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Message from the Conference Scientific & Technical Committee Chairs

Technology and innovations are evolving at a pace never seen before in the history of the road and transport sector. From innovations in materials, such as self-healing concrete and rubberized asphalt, to advances in construction equipment automation, and of course, the dawn of the connected and automated vehicle, we are on a verge of a new era. With such remarkable developments, we found it very important to organize a global event that brought together the most innovative researchers with the top practitioners and users of innovation and technology. As such it is our pleasure invite innovators, researchers and practitioners to submit abstracts in the following topics and help us build tomorrow’s transport infrastructure today.

Dr. Kamil Kaloush, Professor, Arizona State University
Dr. Moses Karakouzian, Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Call for Abstracts (No Paper Required)

The Scientific & Technical Committee of IRF has selected 6 tracks for inclusion in the international call for Papers:
1. Asset Management
Pavement & Bridge management systems (research and implementations)
Non-destructive testing
Life cycle cost analysis
Maintenance, repair, and replacement techniques

2. Innovative Materials and Technology
Concrete Materials (ultra-high-performance concrete, self-healing concrete, etc.).
Asphalt concrete (Superpave mixture designs, warm mixtures, use of fibers, polymers, crumb rubber, etc.)
Recycled and waste materials
Fiber reinforced polymers
Curing compounds
Nano-materials in infrastructure projects and surface treatments

3. Towards Zero Deaths
Road Risk Diagnosis & Road Safety Audit
Advances in rigid, semi-rigid, and flexible barriers
New approach guardrail transitions
New energy-absorbing technologies – crash cushions, guardrail end terminals, TMAs, & luminaire poles
High-Friction Surface Treatments (HFSTs)
Lane marking and retro-reflectivity
Advances in Vehicle to Roadside Infrastructure (V2RI) technologies
Temporary Traffic Control Safety

4. Connected & Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs): Readying our Road Infrastructure
Big Data as a key enabler for mobility services
GIS Solutions for Highway & Road Management
City Street & Highway Design for CAVs
Smart Cities: from Concept to Reality

5. Structural Design
Girder bridges with superior structural performance
Arch bridges, suspension, and cable-stayed bridges
Standard Bridge Solutions
New Technologies in Accelerated Bridge Construction
Value engineering

6. Road User Charging & Travel Demand Management

Technologies for Travel Demand Management
Road Pricing
Road Pricing for Freight
Effectiveness of Distance Based Charging
Technologies for Urban Road Pricing

Submission Timeline & Guidelines

Authors whose abstracts have been accepted are invited to take note of the following paper submission and acceptance schedule.

May 10 – Abstract Submission Deadline
April 19 – Abstract Acceptance Notification / May 24th for Late Submissions
July 15 - Paper Submission Deadline (Only for those wishing to have a paper appear in the conference proceedings)
August 15 – Paper Acceptance Notification

Download the Paper Submission Template

Place your company’s brand, products and services at center stage during this high-level industry event. With an exhibit or sponsorship package you can build greater market awareness by increasing your exposure in front of top decision makers, government officials and buyers who are directly involved with road and transport infrastructure industry programs.

Exhibit Rates

BOOTH PACKAGE INCLUDES (per 100 SqFt)
• Pipe and drape (Linear booths include three side walls. Peninsula booths only have a back wall.)
• Identification sign (Linear Booths)
• Inclusion in the printed and online directory
• 1 Conference Registration
• 5 Exhibitor Passes
• 2 chairs, 1 table, & 1 electrical socket

Exhibitor: 33 USD per sqft (Min 100 sqft)
Exhibitor (IRF Member) 27 USD per sqft (Min 100 sqft)

Floor Plan

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Exhibit Hours

Tuesday November 19, 2019 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday November 20, 2019 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday November 21, 2019 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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  3801 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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* Special IRF Rate: 85 USD + 20 Resort Fee

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CENTENNIAL BOWL

The $73 million project — located where U.S. Highway 95 meets the 215 Beltway in northwest Las Vegas — entails building the state’s second longest bridge, at 75 feet tall by 39 feet wide, with a concrete box girder structure measuring 2,635 feet long. The project calls for removing part of the Oso Blanca Road ramp and the old north-to-west loop, making room for three new freeway flyover ramp connections, including: eastbound 215 Beltway to U.S. 95 southbound, U.S. 95 southbound to 215 Beltway eastbound, and U.S. 95 southbound to 215 Beltway westbound. The project is scheduled to finish
in the spring of 2021, with the final phase of the Centennial Bowl project, 3-D, being advertised six months prior to Phase ll’s completion, to ensure a seamless construction timetable. The first phase of the Centennial Bowl project completed in summer 2017.

Freeway and Arterial System of Transportation (FAST)

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC)’s traffic management center is one of the first truly integrated Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in the country. The advanced intelligent traffic management center, also known as the Freeway and Arterial System of Transportation (FAST), operates across all of Southern Nevada’s jurisdictions and in partnership with the Nevada Department of Transportation and the Nevada Highway Patrol. FAST is responsible for the coordination and communication to traffic signals throughout Southern Nevada and the operation and maintenance of numerous technologies to monitor and help control traffic flow along area freeways.