Events
03.28.2016 - 04.01.2016
2016 Vermont Walk/Bike Summit
RSG Senior Engineer Erica Wygonik and Project Engineer Corey Mack are attending the 2016 Vermont Walk/Bike Summit in Rutland, VT today. Erica will also be giving a presentation on engaging users to increase public involvement in bicycle and pedestrian planning in their communities.
The 2016 Vermont Walk/Bike Summit will be the second annual statewide event of its kind, attracting community members, employers, planners, and researchers throughout Vermont for in-depth sharing on current efforts, new ideas, and networking to advance more livable communities. RSG is proud to be a sponsor of this event.
03.28.2016 - 04.01.2016
2016 Northeast Biomass Heating Expo
RSG Director John Hinckley will be attending the 2016 Northeast Biomass Heating Expo in Burlington, VT today. He will be moderating a session dedicated to addressing air quality, titled “PM and Public Health, Fact from Fiction/Biomass Air Quality.”
The Northeast Biomass Heating Expo is one of the fastest growing biomass thermal energy conferences in the US, attracting nearly 2000 attendees to build a comprehensive knowledge base of biomass thermal heating.
02.22.2016 - 02.25.2016
Northern New England Facility Masters Conference
RSG Director John Hinckley and Consultant Isaac Old are attending the Northern New England Facility Masters Conference this week in Exeter, NH. John is to speak at the event with a presentation titled, “Armed and Dangerous: The Questions You Should Ask to Help Successfully Plan, Design, and Permit a Source of Air Pollution.”
02.15.2016 - 02.18.2016
Cargo Logistics Canada (CLC) Conference
RSG Senior Director Peter Plumeau will be speaking at the Cargo Logistics Canada (CLC) Expo and Conference in Montreal, QC from February 17-18.
He is to present on distribution and logistics, including how the industry is affecting public sector land use planning and infrastructure development and how/why the private development industry needs to work more closely with public sector land use and infrastructure planners to support economic vitality and quality of life for business and residents.
02.01.2016 - 02.05.2016
2016 Energy, Utility, & Environment Conference (EUEC2016)
RSG Co-Founder Colin High and RSG Director Eddie Duncan to present this week at the Energy, Utility, & Environment Conference (EUEC2016) in San Diego, CA. Colin’s presentation is on protocol revisions concerning electric power generation and GHG measurement. Eddie’s, on the other hand, will discuss how to understand noise complaints from low-noise utility projects.
The EUEC is touted as the largest conference of its kind on these subjects, facilitating information exchange and fostering cooperation between industry, government, and regulatory stakeholders for the protection of our environment and energy security.
01.25.2016 - 01.29.2016
2016 ITE Utah Conference
RSG’s Stephen Lawe presented this afternoon at the 2016 Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Utah Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. His presentation “Risk: Traffic Forecasting” discussed how to understand and manage uncertainty in the future forecasting process when using models to support policy decisions.
ITE is comprised of local transportation engineers, planners, and other professionals responsible for the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of Utah’s transportation system.
01.11.2016 - 01.13.2016
Transportation Research Board (95th) Annual Meeting
RSG is honored to sponsor and contribute to the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in DC this week. We look forward to leading 19 presentations in addition to moderating several committee meetings.
The TRB Annual Meeting program covers all transportation modes, with sessions and workshops addressing topics of interest to all attendees—policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. The information-packed program is expected to attract 12,000 transportation professionals from around the world to Washington, DC.
TMRE: The Market Research Event
RSG is a sponsor and exhibitor at TMRE: The Market Research Event taking place in Orlando, FL. The conference aims to connect the best insights from around the world and to demonstrate the business value of research. RSG’s Dan Weinstein will present on Wednesday. His talk is titled, “Choice Modeling for Business Action: Driving Incremental Revenue through Advanced Analytics”.test
11.02.2015 - 11.04.2015
TMRE: The Market Research Event
RSG is a sponsor and exhibitor at TMRE: The Market Research Event taking place in Orlando, FL. The conference aims to connect the best insights from around the world and to demonstrate the business value of research. RSG’s Dan Weinstein will present on Wednesday. His talk is titled, “Choice Modeling for Business Action: Driving Incremental Revenue through Advanced Analytics”.
10.23.2015
2015 International Urban Freight (I-NUF) Conference
RSG Senior Director Peter Plumeau will be presenting at the 2015 International Urban Freight Conference in Long Beach, CA this week. His presentation is titled, “Urban Design: Making Freight and Logistics Work within the Urban Setting” and he will also be moderating the panel, “The Imperative for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability–Impacts on the Freight System.”
RSG Senior Consultant Erica Wygonik is co-author on a presentation at the event as well, presented by Nathan Mayes and titled, “Modeling Vehicle Miles Traveled and Emissions Considerations for Goods Delivery Scenario Decisions.”
I-NUF is recognized as the premier venue for urban freight research. It draws participants from around the world including the research community, private sector, and the government.
10.15.2015
2015 Indiana MPO Conference
RSG’s Vince Bernardin, Steve Tuttle, and Steven Trevino are attending the 2015 Indiana MPO Conference in Muncie, Indiana from October 13-15. The conference is titled “Creating Healthy Communities: Redefining Transportation for the 21st Century.” This year’s topics will focus on how Indiana metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) can help redefine transportation to create and support healthier, active communities. RSG is a bronze sponsor of the event.
10.09.2015
Renewable Energy 2015 (RE2015) Conference
RSG Senior Director, Ken Kaliski, to present this afternoon at the Renewable Energy (RE2015) conference in Burlington, Vermont. His presentation, titled “A Sound Experience of Wind Energy in Vermont,” discusses the history of wind turbine sound in Vermont, including project conditions, sound monitoring results, noise complaints, and future expectations.
RE2015 is the leading event for the renewable energy sectors in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Northern New York. The conference brings together key players in the clean energy sector and highlights current energy challenges, Vermont’s leadership role in the energy industry, and the steps needed to implement an integrated energy infrastructure. RSG was a contributing sponsor of the event.
10.07.2015
National Academy of Engineering Workshop – Engineering a Quieter America: Progress on Consumer and Industrial Product Noise Reduction
RSG Senior Consultant Karl Washburn was invited to present a paper titled, “Engineering Quieter Off-Road Machines” as part of the two-day workshop, “Engineering a Quieter America: Progress on Consumer and Industrial Product Noise Reduction.” The workshop was held in Washington, DC on October 6th and 7th and was sponsored by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
This was the third workshop in a series following NAE’s publication of “Technology for a Quieter America” in 2010. The NAE, which advises Congress and the Administration on policy regarding engineering, will publish the workshop transcript in 2016.
09.30.2015
Air Quality Modeling and Public Health Workshop
RSG Director John Hinckley to present today at the Air Quality Modeling and Public Health Workshop in Albany, NY.
His presentation will discuss the air quality permitting work performed for a new Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant at SUNY ESF in Syracuse, NY. It will focus on how air dispersion modeling of CHP emissions was used to help design the project by identifying the stack height and emission controls needed to meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
08.12.2015
44th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-Noise 2015)
RSG Sr. Director Ken Kaliski and Sr. Consultant Karl Washburn have been in San Francisco this week attending Inter-Noise 2015, the 44th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering. The conference, known as the largest noise conference in the world, is sponsored by the International Institute of Noise Control Engineering (I-INCE).
On Tuesday, Ken co-chaired the “Renewable Energy Noise Control Technologies” session. Today, he gave a presentation titled “Field Evaluation of Reflected Noise from a Single Noise Barrier.”