In order to recognize the effort, devotion and technical and scientific input of the authors, the Organizing Committee of this 16th Argentine Congress on Road Administration and Traffic has decided to award prizes and special mentions.

As it can be seen below, this initiative of the Asociación Argentina de Carreteras of delivering the traditional prizes has been supported by the Escuela de Caminos de Montaña [School of Mountain Roads] of the Universidad Nacional de San Juan [National University of San Juan], the Asphalt Standing Committee (Comisión Permanente del Asfalto), the Argentine Institute of Portland Cement (Instituto del Cemento Portland Argentino) and ITS Argentina, setting numerous awards intended to match the passion those professionals put in improving the technical and scientific levels of the different fields related to these Congresses.

For the assessment, the Committee will analyze paper contents, outstanding aspects, such as novel approach to the topic, and will discard those limited to a simple description of Paper Submissions and/or methods. Moreover, the Committee will value those papers from which a universal or general practical application conclusion may be reached. Aspects that enable the content to go beyond the simple theory statement and that present results validated against practical experiences will be assessed. Likewise, the statement accuracy and precision, the development and conclusions, and the presentation clarity will be analyzed. Mainly, the Committee will assess if the paper proposes immediate application methods, methodology and/or Paper Submission explicitly generating benefits for the community.

• Awards of the 16th Argentine Congress on Road Administration and Traffic
• 1st Award: USD 8,000.-
• 2nd Award: USD 4,000.-
• 3rd Award: USD 2,000.-
• 4th Award: Diploma
• 5th Award: Diploma
* Granted by the Asociación Argentina de Carreteras

• Award to the best paper on rigid road surfaces
• 1st Award: USD 3,000.-
• 2nd Award: USD 2,000.-
*Granted by the Argentine Institute of Portland Cement (Instituto del Cemento Portland Argentino)

• Award to the best paper on flexible road surfaces
• Registration (USD 700) to participate in the 17th Ibero-American Congress on Asphalt (Guatemala 2012)
*Granted by the Asphalt Standing Committee (Comisión Permanente del Asfalto)

• Award to the best paper on Intelligent Transport Systems
• USD 2,000.-
*Granted by ITS Argentina

• Award to the best national production of road IT “Engineers Alberto B. Graffigna and Carla Bruschi de Cardinali”
• AR$ 25,000.-
*Granted by the Escuela de Ingeniería de Caminos de Montaña, “Surveyor, Alfonso de la Torre," Universidad Nacional de San Juan

Note: Argentine residents will be paid the awards in Argentine Pesos, at the exchange rate set by the B.C.R.A. the day before payment effective date.