Agenda: 2021 Membership Meeting

7:00 AM-5:00 PM
TXAPA Registration Desk Open
San Antonio Ballroom

7:00 AM–8:45 AM
2020 Awards Breakfast
San Antonio Ballroom
Join us in honoring the 2020 winners of the TxDOT-TXAPA Quality Asphalt Pavement Awards, TXAPA Quality Asphalt Pavement Awards, and HMAC Technician of the Year Awards

8:45 AM– 9:00 AM Break

9:00 AM –10:00 AM
Member Meetings

Major Associate Member Meeting
San Juan
Chair Ted Flanigan, Wright Asphalt
Associate Member Meeting
San Antonio Ballroom A & B
Chair Ryan Brown, Ingevity

10:00 AM–10:30 AM Break

10:30 AM–11:00 AM
What’s Important? Getting Involved
San Antonio Ballroom
TXAPA Committees, what are they, what do they do, how can you get involved? Committee signup onsite!

11:00 AM–11:30 AM
TXAPA – Meeting Industry Needs
San Antonio Ballroom
How does TXAPA define and fulfill its role in the industry? Outgoing TXAPA President Geno Carrier and TXAPA Executive Vice President Harold Mullen discuss how TXAPA anticipates, identifies, and responds to industry trends and partners with TxDOT and its members to understand how to best meet industry needs.

11:30 AM–12:45 PM
Membership Luncheon
San Antonio Ballroom
Join us as we officially install our 2021 Board of Directors and recognize our outgoing Board Members and Committee Chairs.

AFTERNOON TECHNICAL SESSIONS:
What’s Important?
San Antonio Ballroom

1:00 PM–1:30 PM
TxDOT Engineering and Safety
What is important to Michael Lee, Director of Engineering and Safety – TxDOT

1:30 PM–2:00 PM
TxDOT District Operations
What is important to Quincy Allen, Director of District Operations – TxDOT

2:00 PM–2:30 PM
TxDOT Construction Division
What is important to Duane Milligan, Deputy Director, Construction Division – TxDOT

2:30 PM–3:00 PM Break

3:00 PM–3:30 PM
TxDOT Maintenance Division
What is important to James Stevenson, Maintenance Division Director – TxDOT

3:30 PM–4:15 PM
TxDOT Materials and Test Division
What is important to Miles Garrison, Materials and Tests Division Director – TxDOT

5:00 PM–6:30 PM
Reception
San Antonio Ballroom Foyer & Patio

7:00 AM-10:00 AM
TXAPA Registration Desk Open
San Antonio Ballroom Foyer

7:00 AM–8:00 AM Full Breakfast

8:00 AM–8:15 AM
Welcome and Safety Share
TXAPA Executive Vice President Harold Mullen and 2021 TXAPA President Craig Odom, Reece Albert

TECHNICAL SESSIONS: What’s Important?
San Antonio Ballroom

8:15 AM–9:15 AM
What’s Important? Communicating Quality
Outgoing TXAPA President Geno Carrier, TXAPA Consultant Chuck Fuller, and TxDOT Materials and Tests Division Director Miles Garrison explore the ways in which communication is an essential element of a quality project. Learn how to communicate effectively using industry and TxDOT communication tools to identify, document, and communicate about general notes, and project and responsible party information.

9:15 AM–10:15 AM
What’s Important? Responsibility and Accuracy in the Lab
Jimmy Whited, Austin Materials, HMAC Director Corey Schwarz, and Travis Patton with the TxDOT Materials and Tests Division discuss the important of doing the right thing in the lab. Who is certified to do what, and who is responsible? Whether you work in the lab, or work with the lab, this session will cover crucial things you need to know!

10:15 AM–10:45 AM Break

10:45 AM–11:45 AM
What’s Important? Ensuring Successful Laydown Operations
2021 TXAPA President Craig Odom, Reece Albert, TXAPA Director of Engineering and Technology Jim Warren, and Enad Mahmoud, TxDOT Flexible Pavements Section Director discuss how effective communication impacts a project in the building stages. When you communicate about how to handle issues BEFORE they happen, your crew is prepared to mitigate almost any circumstance. Even better, when you communicate ride requirements and bonus opportunities at the start of a job, it establishes an award-winning mindset from beginning to end!

11:45 AM–12:00 PM
Meeting Wrap-Up and Path Forward
2021 TXAPA President Craig Odom, Reece Albert

Tuesday, Jan. 19

Wednesday, Jan. 20

Thursday, Jan. 21