A committee-managed website is an option for a TRB technical standing committee if the Chair and CCC determine a website supports the committee’s communication portfolio. If your committee has not evaluated your communication needs, please consider conducting a “committee communication needs survey” to find what modes of communication best suit your committee’s mission. The content of committee websites and online forums should relate to the committee’s purpose and should encourage and facilitate the committee’s activities and projects.
Chairs and CCCs are responsible for their maintenance and the accuracy of the information on the committee-managed website. Please contact your TRB staff representative and Brie Schwartz if your committee has a web presence and provide them with the URL.
TRB suggests (but does not endorse) Google Sites because it is free and integrated with all Google services, including Google Drive (25GB storage) and Google Forms, Calendar, and other helpful modules. Making a Google Account and linking a Google Site to the Google Account is the simplest approach to administer a committee-managed website. In this manner, the Google Account password may be passed from one leadership to another during committee rotation, and all the data can be preserved for future Chairs/CCCs. We do not recommend that you purchase a website domain or host a committee website on another institution’s server, as that requires a cost/management that can get lost through the transfer of committee leadership.
Google Sites has many user-friendly professional templates that you can use.
TRB Standing Committee on Bicycle Transportation (ACH20)
TRB Standing Committee on Geographic Information Science (AED40)
TRB Standing Committee on Advanced Concrete Materials and Characterization (AKM50)
TRB Standing Committee on Critical Infrastructure Protection (AMR10)
TRB Standing Committee on Aircraft/Airport Compatibility (AV070)
TRB Standing Committee on Marine Environment (AW030)
Example Gmail Account Login: trba####@gmail.com
Example Gmail Account Password: The password should represent the committee and include upper case, lower case, symbol, and number.
If the Google Account requires a 2-step authentication, you can turn it off. If you are unable to turn off the 2-step authentication, and it prompts an email or cell phone, please update this information regularly when the committee rotates and change it to the contact information of the new leadership. At the time of committee rotation, the outgoing Chair and CCC should provide all login credentials to the incoming Chair and CCC.
Save your files to Google Drive and link the files to Google Sites. Google Sites storage is 10GB while Google Drive has 25GB.
The rotation of technical standing committees occurs every three years on April 15. It is essential that the outgoing Chair and CCC provide the incoming Chair and CCC with the login credentials for any web presences they might have as they rotate off the committee.
DISCLAIMER: Please place this disclaimer in the footer: “Any opinions, findings, or conclusions expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Transportation Research Board or The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.”
NO LOGOS: No TRB or National Academies logos are permitted. The official logos signify a website that is maintained by TRB or the National Academies, and these sites are committee-managed.
MEMBERSHIP: Please link the committee membership to your committee’s specific page on the TRB Online Directory. Do not list committee members and their email addresses on the website. For data privacy purposes, all committee roster information needs to remain within MyTRB's Online Directory: https://www.mytrb.org/OnlineDirectory
FRIENDS: When inviting friends to join your committee, please use this text to help guide your written instructions.
Go to MyTRB
Enter your login information, or click on “Forgot Password” if you don't remember your login or don't think you have an account
Go to “Committees” on the navigation menu bar
Click “Become a Friend of the Committee”
Locate committee by committee code or name
Committee scope statement
Committee’s strategic plan and related information
Meeting minutes
List of committee-sponsored publications
Annual Meeting sessions conducted by the committee
TRB-related conference and open meeting announcements
Newsletter (if any)
Committee research needs statements
Links to other websites (acceptable links would be sources of general information in the committee’s area of interest but would not include commercial organizations, e.g., consultants working in the area)
Questionnaires/surveys
Committee files, presentations, reports (e.g., as an alternative to a circular)
TRB or National Academies logo
Non-TRB events or initiatives
Commercial/advertising information
Copyrighted material, including graphics, without stated permission to use
Unreviewed reports or papers (publicly displayed)
Software or applications