6:00 PM Paving Awards Banquet – Northland Ballroom

7:00 PM Paving Awards & Photos

Program Description

The Annual Asphalt Conference provides agency, industry and research representatives with current information on topics related to the asphalt industry. The Federal Highway Administration, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and State Aid Office will report on critical issues including the Economic Stimulus Package and research initiatives in the first General Session. Then a warm-mix asphalt panel will present and discuss information on the new and environmentally friendly technology used in the U.S. and in Minnesota.

There are four breakout sessions with dynamic presentations regarding: construction innovation with rubblization, longitudinal joints and airports; agency initiatives with innovative contracting, combined ride specification, and best management practices from Sweden to MN; environmental initiatives including shingles, porous asphalt, LEED credits and pavement rehabilitation; and finally, road research innovations with the local road FWD study and MnDOT’s use of ultra-thin bonded wearing course.

As always, there will be time for valuable networking, and time to meet and talk with other experts and colleagues.

The conference is sponsored by the Minnesota Association of Asphalt Pavement Technologists (MAAPT) in cooperation with Federal Highway Administration, Local Road Research Board, Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association (MAPA), Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), Minnesota State University-Mankato Extended Learning, and the University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies and LTAP Center.

Who Should Attend

Contractors, engineers, technicians, field and plant inspectors, and anyone involved in the asphalt industry will benefit from attending.

Fees And Registration

The general conference fee includes all handouts, the Wednesday luncheon, coffee/snack breaks and the Wednesday evening awards banquet.

Students will be allowed to register for the Conference at no charge; Wednesday evening’s banquet is not included. Valid proof of current student status must be provided at the time of registration.

Registration is personal and nontransferable. A full refund of the fee will be made provided a written cancellation is postmarked on or before November 18, 2009. Full registration fees will be the responsibility of the registrant for cancellations postmarked November 19 or later, as well as for no shows.

Fees

Pre-conference Registration Fee: $150.00
(Must be postmarked or faxed on or before November 18, 2009)
Conference Registration Fee: $175.00
(Begins November 19 to day of conference)

Federal ID #: 36-3585230
MN Tax ID #: 8444506

You may also register with a Purchase Order Number and send payment when PO has been approved.

Location

The conference will be held at the Northland Inn in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Room reservations should be made directly with the hotel by calling 763-536-8300 or 1-800-441-6422 and ask for Reservations for the MAAPT Asphalt Conference. Ample parking is available.

Further Information

Please call Bridget at 651-631-0156 or e-mail to info@mn-aapt.org.
FAX # is 651-636-4790

Professional Development Hours (PDHs) are available for attendance at this conference.

Current MAAPT Board Of Directors

Dustin Ordorff, President
Jill Thomas, First Vice President
Deb Evans, Second Vice President
Shawn Hennen, Treasurer
Marc Buelow, Secretary
Denise Anderson, Director at Large
Allen Hartleib, Director at Large
Mike Rief, Past President
Tim Mueller, Past Past President

Conference Faculty

Deborah Carter McCoy
St. Paul-Ramsey County Public Health

Jon Chiglo
MnDOT

Tim Clyne
MnDOT

Steven Hourscht
Caterpillar Paving Products

Jason Jansen
Antigo Construction, Inc.

John Kittleson
Bituminous Roadways, Inc.

Rick Kjonaas
MnDOT State Aid

Bob Lisi
LHB, Inc.

Mike Marti
SRF Consulting Group, Inc.

Terry McFarlin
Anderson Brothers Construction

Dr. David Newcomb
NAPA

Dustin Ordorff
Bituminous Roadways, Inc.

Tom Ravn
MnDOT

David Rettner
American Engineering Testing

Khani Sahebjam
MnDOT

Richard Sanders
Polk County

Derrell Turner
FHWA

Mats Wendel
Swedish Road Administration

Dr. James Wilde
MN State University-Mankato

Thomas Wood
MnDOT

Conference Planning Committee

Denise Anderson
Dan Bokinskie
Marc Buelow
Ginny Crowson
Deb Evans
John Garrity
Allen Hartleib
Shawn Hennen
Caerhl Irey
Joseph Korzilius
Erland Lukanen
Chris Miller
Tim Mueller
Dustin Ordorff
Mike Rief
Greg Schneider
Joe Thomas
Jill Thomas
Derrell Turner
Joel Ulring
Andrew Witter