To create a high level technical and scientific group in which professionals, scientists and academic staff can exchange on new trends and emerging technologies on asphalt materials and pavements.

To provide a forum for high quality peer reviewed papers on all aspects of asphalt technology to be presented and discussed.

To bring together theory and practice.

To give a better understanding of existing practice and to describe and make comparisons with new developments.

To publish the papers in special issues of the International Journal of “Road Materials and Pavement Design”.