Intranet

Request forms

• Communications project request
• Computer system support
• Mail list request

Update forms

• Project update form
• Student update form

CTRE promotion

CTRE promotional Powerpoint (1.8MB ppt)

Templates

• CTRE style Powerpoint template (save in your Microsoft templates directory)
• Report template, style guide, and technical report documentation page (Word)

Info for proposals/presentations

Resumes, qualifications, and general CTRE info files have been moved to the S drive for wider availability. The path is S:\_project Admin\PROPOSALS\_Resumes, quals, helps.

Project information

Check the web for

• Current projects
• Completed projects

Logos

Logos are also on the S drive. See S:\_FORMS\LOGOS.

NCHRP proposals

Sample sections and suggestions for writing are on the S drive. See S:\_project Admin\PROPOSALS\_Resumes, quals, helps\NCHRP helps.

Staff help

CTRE staff members can help with the following:

Jan Graham (jjgraham@iastate.edu): budgets

Sharon Prochnow (PCC/CP Tech Center) (prochnow@iastate.edu):

• gold sheet
• cover, summary page, and table of contents
• required statements (liability statement, rate agreement, disclosure statement)
• required tables (level of effort, % time commitments, etc.); you give her the info, she’ll create the table
• collecting and editing team members’ qualifications, accomplishments, resumes
• combining all sections into one coherent proposal that meets NCHRP requirements
• copying and sending required no. of copies to NCHRP, plus team members

Judy Thomas (jathomas@iastate.edu):

• gold sheet
• cover, summary page, and table of contents
• required statements (liability statement, rate agreement, disclosure statement)
• required tables (level of effort, % time commitments, etc.); you give her the info, she’ll create the table
• collecting and editing team members’ qualifications, accomplishments, resumes
• combining all sections into one coherent proposal that meets NCHRP requirements
• copying and sending required no. of copies to NCHRP, plus team members

CTRE's publications group (mbrink@iastate.edu), re Task 4, Research Plan:

• Polish writing to be clear, concise, and grammatically correct (avoid “negative credibility”!)
• Ensure plan meets RFP/NCHRP requirements
• Find holes and/or excessive redundancy in content
• Organize and display text to
  • highlight critical points
  • facilitate understanding by different kinds of reviewers (e.g., skimmers versus detail readers)