Join us in Pierre for Two Days of Fall PDH Conference Events!

Wednesday, October 29th 

10:30am: SDES BOARD MEETING

2 - 4pm: PROJECT TOURS

Registration for the Tours has closed. Please follow this link to see the final tour attendee lists: Tour List.pdf 

• Due to the overwhelming interest in the tours, they are all full. Unfortunately, if your name is not on the list, we do not have room to squeeze you in this year.
• If you are attending a tour you should be at the Ramkota Parking Lot and ready to go no later than 1:30pm on Wednesday.
• All tours leave from the Ramkota parking lot promptly at 1:45pm. If you are on Tour 1 for the Bridge, look for Steve Johnson holding a Bridge Tour Sign and walk with him to start your tour. Tour 1 for the Cultural Heritage Building, Health Lab, and Euclid Avenue MUST ride the bus. 
• As noted, each tour location has a Tour 1 and a Tour 2. If your name is on the Tour 1 list, you go to that tour first. Likewise, if your name is on Tour 2, you go on that tour second. Please do not switch tours, as we are completely full and do not have room to move around.
• At the completion of Tour 1, the bus will make its rounds and deliver you to your Tour 2. Please be patient as we shuttle folks around.
• Estimated return to the Ramkota at the end of the tours is 4:15pm, giving you plenty of time to join the Exhibitor Social for to visit our exhibitors, socialize, and enjoy appetizers and beverages.

A) Euclid Urban Re-Construction (1.0 PDH)

Dean VanDeWiele, PE, SD Department of Transportation, and Dustin Hamilton, PE, HDR

B) Cultural Heritage Center Building (1.0 PDH)

Braeden Kluver, SD Department of Education

C) Department of Health Lab (1.0 PDH)

Kristine Day, SD Bureau of Human Resources & Administration 

D) Pierre/Fort Pierre Missouri River Bridge Construction (1.0 PDH)

Daniel Strand and Steve Johnson, PE, SD Department of Transportation

 

4 - 6pm: EXHIBIT HALL SOCIAL: Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center

Join with your friends, colleagues, and exhibitors to catch up, build relationships, and find out about all the new products on the market. Enter through the southeast corner of the Conference Center. Social is in the northeast corner of the Conference Center.

Thursday, October 30th

7am: BREAKFAST (optional)

Ticket must be purchased as an addition to your registration.

8am: Welcome!

Krista May, PE, SDES President and American Council of Engineering Companies of SD Liaison 

Secretary Joel Jundt, PE, SD Department of Transportation 

 

8:15am - 5:15pm: CONFERERNCE SESSIONS AND EXHIBITOR TIME

Choose sessions from the General Sessions, Mixed Track, or Transportation Track. You are able to bounce back and forth between all the choices. 

8:15am – 9:15am – General Session: Wetlands Permitting Program Update (1.0 PDH)

Mark Mayer, SD Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources

9:15am – 10:15am – Concurrent Sessions:

A) 9:15am - 10:15am - Transportation Planning and Public Engagement. The Secrets Behind a Successful Construction Project (1.0 PDH)
Steve Gramm and Stacy Bartlett, SDDOT; Shannon Ausen, PE, City of Sioux Falls Public Works, and Al Murra and Team, SEH.

B1) 9:15am – 9:45am – Pierre Municipal Pool: Site & Soil Design Challenges (0.5 PDH)

Nick Waters, PE, City of Pierre

B2) 9:45am – 10:15am – City of Vermillion Emergency Force Main Project (0.5 PDH)
Dennis Rebelein, PE, Banner Associates

10:15am – 10:30am – Break and Exhibit Visits

10:30am – Noon – Concurrent Sessions:

A) 10:30am - 11:00am - Survey and Right-of-Way Considerations in Transportation Projects (0.5 PDH)

Mark Malone, PE, and Jon Nelson, PLS, SD Department of Transportation, and Phil Gundvaldson, PE, and Robert Kummer, RLS, Infrastructure Design Group, Inc.

B) 10:30am - 11:00am - The South Dakota Flood Information System and Recent Major Flood Events (0.5 PDH)

Tim Cowman, South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources

A) 11:00am - 11:30am - Mobile Scanning for Roadway Design Projects (0.5 PDH)

Nathan Kupfer, Frontier Precision, Inc. and Robert Kummer, RLS, Infrastructure Design Group, Inc.

B) 11:00am - 11:30am - A Proactive Approach to Floodplain Management using 2D BLE Models (0.5 PDH)

Kyle Werning, PE, Houston Engineering, Inc.

A) 11:30am - Noon 

• Extending the Life of Bridge Decks

 Steven Myer, PE, IMEG

• Quality Control & Quality Assurance in Bridge Design

Steve Johnson, PE, SD Department of Transportation 

B) 11:30am - Noon - SD Well Construction Standards - Variances

Adam Mathiowetz, PE, SD Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Water Rights Program

Noon - 1:00pm - Lunch, Recognitions and Announcements

1:00pm – 1:30pm – General Session: Designing a Long-Life Concrete Pavement

Jason Reaves, American Concrete Pavement Association, and Darin Hodges, PE, SD Department of Transportation

1:30pm – 2:00pm – General Session: The Importance of Construction Engineering

Rick Gordon, SD Department of Transportation, and Scott Schneider, PE, Sayre Associates, Inc.

2:00pm – 3:00pm – Concurrent Sessions:

A) 2:00pm - 3:00pm - Highway Safety

Drew Miller, Christina Bennett, and Mike Behm, PE, SD Department of Transportation, and Michael Pawlovich, HDR

B1) 2:00pm - 2:30pm - Environmental Considerations and Regulatory Challenges of the Black Hills Mining Industry

Roberta Hudson, PE, SD Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources

B2) 2:30 - 3:00pm - Assessing Channel Migration Risks to Railroad Infrastructure along the Big Sioux River

Allie Simons, RESPEC

3:00pm - 3:15pm - Break and Exhibit Visits

3:15pm - 3:45pm - General Session: From Containment to Cleanup: Navigating the Hazards of Environmental Incidents

Jackie McGuire, CPRR, SD Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources

3:45 - 4:15pm - General Session - Beyond the Blueprint: Petroleum Contamination in Construction

Kayla Fawcett, PE, SD Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources

4:15 - 5:15pm - General Session: AI in Engineering: How it affects the Licensed Professional

Tevis Holzer, PE, Banner Associates

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