1. Aurora and Clear Roads Update MDSS Stakeholder Meeting Falls Church, VA August 10, 2006

2. Working together to advance Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) technology

3. Aurora is an international partnership of public agencies who work together to perform collaborative research activities, development, and deployment in the area of road weather information systems (RWIS).

4. Ontario M of T Québec M of T Swedish RA Alaska DOT&PF Pennsylvania DOT Virginia DOT Minnesota DOT Wisconsin DOT New York DOTIllinois DOT Tennessee DOTIndiana DOT Ohio DOTUtah DOT North Dakota DOTIowa DOT (admin. state)

5. Aurora Program Web Site: www.aurora-program.org Aurora Program Chair: Dennis Belter, Indiana DOT Phone: (317) 232-5424 E-mail: dbelter@indot.state.in.us

6.  Pooled fund project #TPF-5(092)  Winter operations research focused on practical applications, field testing and usable results  Current members: Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Colorado and Illinois. www.clearroads.org Test and Evaluation of Materials, Equipment and Methods for Winter Highway Maintenance

7. Tom Martinelli, Wisconsin DOT Clear Roads Technical Advisory Committee Chair Winter Operations Engineer Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Highway Operations 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 501 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7986 thomas.martinelli@dot.state.wi.us Phone: (608) 266-3745 thomas.martinelli@dot.state.wi.us www.clearroads.org Test and Evaluation of Materials, Equipment and Methods for Winter Highway Maintenance

8. Advantages to INDOT Access to and Participation in Research Knowledge Networking Support