Pavement Preservation Journal - Fall 2010 - (Page 7) PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By J. Baxter Burns, II President, FP2, Inc. In California, ICPP Exceeds Expectations f the kudos of our delegates are to be believed, the First International Conference on Pavement Preservation in April in Newport Beach, Calif., was the place to be in the pavement preservation community. To twist the phrase around, “If you weren’t there, you were square!” “An extremely good and timely event” … “It exceeded our expectations” … “Very well organized and a broad diversity of presenters and attendees.” These are just some of the comments heard after the conference. Over 400 participants from 21 countries and 40 states attended the conference, which was dedicated to the late Jim Sorenson, senior construction and system preservation engineer, Office of Asset Management of the Federal Highway Administration. Sorenson was a champion of champions in the pavement preservation arena. COVERAGE IN THIS ISSUE The conference was organized by FHWA, Caltrans and the Foundation for Pavement Preservation (now FP2, Inc.). If you didn’t have a chance to attend, be sure to see our extensive coverage of the conference in this issue. All the papers or presentations can be found on the conference web site at www.pavementpreservation.org/icppl. At the end of the conference, the baton was passed to FP2, Inc. for it to organize future meetings. It was originally intended that an international conference would be organized every four years, but so as not to lose the enormous enthusiasm generated in Newport Beach, the initial decision by the FP2 board is to hold a national conference in 2012 and a second international conference in 2014. At press time the location of both events is still to be determined. FIGHTING FOR PRESERVATION We continue to solicit new contributors to assist us in our efforts on Capitol Hill to make sure the message of pavement preservation makes it into the long-delayed federal surface transportation reauthorization now being I debated and discussed. As a result we can welcome new members Dustrol Inc., Pavement Technology Inc., and UPM Corporation. Speaking of legislation, I had the opportunity during the Transportation Construction Coalition FlyIn in Washington, D.C. in May to visit with a number of legislators to discuss pavement preservation. The meetings were organized by our advocacy group, Williams & Jensen, and were both enlightening and fruitful. But in the meantime, our federal program is languishing, as it is underfunded and without direction. Please consider joining us in our efforts to make this much-needed surface transportation program reauthorization happen. The latest news regarding six year surface transportation legislation is that Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has stated that a $500 billion to $600 billion program is necessary to continue to provide a functioning highway transportation system in good repair, that will efficiently move citizens, goods and services throughout the country. Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, recently observed that current revenues from the gas tax don’t match today’s needs, much less those of the future. PAVEMENT PARTNERSHIPS While national issues concentrate our minds, much is happening in the pavement preservation community on a regional basis. Regional pavement preservation partnership meetings will be held this fall in Tennessee, Iowa, Idaho and New Hampshire, and they are worth your time to visit. This issue contains news of the Southeast Pavement Preservation Partnership — whose spring meeting in Nashville was canceled due to the extensive flooding there — and the New England Pavement Preservation Partnership, which is planning its fourth meeting this fall. For details on these meetings, visit the National Center for Pavement Preservation web site at www.pavementpreservation.org/partnerships. Hope to see you there! Fall 2010 pavement preservation journal 7 http://www.pavementpreservation.org/icpp/ http://www.pavementpreservation.org/partnerships Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pavement Preservation Journal - Fall 2010 Pavement Preservation Journal - Fall 2010 Contents President’s Message Thin Asphalt Overlays Belong in Preservation ‘Tool Box’ New Jersey Open Graded Thin Overlay Utilizes Rubber Expert Task Group Plays Lead Role in Pavement Preservation International Conference Draws Delegates from Around the World ISSA to Hold Annual Meeting with World Emulsion Congress Pavement Preservation with Asphalt Rubber Estimating Treatment Costs at the Planning Stage Calendar of Events Northeast Partnership Plans November Annual Meeting Nashville Downpour Rains Out Southeast Partnership Meeting Index to Advertisers / Advertisers.com Pavement Preservation Journal - Fall 2010 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0412 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0312 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0212 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0112 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0411 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0311 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0211 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0111 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0410 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0310 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0210 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0110 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0409 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0309 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0209 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0109 http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com
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