Join us for a FULL Day at the 2019 ACEC NE – NDOT Partnership Workshop – October 23, 2019
Abbreviated Schedule
8 am | Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 am | Welcome
State of NDOT Kyle Schneweis, PE, Director | Nebraska Department of Transportation
FHWA Update Joe Werning, Division Administrator | Federal Highway Administration
State of ACEC Mike Piernicky, PE, PTOE | ACEC Board President, Vice President – Olsson
Matt Reiffer, Senior Director Transportation Programs, ACEC National
CONCURRENT SESSIONS (NEW! Choose only one Track to attend)
TRACK 1: PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
• Community Engagement & Transportation in Valentine NE – A Case Study
Presented by Mike Owen & Jason Prokop, NDOT
• Visualization Tools for Getting your Point across to the Public –
Presented by Stacey Roach & Brian Wilkin, Olsson
• Effective Communication with the Public – Right Size & Method for the Project
Panel Discussion featuring:
Stephanie Rittershaus, HDR
Tony Dirks, PE, Alfred Benesch & Company, ACEC NE State Director
Sarah Soula, NDOT
Miki Esposito, Olsson
Barbara Shuck, Everest Marketing Services, LLC
TRACK 2: POLICY
• Lincoln South Beltway Financing
Presented by Khalil Jaber, Lyn Heaton, Steve McCullough; NDOT
• National Political Landscape & Federal Policy
Presented by Matt Reiffer, ACEC National
• Protecting Critical Civil Infrastructure Against Impact from Commercial Vehicles
Presented by Chen Fang, Graduate Research Assistant, Mid-America Transportation Center, UNL
Ethics & Lunch Professional Ethics: Operating in an Ethical Vacuum
Presented by Kate Speck, PhD, MAC, LADC, University of Nebraska
Afternoon Sessions:
2019 Historic Flooding: Cause, Response, and Recovery | Mark Traynowicz, NDOT
2019 – A Wet Year for the Hall County Highway Department | Steve Riehle, Hall County
2019 Flood Update | Jodi Gibson, NDOT
Financial Impact of ER | Amy Starr, NDOT
Process & Procedure – Lessons Learned: Panel Discussion with Jim Knott, Mike Owen, Kevin Domogalla; NDOT; Mary Burroughs, FHWA
Overview of Flood Research at the Mid-America Transportation Center | Dr. Laurence, Ph.D., PE, Rilett Professor of Civil Engineering, UNL & Director of UNL Mid-America Transportation Center
NDOT Updates - LPA, Partnership Small Groups & Partnering Opportunities
4:30 | Reception
More details at: https://business.acecnebraska.org/events/Details/acec-nebraska-ndot-partnership-workshop-132099?sourceTypeId=Website