Strategic Theme 4   Topics of the call for papers C6 Technical Committee on Road Management: - what is expected from technico-economic management systems; - how the conflict between technico-economic systems and those based on multi-criteria analysis is solved; - what solutions are brought in the case where several target functions are envisaged when seeking optimal maintenance strategies. - use and calibration of HDM-4 models.    A MODEL FOR THE ESTIMATION OF USER DELAYS CAUSED BY PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE WORKS   LONG TERM PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN ROAD REGION SAVO-KARJALA: HOW THE ADVANTAGES OF HDM-4 SOFTWARE WERE EXPLOITED IN FINLAND   PRACTICE OF ROAD PROJECT MANAGEMENT   ACCEPTABILITY OF MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE STANDARDS IN LOCAL AUTHORITIES   LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLANNING OF PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE IN PRIVATELY FINANCED HIGHWAY NETWORK CONCESSIONS: SLOVENIA CASE STUDY   EXPERIENCE WITH EVALUATION OF ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS OF MOTORWAY AND ROAD PROJECTS BY HDM-4 METHOD SYSTEM IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC   THE CZECH HIGHWAY APPRAISAL SYSTEM   AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF ROAD NETWORK MATRICES AND HOMOGENEOUS SECTIONS FOR USE IN HDM-4   GETTING WHAT YOU EXPECT FROM ROAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - PUTTING DATA MANAGEMENT ON THE MAP   A LINEAR SCHEDULING MODEL TO PLAN ROAD WORKS   INFORMATION NEEDS AND INNOVATIVE TOOLS FOR INFORMATION GENERATION AND PROVISION FOR ROAD ADMINISTRATION   ADAPTING THE HDM-4 TO EXPRESSWAYS IN JAPAN   THE EXPERIENCE OF EURE ET LOIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY: WHY? HOW?   DEVELOPMENT OF PAVEMENT PREDICTION PERFORMANCE MODEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA   ANALYSES OF PAVEMENT REHABILITATION NEEDS ON ARTERIAL ROAD NETWORK OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA   EFFECTIVE ROAD NETWORK'S HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS MANAGEMENT VIA GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS   MULTI-YEAR PAVEMENT REHABILITATION NEED ANALYSIS   RESPONSIBLE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT FROM TECHNICAL TO POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES   ANSWERING THE ACTUAL DEMANDS THROUGH REENGINEERING OF HIGHWAY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (HIMS) IN SERBIA   CALIBRATING HDM-4 RUTTING MODEL ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN JAPAN   A PRELIMINARY CALIBRATION EXERCISE OF HDM-4'S ROAD USER EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS FOR JAPANESE CONDITIONS   A STRUCTURE FOR REQUIREMENTS   DESCRIPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PMS DEVELOPED FOR THE STATE OF QATAR     Topics of the call for papers C15 Technical Committee on Performance of Road Administrations Reporting on experience in developing countries only: - road administration performance management, - pressures for change in roles and responsibilities of road administrations, - outsourcing and introduction of new procurement methods for consultants and contractors.   INFLUENCE OF THE ROAD NETWORK IN THE ECONOMY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CUBA   PROPOSED STRUCTURE FOR THE SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION OF MAJOR WORKS CONTRACTS : A CASE STUDY IN MOZAMBIQUE   EFFECTIVE MODELS FOR DEVELOPING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TO MEET ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS   PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR THE TRANSEUROPEAN ROAD NETWORK