REAAA Conferences
The REAAA Conferences are organized approximately every four years as a forum for the promotion of expertise in road engineering and the exchange of information among professionals in road engineering in the Asia and Australasia region, and attended by a large number of professional participants of road related fields.
Conferences
| Dates | Venue | Theme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARC | August 24-27, 2023 | Labuan Bajo, Indonesia | ASIA AUSTRALASIA ROAD CONFERENCE 2023 Advance Technology Implementation Towards Sustainable Road Development |
| 16th | September 13-15, 2021 | Online (Philippines) | Shaping the future of road engineering with advanced technologies |
| 15th | March 22-24, 2017 | Bali, Indonesia | Roads for Better Living (held with IRF Global Summit) |
| 14th | March 26-28, 2013 | KL, Malaysia | The Road Factor in Economic Transformation |
Katahira Awards
The Katahira Award was established in 1991 in memory of the late Dr. Nobutaka Katahira who served as the Association’s President for the 5th Council term (1983 to 1986) from Japan.
The Katahira Awards have been regularly made available to eligible authors who submit papers for presentation at REAAA Conferences.
Winners at the 16th Conference（2021）
| Author | Paper Title | |
|---|---|---|
| First Prize |
Hiroki Takebayashi, Shigeki Takahashi, Koki Bamba, Toshiyuki Chikamatsu |
Experimental Development of New Test Method for Evaluating Interlayer Bonding Properties of Asphalt Pavement Considering Pore Water Pressure |
| Second Prize |
Akihito Hirota, Hiromi Murai, Tsutomu Gento | Development of All-Weather, Highly Durable Cold Asphalt Mixture for Pavement Repair |
| Third Prize |
Hirotaka Sekiya, Ryo Nakata, Toshimasa Nakagawa, Shinji Itsubo, Yasuyuki Iwasato |
Development of Merging Support System for Automated Vehicles |
| Yuki Ota, Keizo Kamiya | Preventative Maintenance Strategy for Pavement Utilizing NEXCO-PMS |
Winners at the 15th Conference（2017）
| Author | Paper Title | |
|---|---|---|
| First Prize |
Kazuya Tamada, Hiroshi Makino, Shinji Itsubo & Hitoshi Yoshimura |
Evaluation of long-term effects for driving safety support service using vehicle-infrastructure cooperative ITS |
| Shota Sone, Shin Sasaki, Yoshitaka Motoda, Yasushi Takeyama, Hidekatsu Hamaoka, Kazuya Tokuta & Isao Kanazawa |
The effects of the installation of guide lights on driving operations | |
| Second Prize |
Keiji Sakuradani, Keigo Koizumi, Toyokazu Murakami & Satoshi Tayama |
An expressway slope monitoring system utilizing WSN and data fusion technology, |
| Dr.Auckpath Sawangsuriya | Highway rehabilitation project for sustainable environment development: a case study of National Highway Route No.1, Tak-Kampangphet, Thailand | |
| Third Prize |
Siti Zaharah, P Alvin Wai Hoong & MK Norfaizah | An evaluation on the effectiveness of motorcycle lanes in Malaysia |
| Hirotaka Sekiya, Achmad Sidhi Purnawa, Handiyana Ariephin, Disi Mochamad Hanafiah & Naoyuki Kawamoto | Application of image processing technology to traffic counting |
Winners at the 14th Conference（2013）
| Author | Paper Title | |
|---|---|---|
| First Prize |
Kazufumi Suzuki, Fumihiko Kanazawa, Soichi Suzuki, Daisuke Watanabe & Satoru Nakamura | Advanced Road Management with "ITS Spot Servises" |
| Hirotaka Sekiya, Handiyana Ariephin, Katsumi Uesaka, Pantja Dharma Oetojo, Hiroyashi Hashimoto | Joint Research Project Between Indonesia and Japan for Traffic Voulume Survey Using Image Processing Technology（IPT）in Indonesia | |
| Second Prize |
Michiya Kitayama, Yoji Kawai, Tadashi Maruyama, Hitoshi Iguchi, Makiko Utsuki | Unique Traffic Survey Approach for Development of Transportation Planning（Number Plate Survey Methodology in foreign country） |
| Third Prize |
Bongju Kwon, Bumwoo Lee, Sunglin Yang, Sukkeun Rhee | Application of Microsufacing Method in the Seoul Metropolitan Area |
| Nurulhuda, Ho.J.S , Jamilah Marjan | A Survey of Risk of Accident in Malaysia | |
| Daijiro Mizutani, Satoshi Hirakawa, Kiyoyuki Kaito | A Mixed Markov Hazard Model for Clarifying the Deterioration Process of Tunnel Luminaire |
Mino Best Project Awards
The Mino Best Project Award was established in 2016 to recognize outstanding road and/or bridge projects which have recently been constructed in the Asia and Australasia region.
The Mino fund was donated by the late Mr. Sadamu Mino, who served as the Association’s 10th President (1998 to 2000) from Japan.
Winners at the 16th Conference（2021）
| Project | |
|---|---|
| Category I : High Volume Road |
Provincial Highway No.9 Improvement Project - Anshuo to Caopu Section, Taiwan |
| A.P. Pettarani Elevated Toll Road Project Makassar, Indonesia | |
| Category II : Community Road |
Construction of Submersible Bridges in Rural Areas in Myanmar, Japan / Myanmar |
| A National Highway No.2275: Huay Rai-Ban Klang Rehabilitation Project for Green and Sustainable Development of Thailand Rural Highway Network, Thailand |
Winners at the 15th Conference（2017）
| Project | |
|---|---|
| Category I : High Volume Road |
Nhat Tan Bridge Construction, Vietnam |
| Central Spine Road Package 3, Myanmar | |
| Category II : Community Road |
Multi-Purpose Community Road in Mongolia - Technology Transfer & Job Creation, Mongolia / IDI Japan |
| Remote Area Mining & Community Road, Glencore Xstrata / Polyroad Stabilising / SMEC / Lucas Total Contract Solutions |