The 32nd RPUG annual conference will be held virtually as webinar series, from September 15 to 16 (101 classes), and from October 13 to 15 (presentation and expert panel discussion) using the GotoWebinar platform. The 101 sessions are designed to be informative and educational in nature, allowing an industry subject matter expert to provide a guided tour on the history and practical application of a given topic. Each session will provide informative content to engage both beginner and seasoned professional webinar attendees. The second part of the program is a typical RPUG presentation on the latest hot topics. Day 3 and Day 4’s session will end with a panel discussion. Please see the agenda and abstracts for further details. Sign up now to secure your seats!

The Transtec Group now offers online ProVAL pavement smoothness workshops. Sign up now for the next hands-on, virtual workshop on August 13, 2020 beginning at 10 am CDT.

The workshop will consist of two 80-minute sessions with a 20 minute break in between.

• Session 1: Basic Profiling and IRI Analysis
• Session 2: Advanced Topics Including Smoothness Assurance Module (SAM)

The cost to attend is $299 per person. Seats are limited!

Attendees will need to use two computer screens, one for viewing the instructions and one for running the ProVAL software. Download and install the latest ProVAL software for free before the workshop.

ProVAL is an engineering software application used to view and analyze pavement profiles. In ProVAL, users can import profiles from various file formats and save them in the Pavement Profile standard file type. Entire analysis projects can be saved, which preserves user information and analysis inputs. After analyses have been performed, the user can print a report of the original profiles and the results of any analyses performed. ProVAL has been adopted by many agencies around the world. Learn more at www.RoadProfile.com.

The Transtec Group now offers online ProVAL pavement smoothness workshops. Sign up now for the next hands-on, virtual workshop on June 25, 2020 beginning at 10 am CDT.

The workshop will consist of two 80-minute sessions with a 20 minute break in between.

• Session 1: Basic Profiling and IRI Analysis
• Session 2: Advanced Topics Including Smoothness Assurance Module (SAM)

The cost to attend is $299 per person, with a discount available for US Department of Transportation employees. Seats are limited!

Attendees will need to use two computer screens, one for viewing the instructions and one for running the ProVAL software. Download and install the latest ProVAL software for free before the workshop.

ProVAL is an engineering software application used to view and analyze pavement profiles. In ProVAL, users can import profiles from various file formats and save them in the Pavement Profile standard file type. Entire analysis projects can be saved, which preserves user information and analysis inputs. After analyses have been performed, the user can print a report of the original profiles and the results of any analyses performed. ProVAL has been adopted by many agencies around the world. Learn more at www.RoadProfile.com.

The 2020 ProVAL workshop schedule is updated! There will be multiple ProVAL workshops and further details will be provided when available.

The 2020 ProVAL workshop schedule is updated! There will be multiple ProVAL workshops and further details will be provided when available. The next workshop will be at TRB 2020! Register TRB conference and you can attend the ProVAL workshop for FREE!!

The 2019 ProVAL workshop schedule is updated! The next workshop will be held at the Pavement Evaluation 2019 conference (combined with the RPUG 2019 conference) on September 20, 2019. The AM session will be an Essential ProVAL workshop and the PM session will be an Advanced ProVAL workshop. The trainers include Dr. George K. Chang, Mr. Steve Karamihas, and Ms. Amanda L. Gilliland. Sign up to reserve your seats now!!

It is a golden opportunity to learn both ProVAL and ICDM-Veta at the same location! Well, you can also choose either one. ProVAL-Pavement Smoothness workshops and Intelligent Construction Data Management-Veta workshops will be held back-to-back in IL from May 14 to 17, 2019. The schedule and locations are as follows:

May 14 (Tuesday) IC-Veta workshop in Chicago, IL
May 15 (Wednesday) ProVAL workshop in Chicago, IL
May 16 (Thursday) ProVAL workshop in Springfield, IL
May 17 (Friday) IC-Veta workshop in Springfield, IL

The seats for the workshops are limited and available at first-come-first basis. The registration information is as follows and the registration form can be downloaded here: