SESSION 1- Wednesday 3:30-5:00

"Mat Defects"
Alan Curtis, CHEC Consultants, Old Station, Calif.

"Improving Job Site Safety"

Topic: Peer Mentoring Programs to Reduce
Accidents and Improve Safety Programs
Stacey Dickinson, Solutions View, Inc., Monroe, Wash.

Topic: OSHA Hot Topics
George B. Flynn, CIH, OSHA, Greenwood Village, Colo.

"Build Green with Porous Pavement Parking Lots"
Andrew Potts, P.E., Cahill Associates, West Chester, Pa.

Topic: Design and Construction Best Practices
Lisa Klotz, Kleinfelder Inc., Golden, Colo.

"Pavement Management – Case Histories"

Topic: CDOT Pavement Management System
Steve Olson, Colorado Dept of Transportation, Denver, Colo.

Topic: Pavement Management for Paved and Non-Paved Roads
Ted A. Borstad, P.E., Borstad Consulting Services, Fort Collins, Colo.

Topic: An Overview of Pavement Management for Rural Roads and Small Towns
Doyt Bolling, Utah LTAP, Providence, Utah

"Asphalt 101: Hot Mix Asphalt Materials – Part I"
Scott Shuler, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.
Marshall Shackelford, SemMaterials L.P., Commerce City, Colo.

"Asphalt 101 – Equipment: Automatic Grade Controls"
Joey Farrell, MOBA Corp, Fayetteville, Ga.

"Asphalt 101 – Maintenance: Surface Seals"

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

Topic: Slurry Seals-Quality Resurfacing
Heath Russo, Quality Resurfacing Co, Henderson, Colo.

Topic: Seal Coating
Chris Lee, Vance Brothers, Aurora, Colo.

SESSION 2 - Thursday 8:00-9:30

"War on Potholes"

Panel:
Ron Wagoner, City of Lakewood, Lakewood, Colo.
Chris Carnahan, City of Aurora, Aurora, Colo.
Keith Flowerdew, Colorado Dept of Transportation, Pueblo, Colo.
Lonnie Berett, Larimer County Road and Bridge, Fort Collins, Colo.

"Paving Foreman Training"
John Ball, Top Quality Paving, Manchester, N.H.

"The Latest on Warm Mix Asphalt"

Topic: National Perspective
Matt Corrigan, Mobile Asphalt Testing Laboratories,
Washington, D.C.

Topic: I-70 at Eisenhower Tunnel
Bill Schiebel, Colorado Dept of Transportation,
Denver, Colo.

Topic: Yellowstone Park
Brad Neitzke, Western Federal Lands,
Vancouver, Wash.

"Critical Strategies for Successful Negotiations"
Moderator: Todd Paulson, Faris Machinery Company
Andy Lutz, FMI Corporation, Denver CO.

"Asphalt 102: Hot Mix Asphalt Materials - Part II"

Scott Shuler, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.
John Cheever, SemMaterials, L.P., Greenwood Village, Colo.

"Asphalt 102: Equipment - Small and Unique Paving Applications"

Dave Reposa, LeeBoy, Attleboro, Mass.

"Asphalt 102: Maintenance - Cracks"

Topic: Sealing and Filling
Vern Thompson, Craftco, Inc., Chandler, Ariz.

SESSION 3 - Thursday 10:15-11:30

"Maintenance Treatments and Techniques"

Topics: Overview of State of the Practice
Wayne Jones, Asphalt Institute, Gahanna, Ohio

"Asphalt Constructability" (To be repeated)

John Ball, Top Quality Paving, Manchester, N.H.
Chuck Deahl, Bomag Americas, Inc., Kewantee, Ill.

Offsite Field Tour: A Modern Hot Mix
Asphalt Production Facility Tour

"Perpetual Pavements"

Topic: NCAT Test Track
Randy West, National Center for Asphalt Technology,
Auburn, Ala.

Topic: Oregon DOTs Perpetual Pavement Research
Rene Renteria, Oregon Dept of Transportation,
Salem, Ore.

"Pavement Management – Best Practices"

Topic: Remaining Service Life Concept
Dr. Gilbert Baladi, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.

"Asphalt 103: The Basic Principles of Asphalt Quality Control and Testing (Field and Lab)"
Jim Fife, Western Colorado Testing Co., Grand Junction, Colo.
Cindy Rutkowski, RMAEP, Centennial CO

"Asphalt 103: Equipment - Basic Principles of Paver Operation"
Tom Dittmer, Caterpillar, Arvada, Colo.

"Asphalt 103: Maintenance - Patching"

Topic: Best Practices for Using Infrared Patching
Bruce Barbarick, ASAP Companies, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Topic: Best Practices for Pothole Patching
Keith Flowerdew, Colorado Dept of Transportation, Pueblo, Colo.

SESSION 4 - Thursday 1:00-2:30

OFFSITE DEMO: Maintenance Applications on a Nearby Aurora Street

Description: Maintenance demonstration - City of
Aurora. Milling machine, Small Paver Application, Paving by the Numbers, Crack Sealing, Infrared Pothole Repair, Streetprint

"Innovations in Asphalt Pavement Maintenance"
Alan Curtis, CHEC Consultants, Old Station, Calif.

"Energy Audit for Plants"
Richard Draheim, Astec, Inc., Lake Winnebago, Mo.

"Advances in Pavement Rehabilitation"

Topic: Reflective Crack Interlayer
Nicki Upright, Colorado Dept of Transportation, Evans, Colo.

Topic: Rubblization-RE/PM

Scott Ellis and Larry Labato, Colorado Dept of Transportation, Loveland, Colo.

Topic: Full Depth Reclamation – Pioneer Parkway FDR Project in Santa Clara, Utah
Jason Smith, Rosenberg & Associates, St. George, Utah

Jerry Amundsen, Carter & Burgess, Inc., St. George, Utah

"Reducing Pavement Noise"

Topic: Pavement Surface Texture Impact on Noise
Wayne Jones, Asphalt Institute, Gahanna, Ohio

Topic: Safe, Quiet and Durable Highways
Becky McDaniel, North Central Superpave Center,
West Lafayette, Ind.

Topic: Noise Trailer
Randy West, National Center for Asphalt Technology,
Auburn, Ala.

"Asphalt 104: Construction Oversight and Inspection"
Tom Clayton, Rocky Mountain Asphalt Education
Program, Centennial, Colo.

"Asphalt 104 – Equipment: Basic Principles of Compaction Equipment Operation"
Chuck Deahl, Bomag Americas, Inc., Kewantee, Ill.

"Bonus – Environmental Sustainability"

Topic: Recycling in the Workplace - Waste Not and Save

Laurie Batchelder Adams, Denver, Colo.

Topic: Reuse and Recycling on Colorado Highways
Patricia Martinek, Colorado Dept of Transportation, Denver, Colo.

SESSION 5 - Thursday 3:00-4:00

"Maintenance Roundtable with the Experts"

Panel Discussion:
Dave Chambers, City of Aurora Street, Aurora, Colo.
Scott Shuler, Professor, Colorado State University,
Fort Collins, Colo.
Dale Miller, Larimer County Road and Bridge,
Fort Collins, Colo.
Doug Martin, Cobitco Inc., Denver, Colo.

"Milling Best Practices and Panel Discussion"

Jay Goldbaum, Colorado Department of Transportation, Denver CO
Dale Starry, Volvo Construction Equipment, Shippensburg, Pa.
Doug Jones, Alpha Milling, Denver, Colo.
Ray Trout, Rocky Mountain Rotomilling, Colorado Springs, Colo.

"CSI – Forensics"

Topic: Case Histories
Jon Epps, Granite Construction, Sparks, Nev.

Topic: Basics of Pavement Forensic Studies and Case Histories from Texas

Tom Scullion, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

"Interviewing for Success"
Brad Humphrey, Pinnacle Development Group Inc., Olathe, Kan.

"Asphalt 105: The Basics of RAP Usage and Specification"
Roy Guevara, Colorado Dept of Transportation, Denver, Colo.
Tom Blair, Edw. C. Levy Co., Novi, Mich.

"Asphalt 105 – Equipment: Subgrade Preparation-Equipment, Compaction, Grading"
Steve McCown, Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill.

SESSION 6 - Friday 8:00-9:15

"Best Practices for Pavement Seals"

Topic: Chip Seals
Scott Shuler, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.

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

Topic: Plow Operation to Minimize Damage
Wes Templeton, Colorado Dept of Transportation, Brush, Colo.
Rick Jensen, Colorado Dept of Transportation, East Platteville, Colo.

"Asphalt Constructability" (Repeat)
John Ball, Top Quality Paving, Manchester, N.H.
Chuck Deahl, Bomag Americas, Inc., Kewantee, Ill.

"Advances in Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement"

Topic: Quality Control
Ken Murphy, Astec Mobile Screens, Inc.,
Bois D’Arc, Mo.

Topic: NAPA Handbook
Jon Epps, Granite Construction, Sparks, Nev.

Topic: Mix Designs with RAP
Becky McDaniel, North Central Superpave Center,
West Lafayette, Ind.

"Managing Airport Improvement Investments"

Topic: Pitkin County Airport Improvement Project
David Ulane, Aspen/Pitkin County Airport, Aspen, Colo.
Scott Cary, Carter & Burgess, Denver, Colo.

Topic: Rehabilitation and Maintenance Treatments for Airports
Wayne Jones, Asphalt Institute, Gahanna, Ohio

"Asphalt 106: Subgrade Engineering"
Mike Skinner, CTL/Thompson Inc., Denver, Colo.

"Asphalt 106: Equipment - Intro to Waterless Street Sweeping"
Mark Kinter, Elgin Sweeper Company, Elgin, Ill.

SESSION 7 - Friday 9:45-10:45

"Urban Paving Best Practices"

Topic: Utility Cuts and Bores
Mike Verketis, Colorado Dept of Transportation,
Grand Junction, Colo.

Topic: Manholes and Water Valves – Final Adjusters
Richard Davis, Final Grade, Grand Junction, Colo.

"Advances in Technology of Compaction: Subgrade and Asphalt"

Topic: Subgrade & Base (GPS & Intelligent)
Steve McCown, Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill.

Topic: Oscillatory Compaction
Steve Daigh, Wirtgen America, Highland Ranch, Colo.

Topic: Intelligent Asphalt Compactors
Chuck Deahl, Bomag Americas, Inc., Kewantee, Ill.

"Best Practices for Subgrade Stabilization"

Topic: Chemical
Kim Haarberg, ARS Denver, Inc., Littleton, Colo.

Topic: Bituminous
Sonny Weimer, Son Haul, Fort Morgan, Colo.

Topic: Fabric
Alan Strecker, Vance Brothers, Aurora, Colo.

"Innovations in Using Hot Mix Asphalt"

Topic: Challenges of Paving Trail Ridge Road
Ken Coulson, Coulson Excavating, Loveland, Colo.
Jeff Kresl, Keiwit, Littleton, Colo.

Topic: Preventive Maintenance Using Thin Lift SMA
Stan Opperman, Asphalt Paving Co., Golden, Colo.

Topic: Overcoming Quality Control Challenges Using RAP
Tom Blair, Edward C Levy Co./Schmidt Construction,
Wixom, Mich.

"Asphalt 107: Aggregate Crushing and Stockpiling"
Ken Murphy, Astec Mobile Screens, Inc.,
Bois D’Arc, Mo.

"Asphalt 107: Equipment - Paver and Roller Equipment Maintenance"
John Ball, Top Quality Paving, Manchester, N.H.