1. Triennial Review of the Developing AASHTO Materials Standards (DAMS) Program Subcommittee on Materials Georgene Geary, P.E., Vice Chair Georgia DOT

2. SOM Structure 4f/g – Concrete reinf & structural steel ATG

3. Membership

4. Accomplishments SOM Publishes 475+:  Specifications for construction and maintenance of materials  Specifications for standard methods of sampling and testing such materials 2014 marks 100 th Annual Meeting New Operations Guide

5. The Next 3 Years … New Officers and Leadership Revise the structure of SOM Assess SHRP2 implementation for new standards development Annual Publication of Standard Specifications Transition to Online Delivery

6. Benefits to the states Example of a Ballot Item Example of a portion of a Ballot Attachment

7. Benefits to the states Up-to-Date, relevant Standards available for use Learn from Each Other Control over test methods and specifications

8. Questions?