Get Involved With TRB
Paul Mackie, Director of Communications/Media
500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001
202-334-2378
www.trb.org
Are you interested in getting involved with TRB or just have general questions about TRB and the National Academies? Stop by to learn more.
We also have lots of resources you may want to know about. TheTRB Weekly newsletter each Tuesday is essential. If you’re not subscribed, you should be, in order to stay on top of all the transportation research news. We have recently redesigned the newsletter to look sharp in your email inbox! We also have about 100 webinars each year, a podcast called TRB’s Transportation Explorers, a magazine called TR News, specialty newsletters, and much more! We have a lot of avenues to help publicize your work with TRB, so let’s talk!
MyTRB
Lisa Loyo, Director, Information Technology and Research Services
202-334-2990
Michael DeCarmine, Business Systems Analyst/MyTRB Helpdesk Manager
202-334-1343
Gareth Driver, Help Desk/Business Systems Associate 202-334-2325
Customize your MyTRB account to connect with TRB’s Standing Technical Committees. Standing Technical Committees provide a forum for transportation professionals to identify and share research needs and innovations, develop professional networks, and advance the knowledge and practice of transportation.
MyTRB will facilitate your connection with more than 170 Standing Technical Committees. Becoming involved with Standing Technical Committees will help you shape the direction of future TRB Annual Meetings, plan specialty conferences and workshops, and connect with your peers.
Visit the MyTRB booth at the TRB exhibit to learn how to do the following:
- Update your profile
- Become a friend of a standing committee
- Accept nomination to a standing committee
- Submit a panel nomination for participation in TRB's Cooperative Research Programs
- Register for TRB webinars
- Subscribe to the TRB Weekly newsletter
- Order publications
- Search the online directory of more than 8,000 TRB volunteers
- Access features only available to standing committee members and chairs, and TRB state and federal representatives
- Visit the Career Center
For more information about MyTRB, contact MyTRB@nas.edu or call 202-334-1738.
Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) including the TRID and Research in Progress (RiP)
Bill Mcleod
500 Fifth Street, NW, Keck 421
Washington, DC 20001
202-334-2947
tris-trb@nas.edu
At the TRIS booth, TRB’s research databases will be demonstrated:
- TRID—the TRIS and lTRD Database (trid.trb.org)— contains more than 1.2 million records of published research covering all modes and disciplines of transportation.
- The Research in Progress (RiP) website (rip.trb.org) provides a database of current or recently completed transportation research projects and an alerting service of new projects in specified subject areas. Registered users may also enter projects in the database.
- The TRB Publications Index (pubsindex.trb.org) contains records for all papers, articles, reports, and conference proceedings published by the Transportation Research Board, the Highway Research Board, the Strategic Highway Research Program, and the Marine Board from 1923 to today.
- The Research Needs Statement (RNS) Database (rns.trb.org) is a searchable database of research problems or needs developed by TRB’s technical committees.
- The new Transportation Research Thesaurus (TRT) website (trt.trb.org), now with customized exports, responsive design and Hot Topics on popular transportation subjects.
Stop by the Information Services exhibit to learn more about these research tools and see demonstrations of these valuable resources.
Transportation Research Record (TRR)
Patti Lockhart
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-334-2284
At the TRR booth, TRB and Sage Publishing will have copies of the journal, answer questions, and provide information for subscriptions.