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18^th Road Pavements Forum - 10 & 11 NOVEMBER 2009
CSIR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, PRETORIA
DRAFT AGENDA

REGISTRATION: TEA AND COFFEE
KEYNOTE SESSION	Chair: J Onraet (SAT)
Welcome, Announcements and Overview of the Programme
Improving the Quality of Freight Logistics – Government Policy and Investment in Infrastructure	Dr A Shaw
Status Reports:	L Van Wyk
-Transport Sector's Readiness for the 2010 FIFA World Cup^TM	H Stander
-Progress of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP)	H Kotze
-Condition of National, Provincial and Municipal Roads – an Update	L Kannemeyer
-National and Regional Axial Load Limits – Quo Vadis	P Nordengen
LUNCH
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN THE ROADS SECTOR	Chair: S Solomons (Sabita)
CETA’s Mandate, Functions and Challenges in the Promotion of Skills Development in the Roads Sector	Dr T Matobako
Municipal Skills Development Programme	A Lawless
Progress Report on Capacity Coordination for Roads (CapCoR)	L Sampson
Feedback on Courses: - Pavement Engineering Course - Materials Testing Course - Training Courses for NQF Levels 2 to 4	L Sampson
TEA
FEEDBACK FROM WORKING GROUPS	N Pienaar (ASPASA & SARMA)
- Feedback from the Chair: TMH1 and TRH20	N Pienaar
- South African Pavement Engineering Manual: Status Report	D Rossmann
- Feedback on the Outcomes of Stabilisation Workshops	B Perrie
- Warm-Mix Asphalt: Status Report	T Lewis
- TRH 21: Hot Mix Recycled Asphalt	T Lewis
COCKTAILS
WEDNESDAY, 11 NOVEMBER
REGISTRATION: TEA AND COFFEE
APPROPRIATE STANDARDS AND PRACTICES (1)	Chair: B Perrie (C&CI)
- Revised Standards for Paving Blocks	J Cairns
Status Reports on Implementation of Ultra-Thin Concrete:
- Implementation of Ultra-Thin Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements	P Joubert/R Burger
- Construction of Ultra-Thin Reinforced Concrete Pavements in 20T Townships	R Louw
Sustainable Practices in Road Delivery
- Feedback from IRF Meeting on Environment	S Solomons
- Measurement of Greenhouse Gas Emmissions at Asphalt Plants	B Neville
Origins of Bitumen	J Muller
TEA
PROGRESS REPORT ON SA PAVEMENT DESIGN METHOD	Chair: P Nordengen (CSIR & SARF)
- Status Report	L Kannemeyer
- Integration of Vehicle-Pavement Contact Stress Data in SAPDM	Prof M de Beer
- Development of Resilient Response and Damage Models for Hot-Mix Asphalt	E Denneman & Dr J Anochie-Boateng
SUMMARY AND RESOLUTIONS
LUNCH
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