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International Transportation Committee

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES For 2007-2008Chair: T A Anderson, R/W-AC, SRA, SRPA,

MHVVice-Chair: Jerry Colburn, R/W-RAC

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ITC’s Five Target Areas

1. Governance Activities2. Governance Planning/Structure3. Liaison/Oversight4. Education/Professional Development5. Outreach

Created Sub-Committee Structure to address the 5 Target Areas

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Annual Conference Sub-Committee

Chair: Jerry Colburn, SR/WA, Karen Stein, SR/WA, TA Anderson, R/W-AC, LoAnn Weight, SR/WA

• Coordinating process of identifying potential ITC sponsored sessions

• Identifying moderators• Ensuring that moderators and speakers coordinate with

one another and with Headquarters to provide required information

• Process will start with 2008 Conference

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Symposium Sub-Committee(2008)

Chair: Debra Reddick, SR/WA, Gary Slack, SR/WA, T A Anderson, R/W-AC, Jerry Colburn, R/W-RAC

Topic: ITC looking for opportunities/committee teaming

Kentucky DOT Symposium a possibility being pursued

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Web Content Sub-Committee

Chair: Rick Etter, LoAnn Weight, SR/WA, Steve Droge, SR/WA

• Continuing effort to enhance ITC website content• Need template and requirements from Headquarter for

adding web content• Add “canned” programs for use by Chapters

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Education/Professional Development Sub-Committee

Chair: Karen Stein SR/WA, Elizabeth Norris, Terrel Heather SR/WA, Charles Hubbard

SR/WA

• No work tasks received by this committee to date

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Publications /Editorial Review Sub-committee

Chair: Diane Johnson, SR/WA

Doug Krysa, SR/WA

Edit and Review articles for ROW Magazine prior to publication

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Research and Studies Sub-Committee

Chair: David Blakeney, SR/WA Chris Pawloski, SR/WA, Billy Medley SR/WA

•Best Practices•Case Studies•Legislative issues•Communicate to membership

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Communication Sub-CommitteeCo-chairs: Kathy Phillips SR/WA, Mike Phillips SR/WA,

Don Corrigan, SR/WA, RW/RAC, Debra Reddick, SR/WA

• Develop and maintain email lists for committee• Facilitate communications with Chapters, Regions,

Speakers Bureau• Maintain Chapter Liaison Database Lists

– Currently 42 Chapter Transportation Reps – 7 Regions

– Chapter President’s distribution list • Maintain listing of Chapter Programs Prepared• Co-Chairs serve as Recording Secretary to ITC

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ITC Members Personal ProjectsEach ITC member is required to propose, commit to, and complete an approved personal project.

• Submit an idea to Chair & Vice Chair for approval

• Examples might be:– Write a white paper on a topic of program significance– Write an article for publication in “Right of Way” or other

technical journal– Prepare a presentation on a ROW-related issue or topic – Present or co-present a session at a national or regional

conference, etc.– Coordinate presence of IRWA with an exhibit at a conference– Chairing or co-chairing a symposium or conference – Organize or Moderate a session at the Austin 2008 Conference

or PRES

• Personal Projects are now required of all ITC members

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Members Personal Project (Template)

Problem

Briefly state –

(1) the specific problem or issue, and

(2) how it impacts the transportation ROW profession.

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Members Personal Projects

Project Scope

Explain the nature of your proposed project. If more that one ITC member will be involved, briefly explain the nature of each person’s role in the project.

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Members Personal Projects

Description of Project Output and Delivery Date

Explain what the final product will be (i.e., article, presentation, report, etc.) and include a projected completion date (ex. June 08).

The completion date should be prior to June 19, 2008-(Opening of the 2008 Annual Education Conference in Austin, Texas)

Extensions beyond the June `08 date may be authorized on an individual basis, depending on the scope and nature of your proposed project.

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ITC Members Personal Projects 2006-07

LoAnn Weight, SR/WA, R/W-NAC, R/W- RAC

2007 Sacramento Conference program leader, lead person for organizing Headquarters appreciation luncheon sponsored by Chapter 44 and organize the First Timer Program

Don Corrigan, SR/WA, R/W-RAC

Prepare a working project aimed at Chapter Presidents to promote appointment of chapter transportation representative and keeping Chapters within Region advised of ITC goals & work plan

Gary Slack, SR/WA

Working with Kentucky Transportation officials to present Right of Way and Utilities Training program

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ITC Member Personal Projects (cont.)

Mike Phillips, SR/WACo Develop and prepare a program session dealing with “NEPA” for the Austin 2008 Conference or future education conference

Karen Stein, SR/WA, RW-RACPrepare a paper for improvement and enhancement for IRWA training for experienced agents

Billy Medley, SR/WAHas submitted a magazine article for publication in “Right of Way” on Evolution of Railroads

Charles Hubbard, SR/WAOrganizing effort with FL Chapters to reach out to organizations that utilize or are affiliated with R/W and provide a IRWA information and presence at the Tallahassee FL Board of Realtors Annual EXPO

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ITC Member Personal Projects (cont.)

Diane Johnson, SR/WALead person for a 2008 Austin Conference session on “Federal Agency Update” and write a magazine article for “Right of Way”

Jerry Colburn, R/W-RAC, Vice ChairFacilitator/Moderator for two sessions at the Austin Conference and secure speakers doe three sessions

David Blakeney, SR/WAMid-South ROW Conference – organizing and arranging IRWA presence at conference this coming October in Louisiana

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ITC Member Personal Projects (cont.)

Terrel Heather, SR/WAAuthored ROW Magazine article that has been submitted for publishing on “Light Rail”

TA Anderson, SRPA, SRA, MHV, R/W-ACChair, ITC, Organizing effort with Florida Chapters to reach out to organizations that utilize or are affiliated with right of way and make them aware of IRWA and what IRWA offers

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Chapter Transportation Chairs E-Mail Group - Outreach

First E-mail Outreach contact (volume 1, Number 1) from ITC sent January 18th , 2006 generated interest and positive comments. We are creating up-to-date contacts for our chapter and “community of interest” database.The 1st broadcast included basic committee

information (mission, current committee roster and minutes from our Anaheim committee meeting), and an invitation to communicate with us on a variety of topics.

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2007-2008 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Committee Strategic Plan Yes No

Goal # 1: Develop session topics that involve international or bi-lateral issues for the 2008 Annual Conference in Austin

Measure of Success: At least 6 of the approved ITC sessions for Austin will have content that has application for Canadian and other members.

There are two standing sessions, the “Federal Agency Update” and “AASHTO Update”, and even those probably have some relevance for right of way professionals from Canada, South Africa, Australia Japan, Korea and others. These sessions may be partnered with other committees.

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2007-2008 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Committee Strategic Plan Yes No

Goal # 2: Present ITC sessions for the 2008 Annual Conference in Austin that deal with issues in several transportation modes (not just highways), as well as at least 1 session on communications/negotiations.

Measure of Success: At least 7 of our proposed ITC sessions for Austin have “multi-modal” or communication/negotiation applications.

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2007-2008 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Committee Strategic Plan Yes No

Goal # 3: Focus on communication, outreach, and participation with all committee members and our “Community of Practice”.

Measure of Success:

(A) All ITC members have a voice in developing Session Topics and we were successful in getting 8 ITC sessions approved for Sacramento.

(B) The ITC is continuing to develop our current list of Chapter Transportation Chairs. Our first e-mail broadcast to the Chapter Chairs went out in early 2006. This is planned to be a large part of our outreach efforts following sub-committee re-structuring.

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2007-2008 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Committee Strategic Plan Yes No

Goal # 3: Focus on communication, outreach, and participation with all committee members and our "Community of Practice“.

Measure of Success:

(C) The ITC, Asset Management , Local Public Agency and Survey Committee’s have established and continue to build on a partnership in sponsoring sessions at the Annual Conference.

(D) The ITC is looking for other ways to partner with the Utilities, Relocation and other International Committees. We have taken the lead and will try to enlist four International Committees as co-sponsors of educational sessions for Austin.

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2007-2008 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Committee Strategic Plan Yes No

Goal # 3: Focus on communication, outreach, and participation with all committee members and our "Community of Practice“.

Measure of Success:

(E) The ITC will again sponsor a display booth and promotion of the Association at the 2007 Mid-South Right of Way Conference in New Orleans, LA. Attendance 80+

(F) The ITC will again try to participate in the Northwest Right of Way Conference in 2007 by providing a welcome message, magazine, SR/WA and specialty designation information, and membership application in each registrants conference packet. Attendance 150+

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2007 GOALS AND OBJECTIVESCommittee Strategic Plan Yes No

Goal # 3: Focus on communication, outreach, and

participation with all committee members and our "Community of Practice“.

Measure of Success:

(G) Our Region 4 ITC Rep will also be asked annually to staff an IRWA information booth in the exhibit area at the “Mid-Atlantic Workshop”.

This annual event was attended by over 300 ROW professionals in 2006– most of whom are not currently IRWA members. We plan to participate again in 2007 and beyond. This is an excellent outreach opportunity and we suggest that IRWA develop a strategy for having a presence at similar Annual ROW Workshops across the country.

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2007-2008 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Committee Strategic Plan Yes No

Goal # 3: Focus on communication, outreach, and participation with all committee members and our "Community of Practice“.

Measure of Success:

(H) The ITC participated with Chapter 77 with an IRWA booth at the Tallahassee, Florida Board of Realtors Annual EXPO in 2007. 99% of the attendees were unaware of IRWA. This will also be a focus for 2008.

(I) The annual ASSHTO event was attended by over 300 ROW professionals. In Florida in 2007 and the ITC recommends that IRWA develop a strategy for having a presence at similar Annual ROW Events across the country.

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2007-2008 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Committee Strategic Plan Yes No

Goal # 4: Sponsor several articles for RIGHT OF WAY magazine within the next twelve months.

Measure of Success: Articles submitted for publication by ITC members Billy Medley, SR/WA and Terrel Heather, and proposed articles for 2007-2008 are included in the listing of personal projects.

Additionally several other members have committed to authoring articles this year .

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2007-2008 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Committee Strategic Plan Yes No

Goal # 5: Foster the development of a “ROW Community of Practice” that is both internal and external to IRWA.

Measure of Success: (A) We continue to communicate with FHWA, FAA and FTA

Realty Program Experts on program issues on a regular basis.

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What’s working well……………1. Keeping a broad Transportation

focus

Our current membership is diverse:

10 government employees

11 ROW consultant employees

2 retiree’s

1 member is from Canada

Seven of our Austin sessions have cross-functional or multi-modal implications

We have industry reps in aviation, highways, transit – Federal, State & Local

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What’s working…. but can improve1. Sub-Committee Structure

More interaction and involvement by members of the sub-committees

More equitable distribution of assignments

More effective results - because the Sub-Committee members take ownership in their areas of responsibility

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What’s working…… but can improve2. Our Personal Project Initiative

On the positive side…….

The Personal Projects can contribute significantly to the ITC’s goals and mission, and to the Association as a whole.

They give each ITC member an opportunity to contribute, and also gives them a chance to pick the project.

We have some very worthwhile projects underway.

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What’s working…… but can improve2. Our Personal Project Initiative

On the other hand……

Some ITC members either have not committed to do a project

. . . Or have proposed a project – but not followed through on their commitment.

We need follow through by our members

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What needs improvement……………

We need to work on improving our 2-way communications, developing more active participation and getting effective feedback on our performance.

This applies within the ITC…

between the ITC and other Committees…

between the Committees and the Regions...

between the Committees and the IEC

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What’s working…… but must improve1. Our Outreach Initiatives

Our Chapter Chairs E-mail Group was just starting to take off – response was good! However this effort needs work with communication sub-committee

Difficult to measure the value of our presence at national and regional ROW events

Our communication subcommittee must take the lead working with Chair & Vice Chair for effective implementation.

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ITC Regional Reps

Region Representatives1 LoAnn Weight, SR/WA, R/W-NAC, R/W-RAC

2 Elizabeth Norris

3 Don Corrigan, SR/WA, R/W-RAC

4 Mike Jones, SR/WA

5 Gary Slack, SR/WA

6 Debra Reddick, SR/WA

7 Kathy Phillips, SR/WA

8 Vacant

9 Karen M. Stein, SR/WA, RW-RAC

10 Doug Krysa, SR/WA

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At Large ITC Members - 6 David Blakeney, SR/WA (2)

Charles Hubbard (6)Chris Pawloski, SR/WA (8)Rick Etter (4)Terrel Heather, SR/WA (6)Diane B. Johnson, SR/WA (6)

Clyde Johnson, SR/WA (6)Mike Phillips, SR/WA (7)Steve Droge, SR/WA (9

Special Support to The Committee:Ann Catlin (retired) (3)Don Brent, SR/WA (5)

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Respectfully Submitted,

• TA Anderson, R/W-AC, SRPA, SRA, MHV, Chair ITC

• Jerry Colburn, R/W-RAC, Vice Chair ITC