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TRB 2016 Annual Report | 1 Am A j o r p ro g r A m d i v i s i o n of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) is recognized as one of the world's leading transportation research organizations.
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2 | TRB 2016 Annual Report TRB relies on the knowledge and service of volunteers who are experts in all subjects related to transportation. More than 7,000 volunteers participate on TRB committees and research panels.
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TRB 2016 Annual Report | 3 strAtegic initiAtives In June 2014, the TRB Executive Committee adopted a five-year strategic plan to guide TRB volunteers and staff on several initiatives. To ensure a focus on the most important current and future issues, the Executive Committee identified three strategic areas for TRB programs and activities in the next few years.
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4 | TRB 2016 Annual Report review process -- from the initial calls for papers through submission, review, and acceptance -- to identify efficiencies and to ensure that only highquality articles are accepted for publication. Cooperative Research Programs At the request of sponsors and stakeholders, the Cooperative Research Programs have set a priority to reduce the time from the initial submission of problem statements to the availability of research results and reports.
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TRB 2016 Annual Report | 5 Board. TRB also relies on annual meeting registration fees, exhibits, and patrons as a source of revenue, and these continue to increase each year.
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6 | TRB 2016 Annual Report and U.S. DOT addressed the subject of climate change adaptation, part of TRB's strategic focus on resilience.
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TRB 2016 Annual Report | 7 are more readily available than ever before. In the past year, TRB started tracking references to TRB products in federal and state legislation, regulations, and standards, and in testimony delivered before Congress.
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