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AREMA NEWS Professional Development Upcoming Seminars Railroad Surveying 101 February 28 – Denver, CO • March 5-6 – Tacoma, WA Typical participants beneﬁting from this course are those with limited exposure to the railway industry, or railroaders with highly specialized positions. For example, a surveyor – engineer well versed in highway/street design but with some exposure to railway boundaries would gain valuable knowledge about track, railroad cadastre, railroad terminology, theory and railway operations typically unfamiliar to those outside the industry. FYI… Now Available Sponsorship Opportunities are now available for the AREMA 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition in Chicago, IL – September 20-23, 2009. Please contact Lisa Hall at lhall@arema.org or +1 (301) 459-3200, ext. 705 for more information. The Call for Papers deadline has been extended to January 15, 2009. For more information please visit www.arema.org. AREMA Educational Foundation The AREMA Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the Scholarship Program has been updated for 2009. A full listing of Scholarships can be found at www. aremafoundation.org along with the 2009 Scholarship Application form. Scholarship Application Deadline is March 13, 2009. AREMA 2009 Exposition Please visit www.arema.org to purchase booth space before it is too late. The Chicago Hilton Expo Hall is filling up fast – 70 percent sold out. Please contact Vickie Fisher at vfisher@arema.org or +1 (301) 459-3200, ext. 707 for more information. Not an AREMA Member? Join today at www.arema.org AREMA Gear: Order yours today. We are pleased to offer AREMA golf hats, Polo and Chambray Shirts and Travel Mugs. Visit www. arema.org to place an order online today. The AREMA 2008 Annual Conference Proceedings are now available from our Website at www.arema.org. The 2008 presentations have been chronologically arranged within each day’s session so that papers are more easily searched. If you are an AREMA member, you may view and download conference proceedings from 1999 through 2008 at no charge. To access the online proceedings, please see the AREMA Online Section on page 10 for instructions. Track Safety Standards March 4-6 – Blue Island, IL This seminar is designed to teach the FRA 213 - Track Safety Standards with a fresh, innovative and interactive approach. AREMA, recognizing the special needs of short lines and contractors, developed this workshop speciﬁcally for short lines with a Class 1-3 trackage. Introduction to Practical Railway Engineering April 1-3 – Groton, CT Our experience has shown that typical participants beneﬁting the most from this course are those with limited exposure to the railway industry, or railroaders with highly specialized positions. For example, a structural engineer well versed in highway bridge design but with some exposure to railway bridge design would gain valuable knowledge about track, signals, and railway operations typically unfamiliar to those outside the industry. Rail Grinding/Lubrication April 28 – Skokie, IL Advances in Special Trackwork for Freight Railroads and Transits May 12-13 – Minneapolis, MN The mission of this seminar is to present information on advances in special trackwork for freight and passenger applications, including: • Turnouts • Diamonds • Fasteners & Direct Fixation For more information on all upcoming AREMA Seminars please visit www.arema.org or contact Desiree Knight at dknight@arema.org or +1 (301) 459-3200 ext. 703. CEU/PIE AREMA offers Continuing Education Units for our seminars and selected conference sessions through a special agreement negotiated with the University of North Florida. In addition to CEU credits, AREMA is offering Continuing Education Certiﬁcates through the New York Professional Engineers Program. Put your career on the right track with AREMA’s Railway Careers Network! Services are free and include confidential resume posting, job search and email notification when jobs match your criteria. Visit careers.arema.org www.arema.org Railway Track & Structures January 2009 9 www.rtands.com http://www.arema.org http://www.arema.org http://www.aremafoundation.org http://www.aremafoundation.org http://www.arema.org http://www.arema.org http://www.arema.org http://www.arema.org http://www.arema.org http://www.arema.org http://www.arema.org http://careers.arema.org http://www.rtands.com

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