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INTERVIEWER: What, again, was the topic assigned?
RESPONDENT: The topic was the bridge industry collaboration meeting. That was an all day meeting and we had about 25 people from industry, academia, state DOTs, (inaudible at 0:25), and Federal Highway people.
INTERVIEWER: What organization was the sponsor?
RESPONDENT: The National Steel Bridge Alliance.
INTERVIEWER: National Steel Bridge Alliance?
RESPONDENT: Correct.
INTERVIEWER: Now this, is a meeting you had with them, representatives from that organization? [1:02]
RESPONDENT: Not necessarily with the National Steel Bridge Alliance, but most of the people who had to do with the steel bridges. In other words state… I mean not all of them but key people in steel bridge industry. I put together the agenda for the whole day.
INTERVIEWER: This, is people from a variety of organizations and agencies. Could you classify this as a partnership?
RESPONDENT: Yes, yes it is a partnership between the government and the industry and the state DOTs.
INTERVIEWER: And the main thing that took place regarding the partnership was a meeting, right?
RESPONDENT: Correct.
INTERVIEWER: And when was that again?
RESPONDENT: That was on December 3rd.
INTERVIEWER: Was that… and at the meeting what was decided? What kind of ongoing projects? [2:03]
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SAMPLE ALTERNATIVE FORMAT:
Q: What, again, was the topic assigned?
A: The topic was the bridge industry collaboration meeting. That was an all day meeting and we had about 25 people from industry, academia, state DOTs, (inaudible at 0:25) and Federal Highway people.
Q: What organization was the sponsor?
A: The National Steel Bridge Alliance.
Q: National Steel Bridge Alliance?
A: Correct.
Q: Now this, is a meeting you had with them, representatives from that organization? [1:02]
A: Not necessarily with the National Steel Bridge Alliance but most of the people who had to do with the steel bridges. In other words state… I mean not all of them but key people in steel bridge industry. We put together the agenda for the whole day.
Q: This, is people from a variety of organizations and agencies. Could you classify this as a partnership?
A: Yes, yes it is a partnership between the government and the industry and the state DOTs.
Q: And the main thing that took place regarding the partnership was a meeting, right?
A: Correct.
Q: And when was that again?
A: That was on December 3rd.
Q: Was that… and at the meeting what was decided? What kind of ongoing projects? [2:03]
End of sample excerpt.
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Following is a transcript of the first two minutes of a telephone interview. Page down to view a sample of an alternative format of the same transcript. We’d be happy to customize a format according to your preferences. That includes labeling the speakers by their first and/or last names, adding headers and/or footers containing information about the event transcribed (e.g. name of the event, date, names of speakers, etc.). The numbers in brackets indicate timestamps that correspond with the audio file.
Transcript of: Sample
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BEGIN TRANSCRIPT:
INTERVIEWER: What, again, was the topic assigned?
RESPONDENT: The topic was the bridge industry collaboration meeting. That was an all day meeting and we had about 25 people from industry, academia, state DOTs, (inaudible at 0:25), and Federal Highway people.
INTERVIEWER: What organization was the sponsor?
RESPONDENT: The National Steel Bridge Alliance.
INTERVIEWER: National Steel Bridge Alliance?
RESPONDENT: Correct.
INTERVIEWER: Now this, is a meeting you had with them, representatives from that organization? [1:02]
RESPONDENT: Not necessarily with the National Steel Bridge Alliance, but most of the people who had to do with the steel bridges. In other words state… I mean not all of them but key people in steel bridge industry. I put together the agenda for the whole day.
INTERVIEWER: This, is people from a variety of organizations and agencies. Could you classify this as a partnership?
RESPONDENT: Yes, yes it is a partnership between the government and the industry and the state DOTs.
INTERVIEWER: And the main thing that took place regarding the partnership was a meeting, right?
RESPONDENT: Correct.
INTERVIEWER: And when was that again?
RESPONDENT: That was on December 3rd.
INTERVIEWER: Was that… and at the meeting what was decided? What kind of ongoing projects? [2:03]
End of sample excerpt.
SAMPLE ALTERNATIVE FORMAT:
Q: What, again, was the topic assigned?
A: The topic was the bridge industry collaboration meeting. That was an all day meeting and we had about 25 people from industry, academia, state DOTs, (inaudible at 0:25) and Federal Highway people.
Q: What organization was the sponsor?
A: The National Steel Bridge Alliance.
Q: National Steel Bridge Alliance?
A: Correct.
Q: Now this, is a meeting you had with them, representatives from that organization? [1:02]
A: Not necessarily with the National Steel Bridge Alliance but most of the people who had to do with the steel bridges. In other words state… I mean not all of them but key people in steel bridge industry. We put together the agenda for the whole day.
Q: This, is people from a variety of organizations and agencies. Could you classify this as a partnership?
A: Yes, yes it is a partnership between the government and the industry and the state DOTs.
Q: And the main thing that took place regarding the partnership was a meeting, right?
A: Correct.
Q: And when was that again?
A: That was on December 3rd.
Q: Was that… and at the meeting what was decided? What kind of ongoing projects? [2:03]
End of sample excerpt.
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