November 18 - 19, 2010

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Thursday, November 18th (Morning General Session and Afternoon Concurrent Sessions)
General Session
  8:30 a.m.      Hugo G. Erickson Award, Angela Popenhagen, Stevens Engineers, Inc. (0.5 mb)
11:00 a.m.     Scholarship Presentations and Awards Ceremony (0.5 mb)
                         Envionmental Sustainability Award  (3.1 mb)
                         Project of the Year Award 2010, Minneapolis Hiawatha Public Works Facility  (1.45 mb)

1. Water Conservation, (5.3 mb), A. Kramer, Progressive Consulting Engineers, Inc.
2. Water Sustainability/Conservation Planning Tools, (1.1 mb), S. Harder, Environmental Financial Group, Inc. and Chris Elvrum, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services
3. City of Saint Anthony Village - Water Reuse Facility, (4.6 mb), J. Hartman, City of Saint Anthony and P. Hudalla, WSB and Assoc., Inc.

1. It's the Culture, My Friend, (1.55 mb), Alan Michaels, Ames Construction, Inc.
2. Health and Safety Hazards Related to Public Works Operations, Dan Feldt, Bonestroo, Inc.

Session #3 Trail Case Study and Street Snow and Ice Control

1. Recreational Trail Assessment and Management: Gauging the Bumps , (2.5 mb), B. Christenson, Three Rivers Park District
2. Smart Snow and Ice Control Program- City of Prior Lake, (3.3 mb), S. Albrecht, City of Prior Lake

Session #4  Sustainable Initiatives - Your Opportunities, One Solution and the Pot of Gold

1. Sustainable Initiatives - Mound Transit Center, (13.5 mb), B. Leba and K. Grieshaber, SRF Consulting Group, Inc. and C. Moore, City of Mound

Session #5 University of Minnesota ISE Capstone Projects

1. Implementing a Successful Stormwater Pond Rehabilitation Program (1.35 mb), M. Thompson, City of Maplewood
2. Automated Bridge Inspections Data Collection for Minnesota (1.55 mb), J. Zink, Mn/DOT
3. Three Dimensional Highway Modelling, (1.8 mb), A. Ahrndt, Mn/DOT

Session #6  Management, Monitoring and Disposal of PAH Contaminated Sediments- Addressing the Ghosts of the Past, Present and Future

1. Management Monitoring and Disposal of PAH Contaminated Sediments, (4.6 mb), P.Willenbring, WSB & Assoc.,Inc., D. Berger, MPCA and M. Burch, City of White Bear Lake

Session #7  Communicating with the Public, 21st Century Style

1. Communicating with the Public 21st Century Style, (5.6 mb), M. Kennedy, City of Minneapolis

Session #8  Innovative Project Delivery

1. A B Bidding on the Burnsville Parkway Reconstruction Project, (10.4 mb), R. Peterson, City of Burnsville
2. Finding the Right Fix for the TH169 / I-494 Interchange (1.22 mb), J. Griffith,, Mn/DOT and K. Keel, City of Bloomington
3. Best Value Contracting, (0.2 mb), M. Marti, SRF Consulting Group, Inc.

Session #9   LED and Smart Grid Lighting

1. LED Street Lighting Pilot Study, (2.2 mb), T. Blomstrom, City of Apple Valley
2. City of Minneapolis - Smart Grid Intelligent Lighting System, (1.2 mb), K. Taillon, SEH, Inc.

Session #10  Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Management, Multiple Agency Strategies

1. Emerald Ash Borer Overview (7.3 mb), M. Abrahamson, Mn Dept of Agriculture
2. EAB and Mn/DOT (12.8 mb), D. Gullickson, Mn/DOT
3. Golden Valley's EAB Management Plan (0.6 mb), A. Lundstrom, City of Golden Valley
4. Richfield's EAB Management Plan  (2.5 mb), C. Link, City of Richfield

1. MAC's Partnerships in Aviation - More Than Just Highway Signage - PART ONE, (14.8 mb), G. Warren and B. Rief, Metropolitan Airports Commission.
   
2. MAC's Partnerships in Aviation - More Than Just Highway Signage - PART TWO, (17.8 mb), G. Warren and B. Rief, Metropolitan Airports Commission.