As stated on the FHWA website:

2010 FHWA Bridge Engineering Conference is co-sponsored by 19 State Department of Transportation, who will participate in the conference. The previous FHWA Bridge Engineering Conference was held in Baltimore, Maryland and attracted more than 600 bridge professionals from across U.S. and abroad. The audience will include Department of Transportation bridge employees, design professionals, fabricators, contractors, academia and representatives of federal and local public agencies.  The2010 FHWA Bridge Engineering Conference is an ideal forum for sharing the latest advancements in bridge engineering with DOT bridge engineers and owners. Conference topics will mainly include steel, concrete, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite and timber bridges. Those interested in giving a presentation at the conference, should submit a one page abstract before December 14, 2009. The received abstracts will be reviewed by an expert panel, which will include State Bridge Engineers from co-sponsoring States. The authors of the accepted abstracts will be asked to submit a full paper for inclusion in the conference proceeding which will be available at the start of the conference. The submitted papers will be peer reviewed before inclusion in the proceeding. Two submitted papers will be selected and FHWA Best Paper Award will be presented to authors of the selected papers at the general session portion of the conference.