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`RAC 101 Workshop State Reps Responsibilities

`RAC 101 Workshop State Reps Responsibilities. Monday July 26, 2010 Moy Biswas RAC Admin Task Force. Disclaimer. Opinions expressed in this presentation are solely & entirely those of Moy Biswas,

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`RAC 101 Workshop State Reps Responsibilities

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  1. `RAC 101 WorkshopState Reps Responsibilities Monday July 26, 2010 Moy Biswas RAC Admin Task Force

  2. Disclaimer • Opinions expressed in this presentation are solely & entirely those of Moy Biswas, • and do not belong to RAC Admin Task Force, RAC, AASHTO, TRB, NCHRP, FHWA, NCDOT, or any other individual or entities.

  3. Ask not what you can do for TRB • Ask what TRB can do for you

  4. What TRB Can Do For You • Free trip to Kansas City • Free registration at the Annual TRB meeting (all state DOT employees) • Free lunch on Tuesday • Free lunch on Wednesday • Free food & beverages @ hospitality suites • Free TRB (& NCHRP) publications • Free on line access to full text TRR publications

  5. No Free Lunch!(What you can do for TRB) • Pay your annual TRB dues • Pay by check • Pay by way of FHWA administered Pooled Fund • Pay your annual NCHRP dues by way of FHWA administered Pooled Fund • Host periodic TRB Staff visits

  6. TRB State Rep Responsibilities • Keep up w/ the annual activities calendar for TRB reps (?) • Serve as the SHRP II coordinator • Disseminate information from the TRB electronic newsletter, or encourage State DOT research geeks to subscribe • Disseminate TRB publications information • Distribute extra copies to research geeks

  7. (more) TRB State Rep Responsibilities • For newly minted research projects, enter data on-line to Research in Progress (RiP) • For recently completed research projects, send (electronically) final report to TRB library – for inclusion in TRIS • Update RiP data • Submit items for TR News

  8. (more) TRB State Rep Responsibilities • Recommend/Assist members for TRB committees and panels • Update listings from State DOT andfrom your State • Update TRB publications distribution lists • Coordinate response to TRB questionnaires • Encourage submitting papers for TRB meetings and publications • Maintain an awareness of TRB / inform others in your department

  9. (more) TRB State Rep Responsibilities • TRB Rep is like a housewife • Work is never done! • Do not miss attending task force conference calls or RAC region conference calls, etc., • you are going get assigned to make presentations and other work

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