a complete MidAm Conference description in PDF form.

Date:
May 21-23, 2014
Overland Park
Convention Center
Overland Park,
Kansas
R E G I ST R AT I O N PAC K E T
Conference Program
All events in the Overland Park Convention Center, Overland Park, Kansas
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 Thursday, May 22, 2014
Conference Registration
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Overland Park Convention Center
Golf Tournament
Hillcrest Golf and Country Club
Kansas City, MO
7:00 a.m. Warm Up
8:00 a.m. Tee Off
Location: Hillcrest Golf and Country Club
8200 Hillcrest Rd, Kansas City, MO 64138
Conference Registration
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Overland Park Convention Center
Exhibits Open
7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Continental Breakfast
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Exhibits Open
Opening General Session
Get Acquainted Party
4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Golf Prizes
7:00 p.m. at Get Acquainted Party
Location: Exhibit Hall
TRAINING OPPORTUNITY!
National Traffic Incident Management
(TIM) Responder Training
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Leawood Community Center
Address: 4800 Town Center Drive
FHWA’s Missouri Division is coordinating
with the City of Leawood, Kansas, to
offer this free, 4-hour condensed training
program designed to equip responders
to address responder safety on highway
incidents.
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 Holifield
Session B:
Public Speaking and Media Interactions
Sean Reilly, PIO, City of Overland Park, KS
Session C:
SNOW: Comparison of Materials and
Practices
Bret Hodne
City of West Des Moines, IA
National Public Works Week
Banquet 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 Sessions
1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Session D:
Chief Executive Office,
Strategic Government Resources
FHWA Everyday Counts
Jeff Shaw, FHWA
Break in Exhibit Hall
Session E:
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Morning Concurrent Sessions
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Session A:
I-680 Emergency Repair - From Flood to
Fix in 34 Days
George Feazell, Iowa DOT
Wade Greiman, Snyder & Associates
Brian Higginbotham, HGM
Discipline in the Public Sector It’s a Minefield
Jack Lipovac, HR-OneSource
Conference Program
Session F:
23 Seconds in May:
Joplin Tornado
David Herzberg, City of Joplin
National Weather Service in Springfield
Colonel Tony Hofmann, US Army
(retired), Stantec
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Session G:
Combined Sewer Overflow Project in
KCMO
Andy Shively, Water Services Department,
Kansas City, MO
Session H:
Career Development Matrix / Succession
Planning in Lenexa
Chuck Williams, City of Lenexa, KS
Session I:
Iowa City Landfill Fire
Rick Fosse, City of Iowa City
Break in Exhibit Hall
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Closes
3:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Friday, May 23, 2014
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Missouri Chapter Breakfast
Kansas Chapter Breakfast
Session J:
Morning General Session
Sustainable Infrastructure
(continued)
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Kansas City Street Car Project
Ralph Davis, City of Kansas City, MO
Jason Waldron, City of Kansas City, MO
Jason Meyers, Burns & McDonnell
Session K:
PW Leadership Fellows Program
Gary Scheipeter, City of Clayton, MO
Bret Hodne, City of West Des Moines, IA
Therese Mersmann, City of Olathe, KS
Jonathan Gano, City of Springfield, MO
Session L:
Individual Chapter Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Bill Bertera
Executive Director,
Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
Location: Ballroom
Break
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Closing General Session:
ADA Technology Information and
Demonstration
MUTCD Deadlines and Timelines
Dr. Tom Mulinazzi, University of Kansas
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Mike Vonderheide, Cole & Associates
Location: Ballroom
Afternoon Roundtable Sessions
Closing Comments
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.
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Concurrent Session Room
Assignments:
Courtyard 1:
Sessions A, D, G, J
Courtyard 2:
Sessions B, E, H, K, M
Courtyard 3:
Sessions C, F, I, L
Featured Program Speakers
Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from information presented
during the general sessions and educational program!
Conference and Exhibit Show Highlights
The 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!
Past Exhibitors
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
Conference Registration
Registration for the 2014 Mid-America Conference is available online at:
http://kcmetro.apwa.net/MenuHomepage/144/2014-Mid-AmericaTo 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.net
2. 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): $175
Includes: 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): $100
Includes: 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)
Payment
Payment 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 CANCELLATIONS
For 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 Department
Phone: (913) 895-6053
Email : Kyle.Dieckmann@opkansas.org
HOTEL AVAILABILITY
There 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 Reservation
ONLINE REGISTRATION
PREFERRED!
When: 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 reservations
must 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 64114
Indicate 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/711
If 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 TerryCox@ci.harlan.ia.us
• Mac Andrew at (913) 481-2706 or mandrew@skw-inc.com