1. Grand Palm Hotel and Casino Gaborone, Botswana 15th to 19th Sept 2007 CAPSA 07

2. Theme and Format Consolidating Best Practice –3 Days and 3 Nights –Short and Compact –Outside – Exhibition –Less Formal –Focus on Practical –No call for papers –Invited Papers –Plenaries and Workshops

3. Sub-Themes Asset Preservation: Phil Hendricks –Funding Strategies for Infrastructure Preservation –Pavement Management Systems –Maintenance and Upgrading Techniques –Plant Resources –Human Resources –Financial Resources

4. Sub-Themes Hot Mix Asphalt: A Taute –Latest Feedback from HVS Testing –Mix Design Issues –Mix Acceptance Procedures –Meeting Mix Design Criteria –Specification and Quality Control

5. Sub-Themes Component Materials: B Verhaeghe –Performance Graded Specifications for Binders –Binder Selection –Binder Quality and Durability Issues –Aggregate availability & quality

6. Sub-Themes Construction: J Onraët –Accreditation of Thin Layers –Design and Construction Practices –Sample Preparation and Performance Testing –Labour Enhanced Construction –Quality Control Issues –Diverse Construction Issues (based on feedback from HMA Problem Survey)

7. Sub-Themes Surfacing Seals: D Rossmann/I v Wijk –Binder Related Issues –Aggregate Related Issues –Seal Types and Seal Support Issues

8. Sub-Themes Bitumen Stabilisation: K Jenkins –Testing Material Properties –Mix Design Issues –Curing and Durability Issues –Pavement Design and Mix Design Interface –Construction Issues for Cold Mix Materials

9. Sub-Themes Structural Design: F Jooste/I v Wijk –Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Implementation –Gathering Information for Structural Design –Risk and Variability Issues

10. Sub-Themes OHS&E: P Myburgh –Global Strategy on Bitumen Fumes –Future Challenges for Safety of Employees –Self Regulation and Legislation