Conference Program

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Sunday, February 17

2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Conference Registration, River Center Riverview Room

4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Ethics Session, River Center Meeting Rooms 5, 6, 7, 8

Monday, February 18

7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Conference Registration, River Center Riverview Room

7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Breakfast, River Center Galleria

8:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m. General Session, River Center Ballroom

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)

1:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions, River Center
1: Pavement Markers in Practice Innovation of the Emulsion Technology (Room 2)
2: Freight Transportation (Room 3-4)
3: LA Strategic Highway Safety Plan Implementation (Room 5-6)
4: Bridge Design (Room 7-8)
5: Asset Management (Room 9)
6: Engineer's Professional Liability (Workshop) (Room 10)
7: Warm Mix Asphalt (Room 11)
8: Emerging Geotechnical Technologies (Room 12)
9: Contract Services 1 (Room 13)

2:45 p.m.–3:15 p.m. | Break, Galleria

3:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions, River Center
10: Sustainability of Pavement Materials (Room 2)
11: Passenger Transportation (Room 3-4)
12: Strategies to Reach Destination Zero Deaths (Room 5-6)
13: Bridge Rehabilitation and Preservation (Room 7-8)
14: Emergent Policy Updates (Room 9)
15: Oil of OverLAY: Age Defying Secrets (Room 10)
16: Workzone Safety (Room 11)
17: The Observational Method in Geotechnical Practice (Room 12)
18: Building the Geodatabase of Louisiana – A Partnership Across All Levels of Government and the Private Sector (Room 13)

5:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Industry Exhibits/Reception, River Center Exhibition Hall

Tuesday, February 19

7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Conference Registration, River Center Riverview Room

7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Breakfast, River Center Exhibition Hall

7:00 a.m.–3:15 p.m. Industry Exhibits, River Center Exhibition Hall

8:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions, River Center
19: Student Projects (Room 2)
20: Getting You Home Safely -- The DOTD Local Road Safety Program (Room 3-4)
21: Highway Safety Analytical Tools (Room 5-6)
22: Bridge Design and Construction (Room 7-8)
23: Quality and Continuous Improvement Process (Room 9)
24: Traffic Engineering (Room 10)
25: Concrete Construction 1 (Room 11)
26: Minimum Standards for Land Surveyors (Workshop) (Room 12)
27: New 2013 Specification Book - General, Incidental, and Materials (Room 13)

9:45 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Tabletop Displays, River Center Exhibition Hall

9:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m. | Break, Exhibition Hall

10:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions, River Center
28: Materials and Testing- Application of GPC, XRF, XRD (Room 2)
29: DOTD Local Public Agency Programs -- Partnering to Improve the Quality of Life for Louisiana's Citizens (Room 3-4)
30: Highway Safety Boot Camp Part 1 (Workshop)(Room 5-6)
31: Bridge Maintenance and FHWA Metric (Room 7-8)
32: Transportation Performance Management: Setting Target for Improvement and Achieving Success (Room 9)
33: Future Transportation Workforce Initiative (Workshop) (Room 10)
34: Concrete Construction 2 (Room 11)
35: Location-Based Decision Support (Room 12)
36: New 2013 Specification Book—Earthwork, Base Courses, and Asphaltic Pavements (Room 13)

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch | River Center Exhibition Hall

1:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions, River Center
37: University Transportation Center—Safety and Policy Research (Room 2)
38: Railroad Engineering (Room 3-4)
39: Highway Safety Boot Camp Part 2 (Workshop) (Room 5-6)
40: Bridge Design and Geotechnical Solutions (Room 7-8)
41: Louisiana Compliance Programs (Room 9)
42: Missouri DOT's Practical Design Policy (Room 10)
43: Asphalt Construction 1 (Room 11)
44: Management Systems & Traffic Monitoring (Room 12)
45: New 2013 Specification Book - Concrete and Structures (Room 13)

2:45 p.m.–3:15 p.m. | Break, Exhibition Hall

3:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions, River Center
46: University Transportation Center—Multimodal Research (Room 2)
47: Planning (Room 3-4)
48: Increasing Crash Data Completeness, Accuracy, and Accessible – Creating a Data Warehouse To Produce a Single Version of the Truth (Room 5-6)
49: Movable Bridges and Roadway Lighting (Room 7-8)
50: Right of Way Knowledge Improves Project Delivery (Room 9)
51: Multilane Roundabouts and Practical Experience (Room 10)
52: Asphalt Construction 2 (Room 11)
53: Road Inventory & Mapping (Room 12)
54: Contract Services 2 (Room 13)

Wednesday, February 20

7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Breakfast, River Center Exhibition Hall

8:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions, River Center
55: Implementation of Geotech Research (Room 2)
56: Every Day Counts – Louisiana's Success and Current Efforts (Room 3-4)
57: Tort Liability: Is Ignorance Bliss? (Room 5-6)
58: Bridge Rehabilitation, Bridge Design, and Bridge Rating (Room 7-8)
59: The Business Side of DOTD (Room 9)
60: Intelligent Transportation System - What are we doin'? (Room 10)
61: LaGov Implementation (Room 11)
62: Agile Assets (Room 12)
63: Project Management (Room 13)

9:45 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Break, Exhibition Hall

10:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions, River Center
64: Latest Developments in Pavement Characteristics (Room 2)
65: Mega Projects (Room 3-4)
66: Effective Communication Strategies (Workshop) (Room 5-6)
67: Mississippi River Crossings at Vicksburg (I-20 and Railroad) (Room 7-8)
68: Public Works (Room 9)
69: Where the Rubber Meets the Road-DOTD District Issues (Room 10)
70: Technology Updates (Room 11)
71: Bridge Maintenance and Roadside (Room 12)
72: Environmental (Room 13)

12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Awards Luncheon, River Center Ballroom

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Ethics Session, River Center Meeting Rooms 11, 12, 13