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RAC 101

RAC 101. An Introduction to the AASHTO Research Advisory Committee. instructions. Important points are on the slides with more detail provided in the notes section. If you don’t see the notes, click on the “notes” icon at the bottom of your screen.

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RAC 101

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  1. RAC 101 An Introduction to the AASHTO Research Advisory Committee

  2. instructions • Important points are on the slides with more detail provided in the notes section. If you don’t see the notes, click on the “notes” icon at the bottom of your screen. • Many slides include links to more information. To access them click on the “slide show” icon. Hit “Esc” on your keyboard when you are done to return to the notes view. • In some cases links are provided in the notes section. You will need to copy and paste them into your browser to access the website.

  3. Outline

  4. TheRAC Community

  5. The RAC Community RAC -Research Advisory Committee • Advisors to R&I • Each AASHTO member department can appoint three members (1 voting, 2 non-voting) • Appointed by member DOT CEO • Predominately highway-oriented R&I –Special Committee on Research & Innovation • Unique committee structure • 20 voting members/affiliates • CEOs and research managers AASHTO -American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials • CEOs of Member DOTs

  6. Role of R&I Support AASHTO and the transportation community by identifying, conducting, delivering, and facilitating deployment of high-value research results • Encourage and assist other AASHTO committees and subcommittees to identify research needs, define research emphasis areas, and utilize research findings. • Solicit research problem statements from the Member Departments, AASHTO committees, and FHWA; screen the submittals; prioritize them; and recommend annual programs of NCHRP for consideration by AASHTO’s Board of Directors. • Monitor TRB’s performance as program manager for the NCHRP. • Monitor the NCHRP and make appropriate recommendations and reports to AASHTO. • Review, observe, and encourage the effective use of research funding, and recommend appropriate funding levels. • Serve as a forum, coordinating committee, and advocate for highway and other transportation research on behalf of AASHTO and its Member Departments. • Review, monitor, and foster coordination of the various national programs of highway and other transportation research. • Study and foster the role of industry in highway and other transportation research.​

  7. AASHTO Research Advisory Committee (RAC) Background: • Research Directors from each AASHTO member department • Members appointed by DOT CEO • Serve as an advocate for transportation research by promoting: • Value of research • Implementation of research results • Transfer of new technologies • Benefits of peer exchanges

  8. RAC Leadership AASHTO, FHWA, USDOT OST/R, TRB

  9. RAC Mission RAC is committed to being a proactive committee: • Promoting quality and excellence in research and • Applying research findings to improve state transportation systems

  10. RAC Business • Policies And Procedures: • Operating Guidelines • Meetings: • Conference calls • Winter Meeting - January during TRB (two-hours) • National Summer Meeting (multiple days)

  11. AASHTO Regions

  12. RAC Mentoring • RAC members have a unique role in state DOTs • New RAC members may not have access to training and transition within their agency • Mentoring is valuable to include new members • Sharing content, requirements and resources • Meeting other members and joining community

  13. RAC Task Forces • Administration • R&I/RAC Website Working Group • Coordination & Collaboration • Transportation Knowledge Networks Working Group • Program Management and Quality • Value of Research

  14. RAC Task Force – Administration Mission/Scope: • Recommend administrative policy to RAC Leadership Board • Identify, investigate, and manage RAC administrative matters as directed by the RAC Leadership Board. • Facilitate the exchange of information and experiences among RAC members, especially new RAC members, through the deployment and use of educational and training materials.

  15. RAC Task Force – Administration Activities/Products/Key Resources: • RAC Operating Guidelines • RAC 101 • Mentoring Program • New Member Guide • Update R&I/RAC Website • Onboarding webinars

  16. RAC Task Force – Coordination & Collaboration (CCTF) Mission/Scope: • Support, encourage, develop, and monitor methods, practices, and tools that • Allow for better coordination and collaboration of research efforts to • Improve information exchange, • Avoid duplication of efforts, and • Influence a coordinated national research agenda

  17. RAC Task Force – Coordination & Collaboration Activities/Products/Key Resources: • Transportation Research Needs Meta Search • Research Program & Project Management (RPPM) Website • Funding Guidebook • Transportation Research Resources Guide • Writing an Effective Research Statement webinar/written guidance/presentation • RiP project status categories and definitions

  18. RAC Task Force – Coordination & Collaboration’s TKN Working Group Mission/Scope: • Serve as a forum to develop the concept, understanding, and application of transportation knowledge networks (TKNs) for the transportation sector • Advocate and support the rapid and efficient exchange of information resources through development of strategies and the innovative use of technology

  19. RAC Task Force – Coordination & Collaboration’s TKN Working Group Products & Key Resources: • NCHRP 865 - Guidance for Development and Management of Sustainable Enterprise Information Portals • Problem statements that led to NCHRP 754 - Improving Management of Transportation Information • Guidance for Research Report Distribution and Technical Report Documentation Page • A Framework for R&D to Improve Transportation Information & Knowledge Management • AASHTO Video about the role of TKNs

  20. RAC Task Force – Program Management & Quality Mission/Scope: • Actively monitor, support, and encourage methods and practices designed to improve the management and quality of transportation research programs and projects • Facilitate the dissemination and exchange of information and experiences related to research management and quality among RAC members

  21. RAC Task Force – Program Management & Quality Activities/Products/Key Resources: • Best practices: implementing NCHRP products (panel review) and all DOT-conducted research • Best practices: identifying research needs (white paper) • Guidance in development of High Value Research (HVR), Research Program & Project Management (RPPM), and Transportation Pooled Fund (TPF) websites • Intellectual property guide (from NCHRP study)

  22. RAC Task Force – Value of Research Mission/Scope: • Actively monitor, support, and encourage methods and practices designed to demonstrate the value of transportation research • Facilitate dissemination and exchange of information and experiences among RAC members • Serve as advocates of methods and practices that identify, market, maximize and convey the values of research to others

  23. RAC Task Force – Value of Research Activities/Products: • High value research annual process, presentations, and publications • Research Impacts: Better, Cheaper, Faster • High Value Research: Sweet 16 and Supplemental projects • TRB Annual Meeting Poster Session • Summer Meeting presentation • Research Makes a Difference publications • Research Performance Measures (RPM) website and application

  24. Larger Community FHWA TRB CUTC

  25. Community Web Site Contacts and Programs: • State DOT Research branches • Research fact sheets • TRB participation by state • Staff listings for AASHTO, NCHRP, TRB, FHWA, and UTCs

  26. RAC Resources

  27. RAC RESOURCES • Website • New Member Guide • Legislation • Guidelines and Tools • SPR Information • Research Manual • Peer Exchange Reports • Survey Results • TRID & RiP

  28. R&I/RAC Websitehttps://research.transportation.org

  29. R&I/RAC Websitehttps://research.transportation.org • About R&I and RAC • Meetings • RAC Task Forces • RAC Mentoring Program • Resources for Research Managers

  30. R&I/RAC Websitehttps://research.transportation.org • Contacts • Staff Listings and Research Programs - AASHTO, CUTCs, FHWA, and TRB (CRPs and STRAP) • LTAP and TTAP Centers • OST-R • Directories

  31. R&I/RAC Websitehttps://research.transportation.org • Programs • AASHTO: Centers of Excellence, AII, NTPEP, SHRP-2, TSP • FHWA: AID, EDC, EAR, LTPP, SHRP-2, STIC • TPF: Surveys, Recent Changes, Procedures Manual • OST-R: ITS, CRS&SI • UTC: Lab Facilities, Map of UTCs • TRB: CRPs, Policy Studies Program, Technical Activities Division, TRB SHRP-2, Truck and Bus Synthesis Program

  32. R&I/RAC Websitehttps://research.transportation.org

  33. R&I/RAC Websitehttps://research.transportation.org

  34. R&I/RAC Websitehttps://research.transportation.org

  35. R&I/RAC Websitehttps://research.transportation.org

  36. R&I/RAC Websitehttps://research.transportation.org Resources for Research Managers • Legislation and Regulation • Guidelines and Tools • SPR Information • Research Manual • Model Calendar

  37. Resources for Research Managers Funding Guidebook R&I/RAC Websitehttps://research.transportation.org

  38. Resources for Research Managers High Value Research R&I/RAC Websitehttps://research.transportation.org

  39. Resources for Research Managers High Value Research R&I/RAC Websitehttps://research.transportation.org

  40. R&I/RAC Websitehttps://research.transportation.org • Peer Exchanges • RAC Survey Results • FAQs • Information for State TRB Reps

  41. R&I/RAC Websitehttps://research.transportation.org Or scroll down to find this icon.

  42. R&I/RAC Website – Peer Exchangeshttps://research.transportation.org

  43. R&I/RAC Website – Peer Exchangeshttps://research.transportation.org

  44. R&I/RAC Website – Peer Exchangeshttps://research.transportation.org

  45. R&I/RAC Website – Peer Exchangeshttps://research.transportation.org Sharing your Peer Exchange Experience: • Post your Peer Exchange Report on the R&I/RAC Website by sending it to: Website Administrator

  46. R&I/RAC Website - Surveyshttps://research.transportation.org

  47. R&I/RAC Website - Surveyshttps://research.transportation.org

  48. R&I/RAC Website - Surveyshttps://research.transportation.org

  49. Transportation Research Information Database (TRID) • World's largest and most comprehensive bibliographic resource on transportation information (1,200,000+ records; 236,000+ with links to full-text documents) • Essential resource for solving problems, avoiding duplication, and building on existing research • RAC members can submit reports on-line for posting in TRID • Available free on-line at http://trid.trb.org/

  50. Transportation Research Information Database (TRID)

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