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FLORIDA 83 Em Massachusetts <br /> INTER.NAI'IONALInstitute of <br /> FlUIUNIVERSITY 10 1` 0 Technology <br /> iuulMIT Transportation Infrastructure Sustainability Summit <br /> October 29, 2013 (Tuesday) <br /> 8:00 AM -4:30 PM <br /> Kovens Conference Center <br /> F1U Biscayne Bay Campus <br /> 3000 N.E. 151 Street, Miami, Fl. 33181-3000 <br /> Website: hltp://tiv��►�.i,liltic.fiu.edu/sustainabilitx/ <br /> Registration: littps://fii.i-i>>it-sustainabilih,.eventbrite.com/ <br /> How do we define sustainability in the context of transportation infrastructure? What should be the <br /> goals of a sustainability program? Which social, environmental and economic issues should be <br /> considered for an effective sustainability program? How do you foster leadership in sustainability? <br /> To address these and other related questions FIU and MIT are jointly organizing a sustainability <br /> summit at the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University in October 2013. <br /> N This Summit will be a sequel to the Florida Infrastructure Sustainability Forum held in 2010 and the <br /> Green Paving Forum held in 2012 at FIU. This Summit is a joint venture between FIU and MIT. <br /> Franz Ulm of MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub and lrtishad Ahmad of FIU OHL School of <br /> Construction will jointly lead this Summit. <br /> The plan is to convene a think tank of individuals representing academic, industry, government and <br /> environmental groups to discuss the economic, social, technological, and environmental challenges <br /> and strategies that will advance the achievement of sustainability in transportation infrastructure in <br /> Florida. While the 2010 Forum was focused on broad-based issues encompassing economic, social, <br /> teclu-iological, and environmental challenges and strategies in the context of sustainability within <br /> Florida's infrastructure, this Summit will be focused primarily on transportation infrastructure in <br /> Florida. The overarching plan is to discuss current and potential challenges related to infrastructure <br /> sustainability and possible solutions and opportunities for improvement. Solutions will likely <br /> explore recent developments in pavement-vehicle interaction (PV1), life-cycle assessment (LCA), and <br /> life-cycle cost assessment (LCCA), among others. Prominent policyrnakers, transportation officials, <br /> engineers, scientists, and environmentalists will be identified and invited as speakers and/or <br /> panelists for the Summit. <br /> Preliminary Agenda <br /> 21 <br />