Tri-state research peer exchange 2010.

PDFTech ReportState departments of transportationPeer groupsResearch managementProgram managementSolicitationsQuality of workImplementationMaineNew HampshireVermontVermont. Agency of TransportationVermont. Agency of TransportationNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICYUS Transportation CollectionThe research offices of the Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire departments of transportationhosted a peer exchange on October 26-28, 2010 in Berlin, Vermont. Representatives from threeother state DOTs, the Transportation Research Board (TRB), and the Federal HighwayAdministration (FHWA) joined representatives from Vermont AOT (VTrans), New HampshireDOT, and Maine DOT to share experiences and successful practices in research programmanagement. The meetings consisted of presentations and active discussions as the groupworked to share key information related to specific focus areas in transportation research.The peer exchange was structured around three main focus areas:\ue2\u20ac\ua2 Focus Area 1 \ue2\u20ac\u201c Successful Practices for Soliciting/Identifying High-Value ResearchProblem Statements (Subtopic: How are needs of executive staff integrated into thisprocess?)\ue2\u20ac\ua2 Focus Area 2 \ue2\u20ac\u201c Successful Practices for Ensuring Quality Research Reports/Deliverables\ue2\u20ac\ua2 Focus Area 3 \ue2\u20ac\u201cSuccessful Practices for Implementing Research Results (Includesprocesses for tracking implementation)The host states\ue2\u20ac\u2122 planning committee sent questions to the participants before the meeting to helpthem prepare their presentations and discussion points. The questions are included in AppendixB