WEBINARS: THE NEW WAY TO LEARN
Every month new educational proposals are added from different organizations, companies and independent professionals.
The COVID-19 crisis forces us to seek new ways of relating and learning. We are in the digital age and luckily enough technology exists to be able to participate in different instances of learning from home or office.
In this note we bring you a summary of the platforms to attend events and courses in an online format worldwide.
Argentine Highway Association:
The AAC has been conducting a series of webinars on various topics of road interest since May. The AAC-PIARC webinar cycle had 7 paving, road safety, transport, mobility, operation and planning of road infrastructure seminars. To see the presentations we recommend entering http://www.aacarreteras.org.ar/webinars-aac-piarc.php
Another 7 free seminars will be held in June. For reports and registrations: http://www.aacarreteras.org.ar/webinars.php
- TUESDAY JUNE 2ND. Design and construction of joints in Concrete Pavements. Speaker: Ing. Diego Calo
- THURSDAY JUNE 4. Asphalt paving in Argentina: two decades of progress and development. Speaker: Ing. Mario Jair
- TUESDAY JUNE 16. Concrete pavements. Design of intersections and transitions. Speaker: Ing. Diego Calo
- THURSDAY JUNE 18. The use of asphalt emulsions in Argentina: topicality and pending issues. Speaker: Ing. Mario Jair
- TUESDAY JUNE 23. The Road Safety Challenge facing the 2021-2030 decade - Part 1. Speaker: Ing. Graciela Berardo
- THURSDAY JUNE 25TH. Rural Roads: Surface solutions and stabilizations.
- TUESDAY JUNE 30TH. The Road Safety Challenge facing the 2021-2030 decade - Part 2. Speaker: Ing. Adriana Garrido
Uruguayan Road Association:
The AUC informs its associates of various online activities of other organizations and is organizing some of its own activities such as the "9th Asphalt Technical Conference" and a course on Design and Construction of Concrete Pavements.
- END OF JUNE. 9th Technical Conference on Asphalt. With the participation of the Permanent Asphalt Commission (CPA) and a talk on highly modified asphalts (HiMA) by Kraton technicians. The conference will be held on the AAC platform.
We recommend entering the AUC website for more information: https://www.auc.com.uy/actividades-2020/
Itafec Platform: https://www.itafec.com/
Itafec has been holding various online events such as the "X TRIAL DAY FOR BITUMINOUS MIXTURES", the "IRMD 2020", the "INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR OF FOAMED ASPHALT" among others. For the coming months, it has several events, many of them free, so we recommend subscribing to the platform and following its news on social networks.
- MONDAY JUNE 1. PLAN OF SAFE, GREEN AND CONNECTED ROADS TO FACE THE CRISIS COVID-19. https://www.itafec.com/eventos/rueda-prensa-online-plan-carreteras-seguras-verdes-conectadas
Plataforma Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/
The platform has a wide variety of online courses and seminars. They can be searched by keywords in both English and Spanish.
- MONDAY JUNE 1. III IBEROAMERICAN CONGRESS-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS. Event organized by Revista Vial de Argentina. https://www.eventbrite.com.ar/e/iii-congreso-iberoamericano-sistemas-inteligentes-de-transporte-tickets-104089851548?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch
Asphalt Institute: http://www.asphaltinstitute.org/training/webinars/
The Asphalt Institute has a wide variety of courses in English on its platform. The courses are live although there is a section on recorded webinars. Some are paid and others free.
- TUESDAY JUNE 2ND. Best Practices for Specifying and Constructing Longitudinal Joints
- THURSDAY JUNE 4. Understanding Pavement Distress
- TUESDAY JUNE 9. Tack Coats Part I: Purposes, Research, Materials, and Specifications
- THURSDAY 11TH OF JUNE. Tack Coats Part II: Best Practices for Preparation and Application, Bond Strength Testing, and Quality Control/Quality Assurance
- THURSDAY JUNE 18. Causes and Cures of Segregation
NAPA: https://www.asphaltpavement.org/Webinars
NAPA also has a platform for conducting courses in English. Some are open and others exclusively for members. The courses below are free and free.
- THURSDAY JUNE 4. Benefits of Rehabilitating Concrete Pavements with Slab Fracturing and Asphalt Overlays.
- TUESDAY JUNE 16. How to Evaluate Pavement Alternatives Using LCCA
They also have a large library of recorded webinars to explore: https://store.asphaltpavement.org/index.php?categoryID=121
Others:
Several companies and independent professionals frequently organize online seminars and courses via zoom or gotomeet. We recommend following BITAFAL's social networks to be aware of these developments.
GROUP BITAFAL will participate this month in an International Seminar on: "Asphalt mixtures and their relevance in the durability of pavements" with a presentation on the importance of primer and bonding irrigation by the Qco. Santiago Kröger. It is a 3-hour free event with the participation of Eng. Nestor Huamán from Peru and Adrián Nosetti from Argentina.
- THURSDAY 11TH OF JUNE. 19 hours (URU-ARG). Registrations: informes@nestorhuaman.pe
