Preliminary agenda

At this year's WASHTO Annual meeting we discussed important transportation issues such as:

Asset Management
Climate Change
Communication
Construction

Construction Cost increase
Design
Design-Build
Environment

Freight
Innovative Funding
Maintenance
Project Management

Reauthorization
Research
ROW & Utility
Stimulus
Winter Storm Management

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Monday, July 13

9:00AM-12:00PM	Opening Session - Plenary Welcome Posting of the Colors Pledge of Allegiance Governor Gregoire’s Welcome States Roll Call Memorial Role Call of Fallen Highway Workers America’s Transportation Awards (AASHTO) Keynote Speaker Information and Logistics Invitation to WASHTO 2010
1:30PM-2:45PM	Session One – Plenary Survivor: ARRA Island (Winning Immunity Through Accurate Reporting, Competitive Grant Applica-tions and Effective Outreach to DBE Firms) ARRA Competitive Grants, Brennon Morioka, Director, Hawaii DOT State ARRA Project Reporting to Agencies/Congress, Daniela Bremmer, Strategic Assessment Director, -Washington State DOT Federal Perspective on Project Reporting, David Winter, Director of the Ofﬁ ce of Highway Policy Information, USDOT, Washington DC ARRA DBE Outreach and Reporting, Fernando Martinez, President & CEO, Northwest Minority Supplier -Development Council
3:15PM-4:30PM	Session Two - Plenary Are We There Yet? A discussion on how to capture the minds and souls of the American public.

Tuesday, July 14

9:00AM-10:15AM	Session Three - Breakout T31-Congestion Relief: Balancing Technology, Choice and Capacity The I-10 Katy Freeway Reconstruction, John Barton, Assistant Executive Director for Engineering Operations, Texas DOT Pre-Construction Tolling of the SR 520 Floating Bridge, Washington State DOT ‘Express Lanes’ The Los Angeles Congestion Relief Demonstration Project, Jeff Morales, Senior Vice President, Parsons Brinckerhoff T32-Innovative Funding and Finance: A New Era Public-Private Partnerships in Texas, Phil Russell, P.E., Assistant Executive Director for Innovative Project Development, Texas DOT Innovative Funding and Finance, Winnie Shi, Director, Global Infrastructure and Projects Group, KPMG LLP Tom Rousakis, Vice President, Goldman Sachs T33-Maintenance and Operations: Being Flexible in Changing Times IntelliDrive, Ted Trepanier, Director of Trafﬁc Operations, Washington State DOT Tying MAP, Budget & Backlog, Rico Baroga, Maintenance Financial & Policy Manager, Washington State DOT
10:15AM-12:00PM	Session Four - Breakout T41-Designing Defensible Disparity Studies: The National Model Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Disparity Study Project The TRB Model Disparity Study Project, Colette Holt, Esq., General Counsel, American Contract Compliance Association T42-Pioneering Project Delivery CM/GC the UDOT Way, James McMinimee, Director of Project Development, Utah DOT Design-Build Contracting Prior to Record of Decision, Christina Martinez, Compliance Branch Manager, & Bob Dyer, Construction Engineer - Mega Projects, Washington State DOT T43-To Build or Not to Build -The Future of Construction Costs The Cost of Construction and Market Expectations, Ken Simonson, Chief Economist, The Associated General Contractors of America Asphalt Risk Management in Wyoming, Larry Redd, P.E.
1:30PM-4:30PM	Technical Tours I-90 Mountain Pass and Project Tour Ferry Tour and Program Presentation

Wednesday, July 15

9:00AM-10:15AM	Session Five - Breakout W51-Will Reauthorization Fund a Federal Freight Program? If It Does, How Can DOTs Deliver? Inside the Beltway - Will Congress Fund a Federal Freight Strategic Plan?, Leo Penne, Program Director, AASHTO How Can DOT’s Measure Performance in a Freight Plan? - Urban Truck Freight Case Study, Barb Ivanov, Freight Systems Division Co-Director, Washington State DOT How Can We Meet a Federal Plan’s Green Freight Goals? - Port of Long Beach Case Study, Eric Shen, Director of Transportation Planning, Port of Long Beach, CA W52-Sustainable Practices in Construction Sustainable Transportation Environmental & Engineering Design, Gary Demich, P.E., National Director of Sustainability, H.W. Lochner, Inc. Green Roads, Steve Muench, Assistant Professor Construction Engineering, University of Washington Evaluating Sustainable Practices in Construction, Ken Smith, Senior Vice President, HDR Engineering W53-State DOT Disasters: Effective Response and Recovery, Two Case Studies Debris Removal Lessons leaned from Hurricane Ike, Toribio Garza, Jr., Director, Maintenance Division,Texas DOT Recent Disasters & Emergencies, John Himmel, Safety and Emergency Operations Manager, Washington State DOT Public Assistance Funds, Willie Nunn, Federal Coordinating Ofﬁ cer, FEMA, & Bill Lokey, Program Director, James Lee Witt Associates
10:45AM-12:00PM	Session Six - Breakout W61-Highspeed Rail: What does it mean to you? William Burgle, Vice President of Rail Operations, HDR Engineering High Speed Rail - What it means to Amtrak, Jonathan Hutchison, Director of Government Affairs for the Western Region, Amtrak W62-Sustaining Assets in Challenging Times Integrating Preservation Programs with Management Systems, Ahmad Jaber, Systems Planning and Programming Director, Utah DOT Preserving Assets in a Changing Environment – The Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment, Nancy Boyd, Deputy State Design Engineer, Washington State DOT Facing an Asset Crisis: Communicating the Problem and Raising Resources to Solve It, Paul Mather, Region 3 Manager, Oregon DOT W63-Mega Project Updates: Best Practices From Around the West Financing Challenges for FHWA Mega Projects, Regina McElroy, Director, Ofﬁce of Innovative Program Delivery, FHWA San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge, Randy Iwasaki, Chief Deputy Director, Caltrans Alaskan Way Viaduct, Ron Paananen, Alaskan Way Viaduct Program Administrator, Washington State DOT
1:30PM-2:45PM	Session Seven - Plenary Changing the Climate of Transportation Market Mechanisms, Janice Adair, Special Assistant to the Director, Washington Department of Ecology Preparation & Adaptation, Randy Iwasaki, Chief Deputy Director, Caltrans Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies, Cindy Burbank, National Planning and Environment Practice Leader, Parsons Brinkerhoff Road User Fee Pilot Program, Solar Highway Pilot, & Electric Vehicle Network, James Whitty, Manager, Ofﬁ ce of Innovative Partnerships & Alternative Funding, Oregon DOT
3:15PM-4:30PM	Session Eight – Plenary Moving the Message: Communicating Transportation's Future in a Post-Newspaper Era A media panel discussion on how to communicate a nation-sized need with a twitter-sized attention span.