External Communications (Getting The NLTAPA Word Out)

About

Goal

Represent Centers to FHWA, our external partners, elected officials, national associations, and the transportation community.

Mission

Task		Complete	Budget
1.	Partner with FHWA, AASHTO, APWA, NACE and ARTBA to monitor progress on Federal Transportation Reauthorization. Arrange visit for LTAP representative to visit Washington DC and promote NLTAPA.	June 2011	$1,500
2.	Respond to reauthorization activities by providing educational materials and briefings describing the LTAP program. Maximize our electronic efforts to highlight on-going and up-coming NLTAPA activities to our partners and other relative organizations.	Ongoing	$0.00
3.	Convene seminar room calls with members.	Ongoing	$0.00
4.	Promote Center best practices in techniques for communicating center importance externally through educating the public and clients.	Ongoing	$0.00
TOTAL		$1,500.00

Work Plan

External Communications 2009 Workplan

External Communications Workplan for 2010

External communications Workplan for 2011

Documents

Resources- LTAP-TTAPBriefing SheetTwoColumnfinal.doc

Resources- LTAP-TTAPBriefing SheetTwoColumnfinal-DOT Partnerships.doc

NLTAPA External Communications WG Conf Call Minutes 5-4-10.doc

25thAnniv08_final_lowres.pdf

NLTAPA 2011 TRB written workgroup status updates final.pdf

February 4, 2011 Conference Call Meeting Minutes-External Communications.pdf

How to Get Involved

If you are an LTAP/TTAP Center staff interested in the External Communications Work Group, please contact:

Chair: Renee Railsback

Colorado LTAP

cltap@colorado.edu

Recent Accomplishments

1. Developed checklist of educational outreach activities that can be done by individual Centers to increase the visibility of the LTAP program on a state and national basis. Distributed this checklist to the centers prior/during 2010 TRB meeting.
2. Completed AASHTO LTAP Briefing Sheet specifically addressing LTAP/DOT partnerships and successes
3. Held monthly conference calls with the External Communications Work Group members.

Upcoming Meetings

No upcoming events posted

Recent Meeting Minutes

External Communications WG Conference Call

Date: 03/11/2011 (All day)