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Kempton Appointed to Executive Committee
By Debra Hoffmann
Director Will Kempton was appointed to a three-year term on the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Executive Committee in January 2008. One of his duties as an executive committee member is determining TRB policies and activities. TRB is one of six major divisions of the National Research Council.
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Kempton wears his orange bracelet in honor of Caltrans employees every day, even at national events such as the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. |
The executive committee is composed of about 25 transportation leaders from government, industry, and academia.
Kempton participated in the recent TRB Annual Meeting along with Chief Deputy Director Randy Iwasaki. More than 10,000 worldwide transportation professionals participated in the 600 sessions and 3,000 presentations given at this event. Kempton and Iwasaki promoted California’s issues with national colleagues in various presentations, workshops and panel discussions. Among the issues discussed were international efforts to address global climate change and innovative research partnerships.
After returning from the Annual Meeting where he shared Caltrans’ best practices as a national transportation leader, Kempton said, “It’s good to see Caltrans back in the national picture.” He said he’s also proud of the Caltrans employees who represent our department on various committees and panels.
Here are some of ways to find out more about TRB:
- Go to TRB.org.
- View e-sessions from the 2008 Annual Meeting at http://trb.org/conferences/e-session/default.asp.
- Send an e-mail to rhouston@nas.edu with "TRB E-Newsletter" in the message's subject field to receive TRB’s e – newsletter.
- Access TRB's research records at http://trb.metapress.com/home/main.mpx.
- Go to the Caltrans New Technology Division site at http://onramp.dot.ca.gov/newtech/offices/national_liaison/trb/index.htm
Contact Wes Lum in the Office of National Liaison at (916) 654-8892 or wes_lum@dot.ca.gov for assistance.