2015 IRF Annual Report

2015 Executive Summary of Activities For Professionals.

By Professionals.

International Road Federation Better Roads. Better World.

TABLE OF CONTENTS IRF Chairman’s Message ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������1 2014 Membership Demographics & Highlights ��������������������������������������������� 2-3 Knowledge Resources ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������4-5 Regional Congresses �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������6-8 Showcasing Innvation �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9 2015 Events Overview & IRF Global Reach ���������������������������������������������������10-11 Certified Training ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������12 E-Learning Webinars ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������13 Awards ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������14-15 IRF Road Scholar Program ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������16 International Road Educational Foundation �����������������������������������������������������17 Supporting Organizations ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������18 Sponsors ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������19 IRF Leadership ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 20

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

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In 2015, the International Road Federation confirmed its role as a leading provider of applied knowledge in areas of vital importance for the global community of road professionals.

This role was embodied in the IRF’s certified training programs now offered in more countries and on a greater range of topics than at any time in IRF’s 67-year history. IRF members also benefited from a new resource, with the opening of an online knowledge center allowing easy access to all papers and presentations delivered at any IRF event held since 2013.

This year, we also offered more opportunities for members and presenters to experience firsthand IRF programs through our Regional Congresses. 2015 also saw the launch a Europe & Central Asia Congress, held in Istanbul. The event exceeded expectations, with three co-organizers, ten supporting organizations and dozens of exhibitors and Sponsors. Fifty-three countries were represented at this landmark event.

In keeping with the IRF’s commitment to the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety, we placed safer roads at the center of our programs and advocacy work. Multiple policy statements published this year underlined the need to adopt higher safety standards when building new roads, in particular through preventive risk identification measures conducted by qualified safety professionals.

Lastly, let me underscore our continuing efforts to sustain the reach and ambition of IRF’s Fellowship Program. By enhancing the education of the next generation of transportation leaders, the Program provides an invaluable service to our industry. In turn, I encourage road organizations everywhere to consider financial support to build on this legacy in 2016 and beyond.

Eng. Abdullah A. Al-Mogbel IRF Chairman

2015 MEMBERSHIP DEMOGRAPHICS

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RF members represent the Who’s Who of the diverse and major stakeholders of the road engineering and transportation industry, and together they form the world’s leading platform for knowledge sharing and for international business development (Government to Government, Business to Government, Business to Business). 2015 was another outstanding year for membership growth; the IRF welcomed 41 new organizations. The IRF’s focus for balanced global growth is clearly demonstrated in the following demographics:

21+32 27+52 +419132012 MEMBERS BY INDUSTRY AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

ACADEMIA RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONS

INDUSTRY

52%

21%

GOVERNMENTS

27%

LATIN AMERICA CARIBBEAN

ASIA PACIFIC

12%

NORTH AMERICA

32%

20%

EUROPE CENTRAL ASIA

13%

MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

4%

19%

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ince 1948 the IRF has been connecting governments, academia and industry around the world.

The organizations who choose to be a part of the IRF come from the leading edge of innovation in a number of different knowledge specialties in road engineering and transport. The IRF’s new members in 2015 cover all of the IRF’s knowledge specialties well, with many companies holding multiple areas of expertise.

TOP 12 IN 2015 • Added 41 New Organizational Members • Expanded Membership Network to 118 Countries • Organized the 1st Europe & Central Asia Regional Congress with 450 delegates • Awarded 30 IRF Fellowships • Conducted 27 Training Programs • Convened the 4th Caribbean Regional Congress with 26 Member Nations in Attendance • Presented 12 Global Road Achievement Awards • Held the 4th Middle East Regional Congress with 800 delegates • Strengthened Role as Leading Global Advocate with Five New Policy Statements • Broadcasted Monthly Webinars with Total Attendance of 2500 Participants from 50 countries • Improved Website to Provide Quicker, More Intuitive Access to Key Services • Published Quarterly Editions of The Examiner, an IRF Peer-Reviewed Technical Journal

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2015 HIGHLIGHTS

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lobal standards for road design, safety and technology vary greatly and are constantly evolving.

The IRF is in a unique position to serve its members as a central point of reference for global progress in road engineering and transport. All IRF members, whether from government, academia or private industry, are invited to leverage IRF’s network, experience and vast array of knowledge transfer tools.

2015 brought many new milestones — headlined by the inaugural edition of the IRF Europe and Central Asia Regional Congress. We also expanded our technical training capacity with new courses in PPPs and Bridge Maintenance & Inspection, and the IRF’s educational foundation, IREF, awarded 30 graduate-level scholarships to students in 16 countries.

With an ever-growing base of members around the world, there has never been a better time to be a part of the IRF.

“IRF events are an amazing tool that bring both public and private sector members together, providing a much needed bridge over an industry gap.”

Dr. Bill Sowell, Eberle Design, Inc., IRF Member

“IRF events have really been great for us. It’s allowed us to meet people we have talked to over the phone or over the Internet but there’s nothing like being with a person and talking with them. IRF events allow you to have face time.”

Dave Huddleston, Forta Corporation, IRF Member

“IRF events are where you meet your clients. You meet the people knowing your values who can attend a good mixture of presentations. I have been to all different expos, fairs, conferences and congresses, and it is much easier to build your network with a concentration of right people, rather than in a large hall with alot of people who cannot make decisions.”

Lars Forlof, Roadroid, IRF Member

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KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES

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Since its establishment in 1948, the IRF’s primary purpose has been to transfer the latest technologies and knowledge from those who have it to those who need it, and in doing so, promote an agenda of shared prosperity that flows from accessible, affordable and sustainable road networks. As the road sector’s tools and procedures evolve to meet society’s new needs, the availability of global knowledge resources such as those provided by IRF is now more important than ever.

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4TH IRF CARIBBEAN REGIONAL CONGRESS

Shaping a Regional Message on Safety & Sustainability Montego Bay, Jamaica: May 4–6

The IRF’s Caribbean Regional Congress triggered wide-reaching discussions on fostering a common culture of road safety, environmental sustainability and resilient road design across the region’s 30 nations and territories.

Now in its 4th edition, the regional congress had traditionally coincided with the start of the 3rd UN Global Road Safety Week, an initiative aimed at fostering discussion and awareness-raising in over 100 countries.

“The timing of the IRF Congress has special significance for us, as we are reminded of the need today to strive to create safe and smart infrastructure, ramp up public awareness, and promulgate road safety legislation in Jamaica,” noted Minister Morais Guy in his opening address. “As a Government we are resolute in lowering the fatalities on our roads, and we will be playing our part in fulfilling the mission of the IRF to encourage and promote safer road networks.”

“We need the right signage, the right infrastructure and the right maintenance,” National Transportation Safety Board representative Nicholas Worrell noted,

“but we also must change unsafe driver behavior to reduce roadway deaths and injuries. In many ways our efforts depend on changing people’s hearts and minds about road safety culture.”

Speaking for the UN Environmental Program, Liana Vetch drew attention to the plight of non-motorized traffic who collectively account for 27% of road traffic deaths. Many countries have yet to adopt specific policies and instruments aimed at ensuring roads can be safely shared by all users, she noted.

Rising road deaths are not an inevitable by-product of growing mobility in the region. Caribbean Development Bank representative Glen McCarvell noted encouraging progress on Belize’s roads supported by an innovative CDB project to strengthen the country’s road safety management capacity, enhance the safety of its road infrastructure, and improve post-crash care.

IRF President & CEO C. Patrick Sankey remarked: “As the international community prepares for major summits on safety and climate change in November 2015, this Congress is a unique opportunity to shape the region’s contribution.”

Montego Bay, Jamaica played host to the 4th IRF Caribbean Regional Congress

1ST IRF EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA REGIONAL CONGRESS

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Exhibitors showcased their lastest innovations during the 1st IRF Europe & Central Regional Congress & Exhibition.

Corridors for Shared Prosperity Istanbul, Turkey: September 15–18 Turkey was the proud host to the 1st IRF Europe & Central Asia Regional Congress & Exhibition, a regional gathering of transportation professionals from 53 countries — including senior national and local government officials, academics, civil society organizations and industry leaders. IRF members and partners can justifiably look back at a highly successful inaugural congress in the region, which once again confirmed the IRF’s stature an essential business network and knowledge broker.

organizers the Turkish Road Association (YTMK) and Turkish Asphalt Contractors, Association (ASMUD), provided a tangible connection to the emerging mobility challenges faced by the host country. Both organizations accepted IRF’s invitation to organize partner sessions which added to the fabric of the congress program and offered an opportunity to showcase Turkey’s impressive engineering accomplishments and know-how. Turkey has embarked on an unprecedented effort to develop During the three-day congress marked by 50 and modernize its transport infrastructure by 2023, policy roundtables, technical sessions and training investing more than US$ 5 billion per year in its main workshops, delegates had an opportunity to highways over the last 5 years, expanding its network contribute to, and further their understanding of, to 2,285 km of highways and a further 31,253 km of a range of industry areas, from asset management state roads. strategies to durable pavements, and from safer IRF is committed to using the input gathered through roads to environmental stewardship, all designed more than 50 sessions to help shape a forwardto ensure that the value of roads to society is looking agenda, by providing regional stakeholders maximized. with the necessary knowledge resources to make Working with a range of regional and Turkish their vision for safer, cleaner, more resilient and partners, chief among which our two local co- better connected transport a reality.

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4TH IRF MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL CONGRESS

Transportation for a Connected Region Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: December 15–17

Confronted with rapid urbanization and growing mobility demand, transportation leaders across the Gulf and wider Middle East are investing in a range of new infrastructure programs and services, as evidenced by the emergence of spectacular highway and mass transit projects throughout the region. With GCC countries alone expected to invest more than US $121 billion in improving their transportation infrastructure, it is of vital importance that regional decision-makers maximize the socioeconomic returns of these investments.

IRF’s 4th Middle East Regional Congress was the premier platform where regional and international stakeholders shared solutions and technological advances to effectively address the region’s major transportation challenges. The 4th IRF Middle East Regional Congress & Exhibition delivered the latest technologies and best practices suited to the region’s needs.

During his opening address to the more than 800 delegates present for the regional event, His Excellency Eng. Abdullah Al-Mogbel, chairman of the International Road Federation, noted that, in common with the region’s economies, Saudi Arabia’s mandate to deliver transportation networks of the highest standards could only be achieved through access to global expertise and know-how.

Chairman of the Organizing Committee and Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for Roads Eng. Hathloul AlHathlool underlined the relevance of the Congress in providing timely and tangible responses to the region’s mobility challenges.

IRF President & CEO C. Patrick Sankey shared with delegates the importance of overcoming the region’s mobility challenges and infrastructure bottlenecks via indentifying new partnership models for growth, and the private sector, he added, has demonstrated it can be a source of data, technical expertise and solutions as much as funding.

Hundreds of delegates from the region attended the 4th IRF Middle East Regional Congress in Riyadh.

SHOWCASING INNOVATION

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Innovation is a watchword for road professionals, and it is an integral part of what the International Road Federation does best. At a time when budget cutbacks have become the new norm, our industry has demonstrated it remains committed to finding affordable ways to meet the needs of a changing world.

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IRF: OPERATING GLOBALLY

Countries with IRF representation IRF Executive Seminars IRF Regional Congresses IRF Workshops & Events

“The IRF is truly a global organization.”

Thomas Topolski, Louis Berger

2015 EVENTS 11 IRF Road Scholar Program January 6–15, 2015 Washington, DC 67th IRF General Assembly & Annual Board of Directors Meeting February 23–24, 2015 Paris, France Certified Training: Asphalt Pavements March 15–17, 2015 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Executive Seminar: Safer Roads By Design™: Across Six Continents March 15–25, 2015 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Executive Workshop Series: Proper Installation of Safety Devices March 25, 2015 Sao Paulo, Brazil (During BRE) Executive Workshop Series: Pavement Maintenance March 26, 2015 Sao Paulo, Brazil (During BRE) 4th IRF Caribbean Regional Congress May 4–8, 2015 Montego Bay, Jamaica Certified Training: Safer Roads by Design™ Building Engineering Capacity May 10–12, 2015 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Executive Seminar: Performance-Based Contracts May 17–27, 2015 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1st IRF Europe & Central Asia Regional Congress & Exhibition September 15–18, 2015 Istanbul, Turkey Executive Workshop Series: Meeting the UN Decade of Action Challenge September 22–25, 2015 Santiago, Chile Executive Seminar: Performance-Based Contracts October 4–14, 2015 Orlando, Florida USA Executive Workshop Series: Meeting the UN Decade of Action Challenge October 14–15, 2015 Mexico City, Mexico ITS from Concept to Reality October 19–22 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Safer Roads by Design™ Training October 18–19 Muscat, Oman Executive Seminar: Pavements: Materials, Construction & Management October 19–27, 2015 Orlando, Florida USA Safer Roads by Design™ Training October 20–22 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Executive Seminar: Public Private Partnerships November 8–18, 2015 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

IRF International Pavements Congress May 26–28, 2015 Santiago, Chile

Executive Workshop Series: Meeting the UN Decade of Action Challenge November 12–13, 2015 Lima, Peru

Workshop: Safer Roads by Design™ May 28, 2015 Istanbul, Turkey

Bridge Maintenance and Inspection November 22–24, 2015 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Meeting the UN Decade of Action Challenge August 27–28, 2015 San Jose, Costa Rica

Executive Seminar: Safer Roads By Design™: Across Six Continents December 6–16, 2015 Orlando, Florida USA

Executive Workshop Series: Meeting the UN Decade of Action Challenge August 31 – September 2, 2015 Panama City, Panama

4th IRF Middle East Regional Congress December 15–17, 2015 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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CERTIFIED TRAINING: FOR PROFESSIONALS. BY PROFESSIONALS.

24 Training Courses Offered in 12 Countries As a strong believer in continuing education, the IRF has long provided road and transportation professionals worldwide with educational and professional development opportunities and resources through a global training curriculum aimed at providing technical expertise in classroom and practical settings where attendees can learn from and have direct access to seasoned professionals.

Each course not only provides the most relevant, up-to-date information and best practices and solutions, but is also designed to assist attendees in learning to correctly apply the knowledge gained.

Member Services, “the course will involve a detailed discussion of key success factors such as building capacity within the public and private sector, the necessary policy & legal frameworks, optimal risk sharing practices, and available tools to assess the financial viability of projects. In addition, the program will examine successful examples from both emerging and developed economies and present some practices and tools that can be utilized under different country conditions”.

Certificates delivered to alumni of IRF’s training programs are widely accepted by professional 2015 has already seen important developments institutions such as Engineering and Transportation in IRF’s global training curriculum, including the Societies. Additionally, the IRF is a participant in opening of a second training hub in Kuala Lumpur, Registered Continuing Education program (RCEP) in Malaysia and a new executive training program on the United States. RCEP-approved certifications are PPPs in the Road Sector. According to Magid Elabyad, widely accepted around the world.

IRF Vice President for International Programs &

Participants in the IRF’s Road Safety Workshop in Oman, Jordon receive a presentation on best practices.

IRF training not only provides the most relevant, up-to-date information and, but is also designed to help attendees correctly apply the knowledge gained.

E-LEARNING WEBINARS: LIVE & ON-DEMAND 13

The IRF website offers streaming on-demand webinar access to its entire library of IRF webinars

Sharing Knowledge across Borders with IRF Webinars IRF e-Learning Webinars offer an excellent overview of the international state of the art and regulatory environment across a range of highway safety areas.

They also provide an introduction to the discussion topics and coursework covered in the traditional courses. IRF e-Learning Webinars are typically

structured as a 60-minute presentation, followed

by Q&A with the registrants and are available to everyone on a complimentary live access.

• Forgiving Poles: Oct 28, 2015 • PPPs for Electronic Enforcement: Sept 30, 2015 • Making Roads Work for Water: Aug 12, 2015 • ITS Applications for Road Safety: July 29, 2015 • Emergency & Incident Management: June 24, 2015 • Ethics & Effectiveness in Traffic Enforcement: June 3, 2015 • Pedestrian Safety in the Work Zone: Apr 29, 2015 • Ground Penetrating Radar Applications for Rural Road Maintenance: Mar 25, 2015 • Les ABC de la Sécurité Routière: Mar 18, 2015 • Work Zone Congestion Mitigation: Feb 25, 2015 • Vulnerable Road Users: Jan 28, 2015 • Bridge Maintenance & Inspection: Jan 7, 2015 • El ABC de la Seguridad Vial en Zona Lateral: Oct 30, 2014 • The ABCs of Roadside Safety: Oct 29, 2014 • Advances in Flexible Pavements: Sept 25, 2014 • Highway Congestion Management: July 29, 2014 • Minimizing Fraud & Corruption: July 2, 2014

• Big Data for Transportation: May 28, 2014 • Emergency & Incident Management: Apr 2, 2014 • Road Asset Management: Jan 29, 2014 • Night Work Zone Safety: Sept 27, 2013 • Climate Change and Transportation: Aug 28, 2013 • Multi-Lane Free Flow Tolling: Apr 24, 2013 • Integrated Corridor Management: Mar 27, 2013 • Transport Financing Opportunities: Feb 27, 2013 • Low-Volume Roads Engineering: Jan 30, 2013 • Using Floating Vehicle Data to Enrich Traffic Mgmt: Nov 28, 2012 • Reducing Young Driver Risk: Oct 31, 2012 • Minimizing Fraud & Corruption in Transport Projects: Sept 26, 2012 • Flagger Safety: Past, Present, Future: Aug 29, 2012 • Proper Use of Crashworthy Terminals: July 25, 2012 • Crash Cushion Classification: June 27, 2012

The following webinars are now available ondemand and on a complimentary access for IRF members in good standing:

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AWARDS

IRF LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Fredric S. Berger, 1947-2015, Global citizen and engineer

IRF Lifetime Achievement Award Sophia Berger accepted the award on behalf of her late father, pictured left.

IRF PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General, International Road Transport Union "The Award recognizes Mr. de Pretto's significant advocacy work in enhancing public understanding of the nature and economic role of road transport," noted Eng. Abdullah A. Al-Mogbel, chairman of the IRF. "Under his leadership, the IRU continues to address physical and nonphysical impediments to commerce, thereby contributing to a much-needed debate on current and future road asset needs."

2015 IRF Professional of the Year IRF President & CEO C. Patrick Sankey (left), presents IRU Secretary General Umberto de Pretto with the IRF's highest award for an individual.

IRF FIND-A-WAY AWARD Government of Belize In 2012, recognizing the value of political leadership to drive road safety strategies, His Excellency Abdullah Al-Mogbel, Chairman of International Road Federation (IRF), instituted an annual IRF Find A Way Award that recognizes outstanding personal commitment to safer roads by national, regional, or city government. The award will be presented every year on the anniversary of the launch of the Decade of Action.

The winner of the IRF Find A Way Award will have demonstrated commitment to improve road safety through significant changes in government policy designed to reduce road fatalities and/or serious injuries on a country’s roads. These policies may be related any of the Five Pillars in the Decade of Action strategic plan. These pillars include motorist or pedestrian education, enforcement efforts, vehicle improvements, road improvements including use of best practices and state of the art technologies and/ or emergency vehicle response methods.

AWARDS 15 2015 GLOBAL ROAD ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS The International Road Federation’s Global Road Achievement Awards (GRAA) is a worldwide competition to recognize innovative road projects and exemplary people that place the road industry at the forefront of social and economic development. This year the IRF honored 12 projects from around the world, each leading the way in innovation across major road & highway disciplines. The selection was made by an international panel of senior road development specialists.

Design National Freeway No. 1 Widening Project from Wugu to Yangmei CECI Engineering Consultants, Inc. and Taiwan National Expressway Engineering Bureau, MOTC Asset Preservation and Maintenance Management Preparation and Operation of a Pavement and Asset Management System Ministry of Public Works, United Arab Emirates Construction Methodology New Girder-Conveying Track Cable Technique for Erection of the Stiffening Girder on the Aizhai Bridge Hunan Road & Bridge Construction Group Corp.

Environmental Mitigation Optimizing Road Development for Groundwater Recharge and Retention in Tigray, Ethiopia MetaMeta, Mekelle University, the Government of Tigray Program Management Eastern Indonesia National Road Improvement Project (EINRIP) Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and The Directorate General of Highways, Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Indonesia Project Finance and Economics LSIORB East End Crossing The Indiana Finance Authority, the Indiana Department of Transportation, and Parsons

Urban Planning & Mobility Thiruvananthapuram City Roads Improvement Project IL&FS Transportation Networks Limited and Kerala Road Fund Board.

Technology, Equipment and Manufacturing Automated People Mover (APM) for Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University for Women, Riyadh, KSA Saudi Binladin Group Quality Management THALES Tollway Quality Management System Attikes Diadromes S.A. Research Development of Shell Bitufresh to Reduce Odour of Asphalt Shell Bitumen Safety Advancing Road Safety in Latin America through the Implementation of a Low-Cost, Short-Term Measures Safety Program Direccion de Transito de Bucaramanga and CDM Smith Traffic Management and Intelligent Transport Systems Extension of the Electronic Toll Collection System in Slovakia SkyToll, a.s.

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IRF ROAD SCHOLAR PROGRAM

The 2015 Class of IRF Fellows

2015 Road Scholar Program The IRF Road Scholar Program is an annual multiday leadership and orientation program that brings together the new class of IRF Fellows in Washington, D.C., both those who applied through the Traditional and Executive process.

Highway and Transportation Officials, and TurnerFairbank Highway Research Center. Team-oriented activities allow participants to form long-lasting professional and personal bonds with their current class, as well as with past and future Fellows via the The Program is designed to enhance Fellows’ IRF Fellows Alumni Association (IFAA). Furthermore, leadership skills and provide valuable insight into the Fellows are afforded the opportunity to meet and transportation industry through visits to prominent interact with successful business leaders who work domestic, regional and international organizations. for IRF member organizations.

These typically include the World Bank, Federal Highway Administration, Inter-American Development Bank, American Association of State

INTERNATIONAL ROAD EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 17 IREF Chairman’s Appeal Over the past 65 years, the IRF Fellowship Program has helped change the lives of 1,371 men and women in 118 countries. These men and women, through our scholarships, have continued their education in areas related to transportation and greatly contributed to raising transport standards and quality of life in their home countries.

IRF Fellowships are largely funded through the generosity of corporations, governments and industry associations around the world. A small portion of IRF member dues also support the Program.

Dr. Essam Radwan IREF Chairman

Unfortunately, over the past two years, the IRF was unable to award all the Fellowships it wanted due to a lack of funds. It was painful to have to tell very highly qualified applicants we could not help them fulfill their dreams of continuing their education because we did not have the funds available.

Our goal is to increase our endowment to US $4 million. We need your help to make our goal a reality.

Ways to give:

BY NAMING A GRANT Organizations, agencies and individuals can donate at any time. These donors also could create a chair within the Foundation to sponsor students who are considered future leaders in the domain in which these organizations operate. These donors can specify the country and field of expertise for the Fellow.

BY NOMINATING A SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL

BY TAKING PART IN THE ROAD SCHOLAR PROGRAM The Road Scholar Program is a multi-day program where IRF Fellows experience leadership training under the auspices of the IRF. Fellows also get the chance to meet and network with the who’s who of the transportation world by visiting agencies including FHWA, AASHTO, the World Bank, etc.

Organizations, agencies and individuals can sponsor students with a particular area of expertise or home country.

Companies can sponsor potential Fellows from a particular country as part of a multi-year project they BY FORMING PARTNERSHIPS are conducting in the country. This will contribute WITH UNIVERSITIES to building local capacity to tackle transportation Universities and research centers in the United States problems in the said country. can form partnerships with international universities Governments and other organizations can sponsor to sponsor new students or already enrolled students budding transportation professionals from their to become IRF Fellows. countries as well as professionals from other countries through the Fellowship Program.

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2015 SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS

FEDERAL MINISTRIES & AGENCIES

GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF HIGHWAYS

OMAN MINISTRY OF INTERIOR

INDUSTRY PARTNERS

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, MARITIME AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS, TURKEY

2015 SPONSORS 19

Transportation IL&FS Transportation Networks Limited

Road Steel By

Vialume REFLECTIVE LENSES FOR RAISED PAVEMENT MARKERS

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IRF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman

Vice Chairmen

Treasurer

Abdullah A. Al-Mogbel

Jeffrey R. Reed

Ministry of Transport (Saudi Arabia)

Valley Slurry Seal Company (USA)

Lester Yoshida Parsons (Canada)

Past Chairman

T. Peter Ruane American Road & Transportation Builders Association (USA)

Brian Stearman Parsons (USA)

President & CEO, Secretary C. Patrick Sankey International Road Federation

Thomas Topolski Louis Berger (France)

IREF Chairman Essam Radwan University of Central Florida (USA)

Elected Directors to Serve on the Executive Committee Jacobo Diaz Spanish Road Association (Spain)

Robert Jaffe Consystec (USA)

Dan Hickey 3M (USA)

William Russell EDI (USA)

Chris Sanders Lindsay Transportation Group (USA) Omar Smadi Iowa State University (USA)

Fernando Vilhena Armco Staco (Brazil) Kiyoshi Watariguchi Maeda Corporation (Japan)

Directors (2014-2016) AASHTO Frederick “Bud” Wright (USA)

DBI John LeFante (USA)

AECOM Matthew G. Cummings (USA)

EDI William Russell (USA)

Asociacion Argentina De Carreteras Miguel Angel Salvia (Argentina)

Japan Road Contractors Assoc.

Takeo Miyoshi (Japan)

Ministry of Works Essam Khalaf * (Kingdom of Bahrain) Chinese Taipei Road Federation Joe Y. Chou (Chinese Taipei) Dar Al-Handasah Bashar Rihani (Lebanon)

Korea Expressway Corp.

Kim Sung-Hwan (South Korea) Lindsay Transportation Group Chris Sanders (USA) Ministry of Public Works Abdullah Al-Hassan * (Kuwait) Ministry of Communication - SCT Gerardo Ruiz Esparza (Mexico)

Saudi Binladin Group Bakr Binladin (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

Troxler Electronic Laboratories William F. Troxler, Jr. (USA)

Saudi Consulting Services Tarek Al-Shawaf * (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

Ministry of Public Works & Housing Ibrahim Al-Wahabi * (United Arab Emirates)

Spanish Road Association Jacobo Diaz (Spain)

University of Central Florida Essam Radwan (USA)

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Akio Kasuga (Japan)

The World Bank Marc Shotten (USA)

Swarco Carl McCollum (USA)

Xerox Richard Harris (United Kingdom)

Traffic-Tech Husam Musharbash (Qatar)

Zydex Industries Ajay Ranka (India)

Directors (2015-2017) 3M Dan Hickey (USA)

Gatso Philip Wijers (Netherlands)

Maeda Corporation Kiyoshi Watariguchi (Japan)

Transpo Industries Michael Stenko (USA)

Armco Staco Fernando Vilhena (Brazil)

Horizon Signal Technologies David Krahulec (USA)

Parsons Lester Yoshida (Canada)

Trinity Highway Products Gregg Mitchell (USA)

ARTBA Pete Ruane (USA)

Ministry of Public Works Waskito Pandu (Indonesia)

REAAA Hermanto Dardak (Malaysia)

Avery Dennison Patricia Calle (Colombia)

Iowa State University Omar Smadi (USA)

CDM Smith Ricky Ward (USA)

LanammeUCR Luis Loria (Costa Rica)

Ministry of Transport Hathlol Al-Hathlol (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Maritime Affairs Ismail Kartal (Turkey)

Consystec Robert Jaffe (USA)

Louis Berger Thomas Topolski (France)

South African Road Federation Neil Tolmie (South Africa)

University of Nebraska Ronald Faller (USA) Valley Slurry Seal Co. Jeffrey R. Reed (USA) * Denotes Ex-Officio Members

Committee Chairs Ron Faller University of Nebraska (USA) Road Safety

William Russell Eberle Design (USA) ITS

Omar Smadi Iowa State University (USA) Asset Management

Miguel Angel Salvia Argentina Road Association (Argentina) Latin America & Caribbean Affairs

Husam Musharbash Traffic Tech (Qatar) Middle East & North Africa Affairs

Magnus Quarshi Institution of Engineers (Ghana) Africa Affairs

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