studies of the Automotive Industry Information specialists from two major corporations discuss how they have developed knowledge management systems to provide their users with up to date information on automotive and vehicular issues. The session will demonstrate knowledge management approaches that can provide insight into how you might put some of these techniques or principles to use in your information center.
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| 1:30 - 2:45pm |
Harnessing Information: AASHTO and KDOT Case Study Rapid and efficient handling of information is critical to AASHTO and its member departments. This panel will discuss current improvements in information handling at AASHTO headquarters and Kansas Department of Transportation's advances in the development and implementation of document management and workflow.
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Tour of 3M Visibility Center 3M pioneered the use of retroreflective technology in transportation. The tour of the Visibility Center will demonstrate the effectiveness of reflective signs, pavement markings, and work zone traffic control devices. Meet in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. |
Wednesday - June 9
| 1:00 - 2:15pm |
The European Union and Transport: Two Perspectives Mr.Anders Jessen, Transport/Energy/Environment Counselor of the European Commission Delegation to the US, will discuss the EU's Trans-European Networks (TENS) program--emphasizing the transport and documentation aspects. Ms. Sirpa Haapamaki, Librarian for the Finnish National Road Administration, will then describe the effects of TENS from the perspective of an EU member-state. (Go to paper.) A question-and-answer session will follow the presentations.
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| 2:30 - 4:00pm |
International Transportation Projects TEA 21, international conferences and collaborations, and the increasing interest by researchers in transportation literature beyond their native borders have encouraged increased attention to international information resources and contacts with international information professionals. Join your colleagues for an update on international initiatives by AASHTO,TRB and FHWA and a travelogue/report of a sabbatical study on transportation centers in Europe.
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Thursday - June 10
| 9:00am - 4:00pm |
Field trip - Minnesota Zephyr We will travel to Stillwater, Minnesota on the banks of the St. Croix River where we will have the opportunity to explore the Stillwater Depot Logging and Railroad Museum. We will board the Minnesota Zephyr (an elegant, classic, art deco train) for a scenic ride and special lunch. After the scenic train trip, we will return to Stillwater where there will be time to explore this picturesque town and visit the many bookstores, antique shops, and specialty shops before heading back to Minneapolis.
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