tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-237628132024-03-14T01:34:55.383-07:00TRB T2Tools, techniques, technologies and tips for transferring ideas to practices from the TRB Committee on Technology TransferLisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-80037590924960460922010-11-15T19:58:00.000-08:002010-11-15T19:59:32.519-08:00Great opportunities for learning at the 2011 TRB annual meting - T2 Committee meeting and sessions<div style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Committee Meeting</b></div><div style="font-family: inherit;">The committee will meet Jan 25 2011 from 8:00AM- 12:00PM at the Hilton, Northwest.</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Committee sponsored sessions</b></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Implementing Noise-Reducing Pavement Research, an International Perspective: Making Pavement Research Results Work in Practice </b></div><div class="MsoNormal">Jan 23 2011 9:00AM- 12:00PM, Hilton, Lincoln West</div><div class="MsoNormal">Sponsored By: International Activities, Technology Transfer, Transportation-Related Noise and Vibration, Full-Scale Accelerated Pavement Testing, Rigid Pavement Design, Flexible Pavement Design, Surface Properties - Vehicle Interaction (AFD90)</div><div class="MsoNormal">Road noise is considered an environmental nuisance to surrounding communities. Recent cutting-edge research offers new noise reduction solutions that are practical and cost-effective. This workshop provides an overview of new noise-reducing pavements now available in the United States and Europe. Noise-reducing pavement construction techniques, procurement, and implementation strategies as well as lessons learned will be presented by researchers from the U.S., Denmark, and the Netherlands.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Presentations:</div><ul><li> Welcome and introductions - Orcutt, Lawrence H. - California Department of Transportation</li>
<li> Introduction and Perspective - Ahé, Gert - Danish Road Directorate</li>
<li> Pavement Solutions: United States (California) - Harvey, John - University of California, Davis</li>
<li> Pavement Solutions: Thin Layers in Europe - Krogh, Jorgen - Danish Road Institute</li>
<li> Pavement Solutions: Porous Asphalt in the Netherlands - Hofman, Robert - Road and Hydraulic Engineering Institute, Netherlands</li>
<li> Pavement Solutions: U.S. Concrete Industry’s Road to Quiet Sustainable Pavement--Next Generation of Concrete Surfaces, Roberts, John H. - International Grooving & Grinding Association</li>
<li> Pavement Solutions: Noise Intensity Testing in Europe Studies I and II: Definitive Comparisons of Quiet Pavements in Europe and the United States - Donavan, Paul - Illingworth & Rodkin, Inc.</li>
<li> Noise Prediction and Noise Labeling of Pavements: Denmark Experience - Kragh, Jorgen - Danish Road Institute</li>
<li> Noise Prediction and Noise Labeling of Pavements: Truck Noise Mapping Using Danish Equipment to “Photograph” Sound Waves - Donavan, Paul - Illingworth & Rodkin, Inc.</li>
<li> Noise Prediction and Noise Labeling of Pavements: Netherlands Experience - Hofman, Robert - Road and Hydraulic Engineering Institute, Netherlands</li>
<li> Noise Prediction and Noise Labeling of Pavements: Pavement Effects in FHWA Traffic Noise Model - Rochat, Judith L. - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center</li>
<li> Policies and Strategies for Use of Noise-Reducing Pavements in California - Rufino Feldman, Dulce - California Department of Transportation</li>
<li> Policy Aspects of Noise Reductions: United States - Ferroni, Mark Anthony - Federal Highway Administration</li>
<li> Policies and Strategies for Use of Noise-Reducing Pavements: Netherlands - Hofman, Robert - Road and Hydraulic Engineering Institute, Netherlands</li>
<li> Policies and Strategies for Use of Noise-Reducing Pavements: Denmark - Bendtsen, Hans - Danish Road Institute</li>
<li> Technical Issues: In Search of the -10-dB Pavement - Kragh, Jorgen - Danish Road Institute</li>
<li> Lessons Learned - Harvey, John - University of California, Davis</li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal"><b>International Collaboration: The Why and How to Achieve Results</b></div><div class="MsoNormal">Jan 23 2011 1:30PM- 4:30PM, Hilton, Lincoln West</div><div class="MsoNormal">Sponsored By: International Activities, Conduct of Research, Technology Transfer </div><div class="MsoNormal">This “how-to” workshop focuses on best practices for working together more effectively among international partners. Roles of state departments of transportation in the U.S., federal agencies, professional associations, European transport authorities, and TRB will be examined. The workshop presents lessons learned and tools (e.g., collaborative agreements, program management structures, and joint funding mechanisms) for collaboration on projects from inception to implementation.</div><ul><li> Welcome and Objective of the Workshop - Orcutt, Lawrence H. - California Department of Transportation</li>
<li> Why Use International Collaboration as Part of a Research Program: Benefits and Value - Elston, Debra S. - Federal Highway Administration</li>
<li> Need and Perspectives of International Research Cooperation - Jacobsen, Per - Danish Road Directorate</li>
<li> International Collaboration Benefits and Value - Al, Joris - Dutch National Road Administration</li>
<li> Agreements and Contracts for International Collaboration Projects from Conceptual Idea to Completion - Ahé, Gert - Danish Road Directorate</li>
<li> Tools for Defining Who, When, and What for International Collaboration: Research Roadmaps and Strategies - Bruun, Mikkel - Danish Road Directorate</li>
<li> Examples of Successful Collaborations: Noise Research in Denmark and California - Bendtsen, Hans - Danish Road Institute</li>
<li> Examples of Successful Collaborations: MIRIAM Project on Rolling Resistance, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center and California - Harvey, John - University of California, Davis</li>
<li>Examples of Successful Collaborations: Climate Change, Netherlands and California - Al, Joris - Dutch National Road Administration</li>
<li>Examples of Successful Collaborations: Cell Phones as Traffic Data Probes, France and California - Orcutt, Lawrence H. - California Department of Transportation</li>
<li> Examples of Successful Collaborations: Pavement Material Technology, Sweden and - Lund, Steven - Minnesota Department of Transportation</li>
<li>Wrapup and Open Discussion - Elston, Debra S. - Federal Highway Administration</li>
</ul><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><b>The Right Tool for the Job: Search, Discovery, and Current Awareness Tools, and Tips and Tricks for Busy Transportation Professionals</b></div><div class="MsoNormal">Jan 23 2011 1:30PM- 4:30PM, Hilton, Columbia Hall 3 & 4</div><div class="MsoNormal">Sponsored By: Conduct of Research, Technology Transfer, Library and Information Science for Transportation </div><div class="MsoNormal">This workshop shows how busy professionals can use TRB and Google tools to find high-quality information and data. Demonstrations include powerful but overlooked search, retrieval, and current awareness techniques for TRB tools (TRIS, RiP, and RNS) and for Google tools (Blog Search, Google Books, Alerts, and Custom Search). Learn shortcuts, ways tools complement each other, the limits of these resources, and how partnering with librarians can save time and improve results.</div><ul><li> Using TRID: Newly Integrated and Freely Available Global Transportation Research Database - Loyo, Lisa - Transportation Research Board</li>
<li> Use and Misuse of Google Scholar and Google Books for Transportation Research - Sarmiento, Roberto A. - Northwestern University</li>
<li> Energize Yourself: Keeping Current with Google Alerts, Blog Search, and Custom Search - Levine, Kendra - University of California, Berkeley</li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Critical Knowledge Management Needs and Issues for Transportation Agencies</b></div><div class="MsoNormal">Jan 24 2011 7:30PM- 9:30PM, Hilton, International West</div><div class="MsoNormal">Sponsored By: Management and Productivity, Research and Education, Conduct of Research, Transportation Education and Training, Technology Transfer, Library and Information Science for Transportation, Transportation History </div><div class="MsoNormal">In addition to a general overview of the relevance of knowledge management, this session presents current best practices for its use in transportation agencies. The presentations focus on efforts to encourage and support innovation, retain intellectual capital during workforce transitions, and improve overall organizational excellence and performance. The presenters will also share techniques and tools to help agencies adapt to changing environments and markets.</div><ul><li> Promoting Collaboration: Implementing Knowledge Management in Leadership Training - Minotti, Jane - New York State Department of Transportation</li>
<li> Low-Cost Knowledge Management Techniques for Use in a Changing Workforce - Wittwer, Ernie - University of Wisconsin, Madison, Adams, Teresa - University of Wisconsin, Madison</li>
<li> Strategic and Tactical Approaches to Knowledge Management in the Federal Transit Administration - Stoltzfus, Jarrett William - Federal Transit Administration, Camarena, Susan - Federal Transit Administration</li>
<li> Implementing Knowledge Management: Tools and Resources Available - Wilson, Amanda J. - Research and Innovative Technology Administration</li>
</ul><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><b>Being Smart About Intellectual Property Rights: Use and Impact for Researchers and Practitioners</b></div><div class="MsoNormal">Jan 25 2011 3:45PM- 5:30PM, Hilton, Columbia Hall 5</div><div class="MsoNormal">Sponsored By: Conduct of Research, Technology Transfer, Library and Information Science for Transportation </div><ul><li> Fundamentals for Protection and Commercialization of Technology and Information – McComas, William A. - Shapiro, Sher, Guinot & Sandler</li>
<li> Copyrights and Transportation Professionals: What Users and Producers of Information Need to Know -Band, Jonathan - Jonathan Band PLLC</li>
<li> State DOT Research Activities and Intellectual Property - Huft, David L. - South Dakota Department of Transportation</li>
<li> Panel Discussion </li>
</ul>Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-62126034598946339412010-08-03T16:49:00.000-07:002010-08-03T16:50:59.463-07:00Conduct of Research Committee has new websiteThe Conduct of Research Committee has a new <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/conductofresearchcommittee/">website</a>. The site will be used for Committee business, notices, agendas and minutes, and as a central repository for activities and documents related to the Goal Teams.Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-90061860519446820612010-08-03T16:44:00.000-07:002010-08-03T16:46:46.281-07:00On a personal noteThis is Lisa Pogue, co-chair of the committee. Just wanted to let folks know that I am now working as information specialist at the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute. I am still settling in but I'm already blogging on our intranet. --- lisaLisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-71638787005850273812010-08-03T16:43:00.000-07:002010-08-03T16:44:21.713-07:00Call for poster presentationsOn behalf of the TRB Library and Information Science in Transportation Committee, I am sending you this "Call for Poster Proposals." We would like to request that you forward this call for proposals to the TRB Technology Transfer Committee membership. Thank you.<br />TRB 90th Annual Meeting, January 23-27, 2011 - Call for Poster Proposals<br /><br />Call Title<br />Search, Discovery and Current Awareness: New and Innovative Uses of Online Research Tools in Transportation Research and Implementation<br /><br />Sponsoring Committee<br />ABG40 Committee on Library and Information Science for Transportation (LIST)<br /><br />Call Description<br />The Committee on Library and Information Science for Transportation invites you to submit proposals for a poster session focusing on new and innovative uses of practical online search, discovery and current awareness tools that can give modern transportation professionals a competitive edge. Posters will be displayed at the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, January 2011.<br /> <br />Background<br />Extending a theme begun with LIST’s 2006 presentation session on wikis, blogs, RSS and podcasting, and continued in 2007, 2008, and 2009 with LIST sessions on the application of Web 2.0 social media technologies, the committee is issuing a call for posters related to new and innovative uses of online research tools as they relate to search, discovery and current awareness in transportation. This poster session is designed to complement this year’s LIST-sponsored workshop titled “The Right Tool for the Job: Search, Discovery and Current Awareness Tools, Tips and Tricks for Busy Transportation Professionals.” While the workshop will provide a high-level overview and will focus specifically on TRB and Google tools and ways they can be used to find high-quality transportation information, the poster session will allow presenters to explore specific tools and specific techniques in great depth. This poster session is not limited to TRB and Google tools. <br /><br />Description<br />The poster session will focus on new and innovative uses of tools and techniques that can be used by transportation professionals to save time and improve the work effectiveness of professionals who must quickly search for, find and ultimately make decisions based on reliable information. Posters will showcase successful efforts, programs or initiatives by individuals or agencies. The poster session will highlight methods, tools, technologies and techniques that TRB attendees could put to work immediately to improve the ways they search for, find, organize and use transportation research, information and data. Examples could include but are not limited to automated current awareness tools and techniques, Web 2.0 tools or techniques for professional collaboration, information or data visualization tools, open-source applications, push/pull or other feed technologies, and technologies that automate or syndicate the information search and retrieval process. The audience for this session is broad, including all transportation stakeholders: state DOT practitioners and decision makers, universities, and practitioners or consultants interested in recent advances in the delivery of information to save time and improve the quality of transportation research and practice. Please review TRB's guidelines for poster presenters at http://www.trb.org/Guidelines/PosterPresenters.pdf. <br /><br />(Note: A paper is not required for this session, an exception being extended for this call by TRB). Files and information from the poster session will be posted on the LIST committee Web site (http://sites.google.com/site/trblist) .<br /><br />Definitions<br />Current Awareness Tools – Web-based applications designed to alert users to new/modified content from Web page changes, search engine results, or news or other sources. Such tools can typically be personalized or tailored to meet the interest profile of a specific individual or group. Examples could include: RSS, e-mail alerts, or table-of-contents delivery services. <br /><br />Discovery Tools– Applications or embedded functionality that helps users refine searches or make additional search decisions related to content including, evaluating or browsing. Examples include: Corrective spelling, pattern matching, faceting, visualizing search results, or other techniques for effectively refining searches.<br />Search Tools – Web-based applications used to search for and aggregate relevant content. Includes search engines, Web portals, online databases, and online catalogs and indexes.<br /><br />Web 2.0 Tools – Web-based applications that facilitate interactive information sharing among multiple users, interoperability, user-centered design and professional collaboration.<br /><br />About LIST<br />The Library and Information Science for Transportation Committee (ABG40) serves as a forum for transportation librarians and the transportation research community on developments in information science and their applicability to transportation. The committee facilitates diffusion of national library and information science innovations throughout the transportation community by monitoring the use of new resources and tools in the transportation arena, defining critical research and training issues relating to their implementation, and promoting the benefits of these capabilities.<br /><br />Call Organizer<br />Jennifer Boteler (Jennifer.Boteler.CTR@dot.gov), (202) 493-3071<br /><br />We will accept poster proposal ideas submitted by or on behalf of government or education agencies. Please submit an abstract (500 word limit) with enough detail to review your proposal to review committee chair Jennifer Boteler (Jennifer.Boteler.CTR@dot.gov) <br /> <br />We will convene a working group of reviewers to judge submissions and notify those selected in late September. We require an abstract for each poster selected. Those selected must present in person at TRB, however, partnering with colleagues is encouraged. <br /><br /> Submissions<br />Submit your poster proposals no later than Friday, September 10, 2010 by sending them to: Jennifer Boteler (Jennifer.Boteler.CTR@dot.gov), (202) 493-3071Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-25292751650390526892010-04-13T17:07:00.001-07:002010-04-13T17:24:19.065-07:00Notes from the January meetingThe <a href="http://trbt2.pbworks.com/Past+Meetings">notes from the January committee meeting</a> have been posted on the committee's wiki. If you have comments or corrections, please comment to this blog or on the wiki.Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-49786647960150991372010-02-17T07:45:00.000-08:002010-02-17T07:47:17.655-08:00Virtual worlds, universities and hypeThinking of exploring virtual worlds like Second Life for training and meetings but are scared off by the hype? A recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, <a href="http://chronicle.com/article/After-Frustrations-in-Second/64137/">After Frustrations in Second Life, Colleges Look to New Virtual Worlds</a>, explored the joys and frustrations of college and university teaching on Second Life and virtual worlds. I found the article interesting, but even more so the comments. </p>Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-16520090832445225882010-01-27T07:26:00.000-08:002010-01-27T07:31:22.146-08:00TRB Annual Meeting 2010The first TRB annual meeting of the decade started out with a bang (lots of construction noise at our committee meeting) and went out with a bang (two of our sponsored sessions were recorded as e-sessions). Co-chair Larry Orcutt and I are working to firm up the notes from the committee meeting (mainly due to the aforementioned construction noise) and will get those out soon. In the meantime, I have updated the <a href="http://trbt2.pbworks.com/Calendar">calendar </a>on the committee wiki. You'll notice that the deadlines related to program planning for the 2011 annual meeting are highlighted. Once, one annual meeting is over, it's time to start planning the next.Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-65280223485277860902010-01-15T15:05:00.000-08:002010-01-15T15:15:17.605-08:00Check out Transportation Research Collaboration<p style="font-weight: bold;">What Is It?</p> <a href="http://transportationresearch.org/">Transportation Research Collaboration</a> (TRC) is a Microsoft Sharepoint site which allows the transportation research community (researchers and research managers) to share information and to connect and collaborate on shared issues. Over time, we envision this as a repository of documents and work products that will become a collective set of best practices for planning, conducting, managing, and implementing transportation research projects.<p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Site Overview</p>This site is organized around the following concepts:<br /><ul><li>Setting the Research Agenda – Share information about your research needs, priorities, selection processes and timelines, and learn about those of other organizations. </li><li>Collaborating in Research Activities – Share and learn about tools for collaborative partnership, and ways to connect with others who share your research goals.</li><li>Carrying Out Research – How you can manage your projects and programs to maximize your research investment.</li><li>Delivering Results/Communicating Value – Ways you can ensure research lives beyond the project, and makes a difference in transportation practice.</li><li>Team Collaboration -- The vision for this section is to create a space for research committees and teams to have a place to collaborate and share products for the broader research community to use.</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Audience</span><br /><p>The target audience of this site includes transportation researchers, research mangers, and transportation committee members.<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;">Site Functions</p>This site’s functionality is similar to a regular website but with the added capability to collaborate and share information with professionals within the transportation research community.<br /><ul><li>Add a link or announcement, participate in a group discussion, download a document- Any site visitors are given this permission.</li><li>Post a document – A user account is required in order to add documents in existing lists and libraries in the areas of interest.</li><li>Create a collaboration area - A unique sub-site for collaboration can be created by us for team collaboration.</li></ul><p><br />If you would like to get a user account so that you can contribute content, please contact Frank Law (<a href="mailto:Frank.law@dot.ca.gov">Frank.law@dot.ca.gov</a>) at Caltrans.<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;">Related Sites</p> <ul><li>Professional Networking for Transportation Research Collaboration: <a href="http://www.transportationresearch.ning.com/">www.transportationresearch.ning.com</a></li><li>Transportation Collaboration, USDOT NTL and RITA: <a href="http://www.transportationresearch.gov/">www.transportationresearch.gov</a></li><li>Transportation Research Collaboration” Group on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.linkedin.com">LinkedIn</a><br /></li></ul>If you or your organization would like to become involved and help set the direction of this effort, please contact Linda Preisen (<a href="mailto:lpreisen@umn.edu">lpreisen@umn.edu</a>), Co-Chair, AASHTO RAC-TRB Conduct of Research Web Collaboration and Coordination Subcommittee.Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-67117335405122573822010-01-12T18:54:00.000-08:002010-01-12T19:06:56.882-08:00The buzz from TRBHaving experienced several committee meetings for the Research and Education Section, I keep hearing the same words over again, like:<br /><ul><li>Cooperation</li><li>International</li><li>Collaboration</li><li>Interactivity</li><li>New technologies</li><li>Limited resources</li><li>Unable to travel.</li></ul>We had as productive a committee meeting as we possibly could have with loud construction going on. Thanks to the committee members and friends who soldiered on with all the distractions. Co-chair Larry Orcutt and I will be following through with notes from the meetings and an update of our strategic plan.<br /><br />Our last session is tomorrow. Check out <span style="font-style: italic;">New Media Communications in Transportation</span> from 8 to 9:45 a.m. in the Hilton, Lincoln East.Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-54817455027070409662010-01-10T17:56:00.000-08:002010-01-10T17:57:24.167-08:00Missed Everything You Need to Know about Web 2.0?This will be available as a TRB “e-Session” for the 2010 Annual Meeting. The e-Session recording will include a video of the presenter at the podium, and audio synchronized with the visual aid (i.e. .ppt, .pdf, etc). The recordings will be available to rent as on-demand video (view-only) starting on Monday, January 25, 2010.Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-3883220842172682922010-01-10T16:34:00.000-08:002010-01-10T16:59:49.274-08:00Sunday at TRB off to a great startSunday at TRB was chock full of great T2 events. My day started off at the Everything You Need to Know about Web 2.0: Using Communication and Collaboration to Improve Transportation” workshop. I caught Andrew Krzmarzick from GovLoop.com.<span style=""> </span>GovLoop is a social network for government (all kinds). Check out the <a href="http://www.govloop.com/group/transportation20">Transportation 2.0 group</a>. They’ve got discussions as well as information from TRB. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Georgene Geary from GeorgiaDOT related some very practical information about implementing Web 2.0 in a state DOT. Kendra Levine shared her <a href="http://www.mashtrans.org/">www.MashTrans.org</a> site with us. Check it out for some really fascinating uses of Web 2.0 technology. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Then it was off to the Shoreham for Communicating the Value of Research and Accelerating Innovation for Transportation Professionals. T2 Committee Larry Orcutt organized this session and brought together the experts in communications and innovation. The workshop was centered around two new efforts – NCHRP Project 20-78 “Communicating the Value of Research Training” and the National Highway Institute course, “Leap not Creep: Accelerating Innovation Implementation.” Speakers included committee members Ann Overton and Rukhsana Kahn Lindsey.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Unfortunately I had to leave right when the discussion was getting lively to attend the new and young attendees welcome session. If you want to get energized about transportation and TRB, just spend a few minutes with these folks. The crowd was mostly young and international and they were eager to learn about TRB. As you go about your day at TRB, be sure to say hi to attendees with a while new attendee badge and welcome them yourself.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">My day ended with an overview of what’s happening in the exhibit hall. It seems like every year there are more and more exhibits. After hitting the highlights and seeing old friends, I’ll have to get back. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I hope to see all the T2 fans at the committee meeting on Tuesday. --- lisa</p>Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-514662648347850142009-12-31T16:11:00.000-08:002009-12-31T16:17:25.818-08:00Getting ready for the annual meeting - The TRB cheat sheetWe have posted TRB’s 2010 State of TRB Report on the committee’s <a href="http://trbt2.pbworks.com/TRB-Annual-Meeting">wiki</a>. <br /><br />Today’s blog posting concerns the use of communications tools, with commentary from your committee co-chair.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">TRB Staff and Committees Make Progress in Enhancing Use of Communications Tools</span><br /><br />Effective communications have always been critical to the success of TRB standing committees.<br /><br />With travel budgets being cut, robust communications portfolios are more important than ever.<br /><br /><ul><li>Each committee was asked by TAC to review its communications portfolio during 2009.(Currently the committee maintains a <a href="http://trbt2.pbworks.com/">wiki </a> and a blog. In addition, we have a presence on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2244277804">Facebook </a> and <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=150803">LinkedIn</a>. )<br /></li><li>TRB has been updating/expanding its guidelines to committees on effective communications portfolios and sample templates and guidance for committee webpages have been provided to the committees. (We will be considering whether to convert our wiki to TRB’s web pages.)<br /></li></ul>In response to an offer earlier this year, more than 170 standing committees appointed a communications coordinator to work with TRB staff and other committees to enhance the communications portfolios (Ann Overton is the T2 committee’s coordinator.)<br /><ul><li>Three webinars and communiqués will have been provided for communications coordinators by January 2010.<br /></li><li>A shared webpage for communications coordinators was launched. The webpage contains guidance and discussion areas for questions and sharing of experiences.<br /></li><li>A smaller Council of communications coordinators was formed and works with TRB staff between the issuance of webinars and communiqués to the larger group.</li></ul>The Technical Activities Division, with help from National Academies staff, initiated a review and a possible reorganization of the Division’s webpages.<br /><ul><li>Will complement the revamped TRB website that was launched in August. </li><li>A detailed survey of over 350 members and friends who volunteered to participate in this effort is underway and the analysis of the results will be concluded shortly after the Annual Meeting.<br /></li><li>For our chairs, our objective is to make the ‘business’ side of running a committee as painless as possible-- easy access to all of the annual deadlines we ask you to meet, templates and samples to work from, etc.<br /></li><li>Another objective is to do more to explain how the work of the standing committees fits in to the bigger TRB picture and how to go about becoming a friend of a committee and what that means.</li></ul>TRB examining opportunities in Web 2.0/social networking.<br /><ul><li>Revamped TRB website includes links to social networking sites.<br /></li><li>National Academies Mirzayan Fellow assigned to TRB researched social networking opportunities for TRB and transportation organizations.<br /></li><li>As a result, TRB has initiated a Twitter account. Follow us at TRBofNA.<br /></li><li>Upcoming webinar for committee communications coordinators will address potential committee applications of social networking.<br /></li><li>Currently, at least 20 committees have established social networking sites.</li></ul>Two Sunday workshops and several sessions at 2010 TRB Annual Meeting will be dedicated to social networking. (Check out sessions/workshops the committee is co-sponsoring:<br /><ul><li>Jan 10 2010 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM: Everything You Need to Know About Web 2.0: Using Communication and Collaboration to Improve Transportation, Marriott, Thurgood Marshall East</li><li>Jan 13 2010 8:00 AM- 9:45 AM: New Media Communications in Transportation, Hilton, Lincoln East</li></ul>Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-3692909945797674702009-11-19T11:44:00.000-08:002009-11-19T11:46:34.843-08:00T2 Committe schedule for 2010 TRB annual meetingMark your calendars for interesting sessions and informative meetings sponsored by the T2 Committee at the 2010 TRB annual meeting.</p><ul><li>Jan 10 2010 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM: Everything You Need to Know About Web 2.0: Using Communication and Collaboration to Improve Transportation, Marriott, Thurgood Marshall East<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li>Jan 10 2010 1:30 PM- 4:30 PM: Communicating the Value of Research and Accelerating Innovation Implementation for Transportation Professionals, Shoreham, Blue Room<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li>Jan 10 2010 1:30 PM- 4:30 PM: International Transportation Research Collaboration: Success Stories, Hilton, Jefferson West<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li>Jan 12 2010 8:00 AM- 9:45 AM: Knowledge Management: Successful Practices for Succession Planning, Hilton, Jefferson West<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li>Jan 12 2010 3:45 PM- 5:30 PM: Technology Transfer Committee Meeting, Hilton, Holmead<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li>Jan 13 2010 8:00 AM- 9:45 AM: New Media Communications in Transportation, Hilton, Lincoln East<span style=""> </span></li></ul>Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-66431864696094206892009-11-12T18:27:00.000-08:002009-11-12T18:39:33.788-08:00Want to know more about Web 2.0? Check out T2 Committee sessions at TRB annual meetingWanting to get down with the latest in technology? The T2 Committee is co-sponsoring a workshop, “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Everything You Need to Know About Web 2.0: Using Communication and Collaboration to Improve Transportation</span>.” The workshop will take place January 10, from 9 a.m. to noon.<br /><br />What will it cover? Transportation agencies have begun experimenting with Web 2.0 technologies for everything from tweets on road closures to using VOIP services to collaborate with researchers. This workshop provides overviews of many Web 2.0 applications, including social networks, podcasts, blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, and virtual worlds. The workshop will highlight current efforts to improve transportation research by using Web 2.0 and provide participants with instructions to get started using these technologies.<br /><br />You’ll hear from:<br /><br /><ul><li> Andrew Krzmarzick- U.S. Department of Agriculture on Introduction to Government 2.0 and Social Media</li><li> Georgene M. Geary - Georgia Department of Transportation on Using Web 2.0 Tools at Georgia Department of Transportation</li><li> Melissa Jordan - Bay Area Rapid Transit District on Transit 2.0 at BART.gov</li><li> Transportation Security Administration's Blog and Idea Factory</li><li> Kendra Levine - University of California, Berkeley on Mashtrans.org: Looking at Transportation with a Web 2.0 lens</li></ul><br />And, if you want to know even more about new technologies and what they will mean for you and your organization, check out the session we are also co-sponsoring Jan 13 from 8 to 9:45 a.m. at the Hilton. You’ll also hear about some of the new media initiatives being sponsored by TRB.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Media Communications in Transportation</span><br /><ul><li>TRB’s Communication Coordinators Council on New Media Technologies, Jeffrey L. Western - Western Management and Consulting, LLC</li><li> Overview of New Media Technologies such as Twitter, YouTube, Blogs, Web 2.0 , Brian P. Kennedy - AECOM</li><li> Social Media Statistics: Who Is Doing What by Mia Zmud - NuStats, LLC</li><li> Web 2.0 Technologies for Collaboration: Ways to Use Web 2.0 for Collaboration in Transportation and TRB by Lisa Haakon Pogue,</li><li> Twitter for Transportation: Effective Uses of Twitter for Transportation Information, News, and Building Communities by Kendra Levine - University of California, Berkeley</li><li> Sensorpedia: Web 2.0 Methods for Sensor Information Sharing by Bryan Gorman - Oak Ridge National Laboratory</li></ul>Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-73209763962550456752009-10-21T18:54:00.000-07:002009-10-21T18:56:48.815-07:00Communicating the value of research and accelerating innovation at 2010 TRB annual meetingIn this and future blogs, we’ll be previewing the excellent sessions and workshops the committee has been busy organizing for the 2010 TRB annual meeting.<br /><br />Be sure to attend the workshop, “Communicating the Value of Research and Accelerating Innovation Implementation for Transportation Professionals” on Sunday, co-sponsored with the Committee on Conduct of Research. Co-chair Larry Orcutt has put together an great chance to get to know the NCHRP Project 20-78: "Communicating the Value of Research Training," and an NHI course, "Leap Not Creep: Accelerating Innovation Implementation." Transportation professionals will learn to overcome typical communication challenges and institute best-practice activities in the research process, which results in successfully conveying the value of research to key audiences and leads to innovation. A panel of practitioners will share innovation success stories, including:<br /><br /><ul><li>Committee member and the committee’s TRB Communications Coordinator Ann M. Overton, Virginia Transportation Research Council, will lead with ” What Works in Communicating Transportation Research: View from the Field”</li><li>Kim Hilsenbeck, NuStats Partners LP will introduce us to the NCHRP project with “Communicating the Value of Research: Overview”</li><li>“Introduction to National Highway Institute Course "Leap Not Creep: Accelerating Innovation" will be given by Joseph P. Conway, Federal Highway Administration.</li></ul>Some of the innovation success stories will include:<br /><ul><li> Finding the Spotlight by Ellen Oman, Washington State Department of Transportation</li><li>Innovation Success Story: Creating and Sustaining Innovation Culture at Utah Department of Transportation by Committee member Rukhsana Kahn Lindsey, Utah Department of Transportation and Jim McMinimee, Utah Department of Transportation</li><li>Moving from Research to Services for Traveling Public: Unique Public-Private Partnership Path by Thomas West, California Center for Innovative Transportation.</li></ul>Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-65958127178329275342009-10-21T18:44:00.002-07:002009-10-21T18:46:05.246-07:00Great example of showcasing the value of researchRecently I attended a program at NASA. It was a pleasure to see government agency staff truly excited about their agency and its mission. But, the most exciting aspect of their presentation was an excellent sample of communicating the value of technology transfer. Take a look at their site, <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/nasacity/index2.htm">NASA @ Home and City</a>, to see, hear and experience the results of NASA research. The site vividly showcases technologies developed by NASA that have been applied to technologies from cosmetics to wireless headsets to freeze-dried foods. The site also provides additional information on these technologies and you can truly see that “space is everywhere you look.”</p>Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-75263788200563938672009-10-21T18:44:00.001-07:002009-10-21T18:45:59.276-07:00Great example of showcasing the value of researchRecently I attended a program at NASA. It was a pleasure to see government agency staff truly excited about their agency and its mission. But, the most exciting aspect of their presentation was an excellent sample of communicating the value of technology transfer. Take a look at their site, <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/nasacity/index2.htm">NASA @ Home and City</a>, to see, hear and experience the results of NASA research. The site vividly showcases technologies developed by NASA that have been applied to technologies from cosmetics to wireless headsets to freeze-dried foods. The site also provides additional information on these technologies and you can truly see that “space is everywhere you look.”</p>Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-24221182209588971882009-10-05T18:25:00.000-07:002009-10-05T18:30:15.162-07:00News from members<span style="font-weight: bold;">Steven Jones</span> will be leaving Ireland and returning to the faculty of the University of Alabama (UA) in January 2010.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jennifer Sheldon</span> has resigned from the committee as she has accepted another position within the University of Washington and will be transitioning from the Transportation Northwest Center and transportation research to the medical research world. We wish her all the best.Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-33881476964901661992009-10-05T18:22:00.000-07:002009-10-06T06:41:20.539-07:00Announcing the committee's new strategic planSince the committee’s summer meeting in Washington, DC members and friends have been busy updating the committee’s strategic plan and planning TRB annual meeting sessions for 2010. As usual, there was lots of energy at the end of September confirming speakers and refining descriptions. We have a terrific workshop on communicating the value of research planned. The workshop also incorporates the National Highway Institute course on technology transfer, “Leap, Not Creep: Accelerating Innovation Implementation.” We are also sponsoring a session on new media and what it means for transportation. The next blog will go into more depth on the workshop and sessions coming up. In the meanwhile, take a look at the <a href="http://trbt2.pbworks.com/Strategic-Plan">committee’s strategic plan</a> and give us a comment on two.Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-65931678635503862332009-09-14T19:48:00.001-07:002009-09-14T19:49:26.456-07:00Gov 2.0The federal government has a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/government">Facebook page</a>. Mission: A Facebook page for information about how government can best use Facebook.Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-62602442677422325882009-09-14T19:44:00.000-07:002009-09-14T19:46:18.694-07:00Committee member blogs for Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day in KansasPeople from various organizations will be blogging about ways to put the brakes on fatalities starting Monday, Sept. 14, on the Kansas Transportation Online Community (KTOC).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;">A total of 20 people will share experiences and information about improving safety on our roadways. Some of the bloggers will include KDOT Secretary Deb Miller, Trauma Coordinator at Stormont Vail HealthCare Darlene Whitlock, KHP Technical Trooper Tim McCool, Sgt. Lance Smith with the Reno County Sheriff’s Dept. and State Director of Safe Kids Kansas Cherie Sage.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;">This event is taking place as part of the national safety campaign Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day. Whether you are in a car or truck, on a bike or even walking, the goal is for everyone to safely get where they are going. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;">Blogs will be posted by 9 a.m. each work day. The last blog will be on Oct. 9 by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Larry Emig</span>, a KDOT retiree who began Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day in 2001. Oct. 10 is the official day celebrated as Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day though the safety messages are promoted all year long.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;">People are encouraged to sign up for KTOC and offer comments on the blogs. Anyone can read information on KTOC, but to offer comments you must log on as a member. KTOC can be seen at <a href="http://ktoc.net/Default.aspx" title="blocked::http://ktoc.net/Default.aspx">http://ktoc.net/Default.aspx</a>. </p>Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-62237845717178853762009-08-23T16:45:00.000-07:002009-08-23T16:50:01.531-07:00Calling for posters on Web 2.0 in research and comunicationsInnovative Applications of Social Media and Web 2.0 Technologies in Transportation Research and Communication<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sponsoring Committee</span><br />ABG40 Committee on Library and Information Science for Transportation (LIST)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Call Description</span><br />The Committee on Library and Information Science for Transportation invites you to submit proposals for a poster session on "Innovative Applications of Social Media and Web 2.0 Technologies in Transportation Research and Communication” at the TRB Annual Meeting in January 2010. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Background</span><br />Carrying forward a theme begun with LIST’s 2006 presentation session on wikis, blogs, RSS and podcasting, and continued in 2007 and 2008 with LIST sessions on the application of social media technologies, the committee is issuing a call for posters related to Social Media and Web 2.0 technologies for the TRB Annual meeting in January 2010. The goal of this poster session is to complement programs being developed by other TRB committees exploring practical uses and limitations of these technologies<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Definitions</span><br />“Social Media” is defined as both the online content created by people using scalable self-publishing tools and technologies, and the shift in how people discover, read and share news, information and other content; it's a fusion of sociology and technology, transforming monologues (static one-to-many communication) into dialogues (dynamic many-to-many communication), and in the process democratizing information. <br /><br />“Web 2.0" refers to the second generation of Web development and design trends, characterized by innovative online technologies that facilitate communication, collaborative information sharing, interoperability, and user-centered design via new Web applications. The trend has sparked a rapid evolution of web-based communities and hosted applications (all examples of “cloud computing”), including social-networking sites, virtual reality worlds, video-sharing sites, wikis, blogs, and content mashups.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Description</span><br />The poster session will focus on applications that utilize Social Media or Web 2.0 elements to improve access to transportation research, or which facilitate communication in the transportation sector in new ways. Posters can showcase successful efforts, programs or initiatives by individuals or agencies. The poster session will highlight methods, tools, and programs that TRB attendees can consider to improve the ways in which transportation research and information is communicated and shared in their organizations and with other stakeholders. The audience for this session is all transportation stakeholders: state DOT practitioners and decision makers, universities, consultants and others interested in recent advances in the delivery of information services to save time and money, and improve quality of transportation research. Please review TRB's guidelines for poster presenters at http://www.trb.org/Guidelines/PosterPresenters.pdf .<br />(Note: A paper is not required for this session, an exception being extended for this call by TRB). Files and information from the poster session will be posted on the LIST committee Web site (http://sites.google.com/site/trblist).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About LIST</span><br />The Library and Information Science for Transportation Committee (ABG40) serves as a forum for transportation librarians and the transportation research community on developments in information science and their applicability to transportation. The committee facilitates diffusion of national library and information science innovations throughout the transportation community by monitoring the use of new resources and tools in the transportation arena, defining critical research and training issues relating to their implementation, and promoting the benefits of these capabilities.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Call Organizer</span><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/Jennifer.Boteler.CTR@dot.gov"></a>Jennifer.Boteler (Jennifer.Boteler.CTR@dot.gov), (202) 493-3071<br /><br />We will accept poster proposal ideas submitted by or on behalf of government or education agencies. Please submit an abstract with enough detail to review your proposal to review committee chair Jennifer Boteler (Jennifer.Boteler.CTR@dot.gov) <br /><br />We will convene a working group of reviewers to judge submissions and notify those selected in late September. We require an abstract for each poster selected, which can be submitted by following the link below. Those selected must present in person at TRB, however, partnering with colleagues is strongly encouraged. <br /><br />Submit your poster proposals no later than Friday, September 11, 2009 <a href="http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229HE94VWS7">by going here </a>.Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-29642501334923482942009-07-20T09:01:00.000-07:002009-07-20T09:03:55.968-07:00Applied technology in BostonThis <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/06/boston_to_debut_8216killer_app8217_for_municipal_complaints/">story </a>has been sent from our special correspondent, committee member John Stevens. It tells how <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Boston</st1:place></st1:city> is using mobile technology (GPS and cameras in cell phones) to report problems to city government.Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-40770945385520672022009-06-30T14:19:00.000-07:002009-07-01T08:02:00.244-07:00T2 – A Guide to Current and Emerging TechnologyThe discussion at our midyear meeting inspired new member, <a href="http://technology-transfer.blogspot.com/2009/06/meet-new-member-john-stevens.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Stevens</span></a>, to think about how we can use new media for technology transfer. Be sure to read his thoughts and reflections about each technology.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Blog</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">s</span><br /><br />A blog (a contraction of the term "weblog") is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.<br /><br />Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_diary">online diaries</a>. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (artlog), photographs (photoblog), sketches (sketchblog), videos (vlog), music (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3_blog">MP3 blog</a>), and audio (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast">podcasting</a>). <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-blogging">Micro-blogging</a> is another type of blogging, featuring very short posts. [such as <a href="http://twitter.com/">Twitter</a>]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Personal Opinion</span><br />Blogs are great for spreading ideas about a specific subject and beginning a discussion. Ideas can be put forward and the ability to leave comments allows other people to find flaws in arguments or connect other ideas. Blogs are often public forums, though they can be restricted to a specific set of individuals.<br /><br />Blogs can be useful to organizations internally to let staff know of changes in direction, the status of projects or to bestow recognition for a job well done.<br />Blogs can also be great for letting the public know about what things are happening within an organization and allow for public comment.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Wiki</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">s</span><br /><br />A wiki is a website that uses <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_software">wiki software</a>, allowing the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked Web pages, using a simplified markup language or aWYSIWYG text editor, within the browser. Wikis are often used to create <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaboration">collaborative websites</a> and to power community websites. The collaborative encyclopedia <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia">Wikipedia </a>is one of the best-known wikis. Wikis are used in business to provide <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intranet">intranet </a>and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_management">knowledge management </a>systems<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Personal Opinion</span><br />As stated above Wikis are great for collaborative projects, where multiple people can access documents and make changes or add comments.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">RSS</span><br /><br />RSS (most commonly translated as "Really Simple Syndication") is a family of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_feed">web feed</a> formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format. An RSS document (which is called a "feed", "web feed", or "channel") includes full or summarized text, plus <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metadata">metadata </a>such as publishing dates and authorship. Web feeds benefit publishers by letting them syndicate content automatically. They benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from favored websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into one place. RSS feeds can be read using software called an "RSS reader", "feed reader", or "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggregator">aggregator</a>", which can be web-based, desktop-based, or mobile-device-based. [Look to the right of this posting to sign up for an RSS feed from this blog.]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Personal Opinion</span><br />RSS feeds are wonderful for people who want to keep up with a lot of continuously changing websites, like newspapers or blogs. Usually only a headline is displayed and if the headline looks interesting then clicking on the headline will open the full article.<br /><br />The other great thing about RSS programs is that usually they will know when you have already looked at an article and it will not appear next time you open the program, even if you are using a different machine.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Podcast</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">s</span><br /><br />A podcast is a series of digital computer files, usually either <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio">digital audio</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_video">video</a>, that is released periodically and made available for download. by means of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_syndication">web syndication</a>.<br />The syndication aspect of the delivery is what differentiates podcasts from other ways of accessing files, such as simple download or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming_media">streaming</a>: it means that special client software applications known as podcatchers (such as Apple Inc.'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes">iTunes </a>or Nullsoft's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winamp">Winamp</a>) can automatically identify and retrieve new files in a given series when they are made available, by accessing a centrally-maintained web feed that lists all files currently associated with that particular series. New files can thus be downloaded automatically by the podcatcher and stored locally on the user's computer or other device for offline use, making it simpler for the user to download content that is released episodically.<br /><br />Like the term broadcast, podcast can refer either to the content itself or to the method by which the content is syndicated; the latter is also called podcasting. A podcaster is the person who creates the content.<br /><br />The term is a portmanteau of the words "iPod" and "broadcast", the Apple iPod being the brand of portable media player for which early podcasting scripts were developed (see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_podcasting">history of podcasting</a>), allowing podcasts to be automatically transferred from a personal computer to a mobile device after download. Despite the source of the name, it has never been necessary to use an iPod, or any other form of portable media player, to use podcasts; the content can be accessed using any computer capable of playing media files. As more mobile devices other than iPods became able to synchronize with podcast feeds, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym">backronym </a>developed where podcast stood for "Personal On Demand broadCAST."<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Personal Opinion</span><br />Podcasts are very much like blogs, in that they contain content that is continually being updated. As stated above most podcasts are audio or video files and can be carried on portable devices like iPods, or other MP3 players.<br /><br />My favorite place to get podcasts is iTunesU which has recordings of university lectures and other similar programs from around the world available for free.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Social Networks</span><br /><br />A social network service focuses on building <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_communities">online communities </a>of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. Most social network services are web based and provide a variety of ways for users to interact, such as e-mail and instant messaging services.<br /><br />Social networking has encouraged new ways to communicate and share information. Social networking websites are being used regularly by millions of people.<br /><br />While it could be said that email and websites have most of the essential elements of social network services, the idea of proprietary encapsulated services has gained popular uptake recently.<br /><br />The main types of social networking services are those which contain category divisions (such as former school-year or classmates), means to connect with friends (usually with self-description pages) and a recommendation system linked to trust. Popular methods now combine many of these, with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook">Facebook </a>widely used worldwide; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySpace">MySpace</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter">Twitter </a>and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkedIn">LinkedIn </a>being the most widely used in North America.<br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter </span>is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read each others' updates, known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters, displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to other users - known as followers - who have subscribed to them. Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends or, by default, allow open access. Users can send and receive tweets via the Twitter website, Short Message Service (SMS) or external applications. The service is free over the Internet, but using SMS may incur phone service provider fees.</li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Facebook </span>is a free-access social networking website that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. Users can join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region to connect and interact with other people. People can also add friends and send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves. The website currently has more than 200 million active users worldwide. It has also been banned at many places of work to discourage employees from wasting time using the service. Users over the age of 40 are the fastest growing demographic joining Facebook.</li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">LinkedIn </span>is a business-oriented social networking site founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003 mainly used for professional networking. As of May 2009, it had more than 40 million registered users, spanning 170 industries.</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Personal Opinion</span><br />The different social network sites are good for different things; I once read an article the compared LinkIn to talking after a business meeting, Facebook to a cocktail party and MySpace to an all night rave. So depending on the reason for using social networking sites should, in part, determine how you present yourself.<br /><br />The T2 committee has a page on both <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=150803">LinkedIn </a>and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2244277804">Facebook</a>.<br /><br />Twitter has been getting a lot of press lately. I have tried to figure out how best to utilize it for something worthwhile. Twitters primary use is that responses are returned in real time. Because of that fact I think that the best use of Twitter would be to ask a direct question to a large group of professionals with expertise in that area. This could be used as a more targeted form of “crowd sourcing” or using technology to quickly receive the wisdom of the crowd to any given problem.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Instant Messaging</span><br /><br />Instant messaging (IM) is a collection of technologies that create the possibility of real-time text-based communication between two or more participants over the internet or some form of internal network/intranet. It is important to understand that what separates chat and instant messaging from technologies such as e-mail is the perceived synchronicity of the communication by the user - Chat happens in real-time. Some systems allow the sending of messages to people not currently logged on (offline messages), thus removing much of the difference between Instant Messaging and e-mail.<br /><br />IM allows effective and efficient communication, featuring immediate receipt of acknowledgment or reply. In certain cases Instant Messaging involves additional features, which make it even more popular, i.e. to see the other party, e.g. by using web-cams, or to talk directly for free over the Internet.<br /><br />It is possible to save a conversation for later reference. Instant messages are typically logged in a local message history which closes the gap to the persistent nature of e-mails and facilitates quick exchange of information like URLs or document snippets (which can be unwieldy when communicated via telephone).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Google Wave</span><br /><br /><a href="http://wave.google.com/">Google Wave </a>is "a personal communication and collaboration tool" announced by Google at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_I/O">Google I/O conference</a>, on 27 May 2009. It is a web based service and computing platform designed to merge e-mail, instant messaging, wiki, and social networking. It has a strong collaborative and real-time focus supported by robust spelling/grammar checking, automated translation between 40 languages, and numerous other extensions. It is expected to be released later in 2009.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">YouTube</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> is a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Flickr</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr </a>is an image and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community platform. In addition to being a popular Web site for users to share personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers as a photo repository.[2] As of June 2009, it claims to host more than 3.6 billion images[3], up from 3 billion in November of 2008<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Geotagging</span><br /><br />Geotagging is the process of adding geographical identification metadata to various media such as photographs, video, websites, orRSS feeds and is a form of geospatial metadata. These data usually consist of latitude and longitude coordinates, though they can also include altitude, bearing, accuracy data, and place names.<br /><br />Most, if not all of these services are becoming prevalent on mobile devices like iPods and cell phones. What this means is that the opportunity to share information can happen anywhere and anytime. This ability could help or hinder anything from public involvement to data collection. By knowing about these services we should be able to promote better organizational policy to show people what we do, why we do it and if appropriate invite them to participate.Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23762813.post-68756113260788517672009-06-22T12:56:00.000-07:002009-07-01T08:19:56.138-07:00Meet new member - John Stevens<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tQre3kYoaf8/Sj_i9awj-CI/AAAAAAAAADA/GuG1eCIb7lI/s1600-h/JohnStevens.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tQre3kYoaf8/Sj_i9awj-CI/AAAAAAAAADA/GuG1eCIb7lI/s200/JohnStevens.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350244427122341922" border="0" /></a><br />John Stevens is a transportation planner at Wilbur Smith Associates. John recently graduated from the University of Utah with a Masters of City and Metropolitan Planning, with an emphasis in demographics and transportation planning. Prior to entering the planning field John worked a few years as a field archaeologist in the Great Basin with a small consulting company. John holds a BS in Anthropology and History.<br />John’s professional goal is to become involved with implementing effective policy dealing with the integration of transportation economics and land use in developing nations that fits with the cultural context of the area.<br /><br />As to technology transfer and the committee, I want to more effectively utilize existing and emerging delivery systems to disseminate knowledge of and about transportation, transportation systems, and their effect on populations.Lisa Haakon Poguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239376040023191390noreply@blogger.com0