Task 84, FY 1997, "Developing a Model for Effective Transfer of Innovative Technologies" (Kathryn Harrington-Hughes). The contractor prepared a draft outline for the public outreach program to convey the message that investments in highway research pay off. This outline was presented to the panel in February 1997. The panel accepted the outline and directed the contractor to complete the outreach program and submit it to the panel. On September 4, 1998, the contractor submitted a draft report on the outreach program to the panel members for their review. The contractor delivered a final version that was available to the AASHTO Task Force on SHRP Implementation.