1. TRB A ND T HE N ATIONAL C OOPERATIVE H IGHWAY R ESEARCH P ROGRAM An Overview... James Bryant TRB Staff – Research & Education

2. R OAD C ONSTRUCTION 1909

3. R OAD T RANSPORTATION C IRCA 1920

4. T RAFFIC C ONGESTION, 1927

5. National Academy of Sciences, 1863 N ATIONAL A CADEMY OF S CIENCES, 1863

6. 1920 - Formation of NRC Advisory Committee on Highway Research 1924 –Highway Research Board 1974 – Transportation Research Board

7. F IRST TRB A NNUAL MEETING, 1922

8. T HE N ATIONAL A CADEMIES OF S CIENCE, E NGINEERING, AND M EDICINE The National Academies National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Engineering Behavioral & Social Sciences Earth & Life Studies Engineering & Physical Sciences Institute of Medicine Programs Policy & Global Affairs Transportation Research Board National Academy of Medicine Private, Nonprofit Institution

9. All modes More than 500 Committees and Panels More than 7,100 Committee and Panel Members 140 Staff $106 Million Budget 300+ Publications per Year TRB T ODAY

10. Transportation Research Board Technical Activities Division Studies and Special Programs Division Administration and Finance Division Cooperative Research Programs Division NCHRP TCRP ACRP NCFRP HMCRP NCRRP Strategic Highway Research Program 2 TRB D IVISIONS

11. TRB C OMMITTEES : M ODES AND D ISCIPLINES DISCIPLINES  Policy and Organization  Planning and Environment  Design and Construction  Operations and Maintenance  Safety and Systems Users  Legal Resources MODES  Highways  Public Transportation  Freight Systems  Rail  Air  Marine  Non-Motorized

12. TRB T ODAY : S ERVICES  Information Exchange  Policy Analysis and Advice  Publications and Research Information  Cooperative Research

13. I NFORMATION E XCHANGE

14. S TANDING C OMMITTEES

15. TRB S TANDING C OMMITTEES : W HAT D O T HEY D O ?  Identify research needs  Encourage needed research  Sponsor sessions, conferences and meetings  Generate papers and reports  Disseminate information

16. TRB S TANDING C OMMITTEES : W HY G ET I NVOLVED ?  To learn  Keep yourself and your organization up to date on latest research and issues  Get to know leaders in profession  Leaders in profession get to know you!  Become part of a community

17. TRB C OMMITTEES : H OW D O I B ECOME I NVOLVED ?  Visit TRB website (www.TRB.org)  Review scopes of committees of interest  Click on the name of chair or staff representative to generate email, and …  Provide summary of your background and interest

18. TRB A NNUAL M EETING S COPE  All Modes  Research  Policy  Practice

19. TRB A NNUAL M EETING P ROGRAM  Over 12,000 total attendees  Over 650 sessions  2,500+ presentations and 4200 Papers  485 TRB committee/subcommittee meetings  150 other meetings

20. TRB A NNUAL M EETING I S I NTERNATIONAL  Over 1,748 attendees from 70 or more countries outside U.S.  500+ presentations from 50+ countries outside U.S.  26 sessions dedicated to international issues  International roundtable  International reception

21. TRB I NFORMATION S ERVICES  Transportation Research Information Database (TRID)  Research in Progress (RiP)  Webinars  Library http://trb.org/AboutTRB/Public/ResourcesandDatabases.aspx

22. C OOPERATIVE R ESEARCH P ROGRAMS

23. TRB C OOPERATIVE R ESEARCH P ROGRAMS  National Cooperative Highway Research Program (1962- $41M.)  Transit Cooperative Research Program (1992 - $3.5M)  Airport Cooperative Research Program (2005 - $15M)  Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (2007 - $1M)  National Cooperative Freight Research Program (2007 - $4M)  National Cooperative Rail Research Program (2008 - $5M)

24. W HY C OOPERATIVE R ESEARCH ?  Leverage funding, reduce duplication  Stakeholder involvement ensures relevance and accountability  Partnerships foster trust and research on common interests  National Academies brings credibility, continuity, objectivity

25. W HO CAN SUBMIT PROPOSALS ( AND HOW )? D ON ’ T SAME OLD CONTRACTORS GET THE WORK ? NCHRP Contracts 1963 - 2010 2668 projects contracted Approx. 650 different agencies 1990-2009 of 517 new contracts... 125 (24%) were 1st time contractors

26. NCHRP C ONTRACTS – A GENCY T YPE

27. H OW CAN I GET CONTRACTS ?  Good experience, esp. in DOTs  “Add value” to the RFP  Research plan has a high probability of success  Team is knowledgeable and flexible  Practical and implementable results

28. Questions?