CONFERENCE DATES: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 28TH & THURSDAY MARCH 1ST, 2007
HILTON NEW ORLEANS RIVERSIDE • NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

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DAY ONE: Wednesday February 28th, 2007


7:30 AM

Registration & Sponsor Exhibits Open – Continental Breakfast

 

8:15 AM

Opening Remarks from Chairperson

 

Case Study: Millennium Park, Chicago

8:30 AM

Revitalizing Chicago’s Downtown Core into an Aesthetic and Economic Success

Edward Uhlir, Executive Director, Millennium Park, CITY OF CHICAGO

 

Case Study: Louisiana State

9:15 AM

Rebuilding Louisiana: Challenges, Changes, Concerns, and Successes

Pat Forbes, Director of Infrastructure Policy, Planning Task Force, LOUISIANA STATE GOVERNMENT

 

10:00 AM

Sponsor Exhibit Area – Networking Break

 

Case Study: Metropolitan Area Projects, Oklahoma City

10:30 AM

Downtown Revitalization Made Affordable for Successful Change

M. Brent Bryant, Business Manager, CITY OF OKC – FINANCE ADMIN.

 

Case Study: Grand Rapids, Michigan

11:15 AM

Improving Economic Development through an Eco-Industrial Park Model

Rick Chapla, VP Urban Redevelopment, THE RIGHT PLACE
Doug Thompson, Principal, THOMPSON, STRATEGY CONSULTING

 

12:00 PM

Sponsor Exhibition — Networking Luncheon

 

Case Study: Houston City

1:30 PM

Managing Gridlock with Urban Sprawl: Reviewing Houston’s Success and What You Can Take Away From It

Michael Berry, Councilman, CITY OF HOUSTON

 

Case Study: New Orleans City

2:15 PM

Project Prioritization Strategies and Asset Management Best Practices

Robert Mendoza, Director of Public Works, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

 

3:00 PM

Sponsor Exhibit Area – Networking Break

 

Case Study: Portland, Oregon

3:30 PM

Getting it Right From the Start: Integrating Transportation and Land Use Planning for Building a Cohesive and Sustainable Systems

Steve Dotterrer, Principal Planner, Bureau of Planning, CITY OF PORTLAND

 

Case Study: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

4:15 PM

City Revitalization: Developing a Floodplain and Brownfield Region to Maximize Land Space

Vern McKissick, President, MCKISSICK ASSOCIATES
David Dodd, President, ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY, INC.

 

5:00 PM

Conference Adjourns for Day One

 

DAY TWO: Thursday March 1st, 2007


7:30 AM

Registration & Sponsor Exhibits Open – Continental Breakfast

 

8.15 AM

Value Added Recap Of Day One from the Chairperson

 

Industry Leader Opening Address

8:30 AM

Addressing Your Infrastructure Concerns and Challenges With Real Solutions

Lawrence H. Roth, P.E., G.E., F.ASCE, Deputy Executive Director, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

 

Case Study: Vancouver

9:15 AM

Linking West Vancouver to Whistler with a ‘Sea-To-Sky Highway’: An Engineering Innovation

Peter Milburn, Executive Project Director, SEA-TO-SKY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT and Assistant Deputy Minister, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION, BRITISH COLUMBIA

 

10:00 AM

Sponsor Exhibit Area – Networking Break

 

Case Study: Olympic Village & Southeast False Creek

10:30 AM

Construction of a Fully Integrated and Planned Infrastructure Based Community

Wally Konowalchuk, Construction Coordinator, SOUTHEAST FALSE CREEK AND OLYMPIC VILLAGE

 

Case Study: Takoma Central District Plan

11:15 AM

Redeveloping Low Density Areas to Address Urban Sprawl

Merrill St. Leger-Demian, Leader, Urban Design and Planning Studio, SMITHGROUP, INC.
Rosalynn Taylor Hughey, Associate Director, Neighborhood Planning, WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE OF PLANNING

 

12:00 PM

Exhibition Area – Networking Luncheon

 

Industry Leader Address

1:30 PM

Infrastructure and Sustainable Communities

Martin Harris, Director, Center for Sustainable Communities, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES

 

Industry Expert & Case Study: Colorado

2:15 PM

Managing Priorities Demonstrated through Dam Safety and Management

Jack Byers, Deputy State Engineer, COLORADO GOVERNMENT

 

3:00 PM

Sponsor Exhibit Area – Networking Break

 

Case Study: Wetland Assimilation Project, St Bernard and New Orleans

3:30 PM

Speeding Up Project Development and Managing Assets and Priorities for Maximum Results

Chris Piehler, Sr. Environmental Scientist, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

 

Case Study: Stapleton Denver

4:15 PM

Build a State-Of-The-Art Development Plan: A How to Guide

Dan Schnepf, PE, Principal, CEO & Chairman, MATRIX DESIGN GROUP, INC.
John Blanchard, PE, Principal, President, MATRIX DESIGN GROUP, INC.

 

5:00 PM

Closing Remarks from Chair and Conference Adjourns

 
     

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