April 29, 2009 – Chicago
Draft TBWG Action Plan:Subcommittee Activities
Border Infrastructure Coordination
Subcommittee
Western Regional Workshop • Sept. 2009, Spokane, WA
TBWG Website Updates & Improvements
Review & Modification of OBIC• Including password protection
Other
Border Trade and Traffic Data Subcommittee
Final Report for Data Framework (May 2009)• Identification of Follow-Up Items (Summer
2009)• Development of Online Data “Library” Tool
Participation / Promotion of TRB Freight Flow Conference (Sept. 2009, Irvine CA)
Other
Policy and Research Subcommittee
Evaluate Existing National and Bi-national Initiatives and Mechanisms (SBD, SPP, BFWG, NAFTA, etc.)
Near Term Focus on U.S-Canada Coordination of Freight Strategies
Report to TBWG Co-Chairs• Recommend actions to best position TBWG and
advance its mission and action plan• Focus on competitive advantages (e.g. freight
policies and strategies, regulatory standardization, border infrastructure)
Policy and Research Subcommittee (cont’d)
Suggest Research Topics to Associated Research Bodies and Summarize External Research for TBWG Website
Confirm Canadian Co-Chair
Other
Technology Subcommittee
Identify and Evaluate Border Wait Time Solutions
Promote Border Information Flow Architecture (BIFA)
Workshop on Planning for Border Operations
Update on BIFA Information Initiative
Commercial Vehicle Safety
Other
Other TBWG Activities
Steering Committee Oversight/Conference Calls
Volunteers for Subcommittees
Promotion of TBWG
Involvement of States/Provinces & Stakeholders
Next Plenary – Fall 2009, Winnipeg, MB
Other TBWG Activities (cont’d)
Next Newsletter
Better Use of Technology (e.g. video-conference, webinar)
Other
Discussion & Questions