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Thursday, September 10, 2009
7:00 - 8:00 AM	ASCE Board of Directors Meeting
7:30 - 8:30	Registration
Morning Session - (Garden Room) Presiding: Jenifer Croat, P.E., Snyder & Associates, Ankeny, IA
8:20 - 8:30	Opening Comments - Marlee Walton, P.E., President, Iowa-section ASCE
8:30 - 9:15	Topic: Cedar Rapids Flood Recovery Speaker: Craig Hanson, PE, Public Works Maintenance Manager, City of Cedar Rapids, IA
9:15 - 10:00	Topic: Rebuilding Iowa after the 2008 Disasters. Speaker: Susan Judkins, Intergovernmental Affairs Director, Rebuild Iowa Office, Des Moines, IA
10:00 - 10:20	Refreshment Break
10:20 - 11:00	Topic: Jack Trice Stadium - Sprint to End Speaker: Ben Bruns, Project Manager, The Weitz Company, Des Moines, IA
11:00 - 11:40	Topic: Engineers Role in Public Policy Speaker: Leslie Nolen, Senior Manager, Grassroots and State Government Relations, American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington, DC
11:40 - 12:10	Lunch
12:15 - 1:30	Annual Business Meeting Presiding: Marlee Walton
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
Session A: Presiding: Jonathan Garton, P.E.
1:45 - 2:15	Topic: Building Information Modeling (BIM) Speakers: Brian Tuffin and Bill Mayfield, Avatech Solutions, Urbandale, IA
2:15 - 2:45	Topic: Machine Control in Construction Speaker: Josh Olson, Machine Control Specialist, Ziegler Company, Altoona, IA
Session B: Presiding: Roger Schletzbaum, P.E.
1:45 - 2:15	Topic: New Iowa DOT Standard Specifications Manual. Speaker: Thomas L. Reis, P.E., Specifications Engineer, Iowa DOT, Ames, IA.
2:15 - 2:45	Topic: Innovative Assessment Projects Speaker: Mark Cory and Ivan Weber, Ahlers & Cooney, P.C., Des Moines, IA
2:45 - 3:00	Refreshment Break
Joint Afternoon Session Presiding: Bryce Johnson, P.E.
3:00 - 3:45	Topic: Engineering Project Liability - Long Term Speaker: Jeffrey W. Coleman, P.E., Coleman, Hull & van Vliet, PLLP, Minneapolis, MN
3:45 - 4:15	Topic: Sustainable U: Engaging the World through Student-led International Projects. Speaker: Craig Just, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
4:15 - 5:00	Topic: ASCE Project Award - Camp Dodge Lime Softening Water Treatment Plant Speaker: Allen Munsterman, P.E., Snyder & Associates, Ankeny, IA
5:00	Adjourn Afternoon Session
Evening Session Presiding: Marlee Walton, P.E.
5:30	Social Hour and Cash Bar
6:30	Banquet
7:30	Awards Presentations - Dave Moeller, P.E., Iowa-section ASCE, Past/Past President
8:00	Installation of new chapter officers - ASCE Representative
8:30	Adjourn
Friday, September, 11, 2009
1:00 - 6:00 PM	Golf Outing Sponsored by Central Iowa YMG Harvestor Golf Course, Rhodes, IA