2016 artba fip program
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2016 ARTBA Federal Issues Program & Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In
May 9-11 Hyatt Regency Washington Hotel
I Build America is an initiative to recognizethe value that the men and women inconstruction bring to our modern life.
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Hyatt Regency Washington400 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001202.737.1234
HOTEL INFORMATION
SCHEDULEMONDAY, MAY 9
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Public Private Partnerships Division (Thornton Room-11th Floor) Presiding: Dusty Holcombe, deputy director, Virginia Office of
Public Private Partnerships
12:00-2:00 p.m. Executive Committee (Regency C-Ballroom Level)
Presiding: 2016 ARTBA Chairman David Zachry, president & CEO,
Zachry Corporation
12:45-3:30 p.m. Contractors Division Roundtable with Federal Highway
Administration (Thornton Room-11th floor)
Presiding: John Boyle, president, Mountaineer Contractors, Inc.
2:00-3:30 p.m. Research & Education Division (Yosemite-2nd Floor Conference Level) Presiding: Dr. Martin Pietrucha, professor of civil engineering,
The Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
at Penn State University
Joint Planning & Design and Transportation Officials
Division Meeting (Regency B-Ballroom Level) Presiding: David Harwood, senior vice president, Terracon
Consultants, Inc. and Paul Gruner, county engineer, Montgomery
County Engineer’s Office
Speaker: Leif Dormsjo, director, District of Columbia
Department of Transportation
Sponsor: Dewberry
Transportation Development Foundation Trustees (Bryce-2nd Floor Conference Level) Presiding: Leo Vecellio, chairman, CEO & president, Vecellio Group, Inc.
3:30-5:00 p.m. Joint Environmental Committee Meeting with Federal Officials and Transportation Safety Advisory Council
(Lexington-Ballroom Level) Presiding: Kevin Thomas, environmental services manager,
RBF Consulting and Jeff Nelson, David Nelson Construction Co.
Presiding: Brad Sant, senior vice president, safety & education, ARTBA
Co-sponsors: National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse
and Trinity Highway Products
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SCHEDULEMONDAY, MAY 9 continued
3:30-5:00 p.m. Nominating Committee Meeting (Bunker Hill-Ballroom Level) Presiding: Nick Ivanoff, president & CEO, Ammann & Whitney
3:45-4:45 p.m. Bridge Policy & Promotion Council (Regency C-Ballroom Level) Presiding: Ted Zoli, senior vice president, HNTB Corporation
Sponsor: American Bridge Company
5:00-6:00 p.m. Joint Women Leaders Council & Industry Leader Development
Council (Regency C-Ballroom Level) Presiding: Women Leaders Council Chair Jihane Fazio, associate vice
president & delivery excellence leader, AECOM; and
ILDC Chairman Ponch Frank, vice president, Ranger Construction
Council of State Executives Meeting (Regency B-Ballroom Level) Presiding: Len Toenjes, president, AGC of Missouri
Co-sponsors: UTCA of New Jersey, Illinois Road & Transportation
Builders Association, Ohio Contractors Association and
Maryland Transportation Builders & Materials Association
6:00-7:30 p.m. ARTBA Reception (Thornton Room-11th Floor) Co-sponsors: HCSS, Zachry Corporation, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff,
AECOM, Caterpillar Inc., Association of Equipment Manufacturers,
Summit Materials, Industry Leader Development Council and
Women Leaders Council
SCHEDULETUESDAY, MAY 10
7:30-9:30 a.m. Contractors Division (Regency B-Ballroom Level) Presiding: Tim Duit, president, TTK Construction
Sponsor: W.W. Clyde & Co.
8:30-9:30 a.m. Materials & Services Division Meeting (Regency D-Ballroom Level) Presiding: Randy Lake, CEO, Oldcastle Materials, Inc.
Speaker: Ross Smith, director of customer engineering, Microsoft,
Presentation titled: “Artificial Intelligence and the Impact on
Transportation Construction”
9:30-9:45 a.m. Networking Break (Regency B-Ballroom Level) Co-sponsors: Case Construction Equipment , RK&K,
Construction Industry Council of New York, Kraemer North America,
Heritage Construction & Materials and Transurban
9:45-11:00 a.m. General Sessions (Regency C-Ballroom Level)
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ARTBA Board of Directors Meeting
(Lexington/Bunker HIll-Ballroom Level)
Presiding: 2016 ARTBA Chairman David Zachry, president & CEO,
Zachry Corporation
Co-sponsors: George Harms Construction Co., Inc.,
Vulcan Materials Company, CH2M and HDR
1:00-2:30 p.m. ARTBA Foundation Awards Luncheon (Regency B, C-Ballroom Level)
Presiding: 2016 ARTBA Chairman David Zachry, president & CEO,
Zachry Corporation
Speaker: Chris Cillizza, reporter and political analyst,
The Washington Post
Co-sponsors: HCSS, HNTB Holdings, Ltd., Vecellio Group, Inc.,
Volvo Construction Equipment, Fluor, Skanska, and
Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers
2:30-5:00 p.m. TCC Legislative Session (Regency A-Ballroom Level)
5:30-7:00 p.m. TCC Capitol Hill Reception (Rayburn Building-Room B357)
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Our members applaud the passage of the FAST Act,
but Congress has more work to do. It’s time for a
permanent funding solution for surface transportation
demands. Let’s work together to spark a national
dialogue about what’s next for U.S. infrastructure.
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY, MAY 11
7:00-9:00 a.m. TCC Breakfast (Columbia A and B-Ballroom Level)
9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. TCC Meetings with Members of Congress (Off-site)
PLATINUMAECOM
Association of Equipment ManufacturersCaterpillar Inc.
HCSSWSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
Summit MaterialsZachry Corporation
GOLDFluor
HNTB CorporationRitchie Brothers Auctioneers
SkanskaVecellio Group, Inc.
Volvo Construction Equipment
SILVERAmerican Bridge Company
Case Construction EquipmentCH2M
Construction Industry Council of New YorkDewberry
George Harms Construction Co., Inc.Heritage Construction & Materials
HDRIllinois Road and Transportation Builders Association (IRTBA)
Kraemer North AmericaMaryland Transportation Builders & Materials Association (MTBMA)
Ohio Contractors AssociationRK&K
TransurbanTrinity Highway Products
UTCA of New JerseyVulcan Materials Company
W.W. Clyde & Co.
EXHIBITORNational Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse
ARTBA thanks the following sponsors for their generous support:
ZACHRYCONSTRUCTIONCORP.COMHeavy Civil | Transportation | Building
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WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff off ers a full range of services for roads and transportation systems that keep America on the move—now and in the future.
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Call on WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff for the comprehensive expertise to deliver mobility solutions for the 21st century.
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We’re working hard every day to construct and rehabilitate our nation’s vital infrastructure. We’re not just building roads and bridges, we’re building what matters to improve lives now and for generations to come.
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STRENGTHENING OUR TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND PRODUCTIVITY SINCE 1960.George Harms Construction Co., Inc.
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AND ALL OTHER PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION
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Members Include:
- Contractors
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- Aggregate Dealers
- Material Suppliers
- Engineers
- Equipment
- Insurance
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