- Measuring research program performance – For many organizations, research is considered an overhead cost. There is little or no direct measurement of how research functions contribute to organizational goals and objectives. In part this is due to research having spillover effects that can result in improvement found throughout and across industries. Given increasing agency fiscal pressures, public expectations about government performance, what are measures that assist in determining the value of research for an organization, industry or sector? What are meaningful methods for measuring transportation agency research performance? How are these measures changing agency processes and decision outcomes? [Contacting International Activities Committee regarding a potential joint call for papers]


Please indicate ADG10 on the Submission Review form to indicate that the paper and/or poster session is being submitted in response to this call for papers and poster sessions.

Papers for the 2010 Annual Meeting must be submitted to TRB electronically by August 1, 2009. Participants are urged to check the TRB website, http://www.trb.org/meeting/2010/default.asp, during the spring and summer months to verify submissions procedures and requirements.

The Committees will choose whether to hold a separate paper session or refer papers to the Poster session in the fall. This decision generally is based on the quantity of papers received, as well as their quality. Late papers cannot be accepted because of the time required for peer review and program development. Questions about this call may be directed to David Kuehn by email at david.kuehn@dot.gov.

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