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International Conference on Asphalt and Traffic

 

ICAT 2010 Program - Globalization Emphasis

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ICAT 2009 Program - Sustainability Emphasis

Asphalt and Transportation Program

Tuesday, April 7, 2009
6:30 AM

Breakfast & Registration

8:00 AM

Opening Remarks and Welcome

Joanne Glasser, President Bradley University

8:05 AM

Presentation of the ICAT 2009 Heartland Sustainability Award

Senator Dale Risinger, ICAT 2009 Conference Chair

8:10 AM

IDOT Update

Milton Sees, Illinois Secretary of Transportation

8:30 AM

Transportation: Supporting Sustainable Governance and Outcomes

Shari Schaftlein, Federal Highway Administration

9:00 AM  

Carbon Footprint - What is it?

Edward R. Herbert III, National Asphalt Pavement Association

9:30 AM

Break

 


10:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions

Traffic Calming

Andy Hynes & Kimberly Grabow, City of Naperville

Sustainability of Flexible Pavements

David Johnson, Asphalt Institute


11:00 AM

Concurrent Sessions

Red Light Running

Fred Ranck, Federal Highway Administration

Increasing Asphalt Recycling as a Part of a Pavement Sustainability Strategy

Dr. Randy West, Director of the National Center for Asphalt Technology

11:30 PM    

Lunch


1:00 PM

Concurrent Sessions

The Future of Sustainability in Highway Construction

Gary Demich, H.W. Lochner, Inc.

Illinois Tollway's Successes Building Green Highways

Steven L. Gillen, Illinois Tollway


1:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions

Congestion Pricing

Pamela Bailey, Parsons Brinckerhoff

IDOT's Efforts to be Green

Eric Harm, IDOT

2:00 PM    

Break

 

2:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions

Designing a Bikeway System for Livable Communities

Craig Williams, T.Y. Lin International

Chicago's Efforts to Go Green

Janet Attarian, Chicago Department of Transportation

3:00 PM

New Mississippi River Bridge

Greg Horn, Project Director

3:30 PM

Building in the Gulf in a Down Cycle

Haytham Haider, United Arab Emirates

4:00 PM

Cocktail Reception in Hotel Lobby

 
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
8:00 AM

Breakfast & Registration

9:00 AM

Meeting the Petroleum Needs of the US through Multi-National Partnerships

Mr. Clint Rybak, Conoco Phillips


9:30 AM  

Concurrent Sessions

Highway Projects in the Middle East: Prospects & Challenges

Dr. Khaled Nassar, The American University in Cairo, Egypt

Warm Mix Asphalt Comes to Illinois

David Lippert, IDOT

10:00 AM

Break


10:30  AM

Concurrent Sessions

Innovative Infrastructure Finance - An Examination of Structures and Workings

George Tapas, URS Corp.

Outlook for Polymer Supply

Ron Corun, Nustar Asphalt Refinery LLC

11:00 AM

2016 Olympics in Chicago

11:30 PM

Concluding Remarks

Senator Dale Risinger

 

Snow and Ice Removal Program

Tuesday, April 7, 2009
6:30 AM

Breakfast & Registration

8:00 AM

Opening Remarks and Welcome

Joanne Glasser, President Bradley University

8:05 AM

Presentation of the ICAT 2009 Heartland Sustainability Award

Senator Dale Risinger, ICAT 2009 Conference Chair

8:10 AM

IDOT Update

Milton Sees, Illinois Secretary of Transportation

8:30 AM

Transportation: Supporting Sustainable Governance and Outcomes

Shari Schaftlein, Federal Highway Administration

9:00 AM  

Carbon Footprint - What is it?

Edward R. Herbert III, National Asphalt Pavement Association

9:30 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Effective Winter Training

Shane Larson, IDOT

11:00 AM

How to Avoid the Anxiety of Salt Supply for Next Winter

Dick Hanneman, Salt Institue

11:30 PM    

Lunch

1:00 PM

Slurry Systems

Kevin Davis, Monroe Snow & Ice

1:30 PM

Clearing Modern Highways with Modern Equipment

Bob Lannert, Viking Cives

2:00 PM    

 Break

2:30 PM

Cost Saving Benefits of MDSS - An Illinois DOT Case Study

Dean Kernan, IDOT and Shawn Truelson, DTN Meteorlogic

3:30 PM

Liquid Technology in Winter Operations

Mike Belovics, SNI Solutions, Inc.

4:00 PM

Cocktail Reception in Hotel Lobby