2011 Mid-Year Meeting in Portland, Oregon!

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ADC50 - Committee on Historic and Archaeological Preservation in Transportation

Join Us in Portland!

TRB’s ADC50 Committee on Historic and Archaeological Preservation in Transportation is pleased to announce its 2011 Mid-Year meeting in beautiful and historic Portland, Oregon. This year’s meeting is hosted by the Oregon Department of Transportation and is being held in conjunction with the Mid-Year meeting of TRB’s ADC60 Committee on Waste Management and Resource Efficiency. ADC50’s past Mid-Year meetings have delivered content-focused and application-driven content of importance to Federal and state transportation agencies, historic preservation organizations and State Historic Preservation offices, and private-sector consultants. This year’s meeting will continue that tradition.

Preliminary Program

Sunday, July 24: ADC50 Business Meeting (afternoon), Reception

Monday, July 25 to Tuesday, July 26: Presentation Sessions featuring

  • Programmatic Agreements (PAs) for the 21st Century (double session)
  • Consultation with Tribes, Traditional Cultural Properties
  • Best Practices in Historic Bridge Rehabilitation and Bridge Aesthetics (double session)
  • Postwar Resources
  • Historic Roads and Trails
  • Best Practices in Cultural Resource Management in Transportation

 Wednesday, July 27: Historic Columbia River Highway Tour

Registration

Register for the Mid-Year meeting!

Early Bird (prior to June 1): $155
Government/Student: $155
Regular (June 30, on-site): $195 

Registered participants may also attend sessions of the TRB Waste Management and Resource Efficiency Committee’s (ADC60) Mid-Year Meeting, being held concurrently, at no additional charge. 

Payment for registration and associated events can be made through Pay Pal, credit card (through Pay Pal without a Pay Pal account), or by check. Please send check payments payable to "Transportation Research Board-ADC50" to the following address:

Transportation Research Board - ADC50
c/o Robert L. Reeder
MODOT Cultural Resources, 601 West Main
Jefferson City, MO 65102

Transportation and Accommodations 

The workshop will be held at the Hilton and Executive Tower in downtown Portland, Oregon.
 
The Hilton is offering rooms at government rates plus applicable taxes ($113 + 12.5%). This is an exceedingly good rate for this location and is also available to attendees for 3 days before and after the conference.

Call the hotel directly at 503-226-1611 and ask for reservations
Call 1-800-HILTONS and use code ODT
Book online and put code ODT in the group code box.
 
The venue is easily accessible from Portland International Airport via light rail (MAX) and other public transportation options.
 
Portland Oregon is famous for it’s beautiful setting at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia River, nestled between the Cascade Mountains and the coast.  Portland Oregon has much to offer our visitors.

 

NEWSPAGE

ADC50's Newspage is our digital newsletter and is posted four times a year - February 15, May 15, August 15, and November 15. Please submit newspage content ideas to the editor.

 

TOP TEN RESEARCH NEEDS STATEMENTS

Defining research needs in transportation is a key part of the mission of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and its ADC50 Committee. TRB has developed a Research Needs Database where agencies, institutions, and other research sponsors can find out what those needs are. One of the most important contributions that the ADC50 Committee and its friends can make to TRB is to define the most important research needs for cultural resource management and historic preservation in transportation. The Committee is completing its "Top Ten" research needs statements for posting on TRB's database. This is your opportunity to contribute to this effort by suggesting what research is essential to you. The Committee will evaluate your suggestion, recommend changes as necessary, and get it posted on the Research Needs Database.

1. Evaluating and Predicting the Effects of Vibration from Construction and Use Transportation Structures on Buried Archaeological Deposits

2. A Synthesis of Construction Vibration and Potential Effects to Historic Buildings Adjacent to Transportation Projects

3. A Synthesis of Best Practices in the Controlled Burial of Significant Archaeological Sites in Transportation Projects

4. Picture your research needs here ...

Send your research ideas to the Chairperson.


About the Committee

Members of the Committee on Historic and Archaeological Preservation in Transportation (ADC50) are concerned with all cultural resources associated with transportation projects including highways, waterways, transit, and aviation. Cultural resources include: historic properties, structures, districts, landscapes, prehistoric and historic archaeological properties, Traditional Cultural Properties, Native American Interests, 20th-century properties, and issues associated with historic ethnic communities.

Federal laws require that impacts to cultural resources be considered in all federal actions (funded, permitted, loan guarantees, etc.). In addition, significant resources are to be avoided when possible and the impacts to the resource "mitigated" if avoidance is not possible. The Committee is dedicated to finding ways to effectively implement the cultural resources rules and regulations on transportation projects to protect resources and integrate the Historic Preservation laws with the National Environmental Policy Act to facilitate the implementation of needed transportation improvements for the public.

The Committee is charged with identifying cultural resource issues associated with the broad spectrum of transportation projects and programs. This is done through meetings, discussions, surveys, associations with other committees, and conferences. Members of the Committee take a lead in finding and sharing examples of best practices. Research is a primary function of the Committee and includes but is not limited to: 1) identifying critical research needs through interaction with federal Agencies, State Highway Agencies, State Historic Preservation Offices, consultants, universities and colleges, and other interested parties; and 2) developing research problem statements and promoting them for funding.

The Committee provides technical support to the Transportation Research Board who provides similar support to the National Research Council which is under the aegis of the National Academy of Sciences.

Contacts:

Antony F. Opperman, Chairperson

Christine Gerencher, TRB Staff Representative

  

 

 

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