1. Grand Palm Hotel and Casino Gaborone, Botswana 2nd to 5th Sept 2007 CAPSA 07

2. Theme  Consolidating Best Practice  What does this mean

3. Large Subcontinent

4. Variable Population Density and Long Distances

5. Geology

6. Heavy Loads

7. Materials and Environment  Generally Good Variety of Materials  Generally benign climate for road- building

8. Developing Countries  Weaker Governments  Limited Funds

9. Conclusions  Need to get the most bang for our buck spent on pavements  Need to maximise use of local resources  Need to optimise use of expensive manufactured materials  Need thin waterproof surfacings  Need good pavement and surfacing management to ensure that what is built lasts for its design life and beyond.

10. Conclusions  Need to have good Materials Engineers, Technicians and Technology  Need to come to CAPSA to consolidate the good practices of the past with a view to the future

11. Format  3 Days and 3 Nights  Short and Compact  Outside – Exhibition  Less Formal  Focus on Practical

12. Format  No call for papers  Invited Papers  Good Speakers  Good Moderators – Mostly O’Seas  Many Well Structured Workshops  Good Planning  Good Facilitators  Ensure Participation and Learning

13. Programme  Sunday 2 nd – Icebreaker  Monday 3 rd  Opening  Health Safety and Environment (HSE)  Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)  4 parallel workshops  Exhibitors Braai

14. Programme  Tues 4th  Surfacing Seals  Bit Stab  2 parallel workshop sessions (4)  Gala Dinner  Wednesday 5th  Structural Design  2 parallel workshop sessions (4 and 3)  Closing

15. Conclusions  Come to Participate, Learn and Enjoy  Lets get Southern Africa back on the World Map in terms of our materials knowledge, pavement design and asset management expertise.