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8-18-23 AMR40 Systems, enterprise, and cyber resilience committee Meeting Minutes

Dear AMR40 (Standing Committee on Systems, Enterprise, and Cyber Resilience) Committee Members and Friends,

Below, please find the meeting minutes from our August 18th meeting.


 Thank you,

 Mario Toscano
 Communications Coordinator, AMR40

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Transportation Research Board (TRB)

Standing Committee on Systems, Enterprise, and Cyber Resilience

AMR40  

August 18th, 2023 11:00am


Meeting Notes:

Matthew Miller opened the AMR40 Committee meeting by introducing the topic schedule which includes:

Mr. Miller stated that prior to jumping into the schedule, the opportunity had presented itself for all attendees to briefly introduce themselves to the committee.

Mr. Miller thanked everyone for their introductions and moved forward with the committee schedule. Mr. Miller stated that AMR40’s primary purpose is to define and promote a systems view of transportation for the variety of organizations within the sector, such as transportation agencies and public quasi, public or private entities supporting supply chains, the traveling, public and various other users. Mr. Miller added that where resilience, enterprise, and cyber resilience all converge is the focus area within the AMR research resilience section. Mr. Anderson stated that within operational management in transportation everything is moving towards being widely connected, electronically with automated vehicles, and across all modes. Mr. Anderson added that although the systems are not fully there, the entire enterprise is in the process of slowly moving towards a connected environment.

Mr. Miller revealed the committee activities which are as follows:

o   Systems and Enterprise Resilience Task Force - Matt Miller

o   Cyber Resilience Task Force – Scott Tousley

o   Data Management and Analytics (CDMA)

o   Transportation Systems Security and Resilience (TSSR)

Mr. Miller stated that the committee is looking to have these task forces add members, identify new research needs, conduct collaboration and coordination, and inform through recurring meetings with invited speakers. Mr. Miller highlighted that the current critical endeavor is interactions with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Official (AASHTO) committees. Mr. Miller added that the Data Management Analytics and Transportation System Security Resilience committees as potential partners for championing research and problems statements going forward. Mr. Miller handed the meeting over to Mr. Anderson for TRB updates and comments.

Mr. Anderson congratulated the committee on having more papers this year than the previous 2 years. Mr. Anderson added that more people are now aware of the enterprise and systems approach that the committee has as a scope and are directly sending to this committee as a request for review. Mr. Anderson stated each paper should have a minimum, particularly if it's only for presentation, only a minimum of 2 reviews, with 3 or 4 reviewers recommended per paper. Mr. Anderson added that if there is a disagreement between two reviewers then the third helps balance out the process. Mr. Anderson stated that the assignments or decisions are due September 15th to Bill Anderson through the editorial management system, with final decisions coming out the last week of September. Mr. Anderson stated after the first couple of weeks of October, announcements will be made of what is completed and what you can actually start seeing within the annual meeting session portal. Mr. Anderson added that the annual conference is January 7th-11th in Washington DC and the usual convention center.

Mr. Anderson announced that AASHTO is holding its CTSSR meeting in Delaware during the second week of September, with their new leadership Joshua Rodriquez. Mr. Anderson added they are holding the Transportation Resilience Conference this year at the National Academies Building in Washington, DC. November 13th through the 15th. Mr. Anderson added that the program will be made available this coming week with the senior leadership from USDOT participating in the event. Mr. Anderson stated that immediately at the conclusion of the conference there is a Peer Exchange, which will be hosted by the National Center for Health Research (NCHR) programs in TRB, and its peer exchanges on security and emergency management seats are limited. Mr. Anderson added that there are only 100 seats, where 60 will go to the public sector and 40 will go to academics and private sector.

Mr. Kelarestaghi stated that they received 20 papers this year. Mr. Kelarestaghi added that some of the topics they have are artificial intelligence application, blockchain application, cyber related topics on connected automated vehicles, railroad resilience, covid’s relation to unemployment and, state DOT’s technology readiness and maturity for state duties.

Mr. Miller stated webinar submissions will be due on the fifteenth of October, and urged anybody willing to step into the fold, to try and lead an effort to develop new webinars in the future. Mr. Miller displayed the TRB Calendar for upcoming deadlines which included the following information:

Mr. Miller stated that for the 2023 Annual Meeting, AMR40 delivered 2 joint lecture sessions with AMR10 and AED30, 2 lecture sessions, 2 poster sessions, 1 joint workshop, and 1 committee/subcommittee meeting. Mr. Miller in addition introduced the AMR40 Annual Meeting Strawman Agenda which included the following schedule:

Mr. Miller added that numerous research needs and activities are currently under development. Mrs. Randolph identified the NHCRP 20-123 Cybersecurity Roadmap as a highly valuable research need. Mrs. Randolph cited resilience being a major problem across multiple state DOTs with potential future impacts on informational/operational technologies. Mr. Miller offered to collaborate, in addition to further outreach to AASHTO.

Mr. Resendes stated that Jason Koreans from Federal Highway gave an update on interim guidance the Federal highway provided on incorporating cyber security into grant applications for the helping States. Mr. Resendes added that Steven Pryor had represented AASHTO’s Community of practice. Mr. Resendes stated that Doug Couto had been working over the last couple of years linking AASHTO, TRB, and ITS America with the goal of aiding each other in future development.

Mr. Miller stated that he is searching for task force members interested in identifying existing resources for the following topic. Mr. Miller described an example disruption event for systems and enterprise resilience which detailed road weather response, information, and coordination. In the scenario a major fire breaks out, rendering the Regional Traffic Management Center inoperable during the height of a hurricane event. Mr. Miller detailed the efforts to evacuate the city, respond to flooding crisis with major pieces of their CCTV and road sensors/network going dark, flood gauges included. Mr. Miller added that in the scenario the state DOT uses an SOP previously developed to dispatch a team of systems experts and its maintenance crews at division and district level to reroute some of the messages from their CCTVS controls for contraflow operations to a second central network unaffected by the closure. He also described a city with potential SOPs undeveloped that resulted in delays on arterials approaching these evacuation routes. Mr. Miller asked any attendees to reach out to him if they are interested in further researching these types of scenarios where system and enterprise resilience beyond but inclusive of cyber are covered.

Mr. Miller ended the meeting by thanking all attendees for their time and participation.

The meeting concluded at 12:30 PM.

 

Attendees List:



TRB AMR40 2023 Annual Meeting Session minutes

Dear AMR40 (Standing Committee on Systems, Enterprise, and Cyber Resilience) Committee Members and Friends,

Thank you to all who were able to attend the 2023 TRB Annual Meeting on January 11th. Attached, please find our session’s recorded minutes.

Thank you,

Mario Toscano
Communications Coordinator, AMR40 

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Transportation Research Board (TRB)

Annual Meeting

Standing Committee on Systems, Enterprise, and Cyber Resilience (AMR40)

January 11th, 2023 1:30pm

Attendees:

Doug Couto (Independent Consultant)                   Matt Miller (TTI)

Rick Tiene (Mission Secure)                                     Scott Tousley (IT Cadre)

Ralph W. Boaz (Pillar Consulting)                     John Contestabile (Skyline Technology Solutions)

Andrew Petrie (Drive Integration)                         Michael D. Wigal (CMU/SEI/Cert)

Joe Gregory (FHWA)                                        Tim Evatt (TD Synnex)

Anna Aleynick (AECOM)                                          John Skaarup (TxDOT)

Ray Resendes (USDOT/Volpe)                           Adjo Amekudzi-Kennedy (Georgia Tech)

Valentin Vulov (USDOT/FHWA)                         Scott Hoffman (Skyline Technology Solutions)

Paul Lennon (Skyline Technology Solutions)           Joshua Steelman (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Steve Johnson (HDR)                                       Marisa Ramon (SWRI)

Lynne Randolph (SWRI)                                          Jess Baker (MITRE Engenuity)

Jakob Fahr (Drive Engineering)                               Patrick Son (Gannett Fleming)

Sara Davidson (ITSA)

 

 

Meeting Notes:

Douglass Couto opened the annual Cybersecurity Subcommittee (AMR40(1)) (“subcommittee”) by thanking everyone who has helped, highlighting Patrick Son for his amazing session on the 10th, concerning work force resilience. Mr. Couto stated one of the members of the audience was an HR director who asked, “why isn’t the committee meeting with the HR Department?”. Mr. Couto stated they certainly want them to be part of the discussion and has invited a partner that oversees the HR sector of Transportation to future meetings. Mr. Couto stated the added benefit of opening communication and collaboration with HR departments, since they are the implementers of a lot of the policies and concepts, the subcommittee discusses. Mr. Couto stated one of the essential functions of the committee is communication and the ability to keep attendees connected, so Mario Toscano from Drive Engineering was recruited as the Committee Communication Coordinator. Mr. Couto presented a certificate to both Mario Toscano and Andrew Petrie for their ongoing efforts to support and document subcommittee meetings.

Mr. Couto introduced Bill Anderson, Senior Program Officer at the Transportation Research Board (TRB). Mr. Anderson stated in late 2024 a special addition of TRB news will be introduced for international resilience issues. Mr. Anderson added there were 67 webinars last year with a 94% satisfaction rating. Mr. Anderson stated that normally 100 webinars are held a year, with the same level or higher satisfaction rating. Mr. Anderson stated of the 67 webinars, 42 webinars were held by committees within technical attributes, 19  of the 42 were held by a committee in the infrastructure group. Mr. Anderson stated there is further opportunity for cross collaboration and involvement between committees to increase webinar sessions per year.

Mr. Anderson stated they had 5,021 papers this year, an increase of approximately one hundred over the previous year. Mr. Anderson added they have also seen an increase of papers going into the Transportation Research Record, which has helped grow their impact rating to 2.19 as compared to the .69 from several years ago. Mr. Anderson stated there is a clear connection with this committee to AASHTO. Mr. Anderson added that he is an advisor to the Center of Environmental Excellence for AASHTO and is hopeful of using his connections to aid in collaboration later in the year.

John Contestabile stated the vision of the committee is a holistic view of resilience. Mr. Contestabile added that for an organization to be resilient, it must focus on its systems, cyber assets, human capital, and the ability to handle disasters and unforeseen events efficiently and promptly. Mr. Contestabile stated the goal of this committee is systems, enterprise, and cyber resilience. Mr. Contestabile added that cyber gets a lot of press but it’s not the only facet that this committee is supposed to be charged with. Mr. Contestabile stated that at yesterday’s session on work force resilience, it was mentioned that the world is making a transition into the digital age. Mr. Contestabile added transportation agencies historically focused on bricks and mortars but are reaching an age where the information and digital assets of the agency is more important than the physical. Mr. Contestabile stated it takes these government agencies a long time to take the initial steps to facilitate change. Mr. Contestabile added enterprises don’t have enough cyber experts, digital analysts, or the skill sets we need for where we are heading. Mr. Contestabile stated this committee can be at the center of the conversation for leading the charge of the modernization of the State DOT’s focus.

Mr. Couto introduced Stephan Parker from the Transit and Highway Cooperation Program who is looking for volunteers for upcoming projects. Mr. Parker stated one project is the Innovative Practices for Technology Implementation for Rural, Small, and Mid-sized Transit Agencies which was a number one priority for the AASHTO council of public transportation. Mr. Parker added these agencies will be paralyzed if they aren’t cyber ready. Mr. Parker stated the other project is Practical Considerations for Developing Transition Plans for Zero Emission Fleets. Mr. Parker added his agency’s transit programs budget was increased from 5 million a year to 6.7 million, meaning there is a higher likelihood for submitted projects with a transit program to be funded.

Mr. Couto introduced Steven Wong who leads the young member council which encourages young TRB members to not only join committees but meaningfully participate in activities. Mr. Wong stated young members are defined as 35 or under. Mr. Wong added there was a session on a 6 minute showcase, allowing members to present their research for a project and gain feedback from TRB Attendees. Mr. Wong added to reach out to him if you or younger members of your agency qualify as a young member. Mr. Wong stated it can be difficult for new members to find methods to participate, and his council’s goal has been providing opportunities to include young members in open poster or presentation slots. Mr. Wong stated one of their key priorities is to guide young members on how to get membership slots, speak up in meetings, and efficiently network with more experienced members.

Mr. Couto called for everyone to go around the room and introduce themselves. Introductions were as follows but not limited to:

·       Raymond Resendes: USDOT Volpe Center and Co-chair of the Cybersecurity Subcommittee

·       Ms. Kennedy: Professor at Georgia Tech and Member of the Transportation Asset Management Committee

·       Mario Toscano: Drive Engineering and Communications Coordinator

·       Scott Hoffman: Skyline Technology Solutions

·       Paul Lennon: Skyline Technology Solutions, CTO

·       Joshua Steelman: University of Nebraska and a member of the Standing Committee for Bridges and Structure Management

·       Jess Baker: MITRE Engenuity and Co-chair the ITS Cybersecurity Working Group

·       Jakob Fahr: Drive Engineering

·       Steve Johnson: HDR and a member of the Defense Transportation Committee

·       Andrew Petrie: Drive Integration

·       Tim Evatt: TD Synnex

·       John Skaarup: Cybersecurity Office for TxDOT

·       Ralph Boaz: Pillar Consulting

·       Patrick Son: Gannett Flemming

·       Matt Miller: Texas A&M Transportation Institute

·       Rick Tiene: Mission Secure

·       Sara Davidson: ITSA

 

Mario Toscano stated the previous website was hosted by Emry Riddle, which required Drive Engineering to reach out and ensure they had the rights to utilize the content and not infringe on any intellectual property. Mr. Toscano added that after permission was given, the domain TRBAMR40.org was purchased and the information from the old website was transferred to the new website. Mr. Toscano stated that currently the website is in a basic form and is asking committee members to access and review it for further changes. Mr. Toscano stated the website contains a “Submit Content” section allowing for members to generate an email for review and eventually have their content added to the website. Mr. Toscano stated that a goal for the website is to host all meeting minutes, presentations, and AMR40 documentation as a hub for information. Mr. Toscano added if a TRB member switches companies they need to update their email or else information will be sent to their old addresses.

Raymond Resendes stated in their bimonthly webinars NIST will be coming in and giving an update on their research program, in addition to University speakers and other research programs in this coming year. Mr. Resendes added the next meeting will be in February on the 3rd Wednesday. Mr. Resendes added if you are not already on the mailing list to please reach out to Mr. Toscano, Mr. Resendes, or Mr. Couto. Mr. Resendes stated that there are current issues with getting emails through spam filters, such as emails having attachments or emails being over a certain size. Mr. Resendes stated that once the website has been fully built, a goal is to post notifications for future meetings in a designated section.

Matt Miller stated the Research Team group met in November and developed four research needs that are as follows:

·       NIST Framework for Information Systems within the Transportation Sector;

·       Analysis of Supply Chain Risks from External Products, Systems, and Services on System Enterprises and Cyber Resilience;

·       Strategies to Scan, Plan, and Account for the Potential Impacts of Future Informational and Operational Technologies on Transportation Agencies; and

·       Analysis of Workforce Resilience Challenges and Needs to Protect weak links in Operation/Information Technology Systems.

 

Jess Baker stated during ITS World Congress four main themes were captured from working group participants, which were as follows:

·       Cross collaboration with others;

·       Build cyber support network;

·       Implementation support and cyber resiliency; and

·       Guidance on policy and legislation.

 

Ms. Baker stated from the four main themes, a survey was performed to decide what work activities would deliver the most value. Ms. Baker stated the top three potential work activities and deliverables were:

·       Identify and recommend cyber implementation tasks for IIJA and other programs;

·       Develop list of cybersecurity training resources; and

·       Establish a secure repository for information exchange.

 

Ms. Baker added that these are considered initiatives and ITS America focuses on making recommendations on how policy should and could be formed based on boots on the ground real world experience. Ms. Baker stated the 2023 mission to aid the potential work activities is collaboration. Ms. Baker added the collaboration initiative coordinates and shares information with other trade associations, non-profits, and industry enterprises working on cyber security material to prevent overlap. Ms. Baker stated volunteers will collect and disseminate curated cybersecurity artifacts and related material with group members, participating collaborators, and make resources available via the ITS America website. Ms. Baker added the method for communication will be volunteers coordinating over email.

Ms. Baker stated the next 2023 mission is the Education Initiative. Ms. Baker added the education initiative will curate a list of speakers to present to the larger cybersecurity working group at meetings and recommend quarterly association-wide webinars. Ms. Baker added the method for communication will be volunteers coordinating over email.

Ms. Baker stated the final 2023 mission is the ITS Principles Initiative. Ms. Baker added, ITS America will align volunteers to assist in refreshing ITSA’s cybersecurity principles with a focus on operational technology. Ms. Baker stated updates will leverage the information shared from the collaboration and education initiatives to guide transportation stakeholders, communities, and policy makers on how to more securely advance programs having complex emerging digital technology. Ms. Baker added Matt Leasure will coordinate monthly meetings a number of months after both initiatives begin to collect and share information.

Ms. Baker stated Tim Coogan has already begun Cyber Information sharing in November. Ms. Baker stated during this time he shared his strategic perspective on ensuring adequate balances between enterprise risk management activities for operational technology, information technology, and organization management, to effectively build the cybersecurity business case. Ms. Baker stated ITS America started conversations to convene associations and anticipate assembling information early this year. Ms. Baker added that support for this effort has been the most common request by the members. Ms. Baker stated sometime in quarter 2 they expect to refresh ITS America’s Cybersecurity and Resilience principles. Ms. Baker added that if anyone is interested in volunteering to either reach out to her or Scott Belcher.

Mr. Tiene stated concepts for cybersecurity mitigation can be applied to all facets of risk mitigation, allowing for a broader discussion and involvement of industries not normally associated with cyber. Mr. Tiene provided the examples of a Ukrainian man on a Russian boat, sabotaging it by opening up all the valves has a similar nature to an employee harming an enterprises network on their last day of the job. Mr. Tiene added that exploring how other enterprises handle risk mitigation could reveal new and niche practices to be applied to cybersecurity, and vice versa.

Patrick Son stated it would be interesting to examine how many DOTs have completed the NIST assessment and how much of that has proliferated to assessing their ITS and TMC systems. Mr. Son added that there is a need to see where each organization currently stands in their cybersecurity practices as a means to know how prolific mitigation practices are and their effectiveness. Mr. Son stated a survey would greatly benefit the committee as well, since a lot of practices or discussion points based around DOTs are by assumptions or observations rather than a concrete analysis of where all state DOTs currently are. Joseph Gregory added that they have not officially done a scan due to building out the OT side. Mr. Gregory stated that a common issue is IT being at the forefront of cybersecurity for years, with OT now just beginning to catch up. Mr. Gregory stated that these varying levels of cybersecurity practices and risk management between sectors of an enterprise pose both great difficulty in terms of culture, and some added benefit with sharing lessons learned.

Mr. Tiene stated a unique characteristic of OT hacks is the hackers, by default, ransom the payroll system or the laptops. Mr. Tiene added that had the hackers instead locked up the traffic grid, they would be getting paid within minutes. Mr. Tiene stated a fitting metaphor would be he hackers running past the Ferrari in the garage and instead go for the jewelry box, because they aren’t seeing the true value of what they have access to. Mr. Tiene added that although it is beneficial now, this presents a growing concern that as time goes on, hackers will become better educated on what assets are worth targeting.

Mr. Couto thanked everyone for attending and adjourned the meeting.


TRB Building More Resilient Supply Chains Workshop - April, 2023

Dear AMR40 (Standing Committee on Systems, Enterprise, and Cyber Resilience) Committee Members and Friends,

TRB will be hosting an outstanding and informative workshop on Building More Resilient Supply Chains in Washington, D.C. April 11-12, 2023.  The speakers include General Lyons, along with other senior executives from around the country. Please review the attached flyer for more information.

Thank you,

Mario Toscano

Communications Coordinator, AMR40

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Click here for more information and registration page

COVID-19 and frequent service disruptions caused by natural hazards and market factors have led to important innovations in supply chains. This workshop will explore some of those adaptations and how they are leading to more resilient supply chains. Topics will include operational and organizational changes, new collaborations, and views of a future of more durable and sustainable supply chains.

The workshop will bring together a unique group of presenters in a series of cross-cutting panel discussions linking the perspectives of carriers, shippers, communities, and government to develop an integrated view of contemporary and evolving supply chains.

Keynote talks will be delivered by General Stephen Lyons, White House Port & Supply Chain Envoy, and Senior Advisor, Maritime Trade & Development, U.S. Department of State US Department of State.

----- Program for the Workshop -----

Tuesday, April 11

13:30 – 13:45

Welcome – Joseph Schofer, Northwestern University

13:45 – 14:30

Keynote Speaker: General Stephen Lyons, White House Port & Supply Chain Envoy: “The supply chain issue, how it was resolved and how we can improve it in the future.”

14:30 – 16:55

Session 1: What do we need from and for tomorrow’s supply chains? Juan Carlos Villa, Moderator, Texas Transportation Institute

16:55 – 17:00 Closing statement and plan for Wednesday, Joseph Schofer


Wednesday, April 12

08:30 – 10:00

Session 2: What adaptations developed in response to COVID and other recent supply chain

disruptions have taken root? What processes are worth sustaining? Alison Conway, Moderator, New

York University

10:30 – 12:00

Session 3: New Supply Chain Partners – engaging local leaders to make supply chains work for

communities. Anne Strauss-Wieder, Moderator, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority

12:00 – 13:00 

Lunch break- lunch provided

13:00 – 13:45 

Luncheon talk: Joseph Schofer, Moderator

Keynote Speaker: Tony Padilla, Senior Advisor, Maritime Trade & Development, U.S. Department of

State US Department of State: International Supply Chain Collaborations


14:00 – 15:30

Session 4: The Freight Community: Freight Logistics Community Systems, Joseph Bryan, Moderator,

WSP

products

15:30 – 16:00

Session 5: wrap up – Diana Ramirez Rios, Moderator, University of Buffalo

Members of the workshop planning committee will lead town hall discussion focused on lessons

learned, good practices, directions for the future, including research and data needs.

2023 NCHRP Synthesis Proposals Deadline

Dear AMR40 (Standing Committee on Systems, Enterprise, and Cyber Resilience) Committee Members and Friends,

Please read important notes from AMR40 Chair Doug Couto below.

Thank you,

Mario Toscano
Communications Coordinator, AMR40

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Good afternoon,

It was good to see many of you at last week’s annual meeting.  We’ll send a full report including the meeting minutes within the next few weeks. I’m writing to you today because I want to give you time to meet one of the next TRB deadlines. 

The deadline for NCHRP synthesis proposals is February 17, 2023.  As you can see, the deadline is immediate but the process is very quick; topics are selected by May 2023.  All of the information provided below is from TRB.

I've provided the link to the page because at the bottom of the page or as you can see, links throughout the page.  If you hit any of the links, you'll get to the longer document that provides a more complete explanation.  Based on the conversations we’ve had through the years, I don’t think anyone should have trouble finding a topic.  One thought that comes to mind is the current state of resilience including staffing patterns in state DOTs. 

Thank you.

Doug Couto, Chair

TRB Standing Committee on Systems, Enterprise, and Cyber Resilience, AMR40

 

https://www.trb.org/SynthesisPrograms/SynthesesNCHRP.aspx

NCHRP Project 20-05

SYNTHESIS OF INFORMATION RELATED TO HIGHWAY PRACTICES

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Propose New Topics for the NCHRP Synthesis Program

1 August 2022

 

Due by February 17, 2023

 

You are invited to propose a new NCHRP Synthesis topic. Upload your synthesis topic statement in a Word document to the NCHRP Synthesis Topic Submission Portal by February 17, 2023.


An outline to guide you in creating your synthesis topic statement is available here: Synthesis Topic Outline.


A synthesis study documents current practice for specific highway topics.  The following factors are considered in the selection of a synthesis topic:

New topics will be selected in May 2023 and will be posted on this website.

 

For further information on the NCHRP synthesis program, please see the Background section of this website.  Scroll down to view links to NCHRP Synthesis topics currently under study and completed.

 

Questions can be directed to Jo Allen Gause by email at jagause@nas.edu.

 

BACKGROUND

Highway administrators, engineers, and researchers face problems for which information already exists, either in documented form or as undocumented experience and practice. This information may be fragmented, scattered, and unevaluated. As a consequence, full knowledge of what has been learned about a problem is frequently not brought to bear on its solution. Costly research findings may go unused, valuable experience may be overlooked, and due consideration may not be given to recommended practices for solving or alleviating the problem.

There is information on nearly every subject of concern to highway administrators and engineers. Much of it comes from research and much from the work of practitioners faced with problems in their day-to-day work. To provide a systematic means for assembling and evaluating such useful information together and making it available to the entire highway community, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has through the mechanism of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program authorized the Transportation Research Board to undertake a continuing study. This study, NCHRP Project 20-05, "Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Problems," searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics.

The NCHRP Synthesis of Highway Practice series reports on current knowledge and practice, in a compact format, without the detailed directions usually found in handbooks or design manuals. Each report in the series provides a compendium of the best knowledge available on those measures found to be the most successful in resolving specific problems.

Learn more about the NCHRP Synthesis Program.

2023 TRB Webinar Suggestion deadline

Hello AMR40 (Standing Committee on Systems, Enterprise, and Cyber Resilience) Committee Members and Friends,

I'm sharing with you information from TRB’s Distance Learning Coordinator Andie Pitchford about submitting suggestions for a 2023 TRB webinar. If you have any questions, please reach out to Andie at apitchford@nas.edu or (202) 334-3956.



 

The next deadline for submitting a suggestion for a TRB webinar is March 1, 2023. Webinar suggestions received by this date will be considered for slotting from May 1 to August 31, 2023.

The TRB Annual Meeting may spark inspiration for some upcoming webinars! Webinars provide an opportunity to share and discuss ongoing work associated with TRB Standing Committees and their respective topic areas, as well as research from TRB’s Cooperative Research Programs.

Webinar suggestions are accepted through the online form at https://form.asana.com/?k=GcP3x4sfs_C8VlRMUFLvcg&d=1110664822989826

To save yourself time and trouble, please familiarize yourself with the information in this email before submitting a webinar suggestion.

Prior to submission, proposed webinars should reflect the scope of the sponsoring Committee(s) and must be reviewed and approved by the Chair of at least one Standing Technical Committee. If the webinar is solely based upon a Cooperative Research Program report, the TRB staff officer assigned to that report must sign off on the webinar proposal.

Committees who have not proposed webinars, particularly in the freight, rail, aviation, transit, marine, or pedestrian/bicycle topic areas, as well as those that focus on underserved populations, including those in rural and tribal areas, are encouraged to apply.

 

TRB seeks to present a program of webinars that includes diverse perspectives, in both content and speakers. Therefore, webinars that address transportation issues from the point of view of different professional, demographic, and geographic perspectives and that include speakers representing diverse professions, demographic groups, and geographic areas are favored.

 

Please note that all presenters and moderators will be required to complete and submit a copyright license and release form to participate in a TRB webinar. To preview a version of the form, you may visit this link: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/5303095/Non-RCEP-webinar-legal-documentation. TRB strongly recommends that you share this link with prospective presenters and moderators to ensure they are comfortable with the form before you submit your webinar suggestion. The form may not be completed by presenters and moderator until after the webinar is accepted and slotted.

 

1.5 Hour Webinar Format

You should develop your webinar to fit the following standard format:

1.   Software/Introduction (2 minutes): TRB staff

2.   Moderator introduction of topic and panel members (3 minutes)

3.   Presentations (55 minutes/~18 minutes per for 3 presenters or ~27 minutes per for 2 presenters)

4.   Moderated Q&A (30 minutes – this time may not be reduced to increase presentation time)

 

Webinar Submission Check List

Before submitting your webinar suggestion, you will need to have the following information:

·         Your contact information as well as the contact information and affiliations of your webinar presenters and moderator. You must have a minimum of 2 presenters, but no more than 3.

·         The name and code for the committee/s you are suggesting the webinar on behalf of and the names and email addresses of the chairs of those committees.

·         The name and number of any TRB reports that your webinar might address.

·         A suggested title for your webinar of no more than 74 characters including spaces.

·         One sentence on why your webinar is timely or important.

·         A 2 to 3 sentence descriptions on the content, concepts, or ideas that your webinar will explore.

·         The topics that each presenter will cover or the title of each presenter’s presentation

·         The learning objects for your webinar. In essence, tell us up to 3 different ways to complete this sentence, “At the end of this webinar, attendees will have learned how to…” Please start your learning objectives with verbs or action words such as identify, determine, evaluate, assess, establish, implement, etc.

·         The month(s) within the submission period that you would like TRB to attempt to slot the webinar. We will do our best to meet this request, but it will be dependent on webinar volume, and staff and presenter schedules.

 

Policies for Webinar Submissions

 

 

 

 

Thanks,

Mario

Communications Coordinator, AMR40



2023 TRB Annual Meeting AMR40 Save the Date

Hello AMR40 (Standing Committee on Systems, Enterprise, and Cyber Resilience) Committee Members and Friends,

 

Below is our schedule for Committee and Cybersecurity Subcommittee meetings during the TRB Annual Meeting being held January 8-12, 2023. We plan for these to be available both in-person and virtually. Save the date.

 

• AMR40 Cybersecurity Subcommittee: Tuesday, January 10, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

• AMR40 Committee: Wednesday, January 11, from 1:30pm – 5:30pm


 

We will send meeting agendas and virtual meeting details in December. We look forward to seeing you there.

 

Thanks,


Mario Toscano

Communications Coordinator, AMR40


TRB AM000 Group Updates: Approved TSPs, Annual Meeting Online Program and Registration

Dear AM000 Group Leadership, Section and Committee Chairs, and CCCs,

Below is a list of the approved TSPs (except one committee all of the others in the group are approved and posted at the links below). Please feel free to share this list with your section and committees. Also, here is the link to the 2023 TRB Annual Meeting Online Program at https://annualmeeting.mytrb.org/OnlineProgram/Browse.  The latest information about all of our group’s activities can be searched for on this site.  Please also note that the Early Bird registration rates end on Dec. 2nd.  

 

Transportation and Society Section

Standing Committee on Equity in Transportation: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/tsp/AME10.pdf

Standing Committee on Women and Gender in Transportation: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/tsp/AME20.pdf

Standing Committee on Native American Transportation Issues: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/tsp/AME30.pdf

Standing Committee on Transportation in the Developing Countries: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/tsp/AME40.pdf

Standing Committee on Accessible Transportation and Mobility: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/tsp/AME50.pdf

Standing Committee on Historic and Archeological Preservation in Transportation: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/tsp/AME60.pdf

Standing Committee on Transportation and Public Health: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/tsp/AME70.pdf

Standing Committee on Community Resources and Impacts: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/tsp/AME80.pdf

 

Transportation Systems Resilience Section

Standing Committee on Critical Transportation Infrastructure Protection: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/tsp/AMR10.pdf

Standing Committee on Disaster Response, Emergency Evacuations, and Business Continuity: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/tsp/AMR20.pdf

Standing Committee on Transportation for National Defense: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/tsp/AMR30.pdf

Standing Committee on Extreme Weather and Climate Change Adaptation: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/tsp/AMR50.pdf

 

Transportation and Sustainability Section

Standing Committee on Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/tsp/AMS10.pdf

Standing Committee on Resource Conservation and Recovery: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/tsp/AMS20.pdf

Standing Committee on Transportation Energy: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/tsp/AMS30.pdf

Standing Committee on Alternative Fuels and Technologies: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/tsp/AMS40.pdf

Standing Committee on Economic Development and Land Use: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/tsp/AMS50.pdf


 

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Regards,

Arif Mohaimin Sadri, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

School of Civil Engineering & Environmental Science

University of Oklahoma

OU TRICS Lab | G-Scholar



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