2009 Key Note Participating with AASHTO Trns∙port ® Sheri Meyerhoff Indiana Department of Transportation September 27, 2009
Why participate with the AASHTO Trns∙port ® product?
Why Participate? Give input to the direction of the AASHTO Trns·port ® product
Participate via Trns·port Users Group Trns·port Users Group (TUG) gives an avenue to direct the course of the AASHTO Trns·port ® product through a unified voice
How can we give input via the TUG? TUG Representatives and TAGs TUG Board Trns·port Task Force AASHTO Contractors
How can we give input via AASHTO? Participate with Technical Review teams (TRT’s) Apply for membership with the Trns·port Task Force Respond to the annual Member Satisfaction Survey
Why Participate? Aid your agency with implementation and maintenance of the AASHTO Trns·port ® product
Aiding your agency We affect many people’s every day lives with the Trns·port product
Aiding your agency How will AASHTO Trns·port ® be implemented and maintained?
Questions… How does AASHTO Trns·port ® match the business needs? Client – server or web based? Out of the box or customize?
And More Questions… Users issues Reporting of Information How to support the business rules? How to support new business concepts?
Could there be anyone out there dealing with the same issues?
Trns∙port Task Force/ AASHTO Demonstration of application via the vendor Visit with TTF/AASHTO TTF meeting minutes on Cloverleaf
Communication with other agencies Networking at the TUG meetings ▫Annual Users Group meetings ▫TAG meeting ▫TUG Board TAG Coordinator meetings List Serves
Assist in obtaining avenues to communicate Host conferences TAG Coordinators and Assistant Coordinators TUG Board
Why Participate? Grow as an individual
Confidence Oral and presentation skills Team Building Organization
Thank you!