RAR2025 – Photos – Rubberized Asphalt Foundation

RAR2025 Opening session Tuesday, October 14, 2025,

Introduction LNEC President

Eng. Laura Caldeira.

Three-day Conference October 14-16^th with a bus tour October 17^th

of an active RARX paving project in the Algarve

southern Portugal.

Dr. Jorge Sousa, President Consulpav, Chairman RAR2025 Conference,

RAF Ambassador for World.

Dr. Jorge Sousa, President Consulpav, Chairman RAR2025 Conference.

Opening session October 14, 2025.

Dr. Jorge Sousa, President Consulpav, Chairman RAR2025 Conference.

George Way, P.E., RAF Chairman and RAR2025

Co-Chairman, RAF Ambassador for USA.

Manuel Prates, Co-Chairman. RAF Ambassador Portugal.

Fátima Batista, Co-Chairman.

Luís Quaresma, Co-Chairman.

Professor Kamil Kaloush, Arizona State University,

Speaker Keynote.

Dr. Shakir Shatnawi, Retired Caltrans Pavement

Design Engineer, Keynote Speaker, RAF Ambassador for Jordan.

Professor Krishna Prapoorna Biligiri, Keynote speaker and

RAF Ambassador for India.

RAF Board of Directors: RAF Board of Directors: Kamil Kaloush, Jorge Sousa, George Way – Chairman, Doug Carlson, Shakir Shatnawi, Krishna Prapoorna Biligiri: Jeff Smith not at conference.

RAF Board of Directors: Kamil Kaloush, Jorge Sousa, George Way – Chairman, Doug Carlson, Shakir Shatnawi, Krishna Prapoorna Biligiri and Jeff Smith (not at conference due to business commitments)

Dr. Ellie Fini, Associate Professor Arizona State University,

Keynote Speaker.

Professor Kelvin Wang, Montana State University, Keynote Speaker.

Professor Zhanping You, Michigan Technological University, Keynote Speaker.

Dr. Kevin E. Trenberth, Noted leader in the field of Climatology,

Keynote Speaker, RAF Ambassador for New Zealand.

The country of Georgia delegation. L to R –

Noe Nika Dekanosidze Expert (LLC “Geo Bitum Hub”).

Merab Mamutchadze Deputy Director of LLC “Geo Bitum Hub”.

Vladimer Gordeziani Director of LLC “Geo Bitum Hub”.

Lasha Kajaia Invited specialist at the Licensing Department of the

National Environmental Agency (LEPL).

Lasha Inauri Head of Waste and Chemical Substances Management Policy

Department of Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.

Shalva Akhvlediani Director, CEO of Tegeta Green Planet.

Solomon Pavliashvili Deputy Minister of Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.

Batu Gurjidze Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Georgia.

Giorgi Mshvildadze Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Tegeta Motors.David (Aleks) Burduladze Professor of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Georgian Technical University.

The country of Georgia delegation. L to R –

Lasha Inauri, Head of Waste and Chemical Substances Management Policy

Department of Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.

Solomon Pavliashvili Deputy Minister of Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.

Besarion Chankseliani – Owner of Eco Service Georgia.

George Guliashvili – Chairman at Wasteless Georgia.

The country of Georgia delegates. L to R –

Sardion Burdaladze, Georgian delegate, Head of Division of Quality Control and Monitoring of Roads Department of Georgia.

Giorgi Jvania, Georgian delegate, Person Hired by Employment Contract at Division of Quality Control and Monitoring of Roads Department of Georgia, Jorge Sousa, President Consulpav, Chairman RAR2025 Conference.

L to R – Jorge Sousa and Fábio Mendes,

RAF Ambassador for Republic of Columbia.

Miguel Angel Sanz Coll. Spain RAF Ambassador

and Jorge Sousa.

L to R: Hugo Bandala, President of Neotech, RAF Ambassador for Mexico, and Miguel Angel Sanz Coll. RAF Ambassador for Spain.

Angelo Pinto, RAF Ambassador to Brazil and wife Suzana.

Gerardo Botasso, RAF Ambassador, Argentina.

Andreas Ruthman, RAF Ambassador Germany.

James Ding, RAF Ambassador for China.

Christophe Loiacono, RAF Ambassador for France.

Pino Iskander, Ambassador for Indonesia.

Andrey Vorobiev, RAF Ambassador for Russia.

L to R: Professor Zhanping You, Professor DingXin Cheng.

Dr. Jorge Sousa

L to R: Professor Krishna Prapoorna Biligiri, George Way, RAF Chairman and RAR2025

Co-Chairman, Doug Carlson, RAF Board Member, Liberty Tire

Spokesman, Dr. Mona Nourelhuda, AR supporter.

L to R: Miguel Angel Sanz Coll. Spain AR Ambassador, George Way, USA

Ambassador and Manuel Prates RAR2025, Co-Chairman and Portugal

AR Ambassador.

L to R: Professor DingXin Cheng. Dr. Geoffrey Rowe, Professor Kamil Kaloush,

Professor Zhanping You, Professor Krishna Prapoorna Biligiri, George Way,Doug Carlson and Mona Nourelhuda.

Dr. Geoffrey Rowe, Consultant.

Dr. Ines Antunes, Italy.

L to R: Concetta Bartucca, PhD student, University of Calabria, Italy,

Ines Antunes, Speaker, R&D Director, Polyglass SpA, Ponte di Piave, Italy,

Cesare Oliviero, Speaker, Associate Professor, University of Calabria, Italy.

L to R: Stefano Marini, Khalifa University, Dubai, Dr. Amir Kavussi, Iran & Kamil Kaloush.

L to R: Zhanping You, Professor Kelvin Wang & Wife Lily.

Professor DingXin Cheng, California State

University, Chico.

Steve Chen, King Ho Tai International Co. Ltd.

Taiwan.

Professor Krishna Prapoorna Biligiri with his three

Students who presented their papers at the conference.

L to R – Jorge Sousa, George Way, Vasco Pampulim.

All three attended the AR2000 conference

In Portugal.

Jorge Sousa, George Way, Richard Stubstad

and Vasco Pampulim in 2000 attended AR2000. Richard

Stubstad passed away in 2012.

Doug Carlson and wife Cindy attended the AR2000 Conference in Portugal conference 25 years ago, and attended the RAR2025. Doug has attended most of the conferences as past Director of the Rubber Pavements Association and now as a representative of Liberty Tire in the USA.

L to R – Batu Gurjidze, Georgian, LNEC President Eng. Laura Caldeira, Solomon Pavliashvili, Georgian, Jorge Sousa, Dr. Maria de Lurdes Antunes and Shalva Akhvlediani, Georgian.

L to R – Fátima Batista, Ines Antunes and Vania Marecos.

L to R – Fernanda Barros and Rossana Sousa, Consulpav staff.

L to R – Jorge Sousa and Krishna Biligiri.

L to R – Rossana Sousa and Ines Antunes.

L to R: Dr. Geoffrey Rowe, George Way and Professor Ana María Rodríguez Alloza, Universidad de La Laguna, Spain.

Kevin Trenberth video presentation.

Jorge Alarcon Ibarra – Online – Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo; Michoacán, México.”

Mohamad Zia Alavi, Online, University of Tehran, Iran.

Nie Tian, University of Bologna, Speaker, Italy.

Rodrigo Vasconcelos – Copavel company- Speaker, Brazil.

Exhibit Hall

Tasty food at the breaks.

Telma Keppler, Infratest Testing Systems, Germany.

George Way with Petroiberica sponsor representatives at their booth.

Break time.

Outdoor reception, very pleasant. Tuesday October 14^th, 2025.

Thinly Sliced Spanish Jamon ham always delicious and a big favorite.

L to R – George Sousa and Jorge Pais.

Outdoor reception with a little Port and Wine.

RAR2025 Conference Banquet and Award Ceremony, October 15^th, 2025. George Way, Angelo Pinto

RAF Ambassador for Brazil and Jorge Sousa.

RAR2025 Conference Banquet, L to R – Dr. Alecsander Zborowski. Polish AR contractor, Jorge Pais Associate Professor University of Minho, Portugal, George Way and Kamil Kaloush.

RAR2025 Conference Banquet, L to R Kelvin Wang,

George Way, and Kamil Kaloush.

RAR2025 Conference Banquet, George Way, Jorge Pais and

Kamil Kaloush.

RAR2025 Conference Banquet, L to R: George Way and Jorge Sousa.

L to R: Ines Antunes, George Way and Ines Husband Adriano.

L to R – Angelo Pinto and his wife Suzana and Ines Antunes and her husband Adriano.

Jorge Sousa’s sons, L to R: George Sousa and Daniel Sousa.

RAR2025 Conference Banquet

RAR2025 Conference Banquet

RAR2025 Conference Banquet

RAR2025 Conference Banquet

RAR2025 Conference Banquet

Banquet dinner and award ceremony.

Banquet dinner and award ceremony.

Front row L to R: Dan Dan, Jorge’s wife, Jorge Sousa, Kerry Xu, Chinese delegate, Shakir Shatnawi, Krishna Biligiri. Back row, L to R, George Way,

Three representatives King Ho Tai International Co. Ltd., Taiwan.

Kamil Kaloush. Picture at Jorge Sousa’s house.

Jorge Sousa’s dinner at his home with friends and guests to celebrate successful conference.

Jorge Sousa’s dinner at his home with friends and guests to celebrate successful conference.

Dinner at Jorge’s house for friends and representatives of country of

Georgia and Taiwan to celebrate successful conference.

Early morning start driving to the Algarve bus tour of AR projects

Friday, October 17th, 2025.

Kamil Kaloush driving, front seat George Way, back seats Jorge Sousa

And his wife Dan Dan.

Early morning start driving to the Algarve bus tour of AR projects. 44 delegates participated in the Algarve RARX construction paving project bus tour.

Shalva Akhvlediani CEO of Tegeta Green Planet, Lasha Inauri Head of Waste and Chemical Substances Management Policy

Department of Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.

Algarve bus tour with representatives from the country of Georgia.

L to R – Jorge Sousa’s wife Dan Dan, Shalva Akhvlediani CEO of Tegeta Green Planet, and Lasha Inauri, Head of Waste and Chemical Substances Management Policy Department of Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.

Management Policy Department of Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.

Algarve bus tour with representatives from the country of Georgia.George Guliashvili, Director of Georgian Producers’ Extended Liability Association, Georgia.