The 2024 Annual Road Profile Users’ Group (RPUG) conference will be held in St. Augustine, FL from April 29 – May 2, 2024.
The theme for the 2024 RPUG conference is “New Technology For An Old World.”
Quick Links
- Download the brochure
- Agenda Downloads: At-a-Glance Agenda Detailed Agenda
- Online registration
- Speakers Info and Abstracts
- Presentation and Bio Upload for Speakers
Navigator Links:
- Link up with an industry veteran to be your RPUG tour guide
- Participate in the Virtual Orientation #2 (Wed, Apr 24, 2024 4:00 – 5:30 PM EDT).
Travel-Related Links:
- Directions to finding the hotel and venue
- Ground transportation options from Jacksonville Airport
- St. Augustine tourism information
Workshop Links:
- ProVAL Workshop (1PM to 5PM, Thursday, May 2nd) is open to all RPUG attendees – Download the agenda and further instructions.
- ProVAL workshop sign-ups – Use the RPUG Contact Me form and enter your name, email, and “ProVAL workshop 2024” in the message body.
Who Should Attend
- Equipment Operators & Vendors
- Pavement Management Engineers
- Construction & Design Engineers
- Researchers
- Federal, State & Local Gov. Agencies
- Paving Contractors
- Data Collectors
- Universities
- Equipment Manufacturers
- Consultants
- Tire Industry Professionals
Call for Presentations
RPUG encourages you to share the latest-&-pertinent topics in presentation form on the following topics:
- 3-D Pavement Surface Measurement Technology/Certification and Automated Pavement Distress Identification and Reporting
- Data Collection Standards and Certification
- Impact of Ride Specifications on Construction Practices and Incentive/disincentive Programs
- Implementation successes
- Influence of Climate Changes on PSC Data Collection and Management
- Influence of Surface Characteristics on Rolling Resistance and Vehicle and Tire Wear
- Network Pavement Surface Measurements
- New reasons for collection and analysis
- Pavement Roughness and Ride Comfort
- Pavement Surface Characteristics Data Quality Management
- Pavement Surface Texture Measurement and Analysis
- Real-time Surface Properties Measurement during Construction
- Tire-Pavement Friction Measurement and Analysis
- Tire-Pavement Noise Measurement and Analysis
- Updates to equipment – optical fifth wheel, start and stop profilers, GPS triggers, etc.
- Updates to specifications or testing requirements
Please submit a presentation abstract of 300 words or less in a one-page MS word document via the RPUG contact page .
- Example abstract
- Instructions for speakers to prepare bios, presentations. (2024-04-22)
- Presentation PPT template
- Download the 2024 Call For Abstracts
Important Dates
- December 19, 2023 – Call for Presentation Abstracts
- February 15, 2024 – Deadline for submitting abstracts of presentations
- February 28, 2024 – Notification of accepted titles/abstracts for presentations
- March 30, 2024 – Deadline for the early-bird registration
- April 8, 2024 – Deadline for the early-bird hotel reservation at the conference rates
- April 23, 2024 – Deadline for submission of presentations (including visual aids) & bios
- April 29- May 2, 2024 – RPUG conference
Hotel Reservation
The 2024 meeting will be hosted at the World Golf Village Renaissance St. Augustine. Early bird hotel reservation at the group rate is available here until April 8, 2024.
Ground Transportation
There are several options for travel from the Jacksonville Airport to St. Augustine. Most users have elected to use Uber, Lyft or Taxi. Public Transit buses also make this trip.
Sponsorship
RPUG would like to thank our generous sponsors for their contributions to make this year’s event a success!
Registration Fees
A registration fee of USD $475 is required. A late registration fee of USD $500 may apply if passing the early-bird deadline. Spouse/guest pass is USD $325.
Equipment vendors are invited to attend the meeting to exhibit their products. Exhibitor registration of USD $2,250 includes two participants.
You can register by either:
- Click here to register online.
- Download the registration sheet and fill out the registration form on the last page. Then, Mail: (with payment) National Center for Pavement Preservation, 2857 Jolly Rd. Okemos, MI 48864.
Invitation Letters and VISA Requirements
If you are traveling from a foreign country to the US, please the US VISA requirements.
Contact us if you need any assistance, such as an official RPUG invitation letter.
Continuing Education (CEU) Credits
We will also offer certificates of continuing education (CEU) credits to RPUG attendees upon request.
RPUG Navigator Program
Returning for 2024 is the RPUG Navigator Program started last year, aimed at helping all RPUG meeting attendees feel welcomed and included, and promote a sense of community within the group.
Click here to learn more about the program
Click here to sign up for a RPUG veteran “tour guide” to take advantage of the program, or simply talk to anyone at the meeting with the Navigator logo on their badge or wearing a Navigator lanyard.
Contacts
- Registration, sponsorship opportunity, and CEU credits: Contact Patte Hahn of the National Center for Pavement Preservation at +1 (517) 432-8220 or email hahnp@egr.msu.edu.
- Presentation/Moderating Sessions: Email Info@RPUG.org or use the RPUG contact page.