[sustran] RE: TRB International Activities

[International Bicycle Fund]

Note: The TRB is the USA based Transportation Research Board.  It
includes dozens of committees.  Annually, in January, they have a large
congress in which hundreds of research papers are presented.  The
Committee on Transportation in Developing Countries might be of interest
to some members of this list.  Because of the constraints of the
list-serve, the attachments mentioned in the message probably will not
come through, but also don't have particularly pertinent information.
 
Sincerely,
International Bicycle Fund - www.ibike.org 
Promoting sustainable transport and understanding worldwide. 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: pendakur [mailto:pendakur at interchange.ubc.ca] 
Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 7:56 PM
Subject: TRB International Activities


Friends, greetings from Vancouver.  I am attaching two files as follows:
An announcement regarding the change of name and focus for the
Committee.  Our new name is:
Committee on Transportation in the Developing Countries".
The change is focus emphasizes transportation in all its dimensions.
I would very much like you to send me your comments and urge you to take
an active part in preparing for the TRB-04.
 
TRB recently appointed "Task Force on International Activities", chaired
by Michael Myer of Georgia Tech.  I am a member of the TF.  The TF
prepared and submitted to the Executive Committee a Vision statement in
December 2002.  During its January 15th meeting, the TRB Executive
Committee approved the following international vision:    
 
TRB INTERNATIONAL VISION

In an era of globalization and increasing international contact and
cooperation, opportunities exist for TRB to undertake increased
participation in the international transportation community.

Within the developed and developing worlds, there are opportunities,
alone and cooperatively, to share and learn transportation technology
and methods, pursue research, and speed the transfer of knowledge on
common transportation challenges.

TRB should participate in international activities that enhance or
establish relationships that will improve knowledge about transportation
and its important role for the well-being of society.

TRB should look for partnering opportunities wherever possible. The
success of TRB's international activities will likely depend on personal
and institutional relationships that will be developed and nurtured over
time.

With this approval, the task force now must develop a series of specific
activates that fit the new vision and meet the goals outlined below.

Within The Next Two Years
* Increase the availability of transportation research results.
* Educate the U.S. transportation community on international research
activities and organizations.
* Educate the non-U.S. transportation community on TRB and its
activities.
* Establish formal and informal communication networks with
international
transportation researchers and practitioners, their government liaisons,
and
their organizations.
* Incorporate non-U.S. transportation researchers and practitioners into
TRB
volunteer activities (committees, task force, etc.).

Within The Next Five Years
* Identify specific international projects or activities for TRB
participation.
* Identify TRB international liaisons and establish a system to support
their activities.
* Evaluate feasibility of establishing TRB modeled organizations outside
the
United States.
* Enhance the Annual Meeting's attractiveness and accessibility to the
international transportation community.
* Establish a mechanism to track TRB international activities and
evaluate
these efforts in relation to the international vision and mission of
TRB.

Long-Term
* Evaluate and enter into long-term formal relationships and cooperative
research with international transportation researchers and
practitioners,
governments and organizations.
 
I would appreciate hearing from you soon regarding any ideas you have as
what TRB should be doing in the international arena during the next few
years.  Kindly email me your ideas before March 7th.
 
Thanks and best wishes.
Setty.
Dr. V. Setty Pendakur
President
Pacific Policy and Planning Associates
Vancouver, BC.  Canada  V6Z 2Z3
Voice:604-263-3576, Fax:604-263-6493
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