Planning Committee
The ICOET planning committee includes representatives from state and federal agencies, universities, private industry, and non-government organizations. The committee is responsible for reviewing abstracts and developing the technical program. The asterisk (*) denotes those agencies/organizations that also provided financial support for the 2001 program.

• Gary Evink (Chair)
  Environmental Consultant
• Fred Bank and Paul Garrett
  Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation*
• George Gerstle
  Planning Branch, Colorado Department of Transportation*
• Susan Hagood
  Humane Society of the United States*
• Leroy Irwin
  Florida Department of Transportation; Representative, Standing Committee on the Environment, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
• Thomas Linkous
  Ohio Department of Transportation; Representative, Transportation Research Board Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Environmental Stewardship
• James Martin and Kathryn McDermott
  Center for Transportation and the Environment, North Carolina State University*
• Don Peterson
  Division of Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service*
• Ann Roche
  Wetlands Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency*
• Bill Ruediger
  Ecology Program for Highways, USDA Forest Service*
• Paul Wagner
  Office of Environmental Affairs, Washington State Department of Transportation*
• Patricia White
  Defenders of Wildlife*
• David Zeigler
  Office of Environmental Management, Florida Department of Transportation

Corporate Partners
ICOET 2001 had three corporate sponsors, whose support made possible the welcome reception and other networking opportunities:

• SAIC, Inc.
• Carter & Burgess
• Tetra Tech Consultants
  

Host Agency
Colorado Department of Transportation served as the host agency for the 2001 conference. As host agency, CDOT worked diligently to organize two outstanding field trips (aquatic and terrestrial) and to provide on-site support throughout the event. Special thanks go to George Gerstle, Vicki Kraus, Beth Chase, Roland Wostl, Bill Goosman, Wes Goff, Jerry Powell, Ralph Trapani, Joe Elsen, Kurt Broderdorp, and Marie Venner.