Monday, January 31, 2011

Pengalaman menghadiri TRB memang sesuatu yang tidak dapat dilupakan. Pertamanya Alhamdulillah...saya dapat menjejakkan kaki ke suatu tempat yang jauh dan menyertai persidangan yang berprestij dalam bidang pengangkutan. Bukan semua orang dapat sampai ke tempat yang saya sampai.

Tetapi, di sudut hati ada terselit satu rasa yang tidak dapat ditafsirkan. Ada rasa rendah diri dan low self esteem yang menyelimuti perasaan saya sejak pulang dari TRB. Saya maklum ini mungkin perasaan sebagai first time attendee. Terasa tahap research saya rendah jika
dibandingkan dengan research-research lain yang dibentang di TRB.

Ada banyak lagi perkara yang saya perlu belajar, dan saya harap saya tidak akan pernah jemu, dan terus focus mengupgrade skill yang ada. Dalam research soal competative adalah soal kedua, yang pertama ialah kepuasan diri, dan saya belum dapat merasai kepuasan membuat research itu. Pengalaman yang saya dapat ini diharap dapat menjadi pemangkin semangat saya dalam menjana research dalam bidang pengangkutan di Malaysia ke taraf antarabangsa.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Itinerary for TRB Jan 2011

At last, the time has come!
Eventhough just for a poster presentation, this opportunity to attend Transporatation Research Board`s biggest transporation conference is everyone`s dream i guess(refering to researcher in transportation area). I will stay in my friend`s house instead of Five Stars Hotels in the list...


Itinerary

20th January ( Thursday)
Arrive at Dulles International Airport

21st January (Friday)
Visit White House
Preparation for TRB (study the railroads and transportation to conference hotels)

22nd January (Saturday)
9.00a.m to 6.00 p.m (Omni Shoreham Hotel)
DAWG Forum on Pavement Performance Data Analysis

23rd January (Sunday)
9.00 a.m to noon (Omni Shoreham Hotel)
Backcalculation 101 workshop

2.30p.m to 4.00p.m ( Marriot Hotel)
New and Young Attendees Welcome Session

5.30p.m to undecided (Hilton Hotel)
Travel behavior analysis laboratory mini gathering.

24th January (Monday)
8.00a.m to 9.45a.m ( Marriot)
Impact of information on traveller decision and behavior

10.15a.m to 12.00p.m (Marriot)
Understanding Traffic Safety Culture; Key to improving safety

12.15p.m to undecided (Hilton)
Kitamura’s colleagues and ex-students gathering.

2.30p.m to 5.00p.m (Marriot)
Advanced statistical method for analyzing traffic, road safety and travel behavior data. Poster session.
25th January
10.15a.m to 12.00p.m (Marriot)
Factors contributing to motorcycle crashes and their severity

1.30p.m to 3.15p.m (Marriot)
Safety, Geometric Design and Traffic Issues

3.45p.m to 5.30p.m
Innovative bicycle infrastructure: It is why? (Marriot)
Or
Nonwork Travel Behavior (Hilton)

7.00p.m to 9.30p.m (Marriot)
MY POSTER PRESENTATION

26th January
9.30a.m to 12.00p.m (Hilton)
Tan Poster Presentation

2.30p.m to 4.00p.m (Hilton)
Transport Planning and Modelling in developing countries

4.30p.m to 6.00p.m (Hilton)
Traffic Safety and Traffic Management in developing countries.

27th January
Depart from Dulles International Airport

p/s: agak time constarin sebenarnya coz...need to correct the journal, and prepare public defense`s slides...but...bz is good right? Till then!

Pengalaman di HKSTS Disember 2010




Dapat byk critics especially dari sudut psychology. More photos will be uploaded in facebook.