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Submission of papers

The deadline for individual papers has been extended

to September 30, 2010.

For this XXIVth World Road Congress, the World Road Association (PIARC) is calling for individual contributions on selected topics in order to enrich and broaden the views and work of the PIARC Technical Committees.

Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Committees. Papers that are accepted will be published in the Congress proceedings, and will provide input to the Congress sessions. All authors of accepted papers will have the opportunity to present their paper at poster sessions. Some outstanding contributions will be selected for an oral presentation during the Congress.

By submitting a paper in response to the present call for papers you will automatically be entered in the PIARC Prizes 2011 competition and be in contention to win one of the seven prizes. The prize for the best paper in each of the following categories will be awarded by an international jury:

1. Young professionals (paper presented by authors less than 30 years of age);
2. Developing countries (paper presented by authors from countries of low income and lower-middle income economies according to the classification established by the World Bank in 2009, list appended to this note);
3. Best innovation (Maurice Milne medal) ;
4. Safety of road users and road workers;
5. Sustainable development; and
6. Two prizes to outstanding papers addressing other issues.

For each paper selected for a prize, PIARC will pay the travel expenses (economy class), accommodation (hotel - intermediate category) and the registration fees to the Congress for one of the co-authors of the paper.

For more information about the PIARC Prizes competition see the tab PIARC Awards.

+ Information for Prospective Authors
Content:All papers must be original work available to be released for publication. Material that has been previously published will not be accepted. Any reference of a political, commercial or advertising nature must be excluded from the papers. The indication of a brand name should be excluded in the title and in the abstract.

Language: Abstracts should be submitted in one of the official languages of the Association, i.e. English or French and preferably in both languages.

Submission: Abstracts should be submitted using the on-line facility from the dedicated Congress web-site:

Length: The abstract should not exceed 400 words.

Timeline

Topics for the call for papers
Individual contributions are solicited for the following topics exclusively - papers that fall outside this scope will not be considered:
1) Environmental Evaluation of Road Projects
2) Innovative Road Management Arrangements
3) Funding of Road Infrastructure
4) Shadow and Direct User Toll (PPP)
5) Economic Aspects of Mobility Pricing
6) New Approaches to Appraisal of Social Impacts of Road Projects
7) Sustainable Maintenance of Rural Roads
8) Project Governance and Institutional Integrity
9) Capturing and Understanding Customer Needs
10) Human Resources for the Future
11) Management of Roads
12) Keeping Cities Moving
13) Freight Transport
14) Winter Service in Latin America
15) Linear Settlements: the World-Wide Disaster for Road Safety
16) Methods for Road Safety Impact Assessments
17) Road Safety System Approach
18) The System Approach of Human Factors in Road Design and Operations
19) Managing Operational Risk in the Road Sector
20) Sustainable Approaches for Road Tunnels
21) Adaptation of Road Pavements to Climate Change
22) Innovation in Road Pavements
23) Road Bridges
24) Innovations in the Treatment and Use of Marginal Local Materials
25) Innovations in Construction and Maintenance of Unpaved Roads in Developing Countries

Download the full text of the call for paper with a description of the different topics.

Contact in relation to the call for papers
World Road Association (PIARC)
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PIARC Awards

World Road Association Awards
(PIARC Prizes 2011)

Presentation and Rules

The World Road Association (PIARC) will award prizes at the XXIVth World Road Congress, in Mexico City in 2011.

The prizes are designed to promote professional excellence, research, innovation and applications that demonstrate great interest and success in all areas of road and road transport, particularly relating to safety, the challenges of sustainable development and improving the efficiency of road transport.

Prizes will be allocated from amongst all the papers submitted in response to the call for papers launched for the XXIVth World Road Congress.

Eligible entrants
Individuals or teams may enter the competition, with the exclusion of organisations.

Members of the World Road Association Council may not enter.

Prizes
A prize will be awarded to the best paper in the following seven categories:

1. Young professionals (paper presented by authors all less than 30 years of age),
2. Developing countries (paper presented by authors from countries of low income and lower-middle income economies according to the classification established by the World Bank in 2009: list of corresponding countries)
3. Best innovation (Maurice Milne medal).
4. Safety of road users and road workers,
5. Sustainable development
6. and two prizes to outstanding papers addressing other issues.

For each paper selected for a prize, PIARC shall pay travel expenses (economy class), accommodation (hotel - intermediate category) and the fees of the congress for one of the co -authors of the paper.

International jury
Prizes are awarded by an International Jury whose composition as determined by the PIARC Executive Committee is as follows:

1. the Chair of the Communication and international relations commission along with one member of the commission,
2. one representative from each country that sponsors a prize,
3. the PIARC Secretary General

The jury is presided by the Chair of the Communication and international relations commission. The jury is administered by the general secretariat.

Selection of papers submitted to the international jury
The Technical committees shall be responsible for identifying the papers most eligible for prizes. Those papers are then submitted to the international jury.

PIARC member countries that organise a competition at the national level may present one paper to the international jury from amongst the submissions.

Evaluation criteria
The technical committees and potentially member countries that propose a paper to the international jury will evaluate and provide a justified opinion of the eligible papers with respect to innovation, scientific value and practical applicability/interest on the basis of the following criteria:

Excellence: reflecting notable work by an experienced professional(s) or research into new ideas by a young professional(s).

Innovation: drawing attention to notable discoveries and encouraging specific solutions or ideas.

Applicability: encouraging the dissemination of research and best practices throughout the world.

Practicality: ideas which currently have or are likely in the future to have practical application while at the same time encouraging innovation and new thinking.

Multidisciplinary: the rules encourage consideration of the topics by a wide range of skills such as engineering, economics, social, environmental sciences, and so on.

Balance: transport is an increasingly complex sector and so consideration should be given to the relationship between the different modes of transport.

These criteria will be considered by the international jury which may choose to take other aspects into account for awarding the prizes.

If the jury finds that submissions do not meet expectations, they reserve the right to refrain from making a selection for the prize in question.

Timeline

Before the end of July 2011
The general secretariat notifies winners and the respective first delegate/national committee.

September 2011
Prizes awarded at the congress during the opening session.
Winners present their paper during the congress

January 2012
Winning papers are published in Routes/Roads.