2019 SYMPOSIUM – AGENDA

7:00 – 8:30 am	REGISTRATION and CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Salon B
8:30 – 9:00 am	WELCOME and OPENING REMARKS Ann Scholz, NETC Advisory Committee Chair, NHDOT William Cass, Assistant Commissioner and Chief Engineer, NHDOT Bill Davids, Research Thrust Area I Lead, Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center Salon B
Topic Group location for the day	Pierce & Webster Staterooms	Salon C	Salon A
Wi-Fi Information	ID = conference guest/Password = grappone
	BRIDGES SME Topic Coordinators: Dale Peabody/Joe Stilwell, MaineDOT	ENVIRONMENT SME Topic Coordinator: Chris Slesar, VTrans	MATERIALS SME Topic Coordinator: John Grieco, MassDOT
9:00 – 10:00 am	Project Highlights · NETC 18-1: Development of MASH Computer Simulated Steel Bridge Rail and Transition Details (RoadSafe LLC) · MassDOT S3-TL4 Bridge Railing	State Presentations Highlights and Challenges · Each state will share presentations on highlights and challenges.	State Presentations Highlights and Challenges · ConnDOT, MaineDOT and MassDOT will present on Concrete and Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) · Each state will share presentations on highlights and challenges.
10:00 – 10:15 am	BREAK and POSTERS
10:15 – 11:45 am	Focus Group Discussion Items · Weathered Steel Beams · Bridge Deck Slab Issues and Risk Mitigation · Use of FRP Composites · Use of MSE Supported Abutments for Bridges Over High Speed Corridors · Development of Load Rating Procedures of Deteriorated Steel Beam Ends (UMass Amherst) · Drones for Bridge Inspections · Bridge Expansion Joint Repair/Replacement	Focus Group Discussion Items · Pollinators · Monarch CCA · Culverts and Small Bridges · Development Soil · Emerald Ash Borer · Large Animal Collision Safety Factors · Road Salt Use · MS4 Compliance · Environmental Improvements on Projects with No Mitigation Requirements · Programmatic Agreements · Bats	Focus Group Discussion Items · Concrete/HMA topics & issues continued · Establishing Common Regional QC and Acceptance Specifications · Low-Permeability Concrete for Bridge Decks and Superstructures · X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Technology · Welding of Steel Reinforcement in Precast Concrete

2019 SYMPOSIUM – AGENDA

	BRIDGES SME Topic Coordinators: Dale Peabody/Joe Stilwell, MaineDOT	ENVIRONMENT SME Topic Coordinator: Chris Slesar, VTrans	MATERIALS SME Topic Coordinator: John Grieco, MassDOT
11:45 am – 12:15 pm	Optional State-Only Discussion · NETC Problem Statement on Beam End Load Rating · NETC Problem Statement on Bridge Deck Membranes	Optional State-Only Discussion Discussion items will be based on results from the State Presentation and Focus Group sessions.	Optional State-Only Discussion · NETC Problem Statement on Performance Engineered Mixes for Structural Concrete · NETC Problem Statement on Characterizing Asphalt Binders with WMA Technologies · Implementation on Establishing Common Regional Inspection Activities (NETC 13-3 & 15-4) QC · Need for Regional Location to Perform Calibration for Ride Quality
12:15 – 1:15 pm	LUNCH to be held in Salon B POSTERS will be in the main hallway
1:15 – 2:15 pm	Future Needs Ideas Follow-up discussions from previous sessions. Discuss research ideas, potential problem statements, next steps and potential state and regional actions.	Future Needs Ideas Follow-up discussions from previous sessions. Discuss research ideas, potential problem statements, next steps and potential state and regional actions.	Future Needs Ideas Follow-up discussions from previous sessions. Discuss research ideas, potential problem statements, next steps and potential state and regional actions.
2:15 – 2:45 pm	BREAK and POSTERS
2:45 – 3:45 pm	Topic Highlights – Each Topic Group will present highlights of their discussions and research needs or ideas. Salon B
3:45 – 4:00 pm	CLOSING REMARKS Dale Peabody, Lead State Representative, MaineDOT