Special Committee on Research and Innovation
AASHTO Liaison
Glenn Page, Associate Program Director, Project Delivery
gpage@aashto.org
RAC Coordination and Collaboration Task Force (CCTF)
This task force will actively support, monitor, and develop 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. This task force oversees the Transportation Knowledge Networks (TKN) Working Group.
For an up-to-date meeting schedule or meeting documents, please visit the Research Program and Project Management (RPPM) website. You must be a registered user in order to post content on the calendar.
Products
- AASHTO Committee Webinar (2015): You’ve Got Questions, We’ve Got Answers Webinar: Research Resources (WMV), Transportation Research Resources (PPT) – Sue Sillick, AASHTO’s Research Program (PPT) – Georgene Geary
- Access to Social Networking Sites Survey
- CRC Resources Quick Guide and Diagram: From Research Need to Research Result
- Funding Sources for Transportation Research: Competitive Programs–Talking Points for Funding Sources
- How to Write an Effective Research Statement (PDF version)
- How to Write an Effective Research Statement (TRB Webinar)
- Research Program and Project Management (RPPM) website, a transportation research collaboration tool
- RiP Project Status Categories and Definitions
- Transportation Research Needs Custom Google Meta Search– Talking Points for Transportation Research Needs Custom Google Meta Search
- Transportation Knowledge Networks (TKN) Products
Active and Ongoing Projects
- RPPM (http://rppm.transportation.org/Pages/default.aspx)
a. Reviewing meta data and content
b. Push out; market - Unfunded Research Needs Statements Portal (https://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=006511338351663161139:vblegi9v2au&hl=en)
a. Need to add more content
b. Push out; market - Funding Guidebook (http://www.trb.org/ResearchFunding/ResearchFunding.aspx)
a. Continual maintenance
b. Continual marketing - Transportation Resources Webinar
- Transportation Knowledge Networks
a. Research report management
b. Open access to research data
c. Interactive calendars
d. Information needs for research management
Note: The RAC Task Force on coordination and collaboration in transportation research is working with the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB’s) Conduct of Research (COR) coordination and collaboration committee to achieve similar outcomes with a broader reach than either committee alone.
