Abstracts / Rapid Downloads / Awards

Thank you for taking the opportunity to submit an abstract - these are now closed. We do have some vacancies for a Rapid Download - Cool Tools, if interested. Please email marg@conferenceteam.co.nz. Cool Tools applications close Thur 12 February.

• Rapid Downloads – Cool Tools (Day 1).  These were a huge success at our 2014 forum, so we will be repeating the format in 2015.  This session will be based around approx 13 mini interactive table presentations.  We suggest 8 mins to present followed by 6 mins for discussion.  Each presentation is repeated three times in total.  Topics could be an example of good practice / cool tools and how they have been applied / benefits.

Important Dates:

Please note: It is a requirement that all presenters (and co-presenters if applicable) must register and pay to attend the Road Infrastructure Management Forum.

Road Infrastructure Management Forum – Innovation Awards

RIMS, IDS and NZUAG would like to recognise innovation in their parts of the road infrastructure management industry. In conjunction with the annual forum they will be making three awards for 3 innovations.

Wed 25 Mar: Award for general roading asset management with a focus on information management
Thu 26 Mar: Optimised Decision Making: Award for innovation in optimised decision making
Thu 26 Mar: Corridor Management: Award for innovation in corridor management

Eligibility for the Awards
The presenters at the forum, that meet the following rules, will be eligible for the award associated with the Day and stream they are speaking at:

• The talk must be about an innovative made (completed) to improve practice within the industry
• Product and software vendors will not be eligible
• Consultants and contractors must be clear who the Road Controlling Authority client was for the innovative work
• The innovative work must have been done in New Zealand
• On Day 1 (Wednesday) the Rapid Download talks are not eligible for the award

Selection of the Winners
The winners shall be chosen by the audience at the end of each day. The audience will be encouraged to make their decision based on the value or impact of the innovation to the industry. While the award is not strictly about presentation skills it can be assumed that the quality of the presentation will have an impact on how the audience perceives the innovation.

Prizes
The winning presenter(s) will be awarded with a certificate, a plaque and $500.
Note that the winner of the Day 1 - Wednesday award will announced and awarded at the evening forum dinner.