South Dakota Asphalt Conference Agenda - Draft
62nd Annual South Dakota Asphalt Conference
WEDNESDAY - February 15th
Moderator - Greg Vavra, SDLTAP Program Manager
11:00 - 1:00 On-Site Registration - Bridges Conference Center
1:00 - 1:15 Opening Remarks - Greg Vavra, Program Manager
1:15 - 2:30 Pavement Preservation - Larry Galehouse, Founder and Director Emeritus, NCPP
2:30 - 3:30 Micro Surfacing with a Highlight on RAP Use- Tom Wood, ASTECH Corp
3:30 - 4:00 Networking Break
4:00 - 5:00 Asphalt Maintenance Panel
Brookings County Chip Seal Program - Brian Gustad, Brookings Co Highway Supt
Mitchell Crack Seal/Chip Sealing Program - Kevin Roth & Joe Schroeder
Turner County Pavement Program - Kent Austin, Turner Co Highway Supt
5:00 Social - Heavy hors d’oeuvre
THURSDAY - February 16th
Moderator - Ron Gillen, Brosz Engineering
7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast Buffet
8:00 - 8:20 Safety Switch - Life Saving Focus - Dale Heglund, NDLTAP & Northern TTAP Center Director
8:20 - 9:00 Mastic - Chris Stebbing, Crafco, Inc.
9:00 - 9:30 Networking Break
9:30 - 10:00 Inspection and Specifications for Asphalt Maintenance Projects - Clint Powell & Blake Harms, Brosz Engineering
10:00 - 10:30 SDDOT Asphalt Concrete Update & Utilizing Rap: Shea Lemmel, SDDOT
10:30 - 11:00 Ride Quality Awards: DAPA
11:00 - 12:00 Door Prizes & Wrap Up Discussion: SDLTAP
CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE
Mark Blow, P.E, Sr. Regional Engineer, The Asphalt Institute, Harrisburg, SD
Rouzbeh Ghabchi, PhD, P.E, Asst Professor, SDSU College of Engineering, Brookings, SD
Gill Hedman, Technical Assistance Provider, SDLTAP, Pierre, SD
Ryan Johnson, Specifications Engineer, SDDOT, Pierre, SD
Doug Kinniburgh, LGA Office, SDDOT, Pierre, SD
Andrew Peterson, Field Services Manager, SDLTAP, Brookings, SD
Dirk Rogers, Highway Superintendent, Brown County, Aberdeen, SD
Shea Lemmel, Bituminous Engineer, SDDOT, Pierre, SD
Kent Austin, Highway Superintendent, Turner County, Parker, SD
Ken Swedeen, P.E, Executive Director, DAPA, Pierre, SD
Greg Vavra, Program Manager, SDLTAP, Brookings, SD
Ron Gillen,P.E, Brosz Engineering
Leaf Greene, Sales Manager, Jebro, Inc., Sioux City, IA
Professional Development Hour (PDH) Certificates will be issued at the conference to those who are interested in obtaining them.
