Six special guests will be invited to speak about issues related to best practices on the main topics of this conference. These special lectures will be provided in three periods. Short courses on concrete pavement materials, construction and design will be offered by several international experts. Plenary sessions will allow representatives from many countries to discuss and debate the best practices for the aforementioned topics. Speakers in the plenary sessions will be chosen on the basis of reviews of their papers by an editorial committee with broad international representation. The conference proceedings will be published and submitted for possible inclusion in the Engineering Index.