Western Cooperative Test Groups Annual Meeting combined with Rocky Mountain Asphalt User / Producer Groups Binder/Mixture & Construction Subcommittees Spring Meeting was held in Reno, Nevada, March 22, 2006 at The Silver Legacy.

The group would like to extend their gratitude to everyone that made this meeting a great success.

SPEAKERS:

"NCAT Update on Test Track"
Don Watson, Auburn University

"Test method evaluations and recent binder studies at WRI"
Fred Turner, Western Research Institute

"Flow Activation Energy: Prediction Model for Compaction Effort"
Dr. Delmar Salomon, Pavement Preservation System, LLC

"SHRP Plus - Life after Elastic Recovery"
John D'Angelo, FHWA

"Colorado's experience with Joint Density- Roll 'em if you got em'
Bill Schiebel, Colorado Department of Transportation

"Warm Mix Update"
Larry Michael, Asphalt Consultatnt