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Appendix B: Examples of User Involvement To Promote Technology Transfer
Pages 88-92

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... The first section describes the early involvement of potential users in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
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... AASHTO and FHWA work together on the formulation, approval, and acceptance of each annual NCHRP research program, primarily through the AASHTO Select Committee on Research (SCOR) , which includes FHWA as a member.The emphasis is on projects that will provide solutions to well-defined problems and can be implemented quickly by the state highway agencies.
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... CII members are also expected to share nonproprietary project information with CII research and advisory teams, as appropriate. Ad hoc research teams oversee individual research projects that have been designated by the Board of Advisors for future study.
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... The Institute's pooled-fund, member-sponsored research program is focused on research products that are ready for implementation and provide a payoff for the member organizations. CII's Implementation Strategy Committee explores industrywide implementation opportunities and develops strategies designed to overcome barriers to implementation and increase its rate and extent.
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... 1998. Transportation Research Circular 488: Transportation Technology Transfer -- A Primer on the State of the Practice.
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