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Topic 1 - Winter Service Planning, Management and Implementation

Session T1-1A: Overview of National Strategies and Policies (1st part)
Président : Jukka KARJALAINEN - Co-président : Ahdelhamid JANATI

ARRIBAS R. Cornejo , Spain , Organisation of the work for winter roads maintenance in the Spanish National Road System
PÄIVIÖ-LEPPÄNEN Tuovi , Finland , Winter maintenance policy in Finland
SEDIVY Jan , Slovak Republic , Winter Service Planning and Management in Slovakia

Session T1-1B: Overview of National Strategies and Policies (2nd part)
Président : David PALMITJAVILA - Co-président : Jukka KARJALAINEN

KASTANOVSKIS Janis , Latvia , Latvian Experience in Assignment, Implementation and Valuation of Winter Maintenance Works
MATHIS Albert , Switzerland , Sustainable Winter Maintenance on the Swiss National Roads,
WATANABE Kazushige , Japan , Issues of and Measures for Ensuring Winter Road Traffic in Japan
RIIMAA Jyri , Estonia , Estonian Road Management organisation

Session T1-2A: Winter Maintenance Management Methods (1st part)
Président : Masaru MATSUZAWA - Co-président : Jukka KARJALAINEN

LUCAS HERRANZ Jorge , Spain , Managing Winter Serviceability during an Adverse Wheather Condition (AWC) with the Aid of Advanced Technological Systems, Spanish experience in Sporadically Exposed Geographical Areas,
MUNEHIRO Kazunori , Japan , Assessment of Winter Road Traffic Performance Using Taxi Probe Data
TAKAHASHI Naoto , Japan , Performance Measurement of Winter Road Management,
ALFELOR Roemer , USA , Road Weather Management Program (RWMP) Performance Measurement

Session T1-2B: Winter Maintenance Management Methods (2nd part)
Président : Masaru MATSUZAWA - Co-président : Kuno MÄNNIK

KIRIKOSHI Shin , Japan , Cost-Benefit Analysis of Road Snow Removal Projects: Theory and application
VAA Torgeir , Norway , Follow up Study of Winter Standard as a R&D project
OGAMI Tetsuya , Japan , Snowplow Deployment Management Method Considering Attributes of Region and Route
MÖLLER Staffan , Sweden , The Winter Model – a first test calculation

Session T1-3: Interaction Between Road Users and Agencies
Président : David PALMITJAVILA - Co-président : Kuno MÄNNIK

CAMPBELL Mara et WARGSJÖ Agneta , USA and Sweden , Understanding and Incorporating Customer Needs in a Road Administration,
PATRIKAINEN Pasi , Finland , Interaction In Road Maintenance Planning - From Customer Needs To Road Winter Maintenance In Finland
HOLLDORB Christian , Germany , Winter service strategies for increased European road safety - The Results of COST Action 353
HOFFMAN William , USA , Winter Operations Coalition for coordinated Operations and Maintenance in the Western States

Session T1-4: Challenges of Contracting
Président : Kuno MÄNNIK - Co-président : Ahdelhamid JANATI

BERGER Yves , Canada-Québec , Assessing New Winter Maintenance Management Approaches at the Ministère des Transports du Québec
GORMAN-ASAL Coleen , Canada , Sustainable Winter Service in a P3 Contract in New Brunswick
DAHLEN Jon , Norway , Maintenance Contracts – Exchange of Data between Contractor and Client,
LARSEN Øystein , Norway , Development of Road Maintenance Expertise




Topic 2 - Safety and Mobility in Winter: Social, Environmental and Economic Aspects

Session T2-1: Accident and Traffic Flow Analysis
Président : Horst HANKE - Co-président : Xavier COCU

PÖLLÄNEN Markus , Finland , Wintertime road conditions and accident risks in passenger car traffic
ANDREY Jean , Canada , Long-term trends in snowfall-related crash risk
USMAN Taimur , Canada , A multilevel disaggregate Model for quantifying the Safety Effect of Winter Road Maintenance
VAA Torgeir , Norway , Side Friction as a Parameter to optimize Winter Operations

Session T2-2: Optimized Driver Information for Better Road Safety
Président : Horst HANKE - Co-président : Masaru MATSUZAWA

NOËL Sylvain , Canada-Québec , Delivery of a Product for conveying Information concerning Winter Road Conditions to Users, and the Steps taken to ensure Delivery of a Quality Product
IMAMORI Naoki , Japan , Cooperative Initiatives to Protect Winter Road Transportation in Niigata City
KAWAMATA Kazuhisa , Japan , Discussion on the practical Application of DSRC in Measures to counter Visibility Hazards in cold Areas with heavy Snowfall
HAGIWARA Toru , Japan , Determining the most effective Locations of Illuminated Delineators for improving Visibility on Expressways under Snowstorm Conditions using a Driving Simulator

Session T2-3: Special Traffic Problems and Solutions in Wintertime
Président : Xavier COCU - Co-président : Horst HANKE

HJORT Mattias , Sweden , Bus accidents in winter time
NISKA Anna , Sweden , The importance of winter maintenance for cyclists
BERTHOD Catherine , Canada-Québec , Traffic Calming Measures in Winter Conditions
DUMONT André-Gilles , Switzerland , Thermal Behaviour of Porous Asphalt
ROOS Ralf , Germany , Block dispatching for HGVs on problematic road sections during extreme winter weather conditions

Session T2-4: Sustainable Winter Maintenance in Road Tunnels
Président : Pierre SCHMITZ - Co-président : Vidar ENGMO

SCHMITZ Pierre , Belgium , Technical Committee C4 and Sustainable Winter Maintenance in Road Tunnels
DEBS Alexandre , Canada-Québec , Winter Operation of Road Tunnels in Québec: the Ville-Marie and Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine tunnels
HILL Duane , USA , Winter Operation and maintenance of Tunnel in North eastern Minnesota
ANDERSSON Per , Sweden , Water Infiltration and Ice Problems in Rock Tunnels in Sweden




Topic 3 - Winter Service Information Systems

Session T3-1: Monitoring & Observing Weather & Road Conditions
Président : Martin HOBBS - Co-président : Richard CHARPENTIER

MARCHETTI Mario , France , Discrimination of Surface Status of Pavements by Extracting Image Data
FENG Feng , Canada , Classification of Winter Road Surface Conditions Based on Continuous Friction Measurement
BERTIN BÉNIÉ Goze , Canada-Québec , A Centre of Expertise for the Coordination between Vehicle and Infrastructure Applied to Mobile Road Information Systems
OHIRO Tomonori , Japan , Advanced Snow and Ice Control Measures for Hokkaido's Expressways

Session T3-2: Forecasting Weather & Road Conditions
Président : Paul PISANO - Co-président : Mario MARCHETTI

COUDERT Odile , France , Optima : Road Weather Informations dedicated to road sections
RICHARD Paul , Canada , Night Icing Potential Prediction System
MASON Peter , United Kingdom , Developments in road weather forecasting
SPREITZHOFER Gerald , Austria , Combining Meteorological and Geographic Information Systems to Increase the Capacity of Road Weather Forecasts

Session T3-3A: Decision Support Systems (1st part)
Président : Martin HOBBS - Co-président : Richard CHARPENTIER

PISANO Paul , USA , The Clarus Regional Demonstrations
WEBER Christelle , France , Multifunction software for Winter Serviceability Management
JELISEJEVS Boriss , Latvia , A Role of ITS in Road Winter Maintenance
MEWES John , USA , An Overview of the Pooled Fund Study Maintenance Decision Support System

Session T3-3B: Decision Support Systems (2nd part)
Président : Mario MARCHETTI - Co-président : Larry BROWN

YANG Jun , Canada , Development and Calibration of Frost Depth and Thaw Duration Predictors Based on the Weather Information
HAMEL Serge , Canada-Québec , Innovative Solutions for Managing Winter Service
HANKE Horst , Germany , Spreading Agent Management System as Part of an all-embracing Winter Maintenance Management System
MAKINO Masatoshi , Japan , Development of a System for the Flexible Shifting of Snow Removal Sections Using Real-time Positioning Information on Snow Removal Machinery

Session T3-4A: Vehicle-based Technologies (1st part)
Président : Martin HOBBS - Co-président : Miguel TREMBLAY

HARUYAMA Kazuhiko , Japan , A Discussion of Advancements in Data Collection and Provision using Next Generation ITS Technology in Regions of Cold and Heavy Snow
KOIKE Tamotsu , Japan , The Introduction of the Snow Vehicle Position Monitoring System and its Effectiveness
DROBOT Sheldon , USA , Improving Road Weather Products with Vehicle Probe Data
PALSSON Einar , Iceland , Winter service management and service vehicle activity reports

Session T3-4B: Vehicle-based Technologies (2nd part)
Président : Paul PISANO - Co-président : Mario MARCHETTI

LAPOINTE Claude , Canada-Québec , Developing a Second-Generation Mobile Road Weather Station
FERREIRA Paulo , Canada-Québec , Info-Neige – For Easy and Effective Management of Snow Loading Operations
SCHEDLER Karl E. , Germany , Methods to Generate Information on Weather and Road Condition in terms of Specific Road Sections Online as well as in the Vehicle for Driver and Travellers
HESS Rainer , Germany , Potential of Automatic Field Data Capture in Winter Maintenance on Roads




Topic 4 - Snow and Ice Control Techniques and Technologies

Session T4-1A: Innovative Techniques for Snow Removal (1st part)
Président : Alan CHAMBERS - Co-président : Mohamed EL MOUNIR

CORBETT Mike , Canada , Two Plows – One Operator – The Use of Tow Plows on an Arterial Highway in Northern N.B.
TAHARA Yuji , Japan , Securing the Wintertime Traffic Flow by Means of Multi-Vehicle Snow Removal
GRUHS Pontus , Sweden , High speed plough / environmental plough
NITTA Yasushi , Japan , Development of Snow Removal Machinery for Optimizing Sidewalk Snow Removal

Session T4-1B: Innovative Techniques for Snow Removal (2nd part)
Président : Rick NELSON - Co-président : André PANS

GAGNÉ Jimmy , Canada-Québec , Winter Airport Maintenance: Developing a Unique Expertise
TURTSCHY Jean-Claude , Switzerland , New Ecological Material for fhe Winter Treatment
ZAVITTERI Andrea , Italia , Tanker for Hot De-Icing of Roads and Highways
OKOSHI Shuuji , Japan , The Application of the Cavitation Cleaning Vehicle in Snow and Ice Operations

Session T4-2: The Environment and Snow Control
Président : Manfred SKERLAN - Co-président : André PANS

LIVET Jean , France , Analysis of a Particular Observed Accidentology on Dry and Salted Pavement
SMITHSON Leland , USA , Implementing Passive Snow and Ice Control Measures
ITO Yasuhiko , Japan , Relationship between Tree Density and Visibility Improvement of Highway Snowbreak Woods
ABE Koichi , Japan , Efforts to improve the visual environment on expressways that pass through areas of snowstorm and drifting snow

Session T4-3: Techniques for the Application of Deicing Chemicals
Président : Roberto GIANNETTI - Co-président : Mohamed EL MOUNIR

SOMMER Bo , Denmark , GPS Controlled Salt Spreading and Section Based Forecasts
BOLET Lars , Denmark , Ice Control with Brine Spread with Nozzles on Highways - Implementation of Brine Spreading Technologies in Denmark
DURIEZ Luc , France , Feasibility Study of an Automatic System of Spreading of Sodium Chloride Brine in the North of France
HAUSMANN Günter , Germany , Distribution of spreading agents on the road surface

Session T4-4: Measurement of Pavement Surface Condition
Président : Rick NELSON - Co-président : André PANS

ARSENAULT Steve , Canada-Québec , Assessment of Devices used to measure Road Friction in Winter Conditions
MARUYAMA Kimio , Japan , Skid Resistance of Porous Asphalt Pavement under Winter Conditions
FUJIMOTO Akihiro , Japan , Prediction of Sliding Resistance on Asphalt Pavement Surface due to the Freezing of a Sodium Chloride Solution
ENGSTRÖM Niclas , Sweden , Direct low lateral slip roadgrip measurement compared with surface reflection of three laser beams

Session T4-5: Analysis of the Spread Rate of Chemical Deicers
Président : Freddy KNUDSEN - Co-président : André PANS

JOUIN Denis , France , Optical Recognition of Road De-Icing Product Graind'sel Project
DAMKJÆR Tine , Denmark , Testing of Spreaders for Snow and Ice control-Methods and Results
HANKE Horst , Germany , Optimized Spreading of Salt and Brine in Winter Service
MARCHETTI Mario , France , Remote determination of residual de-icer with an optical spectroscopic tool,

Session T4-6: Prevention or Dealing with Snow/Ice
Président : José DEL PINO ALVAREZ - Co-président : Mohamed EL MOUNIR

COCU Xavier , Belgium , The use of phase change materials to delay pavement freezing
POISSONNIER Stéphanie , France , Winter Maintenance and Urban Installations
RAY David , USA , Best Practices in Winter Maintenance from the U.S. Domestic Scan Program
FRENETTE Michel , Canada-Québec , Infrastructure for the Disposal of Snow in Montréal




Topic 5 - Winter Service and Sustainable Transportation

Session T5-1: Salt and the Road Right-of-Way
Président : Frank RIZZARDO - Co-président : Didier GILOPPÉ

SATIN Morton , USA , Research on Minimizing the Environmental Impacts of De-Icing
YAMAMOTO Yuichiro , Japan , Research on Environmental Impact of Spread De-icing Salts
BOMMEL Amandine et DUBÉ Jean-Sébastien , France and Canada-Québec , Effect of Dissolved Deicing Salts on the Mobility of Metals in Contaminated Urban Soils
LAUSECKER Pierre-Olivier , France , A Methodology for the Spatial Analysis of the Impacts of Road Deicing Salts on Surface Water

Session T5-2: Alternatives to Salt & Salt Quality
Président : Aldis LACIS - Co-président : Frank RIZZARDO

ALATYPPÖ Ville , Finland , Efficiency of Runway De-Icing Chemicals In Practice
MURAKAMI Hisatoshi , Japan , Feasibility Study on the Suitability of Automated Acetic Acid Cryoprotectant Dispersion Systems on Urban Expressways
BLOMQVIST Göran , Sweden , The environmental sub-model of the Swedish winter model – updated algorithms for the description of salt damage to roadside environment
NAGLIC Olga , Slovenia , The Importance of the Quality of Deicing Materials

Session T5-3: Salt, Snow – Sustainable Options
Président : Fumihiro HARA - Co-président : Didier GILOPPÉ

SPECKLIN Gérard , France , Sustainable Development and Winter Viability: the Case of Public Markets for Road Salts in France
ROCHEFEUILLE Charles-Henri , France , Road's De-Icing Agents and Sustainable Development
MIKKA’ICHI Hironobu , Japan , Road Heating System Using Hot Spring Water as the Renewable Heat Source
WATANABE Hiroshi , Japan , Snow Melting System Using Shallow Ground Heat at “Michi-No-Eki”, Hachi-Kita

Session T5-4: History of Maintenance in Various Countries
Président : Didier GILOPPÉ - Co-président : Fumihiro HARA

DZIEDATAJA Indra , Latvia , History of sustainable winter road maintenance service in Latvia from 1919 to 2009
PASQUINI Amleto , Italia , Winter maintenance and sustainable development




Topic 6 - Winter Service and Climate Change Impacts

Session T6-1: Winter Service and Climate Change Impacts
Président : Jan ÖLANDER - Co-président : Odile COUDERT

REIMCHEN Donna , Canada , Reducing Maintenance Requirements on Permafrost-Affected Highways: Permafrost Test Sections along the Alaska Highway
THORDARSON Skuli , Iceland , Real-time frost depth forecast model for thaw-induced axle load limitation management
CHAUMONT Diane , Canada-Québec , Analysis of regional climate model simulations of transport-related climate indices over Southern Québec
CULP Michael , USA , Federal Highway Administration’s Development of a Strategy to Address Adaptation to Climate Change
NORDLANDER Håkan , Sweden , What impact will climate change have on roads in Sweden and how to deal with it



   
   
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