# Office of Research and Technology Forum
**AGENCY:**
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
**ACTION:**
Notice of meeting/forum.
**SUMMARY:**
This notice invites interested persons to participate in a forum sponsored by the FMCSA Office of Research and Technology for the purpose of: Sharing information regarding the FMSCA new research approach; Learning how to establish partnerships with the agency's Office of Research and Technology on future projects; and Providing information on the accomplishments of the Research and Technology Office since last year's Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting.
*Where:* Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, in the Delaware Room, 2660 Woodley Road, NW., Washington, DC 20008.
*When:* Sunday, January 12, 2003, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
*Registration:* To register for the forum and obtain more detailed information, you may visit the FMCSA R&T Forum Web site at: *http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rtforum;* or call (202) 493-0442.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Mr. Albert Alvarez, Office of Research and Technology (MC-RTR), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 400 Virginia Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024; telephone (202) 358-5684 or e-mail *[email protected].* Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., E.S.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Forum attendees will receive a Continental Breakfast and a Information Packet. The forum is open to the public, but will be limited to the space available. If you are planning to attend this forum, you *must* register online at: *http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rtforum,* or call (202) 493-0442 by *December 20, 2002.* Individuals needing special accommodations (sign, reader, etc.), please call Joanice Cole at (202) 334-2287, or e-mail *[email protected]* by *December 20, 2002.*
**Note:**
If you are planning to attend the TRB Annual Meeting, you must register separately for it at: *http://www4.trb.org/trb/annual.nsf.*
Issued on: November 25, 2002.
Brian M. McLaughlin,
Associate Administer for Policy and Program Development.