ATTENTION CALIFORNIA CITIES AND COUNTIES
Two Asphalt-Rubber/Greenbook Workshops Scheduled.

The County of Los Angeles Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Technology Center has contracted with RPA to organize two workshops based on the Asphalt-Rubber (wet process) specification in sections 200-300 in the Southern California Greenbook.    The one-day workshops will also focus on the Asphalt Rubber Design and Construction Guidelines published by the Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Technology Centers and the California Integrated Waste Management Board to promote the use of crumb rubber from scrap tires in roadway rehabilita-tion projects throughout the State of California.

In addition to presentations on the technical aspects of paving with Asphalt-Rubber, the workshop attendees will be briefed on tire recycling in California. The workshops are free to all California agency personnel and Engineering consultants. Attendees will receive a workbook and a Certificate of Attendance for professional development programs. The date, time and locations are:   Please click here to register for the workshop of your choice.  AUGUST 22, 2002 9:30 AM to 3:45 PM STATE STREET ROOM UNIVERSITY CENTER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA  OCTOBER 3, 2002 9:30 AM to 3:45 PM LA COSTA THEATER LA COSTA RESORT & SPA COSTA DEL MAR ROAD CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA

TEXAS WORKSHOPS Sponsored by PaveTex Engineering and RPA Corpus Christi, Texas · August 15, 2002 · Location to be announced Amarillo, Texas · September 5, 2002 · Location to be announced Call RPA office for information (480) 517-9944

Ocean City, MARYLAND

RPA will present a comprehensive symposium on the use of crumb rubber in Asphalt pavement, Thursday, September 26, 2002 during the Eastern Regional Tire Recycling Conference sponsored by the Tire Rubber Recycling Advisory Council (TRRAC). The regional conference is being held in conjunction with the 2002 Mega Trade Show Convention hosted by the Service Station Dealers of America and Allied Trades. In addition to the Asphalt-Rubber Symposium, the conference will include an environmental Town Meeting covering issues dealing with state scrap tire programs in the Mid-Atlantic States, a scrap tire processors forum, crumb rubber uses and a fire pre-vention response and safety program. The Asphalt-Rubber Symposium will be held between 1 and 4 pm, September 26, at the Princess Royale Hotel in Ocean City, MD. Mary Sikora, publisher and Editor of the Scrap Tire News will serve as the Symposium Coordinator and Cliff Ashcroft, RPA 2nd Vice President will serve as the Symposium organizer. The presenters will represent State Departments of Transportation, the FHWA, and the Rubber Pavements Association. For State DOT personnel and others who do not wish to attend the entire Tire Recycling Conference, a special one-day registration fee of $79.00 will be charged. Complete the response form included in this newsletter or call 703-280-9112 to obtain additional registration information.
   For further information contact the Rubber Pavements Association at (480) 517-9944 or www.rubberpavements.org.