The 19th Biennial TRB Visibility Symposium
Hosted by VTTI
May 12 – 14, 2009
Symposium Information
- Registration and Call for Abstracts
- Lodging and Travel
- Preliminary Symposium Agenda information (subject to change)
Symposium Agenda
Subject to change
| Day 1: Tuesday, May 12th | ||
| 3 – 6 p.m. | Check–in and registration • The Inn at Virginia Tech |
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| 6:30 – 8 p.m. | Catered BBQ dinner at VTTI | |
| 8:30 – 10 p.m. | Demos at VTTI | |
| Day 2: Wednesday, May 13th | ||
| 8 – 8:30 a.m. | Registration • The Inn at Virginia Tech • Continental breakfast | |
| 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Welcome Ron Gibbons, Group Leader Lighting and Infrastructure Technology Group • Virginia Tech Transportation Institute |
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| 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. | Keynote address Carl Andersen, Team Leader Turner–Fairbank Highway Research Center • Federal Highway Administration |
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| Session — General Visibility | ||
| 10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Visibility Research and the Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems Christian M. Richard, Principle Research Scientist Center for Human Performance and Safety • Battelle Seattle Research Center |
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| 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | New Lighting Technologies Ron Gibbons • VTTI |
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| 11:45 – 12:45 p.m. | Lunch • The Inn at Virginia Tech | |
Concurrent Sessions | ||
| Moderator — Ron Gibbons • VTTI 1:00–3:00 p.m. Retroreflectivity |
Moderator — Darrell Bowman • VTTI 1:00–3:00 p.m. Pedestrian Visibility | |
| 3:00 – 3:15 p.m. | Break | |
Concurrent Sessions | ||
| Moderator — Ron Gibbons • VTTI 3:15–4:45 p.m. Measurement and Analysis Methods |
Moderator — Darrell Bowman • VTTI 3:15–4:45 p.m. Driver Visibility Behavior | |
| 4:45 – 5:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks Darrell Bowman • VTTI |
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| 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Networking at Wikiteria, Blacksburg, VA | |
| 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | TRB committee meeting, Dinner & Cash Bar at Wikiteria |
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Thursday, May 14th Visibility Modeling Workshop |
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| 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Continental breakfast outside Meeting Rooms • The Inn at Virginia Tech |
| 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Introduction Darrel Bowman • VTTI |
Session | |
| 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | "Exo" Perspective — Roadway Visibility Modeling Ron Gibbons • VTTI |
| 9:30 – 9:45 a.m. | Break |
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| 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. | "Endo" Perspective — Visibility Modeling from a Heavy– Vehicle OEM's Perspective Andrew Krum, Sr. Ergonomics Analyst Human Factors and Ergonomics • Navistar, Inc. |
Discussion | |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Improving Visibility Performance from both Perspectives — Setting a Research Agenda Moderators — Ron Gibbons • Darrell Bowman, VTTI |
| 11:45 – 12:00 noon | Closing Remarks |
| 12:00 noon | Adjourn |
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