SESSION 1

"Overcoming Challenges for Successful Construction of Chip Seals"

Panel Discussion:
Lonnie Berett, Paved Roads Manager, Larimer County Road and Bridge Department, Fort Collins, Colo.
Mark Payne, Milling Supervisor, City of Colorado Springs Public Works, Colorado Springs, Colo.

"Successful Asphalt Paving Placement and Compaction" (to be repeated)

Jim Scherocman, Cincinnati, Ohio

"It All Starts with the Foundation - Successfully Building the Subgrade"

Topic: Types of Compaction Equipment and Benefits
Jim Wilkins, Wagner Equipment Company, Littleton, Colo.

Topic: Soil Mechanics You Need to Know
Bill Caires, Principal Director, CTS “The Lab,” Centennial, Colo.

Topic: Constructing a Stabilized Base
Eric Berger, ChemLime, Fort Worth, Texas

"Innovative Contracting Successes"

Topic: Summary of Innovative Contracting Methods TBD
Doyt Bolling, Utah LTAP, Providence, Utah

Topic: Pavement Warranties
Sid Scott, Trauner Consulting Services, Philadelphia, Pa.

Topic: Asphalt vs. Concrete - Using Alternate Bidding for Head-to-Head Bidding
Kirk Zeringue, Director, Louisiana Transportation of Research Center, Baton Rouge, La.

Asphalt 101: An Introduction to Hot Mix Asphalt Materials - Part I (Asphalts and Modified Asphalts)

Scott Shuler, Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.
Marshall Shackelford, SemMaterials, Commerce City, Colo.

Educational Track - Asphalt 101 - Equipment: A Basic Understanding of Automatic Grade Controls
Joey Farrel, General Sales Manager, MOBA Corp., Fayetteville, Ga.

SESSION 2

"War on Cracks: Discussion on Materials and Placement Successes"

Panel Discussion:

Keith Flowerdew, Colorado Department of Transportation, Pueblo, Colo.
Rick Miller, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, Kan.
Tom Raught, State Maintenance Engineer, New Mexico Department of Transportation, Santa Fe, N.M.
Greg Milburn, Materials Staff Engineer, Wyoming Department of Transportation, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Ron Horner, Materials and Research Engineer, North Dakota Department of Transportation, Bismark, N.D.

"Successful Asphalt Paving Placement and Compaction" (Repeat)

Jim Scherocman, Cincinnati, Ohio

"Advancements and Benefits in Superpave"

Topic: New Binder Test-MSCR
John D’Angelo, Team Leader Asphalt Pavements, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.

Topic: New Mixture Test - Dynamic Complex Modulus
Gerry Huber, Heritage Research Group, Indianapolis, Ind.

Topic: Acid Modification of Binders
John D’Angelo, Team Leader Asphalt Pavements, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.

"Successfully Managing the Challenges of High Profile, Complex Projects"

Topic: Pearl Street Mall Loop Resurfacing Project – Paving in Confined Urban Business Districts
Scott Young, Construction Manager, Lafarge North America, Frederick, Colo.
Alex May, Project Manager, City of Boulder, Boulder, Colo.

Topic: Snowmass Canyon
Pete Mertes, Colorado Department of Transportation, Glenwood Springs, Colo.

Asphalt 102: An Introduction to Hot Mix Asphalt Materials - Part II
(Aggregates, Mix Design, and Mix Selection)

Scott Shuler, Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.
John Cheever, Aggregate Industries, Denver, Colo.

Asphalt 102 - Equipment: The Basic Principles of Compaction Techniques

Timothy R. Murphy, President, Murphy Pavement Technology, Chicago, Ill.
Bonus Session - Successfully Managing the Next Generations: “X” and “Y”
Weldon Allen, Colorado Department of Transportation, Grand Junction, Colo.

SESSION 3

"Successful Management Techniques for Rural County/Small Agency
Road Networks"

Topic: Pavement Management - A Ten Year Case Study for Routt County, Colorado
Mike Skinner, Project Manager, CTL Thompson, Denver, Colo.

Panel Discussion: City and County
Keith Flowerdew, Colorado Department of Transportation, Pueblo, Colo.

TBD

Topic: GPS Technology
Douglas Townes, Federal Highway Administration, Atlanta, Ga.

Topic: Innovations in HMA Construction with Intelligent Compaction
Lee Gallivan, Pavement/Materials Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Ind.

"CSI: What Killed the Pavement?"

Topic: How to Conduct Forensic Studies
Joe Button, Head, Materials and Pavements Division, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Topic: Case Histories Overview
TBD

"Motivating Employees, Learn How to Keep a Crew Motivated"

Charles Vander Kooi, Vander Kooi & Assoc, Inc., Littleton, Colo.

Asphalt 103: The Basic Principles of Asphalt Quality Control and Testing
(Field and Lab)

Jim Fife, President, Western Colorado Testing Co., Grand Junction, Colo.
Nick Accardi, instructor, RMAEP, Centennial Colorado

Asphalt 103 - Equipment: Basic Principles of Proper Techniques for Small
and Unique Paving Applications

Dave Reposa, LeeBoy, Attleboro, Mass.

Bonus Session - "Managing Construction Quality Through Statistics"

Topic: Challenges of the Impact of Construction Variability on Asphalt Pavement Performance
Gerry Huber, Heritage Research Group, Indianapolis, Ind.

Topic: What it Takes to Become the Most Successful QC Manager Possible
Timothy R. Murphy, President, Murphy Pavement Technology, Chicago, Ill.

SESSION 4

"HMA Construction Test Strips: Challenges with Materials, Machinery,
and Methods (a.k.a How to Achieve Maximum Quality and Pay)"

Timothy R. Murphy, President, Murphy Pavement Technology, Chicago, Ill.

"Handling the Challenge of Rising Cost of Energy and Construction Materials"

Topic: Asphalt Price Adjustment and Fuel Adjustment Clauses
Randy Furst, Colorado Department of Transportation, Denver, Colo.
Mark Ayen, Construction Staff Engineer, Wyoming Department of Transportation, Cheyenne, Wyo.
John Naser, Deputy City Engineer, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, Utah

Topic: Industry Solutions

Tom Peterson, executive Directo, Colorado Asphalt Pavement Assoc., Centennial CO.

"Egg Sucking Dogs, Recognizing Employees with Bad Attitudes and
How to Deal with Them"

Charles Vander Kooi, Vander Kooi & Assoc, Inc., Littleton, Colo.

Asphalt 104: Construction Oversight and Inspection

Tom Clayton, Education Program Manager, Rocky Mountain Asphalt Education Program, Centennial, Colo.

Educational Track - Asphalt 104 - Equipment: The Basic Principles of Paver Operations
(for new employees)

Jim Scherocman, Cincinnati, Ohio

BONUS Session - "Ask the Experts Your Burning Questions"

Scott Shuler, Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.
Tim Aschenbrener, Materials & Geotechnical Branch Manager, Colorado Department of Transportation, Denver, Colo.
Gerry Huber, Heritage Research Group, Indianapolis, Ind.

SESSION 5 

“Maintenance Roundtable with the Experts”

Panel of Owners, Agencies, and Industry Experts: Maintenance is a critical element of a road improvement program. A one-size-fits-all approach does not always work and learning from others is a great way to reduce cost and improve effectiveness of current operations. Come to this session with your burning questions on asphalt pavement maintenance.

"Successful New Tests Ready for Implementation"

Topic: Micro-Deval
TBD

Topic: CoreDry for Faster Bulk Specific Gravity of Cores
Neal Retzer, Colorado Department of Transportation, Denver, Colo.

Topic: SSDetect for the Bulk Specific Gravity of the Aggregate
Glenn Frieler, Colorado Department of Transportation, Denver, Colo.

"Overcoming Environmental Challenges with Warm Mix Asphalt"

Topic: Economic Benefits of Saving on Fuel Cost During Production
Dennis B. Hunt, Vice-President, Gencor Industries, Inc., Bakersfield, Calif.

Topic: Challenges of Implementing the New Technology
Matt Corrigan, Asphalt Pavement Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.

Asphalt 105: The Basics of RAP Usage and Specification

Roy Guevara, Colorado Department of Transportation, Denver, Colo.
Tom Blair, Director of Product Engineering-Asphalt Group, Edw. C. Levy Co., Novi, Mich.

Asphalt 105 - Equipment: The Basic Principles of Paver and Compaction Equipment

Tom Dittmer, Caterpillar, Denver, CO

SESSION 6

"Tips for Successful Plant Operations"

Topic: Avoiding the Common Mistakes in HMA Plant Production
Dennis B. Hunt, Vice-President, Gencor Industries, Inc., Bakersfield, Calif.

"Complexities of Overcoming Challenges with Advancements in RAP"

Topic: Quality Control Best Practices
Tom Blair, Director of Product Engineering-Asphalt Group, Edw. C. Levy Co., Novi, Mich.

Topic: Blending RAP and the Complex Dynamic Modulus
Dr. Ray Bonaquist, Advanced Asphalt Technology, Sterling, Va.

Topic: Low Temperature Cracking Performance
Gerry Huber, Heritage Research Group, Indianapolis, Ind.

"Safety is a Key to Successful Project Management "

Topic: FHWA’s Safety Emphasis
Marcee Allen, Federal Highway Administration, Lakewood, Colo.

Topic: Safety at the Paving Site, From Start to Finish
Jerry Teeler, Director of Safety and Health, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, Hermitage, Tenn.

Topic: Safety at the Plant, What You and Your Employees Need To Know
Eric Kecheijan, Safety Coordinator, Tilcon New York Inc., West Nyack, N.Y.

Asphalt 106 - The Basics of Asphalt Emulsions and Chip Seals –
Getting Them Right

Topic: Emulsions
Bob Morgan, Vice President, Cobitco, Inc., Denver, Colo.

Topic: Chip Seals
Ben Vagher, President, A-1 Chipseal, Broomfield, Colo.

Asphalt 106 - Equipment: Best Practices for Paver and Compaction

Equipment Maintenance
TBD

SESSION 7

"In-Place Pavement Rehabilitation - Selecting and Constructing the Rehabilitation with the Optimum Mix of Fixes"

Topic: Full-Depth Reclamation
Ron Horner, Materials and Research Engineer, North Dakota Department of Transportation, Bismark, N.D.

Topic: Reflective Crack Interlayer on I-70
Jeff Stewart, Kansas Department of Transportation, Norton, Kan.

"Successful Night Paving"

Contractor Panel: Tips from Those Experienced in Night Paving

"Challenges Facing Airport Materials Specifications and Construction"

Topic: Airfield Asphalt Pavement Technology Program: Addressing Challenges
Monte Symons, Director, AAPTP, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.

Topic: Successes of Hot Mix Asphalt for Airfield Pavements
Jack Scott, Federal Aviation Administration, Renton, Wash.

"The Challenges for Training and Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce"

Topic: Future is here for Asphalt Training: The Virtual Superpave Laboratory and On-Line Training
Dr. Joe P. Mahoney, Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.

Topic: What Every Superintendent Needs to Know about Training Multi-Cultural Crews
Tim Roorda, Bridge Communications, Denver, Colo.

Asphalt 107: Basic Principles of Aggregate Crushing and Stockpiling

Allan G. Williams, Cedar Rapids, Eugene, Ore.
TBD

Asphalt 107 - Equipment: Best Practices for Milling Equipment Maintenance, Operation and Grade Control

Steve Daigh, District Sales Manager, Wirtgen American, Highland Ranch, Colo.