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Date: May 21-23, 2014
Overland Park Convention Center
Overland Park, Kansas
R E G I S T R A T I O N P A C K E T
Wednesday, May 21, 2014Conference Registration7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Golf Tournament Hillcrest Golf and Country ClubKansas City, Missouri7:00 a.m. Warm Up8:00 a.m. Tee Off
Exhibits Open4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Get Acquainted Party6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Golf Prizes7:00 p.m. at Get Acquainted Party
Thursday, May 22, 2014Conference Registration7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Exhibits Open7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Continental Breakfast7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Opening General Session 8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.Welcome: Cynthia Mitchell Steve Schmidt Mid-America Conference Co-Chairs
Keynote Address: Future Trends in Local Government
Ron HolifieldChief Executive Office, Strategic Government Resources
Break in Exhibit Hall 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Morning Concurrent Sessions10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Session A: I-680 Emergency Repair - From Flood to Fix in 34 DaysGeorge Feazell, Iowa DOTWade Greiman, Snyder & AssociatesBrian Higginbotham, HGM
Session B: Public Speaking and Media Interactions Sean Reilly, PIO, City of Overland Park, Kansas
Session C: SNOW: Comparison of Materials and PracticesBret HodneCity of West Des Moines, Iowa
National Public Works WeekBanquet Lunch 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.This five chapter celebration will be one of the largest National Public Works Week events held in all of North America! Don’t miss it!
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Session D: FHWA Everyday CountsJeff ShawFHWA
Session E: Discipline in the Public Sector - It’s a MinefieldJack LipovacHR-OneSource
Conference ProgramAll events in the Overland Park Convention Center, Overland Park, Kansas
Session F: 23 Seconds in May: Joplin Tornado David Herzberg, City of JoplinNational Weather Service in Springfield
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Session G: Combined Sewer Overflow Project in KCMOAndy Shively, Water Services Department, Kansas City, Missouri
Session H: Career Development Matrix / Succession Planning in LenexaChuck Williams, City of Lenexa, Kansas
Session I: Iowa City Landfill FireRick Fosse, City of Iowa City
Break in Exhibit Hall 2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Closes3:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 22, 2014(continued)
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Session J: Kansas City Street Car ProjectRalph Davis, City of Kansas City, MissouriJason Waldron, City of Kansas City, MissouriJason Meyers, Burns & McDonnell
Session K: PW Leadership Fellows ProgramGary Scheipeter, City of Clayton, MissouriBret Hodne, City of West Des Moines, Iowa
Session L: MUTCD Deadlines and Timelines Dr. Tom Mulinazzi, University of Kansas
Afternoon Roundtable Sessions 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Session M: Generational Diversity Ron Holifield, CEO, Strategic Government Resources
Social Networking: Cash Bar and Light Snacks in Ballroom Foyer 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday, May 23, 2014Individual Chapter Breakfast7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Missouri Chapter Breakfast Kansas Chapter Breakfast
Morning General SessionSustainable Infrastructure9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Bill BerteraExecutive Director, Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
Break10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Closing General Session:ADA Technology Information and Demonstration10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.Cole & Associates
Closing Comments11:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Conference Program
Concurrent Session Room Assignments:Courtyard 1:Sessions A, D, G, J, M
Courtyard 2:Sessions B, E, H, K, N
Courtyard 3:Sessions C, F, I, L
Featured Program SpeakersDon’t miss the opportunity to learn from information presented during the general sessions and educational program!
Conference and Exhibit Show HighlightsThe 2014 Mid-America Conference and Exhibit Show offers attendees a wide variety of education sessions and networking opportunities. Continuing the tradition established in the first Mid-America Conference in 1983, this year’s conference is no exception! Conference highlights include general session presentations on Future Trends in Local Government, Generational Diversity and Sustainable Infrastructure.
The Exhibit show will present firms and organizations providing materials and equipment services and information of value to Public Works practitioners. Numerous events will take place in the exhibit hall, including a Get Acquainted Party, prize drawings, breaks and a special new Networking Social on Thursday night!
Finally, the five host chapters of the Mid-America Conference will once again hold a joint National Public Works Week Luncheon to celebrate the role of Public Works in our national quality of life! Attendees at the Luncheon will be encouraged to tour the Exhibit Show after the event giving exhibitors access to hundreds of additional public works practitioners!
• A.S.P. Enterprises • EZ Liner Industries • NSG Ice Control Products / NSG
Transport• Accu-Steel Cover
Buildings • FORCE America • Nutri-Jet Systems• ACEC of Kansas • Fugro Consultants • Ozarks Vanguard ADA Solutions• Advanced Drainage
Systems • Fugro Roadware Inc. • Paving Maintenance Supply• Allgeier Martin and
Associates • GBA Architects and
Engineers • Precision Concrete Cutting
Midwest• Altec Industries • GBA Master Series • Proseal Inc.
• American Equipment Company
• Gee Asphalt Systems • PubWorks• American Signal
Company • Griner Schmitz • Rhythm Engineering• APWA Rodeo • Hobas Pipe USA • SAK Construction• ASP Enterprises • Hot Mix Materials • Scotwood Industries• Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa
Iowa Transit • Seiler Instrument Company• Asphalt Paving Association of
Missouri • J & A Traffic Products • SFG Road Maintenance• Kansas Asphalt Paving
Association • Jim Jolly Sales, Inc.
• Source 1 Environmental• Badger Daylighting • Kansas Local Technical Assistance
Program (LTAP) • Spangenberg Phillips Tice
Architecture• Bergkamp Inc. • Kaw Valley Engineering • Super Product Corp• BHC Rhodes • KC Bobcat • Surdex Corp• Bowman Bowman
Novick • Key Equipment Company • Terracon• Burns & McDonnell • KS Consulting • Trans-Iowa Equipment• Carter-Waters • Legacy Building
Solutions • TREKK Design Group• TXI
• Certified Power • M.J. Harden Associates • Unique Paving Materials
Corporation• Champion USA Company • Mayer Specialty Services • URS Corporation• Collective Data • McIntire Management
Group • Vaisala, Inc.• Metropolitan Energy
Center • Vance Brothers
Past Exhibitors
Conference Registration Registration for the 2014 Mid-America Conference is available online at:http://kcmetro.apwa.net/events/2014midamconference/To register for the conference, one has to have an APWA account. If you do not have one, creating an APWA account is simple and quick! Here are the steps to follow:
1. Visit the APWA National Website: www.apwa.net2. Click on the “Sign In” link found in the upper right corner of the page. 3. Click on the “Create an Account” button. The next screen will ask whether or not you are a member of APWA. 4. If you are a member, you will be asked to provide your Last Name and APWA Member/ID Number. You will then be asked
to confirm your profile information to create your APWA account.5. If you are not a member of APWA, an information request form will appear. Complete the form, including the selection of
a Username and Password, and selection of a security question. Then an APWA account will be created.
Please register for the conference by April 30, 2014!
FULL REGISTRATION (Wednesday through Friday): $175Includes: Thursday and Friday Seminars, Breaks, Continental Breakfast and National Public Works Week Luncheon on Thursday, Get Acquainted Reception, Exhibit Show, and Networking Social
ONE-DAY REGISTRATION (Thursday only): $100Includes: Thursday Seminars, Breaks, Continental Breakfast, National Public Works Week Luncheon and Exhibit Show
Extra Tickets for the National Public Works Week Luncheon: $45 (Tables of ten are also available)
PaymentPayment can be made online using MasterCard, Visa or American Express. If paying by check, make payable to: APWA Mid-America Conference & Exhibit Show and send it to:
Attn: Jason Meyers c/o Burns & McDonnell 9400 Ward Parkway Kansas City, MO 64114
PAYMENT AND CANCELLATIONSFor cancellations, no refunds provided after Friday, May 9, 2014.
If you are unable to register for the conference online, please contact Kyle Dieckmann for assistance. Kyle Dieckmann, Civil Engineer II City of Overland Park - Public Works DepartmentPhone: (913) 895-6053Email : [email protected]
HOTEL AVAILABILITYThere are 100 rooms blocked for the conference on both May 21 & 22 at the Sheraton Hotel.The link to make reservations is: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1401213253&key=A67A2
Golf Tournament ReservationWhen: Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Where: Hillcrest Golf Course
8200 Hillcrest Rd, Kansas City, Missouri, 64138
Format: Four-Person Scramble
Number of teams is limited to 36 and will be reserved on an as-received basis. All reservationsmust be accompanied with full payment and four player names.
Registration and warm up begins at 7:00 a.m.
Shot-gun start at 8:00 a.m.
Cost is $85/person - Includes green fees, cart, prizes, and boxed lunches. Prizes will be awarded at the Get Acquainted Reception on Wednesday evening, approximately 7:00 p.m. Entries must be received no later than Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Checks should be made payable to Mid-America Conference & Exhibit Show.
Checks should be mailed to:2014 Mid-America Conference & Exhibit Show Attn: Jason Meyers c/o Burns & McDonnell 9400 Ward Parkway Kansas City, MO 64114Indicate all four players if application is for a team. Individual and twosome registrations will be paired to form teams of four.
1. _____________________________________ phone: _____________________ e-mail: _______________________________
2. _____________________________________ phone: _____________________ e-mail: _______________________________
3 _____________________________________ phone: _____________________ e-mail: _______________________________
4. _____________________________________ phone: _____________________ e-mail: _______________________________
register online at http://kcmetro.apwa.net/EventDetails/711If you have any questions or if you wish to donate company logo giveaways to be provided to tournament participants (golf balls, tees, towels, etc.), please contact one of the individuals below:• Terry Cox at (712) 755-5137 or [email protected]• Mac Andrew at (913) 481-2706 or [email protected]
ONLINE REGISTRATION PREFERRED!
