WTI

National Winter Maintenance Peer Exchange

The National Winter Maintenance Peer Exchange is held every two years. This website contains information about the 2007 and 2009 events as well as updated information about the progress of research initiatives. The 2009 Peer Exchange was held in Madison, Wisconsin on August 25-26, 2009. The first National Winter Maintenance Peer Exchange was held in Columbus, Ohio on August 28-29, 2007.

Progress Scorecard

Keep track of how your initiatives are being addressed by the various research groups. Lee Smithson updates this summary sheet on a regular basis.

The most recent file was posted on January 11, 2009. Click here to open the file (pdf).

Final Report

The final reports from each of the events provide background information on how the National Winter Maintenance Peer Exchange was developed, who is behind the planning efforts as well as the attendees and the research initiatives they identified.

• 2009 National Winter Maintenance Peer Exchange Final Report
• 2007 National Winter Maintenance Peer Exchange Final Report

Other Conference Documents

• 2009 Agenda
• 2007 Agenda
• 2007 Attendee Map
• 2007 Attendee List
• 2007 Attendees by Job Title (chart)
• 2007 Description of Participating Research Consortiums
• 2007 DOT Survey (sent out to all state DOTs prior to event to determine needs)
• 2007 Results of DOT Survey
• 2007 Top 70 Research Needs as Identified by Attendees
• 2007 Clarification of 70 Research Needs (clarification provided by steering committee)
• 2007 Consolidated Research Needs (Final 27)
• 2007 Attendee Survey Results (What did they think of the Peer Exchange?)

Conference Presentations

Use the link below to view the conference presentations. For your convenience, the presentations are available in a video and audio format or audio only.