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The European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) 2020 Annual Report provides an excellent overview of the work and objectives of EUPAVE in 2020. EUPAVE is pleased to be able to look back positively on this year and see fruitful work. EUPAVE’s 2020 Accomplishments were marked by the worldwide Covid-19 crisis. Before this exceptional situation, EUPAVE’s WGs already met through teleconferences, so the week-to-week type(s) of work were not unprecedented, nor new since they had already planned webinars—transitions were smooth. Just like most organizations around the world, EUPAVE adapted its work and continued offering the same level of service as prior years. For the first time, Technical and Promotional Committee Meetings, Board Meetings, “Best Practices Workshop”, and EU events all had to be turned into online-only events.
DETAILED 2020 ACTIVITIES:
I. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
II. MEMBERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP SITUATION
III. ACTIVITIES
a. Website
Dec 1, 2017: EUPAVE released their new website:
2020:
—Updated regularly
—25 articles: On website, in publications, as leaflets
—1 publication
—3 fact sheets: • “High Albedo” • “Less Fuel Consumption” • ”100% Recycling”
—1 position paper: “The European Green Deal and the role of concrete pavements in the new smart mobility”
b. Newsletters
—9 Newsletters:
• Dec 17 • Nov 18 • Nov 16 • Nov 02 • Jun 30 • Apr 09 • Feb 25 • Feb 12 • Jan 10
c. Internet
—Information and Documents available via the internet for EUPAVE Members:
• Calendar of EUPAVE meetings, events, and documents
• Activity plan posted after each meeting
• Annual reports: 2009 – 2019
• Membership Action Plan post meetings
• Board meeting Bylaws
• Meetings documents: 2016 – present
• “Issue trackers” on EU political affairs posted for Board meetings
• Working Groups:
—Best Practices
—EU Advocacy
—Concrete Safety Barriers
—Communication Tools
—Environmental Strategy
—Concrete Pavement Statistics
• Agenda and/or presentation of each teleconference
• Workshop
• Documents of past workshops
d. Video
Promotional video was released during the Opening Session of the “13th International Symposium on Concrete Roads”, held Wed Jun 19, 2018. Since then, it has been viewed more than 1000 times.
e. EUPAVE Publications
—EUPAVE Infographic “Concrete Pavements make roads more sustainable”
—Released by EUPAVE’s WG on Environmental Strategy:
• Jun: “High Albedo” Fact Sheets
• Oct: “Less fuel consumption” Fact Sheets
• Dec: “100% Recycling” Fact Sheets
—Jun: Annual Report 2019—Provides an excellent overview of the work and objectives of EUPAVE in 2019
—Apr: Publication – Guide for design of “Jointed plain concrete pavements”—Provides a general overview of the basic principles of JPCPs, as well as an assessment of the influence of the aforementioned factors. In addition to many useful recommendations for the design and construction, this document does not fail to deal with different aspects such as thermal movements, different types of joints and reinforcements. Finally, this publication also contains a guide for the design of joint layouts according to the rules of art.
—Jan: Position Paper “The European Green Deal and the role of concrete pavements in the new smart mobility”: EUPAVE is committed to a cleaner environment where more sustainable infrastructures play an important role.
f. EUPAVE Events (online and in-person)
—May 19: Webinar and Q&A: “Current U.S. practices for successful design and construction of concrete overlays”: Dr. Mark Snyder, Pavement Engineering and Research Consultant, gave a presentation on his wide experience and several publications he wrote on the topic.
—Oct 14: “5th workshop on Best Practices in Concrete Paving” held at Hôtel Le Châtelain in Brussels.
Theme: “Concrete Pavement Preservation” (1/2)
—Oct 22: Participated for 3 consecutive weeks in “European Week of Cities and Regions: Sustainable Infrastructure”. Invited by organizer, DG GROW. Each week dedicated to one timely topic:
• Empowering Citizens • Cohesion & Cooperation • Green Europe.
—Dec 09: EU Event “Green Deal: the right choices for a climate resilient and sustainable TEN-T” (1/2):
• Petar Vitanov, EUPAVE and MEP, hosted an online EU Debate webinar, attended by nearly 35 representatives from the public and private sector and European Commission
—Dec 09: EU Event “Green Deal: the right choices for a climate resilient and sustainable TEN-T” (2/2)
• Mr. Luc Rens, Managing Director-EUPAVE, presented on “Innovative and sustainable tendering for European motorways”; “Public Procurement Directives”; and “EU Green Public Procurement criteria for roads”. He discussed the need for a fair and open competition in the pavement market, and presented EUPAVE’s fact sheets on “high albedo” and “less fuel consumption” (+ links to website).
g. “14th International Symposium on Concrete Roads”
—Nov 12: “1st Announcement and Call for Abstracts” for the “14th International Symposium on Concrete Roads” to be held from June 19 to 23, 2022 in Krakow, Poland. Motto: “Concrete Roads to the Green World”
—Wed, Sep 30: “1st International Technical Program Committee Meeting” held online
IV. 2020 REPRESENTATION
Collaboration in various events organized by stakeholders and European institutions
ISCP (International Society for Concrete Pavements°
PIARC (World Road Association)
ERF (European Road Federation)
European Parliament
ERTRAC (European Road Transport Research Advisory Council)
V. INTERNAL ORGANIZATION
Following the sanitary crisis, EUPAVE had to slightly modify its internal organization and held online meetings. However, EUPAVE in-person staff maintained the meetings in order to continue the work, progress, set out the strategy, and create different forms of promotion, events and seminars.
Meetings
—1 Regular General Assembly-held online: Jun 24
—Extraordinary Board meetings: • Jun 02 • Sep 08
—Board meetings: • Mar 19 • Jun 24 • Oct 15 • Dec 10
—Technical and Promotion Committee meetings: • Mar 19 • Jun 24 • Oct 15 • Dec10
Working Groups (WG)
—16 EU Advocacy WG Tele-conferences:
• Jan 09 • Jan 13 • Jan 22 • Feb 17 • Mar 09 • Apr 08 • Apr 22 • May 18
• Jun 15 • Jul 06 • Aug 31 • Sep 21 • Oct 12 • Nov 04 • Nov 23 • Dec 07
—1 Best Practices WG Tele-conference:
• Sep 2
—5 Concrete Safety Barriers WG Tele-conferences:
• Apr 15 • Jun 18 • Sep 14 • Nov 02 • Dec 03
—14 Environmental Strategy WG teleconferences were held on:
• Feb 10 • Mar 06 • Mar 25 • Apr 08 • Apr 30 • May 20 • May 26
• Jun 17 • Jul 16 • Aug 25 • Sep 25 • Oct 20 • Nov 13 • Dec 17
—3 Concrete Pavement Statistics WG teleconferences
• Mar 04 • Mar 13 • Dec 07
—4 Communications Tools WG teleconferences
• Oct 05 • Oct 23 • Nov 25 • Dec 15
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