1. Task Force Report July 2015 Co-chairs: Bill Stone, MoDOT Linda Taylor, MnDOT Secretary: Cindy Smith, MDOT

2.  Actively monitor, support, and encourage methods and practices designed to demonstrate the value of transportation research  Facilitate dissemination and exchange of information and experiences among RAC members  Serve as advocates of methods and practices that identify, market, maximize and convey the values of research to others including but not limited to performance measures for research programs and projects

3. Bill Stone, Missouri DOT (Region 3) Co-Chair Linda Taylor, Minnesota DOT (Region 3) Co-Chair Cindy Smith, Mississippi DOT (Region 2) Secretary Region 1: Ann Scholz, New Hampshire Vacant Region 2: Darryll Dockstader, Florida Michelle Owens, Alabama Cindy Smith, Mississippi Region 3: Steve Bower, Michigan Bill Stone, Missouri Linda Taylor, Minnesota Region 4: David Huft, South Dakota Clayton Schumaker, North Dakota

4.  Ann Overton  Anne Ellis  Brad Overturf  Brian Hirt  Camille Crichton- Sumners  Chris Jenks  David Kuehn  Rob Harper  Dick McReynolds  Donny Williams  Dale Peabody  Elisha Wright-Kehner  Coco Briseno  Daris Ormesher  Robert McCoy  Soumya Dey  Timothy McDowell  Vicki Morrison  Barbara Harder  Bill King  Billy Connor  Jennifer Dill  Jimmy White  Gary Hook  Juan Pava  Ken Jacoby  Azmat Hussain  Mark Norman  Wendy Kipp  Michelle Akin  Diane Leroux  Mike Pumphrey  Patrick Casey  Casey Abe  Enid White  Hafiz Munir

5.  Amanullah Mommandi  B. G. O’Connor  Daris Ormesher  J. T. Rabun  David Jared  Jason Siwula  Jessica VanDenBogaert  Jorge Prozzi  Kevin Mahoney  Kirk Zeringue  Linda Narigon  Marguerite Lafky  Neil Mastin  Megan Swanson  Michael Brown  Michael Connors  Shashi Nambisan  Terry Swygert  Sue Sillick  Jonathan Dowds

6.  Sweet 16 Presentation & Awards  3 Benefit Presentations  Marketing Survey Presentation  Marketing Products  Annually Develop Research Makes a Difference & Safety Brochure  Specialty brochure  Filled the Performance Measure Working Group Chair Electronic distribution of Brochures

7.  Decide on RPM enhancements or other alternative  High Value Research  Solicit HVR Research Projects  TRB/AASHTO RAC/RAC Annual Meeting – Sweet 16 Presentations  TRB Annual Meeting Poster Session  AASHTO Annual Meeting - CEO Sweet 16 Presentation and Awards  Marketing Research  Research Impact: Better-Faster-Cheaper  Research Makes a Difference Brochure  Safety & Specialty Brochures Use TRB e-news to push out marketing efforts Brochures distributed to TRB & AASHTO Standing Committees

8.  Annual High Value Research Projects  Explore additional marketing opportunities  Continue HVR projects process  Goal: 100% DOT participating in High Value Research Solicitation  Performance Measure/Quantifying Benefits  Monitor other DOTs efforts  Collect and showcase research benefits  Highlight marketing & outreach efforts  Refinement the RPM tool to facilitate HVR submittal and reporting  Leveraging NCHRP SP-05 Support for AASHTO-RAC Taskforces

9.  Region 1 Representative on Value of Research Taskforce  Soliciting for a chair for the Marketing the Value of Research working group

10.  Regularly Scheduled Meetings  Conference calls on second Wednesday of alternate months (March, May, July, Sept. & Nov.) between 11-12:00 CST  Sweet 16  Coordinate TRB Annual Meeting poster session  Explore Lecture Session at 2016 TRB Annual Meeting with Conduct of Research Committee  Coordinate AASHTO Annual meeting & newsletter article