Agenda

NOTE: This is a preview of our agenda. You will have the opportunity to select your sessions during the registration process. 

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
TXAPA Golf Tournament Check-in
 
Palo Duro & Terrace
 
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
TXAPA Sporting Clay Shoot
$100.00
The National Shooting Complex
 
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
TXAPA Golf Tournament
$175.00
The Resort Course
 
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Exhibitor Setup
 
San Antonio Ballroom Foyer
 
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
TXAPA Golf Tournament Awards Reception
 
Palo Duro & Terrace
 
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
TXAPA Casino Party
 
San Antonio Ballroom
 
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Texas Quality Asphalt Pavement Awards Breakfast
 
San Antonio Ballroom
Glen Dvorak - Hunter Industries, Ltd.
Chris Cowen - Texas Dept. of Transportation
Robert Lee - Texas Materials Group, Inc.- Century Terminal
Kevin King - Missouri Petroleum Products, Co., LLC
Dennis Berryhill - Texas Dept. of Transportation
Harold Mullen - Texas Asphalt Pavement Association
David Johnson - Colorado Materials, Ltd.
Jose Mata - Reece Albert, Inc.
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Break
 
San Antonio Ballroom Foyer
 
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Exhibits Open
 
San Antonio Ballroom Foyer
 
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Setting a Baseline
 
La Cantera Ballroom
Travis Patton, P.E. - Texas Dept. of Transportation
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Building Asphalt Pavement for Ride Quality — Opportunities and Expectations
 
La Cantera Ballroom
Glen Dvorak - Hunter Industries, Ltd.
Chuck Fuller - Texas Asphalt Pavement Association
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Execution and Quality – U.S. Hw 59 Harrison County (FM 1997)
 
La Cantera Ballroom
Eddie Updike - Longview Asphalt, Inc.
Jere Williams - Texas Dept. of Transportation
Chuck Fuller - Texas Asphalt Pavement Association
Jake Madden - Madden Contracting, LLC
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Break
 
San Antonio Ballroom Foyer
 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Luncheon — Texas Demographic Trends and Characteristics
 
San Antonio Ballroom
Eric Schranz - Austin Bridge & Road, LP
Dr. Lloyd Potter - Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research (IDSER)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Inspector Asphalt Education
 
La Cantera Ballroom
Jim Warren - Texas Asphalt Pavement Association
Chuck Fuller - Texas Asphalt Pavement Association
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Specification Education
 
La Cantera Ballroom
Chuck Fuller - Texas Asphalt Pavement Association
Jim Warren - Texas Asphalt Pavement Association
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Breakfast — Connecting Through TXAPA Membership
 
San Antonio Ballroom
Harold Mullen - Texas Asphalt Pavement Association
Eric Schranz - Austin Bridge & Road, LP
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Exhibits Open
 
San Antonio Ballroom Foyer
 
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM
Safety Message
 
La Cantera Ballroom
Samuel Salazar - Texas Dept. of Transportation
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Materials and Tests Division Update
 
La Cantera Ballroom
Ryan Barborak, P.E. - Texas Department of Transportation
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
The Difference Between QC and QA
 
San Antonio Ballroom Foyer
Corey Schwarz - Texas Asphalt Pavement Association
Thomas Smith - Texas Dept. of Transportation
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Break
 
La Cantera Ballroom
 
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Asphalt Pavement Quality Initiative Update
 
La Cantera Ballroom
Craig Odom - Reece Albert, Inc.
Lance Simmons, P.E. - Texas Dept. of Transportation
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Perpetual Pavement Design and Heavy-Duty Pavements
 
La Cantera Ballroom
Charles Gurganus - Texas A&M University
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Lessons Learned from the Test Track
 
La Cantera Ballroom
Raymond (Buzz) Powell - National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT)
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Joint Luncheon
 
La Cantera Ballroom
Harold Mullen - Texas Asphalt Pavement Association
Eric Schranz - Austin Bridge & Road, LP
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Connecting with NAPA
 
La Cantera Ballroom
Audrey Copeland, Ph.D., P.E. - National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Introducing TXAPA’s Work Force Development Campaign
 
La Cantera Ballroom
Nathali Weisman - KLP Construction Supply
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Associate Member Meeting
 
Palo Duro
Barrett Reese - Arcosa Lightweight
Major Associate Member Meeting
 
San Juan
Tracy Cumby - Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
TxDOT Connection — QA Technician Best Practices
 
La Cantera Ballroom
Travis Patton, P.E. - Texas Dept. of Transportation
Corey Schwarz - Texas Asphalt Pavement Association
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Women of Asphalt Meeting
 
Palo Duro
Nathali Weisman - KLP Construction Supply
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
TXAPA Scholarship Night Reception
 
San Antonio Ballroom Foyer
 
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
TXAPA Scholarship Night Silent Auction and Dinner
 
San Antonio Ballroom
 
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
TXAPA Scholarship Night Live Auction
 
San Antonio Ballroom
 
9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
TXAPA Scholarship Night Celebration with Pat Green
 
San Antonio Ballroom
 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast Buffet
 
San Antonio Ballroom
 
Exhibits Open
 
San Antonio Ballroom Foyer
 
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Exhibit Teardown
 
San Antonio Ballroom Foyer
 
Seal Coat Season Debrief
 
La Cantera Ballroom
Jon Epps
Kevin King - Missouri Petroleum Products, Co., LLC
Lance Simmons, P.E. - Texas Dept. of Transportation
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Engineering Ethics
 
La Cantera Ballroom