Affiliates and Publications
Gary Walker, Senior Deputy Director, TRB Program Finance
500 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Affiliate Services
202-334-3216; TRBAffiliates@nas.edu
You and your organization are cordially invited to become a Global Affiliate of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine and help shape the way the world travels, ships goods, and connects. As a TRB Global Affiliate, your organization supports thousands of transportation leaders and professionals at all levels of government, the private sector, and academia – working together to promote progress in transportation through innovation and research. There are six different levels of Affiliate support that organizations can provide to TRB. Organizations can select a package of benefits commensurate with their level of desired support and the benefits they value most.
Publications
202-334-3213; TRBSales@nas.edu
The TRB Bookstore currently offers more than 2,300 publications for sale, covering a wide range of transportation modes and functions. We offer discounts on purchases for our TRB Affiliate members and Sponsors. Please stop by our booth and ask about our discounts and Annual Meeting specials. Worldwide shipping is available and a limited supply of select publications will be available for immediate purchase. Visit us at www.mytrb.org/Store/default.aspx.
Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) including the TRID and Research in Progress (RiP) Databases
Bill Mcleod, Manager
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. Stop by the Information Services exhibit to learn more about these research tools and see demonstrations of these valuable resources.
Get Involved with TRB through MyTRB
Lisa Loyo, Director, Information Technology and Research Services
202-334-2990; lloyo@nas.edu
Michael DeCarmine, Business Systems Analyst/MyTRB Helpdesk Manager
202-334-1343; mdecarmine@nas.edu
Gareth Driver, Help Desk/Business Systems Associate
202-334-2325; gdriver@nas.edu
Are you interested in getting involved with TRB?
Stop by the MyTRB booth to take the first step. Customize your MyTRB account to connect with TRB’s Standing Technical Committees. Standing 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 as many as 200+ 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:
- Maintain your contact information
- Identify your areas of interest
- Enter your bio
- Become a “Friend” of a standing committee
- Accept a nomination to a standing committee
- Register for TRB webinars and sign up for webinar updates
- Order publications
- View and manage claims for your publication subscriptions
- Search the online directory of TRB's more than 7,000 volunteers, and
- Access special features available only to standing committee members and chairs, as well as TRB state and federal representatives.
For more information about MyTRB, contact MyTRB@nas.edu or call 202-334-1738.
Involvement in TRB’s Cooperative Research Programs (CRP)
Christopher Hedges, Director
500 Fifth Street, NW, Keck 456
Washington, DC 20001
202-334-1472, Chedges@nas.edu
TRB’s Cooperative Research Program (CRP) manages research related to airports, behavioral traffic safety, highways, and transit agencies. More than 5,000 transportation practitioners and researchers voluntarily serve on more than 600 CRP research project oversight panels. Panel members consider research proposals, recommend contract awards, monitor progress of the research conducted by contractors, provide technical guidance, and review final reports.
- Are you interested in volunteering to serve on a project panel?
- Are you interested in responding to RFPs and conducting the research?
Visit CRP staff at the TRB exhibit and learn how you can get involved in CRP research!
The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), the Behavioral Traffic Safety Research Program (BTSCRP), the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), and the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) are applied, contract research programs that synthesize current practices and develop near-term, practical solutions to problems facing transportation agencies. To learn more about these programs, please visit the TRB booth or look for us online at www.trb.org/CRP/About/DlvD.asp.
TRB Welcoming & Friends Week Table
Patrice Davenport, Director, Strategic Program Development
500 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202-334-2516, pdavenport@nas.edu
Visit the TRB exhibit space to learn more at our Welcoming Table about what TRB is and how our work is important. Our staff can tell you about how TRB works and answer any questions you have about our content and the other displays we’ll have in our exhibit area. You can also learn about Friends Week, which celebrates the impact and the power of TRB volunteers. New to TRB? Update your mytrb.org profile and become a “friend” of a TRB Standing Committee. Becoming a friend is the first step to engage in professional development and networking opportunities at TRB.
TRB Centennial Book and Display
Russell Houston
Associate Executive Director
500 Fifth Street, NW, Keck 460
Washington, DC 20001
202-334-3252, RHouston@nas.edu
Make sure to take a moment to come by this TRB booth to pick up a complimentary copy of The Transportation Research Board, 1920-2020: Everyone Interested is Invited by Sarah Jo Peterson. The book chronicles the important events, people, and successes that helped make TRB what it is today. The number of books will be limited and distributed while supplies last.
You are also invited to take a stroll through the TRB history exhibit and explore TRB’s interactive timeline as we kick-off TRB’s year-long Centennial Celebration. To learn more about celebration activities and how you can participate, please visit www.TRB.org/Centennial.