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Conference Program
2016 LTC Agenda (Updated 2/5/16)
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Sunday, February 28
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Conference Registration, River Center Riverview Room
3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Standards of Practice for Boundary Surveys in Louisiana,River Center Meeting Rooms 9, 10
4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Ethics Session, River Center Meeting Rooms 5, 6, 7, 8
Monday, February 29
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Conference Registration, River Center Riverview Room
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast, River Center Galleria
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Secretary’s Breakfast, Belle of Baton Rouge, Room Iberville C
BY INVITATION ONLY
8:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
General Session, River Center Ballroom
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. | Lunch (on your own)
1:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions, River Center
1: FHWA Demonstration Incentive Grants (Room 2)
2: Records Management and Decision Support Services (Room 3-4)
3: Bridge Design and Plan Development (Room 5-6)
4: Emergency Operations (Room 7-8)
5: Big Data, Big Decisions: Strategic Planning to Save Lives (Room 9)
6: Bridge Inspection and Repair Methods (Room 10)
7: Concrete Pavements (Part 1) (Room 11)
8: Intelligent Transportation Systems Program (Room 12)
9: Innovative Design: Connecting Our Communities, Connecting Our Future (Room 13)
Personal Development: Properly Diagramming a Performance Problem (Lower Level Meeting Room 1)
2:45 p.m.–3:15 p.m. | Break, River Center Galleria
3:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions, River Center
10: University Transportation Centers (Part 1) (Room 2)
11: Funding Louisiana’s Roads and Bridges (Room 3-4)
12: Movable Bridges (Room 5-6)
13: Overview of Public Works Section (Room 7-8)
14: Quantifying Safety in the Project Development Process (Room 9)
15: Managing Our Shapes: 3D Modeling (Room 10)
16: Concrete Pavements (Part 2) (Room 11)
17: Autonomous Vehicles (Room 12)
18: Railroad Engineering 101 (Room 13)
Personal Development: Presentation Skills 101 (Lower Level Meeting Room 1)
5:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Industry Exhibits/Reception, River Center Exhibition Hall
Tuesday, March 1
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Conference Registration, River Center Riverview Room
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast, River Center Exhibition Hall
7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Industry Exhibits, River Center Exhibition Hall
8:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions, River Center
19: Student Presentations (Room 2)
20: Audit (Room 3-4)
21: New Specifications and Details (Room 5-6)
22: Risk Management (Room 7-8)
23: Right Sizing - The Who, What, Where, & How (Room 9)
24: Geotech 1 - Down and Dirty (Complex Project Updates) (Room 10)
25: Asphalt Construction (Part 1) (Room 11)
26: Accessing and Mapping DOTD Data Using ArcGIS Online (Workshop) (Room 12)
27: Passenger Transportation (Room 13)
Personal Development: An Inside-Out Approach to Handling Conflict (Lower Level Meeting Room 1)
9:45 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Break, River Center Exhibition Hall
10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Special Session, River Center Ballroom
10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. | Break, River Center Exhibition Hall
10:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Tabletop Displays, Exhibition Hall Lobby Area
10:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions, River Center
28: University Transportation Centers (Part 2) (Room 2)
29: Work Zone Safety (Room 3-4)
30: Bridge Design and Construction (Room 5-6)
31: Alternative Delivery (Room 7-8)
32: Implementing Complete Streets (Room 9)
33: Geotech 2 - Down and Dirty (Design, Construction, and Helpful Tools) (Room 10)
34: Asphalt Construction (Part 2) (Room 11)
35: Use and Direction of GPS Technology at DOTD (Room 12)
36: Freight Transportation (Room 13)
Personal Development: They’re Leaving! What Do We Do Now? (The Next Workplace Culture) (Lower Level Meeting Room 1)
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Lunch, River Center Exhibition Hall (lunch provided)
1:00 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
Graduate Student Poster Presentations, River Center Galleria/Lobby
1:30 p.m.–3:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions, River Center
37: Materials Research (Room 2)
38: QCIP (Room 3-4)
39: Bridge Painting and More (Room 5-6)
40: New FHWA Transportation Performance Management Rules (Room 7-8)
41: A Legal Perspective (Panel Discussion) (Room 9)
42: Expediting the Right of Way Acquisition Process (Room 10)
43: Traffic Engineering (Room 11)
44: Location-based Decision Support: GIS for Managers and Administrators (Workshop) (Room 12)
45: Maintenance Operations (Room 13)
Personal Development: Properly Diagramming a Performance Problem (Lower Level Meeting Room 1)
3:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m. | Break, River Center Exhibition Hall
3:45 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions, River Center
46: Pavement and Geotech Research (Room 2)
47: Anthology of Federal-Aid Programs: A Curated Selection of FHWA Requirements (Room 3-4)
48: Asset Management (Room 5-6)
49: Construction Roundtable (Room 7-8)
50: Bridge Maintenance (Room 9)
51: Property Management – The Ins and Outs of the Property Disposal Process (Room 10)
52: Environmental Compliance (Room 11)
53: Breaking the Code: Meaningful Interpretation of Crash Data (Room 12)
54: Laser Scanning the I-49 Connector (Room 13)
Personal Development: Presentation Skills 101 (Lower Level Meeting Room 1)
Wednesday, March 2
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast, River Center Exhibition Hall
7:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Industry Exhibits, River Center Exhibition Hall
8:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions, River Center
55: Materials (Room 2)
56: New FHWA Risk-Based Stewardship and Oversight (S&O) Programs (Room 3-4)
57: Bridge Evaluation and Rehabilitation (Room 5-6)
58: Construction Laws (Room 7-8)
59: Improving Safety Data Through Data Governance (Room 9)
60: Enterprise GIS (Room 10)
61: Legal Issues Impacting Districts (Room 11)
62: Planning For Louisiana’s Future (Room 12)
63: Railroad Coordination – Coordinating Roadway Projects with the Railroads (Room 13)
Personal Development: An Inside-Out Approach to Handling Conflict (Lower Level Meeting Room 1)
9:45 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Break, River Center Exhibtion Hall
10:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions, River Center
64: LTAP (Room 2)
65: Compliance (Room 3-4)
66: Bridge Rehabilitation (Room 5-6)
67: Consultant Contracts (Room 7-8)
68: Road Diets - A Proven Safety Countermeasure (Room 9)
69: Environmental (Room 10)
70: New Specification Implementation (Room 11)
71: Advanced Data Collection Techniques for Transportation Applications (Room 12)
72: Precast Concrete Pavements (Room 13)
Personal Development: They’re Leaving! What Do We Do Now? (The Next Workplace Culture) (Lower Level Meeting Room 1)
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Awards Luncheon, River Center Ballroom
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Ethics Session, River Center Meeting Rooms 5, 6, 7, 8
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Standards of Practice for Boundary Surveys in Louisiana, River Center Meeting Rooms 9, 10
Download a PDF copy of the PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE >>
Download a PDF copy of the FULL PROGRAM >>
Sunday, February 28
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Conference Registration, River Center Riverview Room
3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Standards of Practice for Boundary Surveys in Louisiana,River Center Meeting Rooms 9, 10
4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Ethics Session, River Center Meeting Rooms 5, 6, 7, 8
Monday, February 29
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Conference Registration, River Center Riverview Room
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast, River Center Galleria
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Secretary’s Breakfast, Belle of Baton Rouge, Room Iberville C
BY INVITATION ONLY
8:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
General Session, River Center Ballroom
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. | Lunch (on your own)
1:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions, River Center
1: FHWA Demonstration Incentive Grants (Room 2)
2: Records Management and Decision Support Services (Room 3-4)
3: Bridge Design and Plan Development (Room 5-6)
4: Emergency Operations (Room 7-8)
5: Big Data, Big Decisions: Strategic Planning to Save Lives (Room 9)
6: Bridge Inspection and Repair Methods (Room 10)
7: Concrete Pavements (Part 1) (Room 11)
8: Intelligent Transportation Systems Program (Room 12)
9: Innovative Design: Connecting Our Communities, Connecting Our Future (Room 13)
Personal Development: Properly Diagramming a Performance Problem (Lower Level Meeting Room 1)
2:45 p.m.–3:15 p.m. | Break, River Center Galleria
3:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions, River Center
10: University Transportation Centers (Part 1) (Room 2)
11: Funding Louisiana’s Roads and Bridges (Room 3-4)
12: Movable Bridges (Room 5-6)
13: Overview of Public Works Section (Room 7-8)
14: Quantifying Safety in the Project Development Process (Room 9)
15: Managing Our Shapes: 3D Modeling (Room 10)
16: Concrete Pavements (Part 2) (Room 11)
17: Autonomous Vehicles (Room 12)
18: Railroad Engineering 101 (Room 13)
Personal Development: Presentation Skills 101 (Lower Level Meeting Room 1)
5:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Industry Exhibits/Reception, River Center Exhibition Hall
Tuesday, March 1
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Conference Registration, River Center Riverview Room
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast, River Center Exhibition Hall
7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Industry Exhibits, River Center Exhibition Hall
8:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions, River Center
19: Student Presentations (Room 2)
20: Audit (Room 3-4)
21: New Specifications and Details (Room 5-6)
22: Risk Management (Room 7-8)
23: Right Sizing - The Who, What, Where, & How (Room 9)
24: Geotech 1 - Down and Dirty (Complex Project Updates) (Room 10)
25: Asphalt Construction (Part 1) (Room 11)
26: Accessing and Mapping DOTD Data Using ArcGIS Online (Workshop) (Room 12)
27: Passenger Transportation (Room 13)
Personal Development: An Inside-Out Approach to Handling Conflict (Lower Level Meeting Room 1)
9:45 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Break, River Center Exhibition Hall
10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Special Session, River Center Ballroom
10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. | Break, River Center Exhibition Hall
10:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Tabletop Displays, Exhibition Hall Lobby Area
10:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions, River Center
28: University Transportation Centers (Part 2) (Room 2)
29: Work Zone Safety (Room 3-4)
30: Bridge Design and Construction (Room 5-6)
31: Alternative Delivery (Room 7-8)
32: Implementing Complete Streets (Room 9)
33: Geotech 2 - Down and Dirty (Design, Construction, and Helpful Tools) (Room 10)
34: Asphalt Construction (Part 2) (Room 11)
35: Use and Direction of GPS Technology at DOTD (Room 12)
36: Freight Transportation (Room 13)
Personal Development: They’re Leaving! What Do We Do Now? (The Next Workplace Culture) (Lower Level Meeting Room 1)
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Lunch, River Center Exhibition Hall (lunch provided)
1:00 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
Graduate Student Poster Presentations, River Center Galleria/Lobby
1:30 p.m.–3:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions, River Center
37: Materials Research (Room 2)
38: QCIP (Room 3-4)
39: Bridge Painting and More (Room 5-6)
40: New FHWA Transportation Performance Management Rules (Room 7-8)
41: A Legal Perspective (Panel Discussion) (Room 9)
42: Expediting the Right of Way Acquisition Process (Room 10)
43: Traffic Engineering (Room 11)
44: Location-based Decision Support: GIS for Managers and Administrators (Workshop) (Room 12)
45: Maintenance Operations (Room 13)
Personal Development: Properly Diagramming a Performance Problem (Lower Level Meeting Room 1)
3:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m. | Break, River Center Exhibition Hall
3:45 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions, River Center
46: Pavement and Geotech Research (Room 2)
47: Anthology of Federal-Aid Programs: A Curated Selection of FHWA Requirements (Room 3-4)
48: Asset Management (Room 5-6)
49: Construction Roundtable (Room 7-8)
50: Bridge Maintenance (Room 9)
51: Property Management – The Ins and Outs of the Property Disposal Process (Room 10)
52: Environmental Compliance (Room 11)
53: Breaking the Code: Meaningful Interpretation of Crash Data (Room 12)
54: Laser Scanning the I-49 Connector (Room 13)
Personal Development: Presentation Skills 101 (Lower Level Meeting Room 1)
Wednesday, March 2
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast, River Center Exhibition Hall
7:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Industry Exhibits, River Center Exhibition Hall
8:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions, River Center
55: Materials (Room 2)
56: New FHWA Risk-Based Stewardship and Oversight (S&O) Programs (Room 3-4)
57: Bridge Evaluation and Rehabilitation (Room 5-6)
58: Construction Laws (Room 7-8)
59: Improving Safety Data Through Data Governance (Room 9)
60: Enterprise GIS (Room 10)
61: Legal Issues Impacting Districts (Room 11)
62: Planning For Louisiana’s Future (Room 12)
63: Railroad Coordination – Coordinating Roadway Projects with the Railroads (Room 13)
Personal Development: An Inside-Out Approach to Handling Conflict (Lower Level Meeting Room 1)
9:45 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Break, River Center Exhibtion Hall
10:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions, River Center
64: LTAP (Room 2)
65: Compliance (Room 3-4)
66: Bridge Rehabilitation (Room 5-6)
67: Consultant Contracts (Room 7-8)
68: Road Diets - A Proven Safety Countermeasure (Room 9)
69: Environmental (Room 10)
70: New Specification Implementation (Room 11)
71: Advanced Data Collection Techniques for Transportation Applications (Room 12)
72: Precast Concrete Pavements (Room 13)
Personal Development: They’re Leaving! What Do We Do Now? (The Next Workplace Culture) (Lower Level Meeting Room 1)
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Awards Luncheon, River Center Ballroom
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Ethics Session, River Center Meeting Rooms 5, 6, 7, 8
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Standards of Practice for Boundary Surveys in Louisiana, River Center Meeting Rooms 9, 10