9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Exhibit Hall Opening & Networking Kickoff

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
“Raising the Grade” Opening Keynote with Maria C. Lehman PE, ENV SP, F.ASCE (Past ASCE Global President) and COL Aaron Thomas Hill Jr, PhD, PE, PMP (Deputy Head, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Military Academy)

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11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Networking Break (Lunch begins at 11:45 AM)

12:10 PM – 1:10 PM
Department of Transportation Keynote with Carl Johnson PE (TxDOT Director of District Operations) & Carl Highsmith (FHWA Director of District Operations)

1:10 PM – 1:20 PM
Break

• Continuous Fiberoptic Sensing of Underground Assets for Intrusion Detection, Leak Detection and Event Location, as Well as Geotechnical and Seismic Insights by Geoff Roberts
• DFW Airport’s International Parkway Modernization Design/Build Project by Harish Rao PE, MBA, PMP
• TxEWRI TRACK: Utilizing Advances in H&H Modeling Within a City Standards Framework by Ellen Bond PE
• TxGI TRACK: New Design Guidelines in Geo-engineering Practice by Jean-Louis Briaud PhD, PE
• TxSEI TRACK: Rapidly Advancing Technology Towards Smarter Infrastructure and Safer People by Brett Story PhD  
• TxTDI TRACK: Important Changes in TxDOT Professional Services Contracting by Martin Rodin PE

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Exhibit Break

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Breakout Sessions

• Raise the Grade by Implanting New Blood by Ashwaq Alhammami
• Building Bridges: Engaging and Informative Public Involvement by Mandy Clark PE, CFM, AICP
• TxEWRI TRACK: Using the Rational Method in HEC-HMS by Travis Attanasio PE, CFM, M.ASCE 
• TxGI TRACK: AI-Assisted Geotechnical Engineering by Krishna Kumar PhD 
  
• TxSEI TRACK: An Overnight S-Curved Tied Arch: Design and Construction of the Northaven Trail Pedestrian Bridge by Gregor Wollmann PE, PhD and Kira Larson PE
• TxTDI TRACK: Transportation of Permitted Wind Energy Related Components in Texas: Challenges and Opportunities by Sushant Sharma PhD, PMP 

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Happy Hour with Exhibitors

6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
“Raising the Roof” Evening Social at the Riders Field, home of the Frisco RoughRiders

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7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Breakfast Buffet

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Coffee with the TWDB
Keynote: “Raising the Grade: Flood Planning for the State of Texas“ with Brooke T. Paup (Chairwoman) & Reem Zoun PE, CFM, ENV SP (Assistant Deputy Executive Administrator, Office of Planning)

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Networking Break

9:15 AM – 10:15 PM
River Water Authority Panel with Matthew Jalbert PE (Trinity),  Aubrey Spear PE (San Jacinto), and David Collinsworth (Brazos)
Moderated by John Mudd PE

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9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
K-12 STEM Activity 

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Break with Exhibitors

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Breakout Sessions

• Risk Management: Reshaping Uncertainty into Opportunity by Glenn Goldstein PE, PMP, PMI-RMP 
• Non-Destructive Testing Improving Inspections and Assisting Forensic Engineering by Fernando Gomez SET
• TxEWRI TRACK: Planning for Natural and Manmade Threats to Utilities and Infrastructure by Al Petrasek PhD, PE 
• TxGI TRACK: Raising the Grade, Deliberately: Managing Risk in Trenchless Utility Projects by Cameron Lawrence PE
• TxSEI TRACK: Deicing Bridges Using Geothermal Energy: A Case Study in Fort Worth by Xinbao Yu PhD, PE 
• TxTDI TRACK: Driving the Road to Digital Delivery: TxDOT’s journey to full 3D modeling by Ronny Lackey RPLS, MS and Alejandro Franco PE  

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Networking Break with Exhibitors

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Lunch & Keynote: “Raising the Grade in Academia: Candidate Attraction & Retention” with Jean-Louis Briaud PhD, PE

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
Raising the Grade in Academia Panel with Andrea Herrera Morena, Jean-Louis Briaud PhD, PE, Norma Jean Mattei PhD, PE, and Robert B. Gilbert PhD, PE, D.GE, NAE

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM
Break with Exhibitor Networking

1:30 PM – 2:30PM
Breakout Sessions

• Poster Sessions
• Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Management of Construction Projects by Aamir Butt
• Asset Management: Upgrade Your Infrastructure by Elizabeth Young GISP , Scot Gordon PE, and Laura Carr
• TxEWRI TRACK: Managing Water in River and Reservoir Systems: Water Resources, Institutional Practices, and Constructed Infrastructure in Texas by Ralph Wurbs PhD, PE, Hon.D.WRE 
  
• TxGI TRACK: Upgrading Existing Earthen Levees to Prevent Urban Flooding with Pressed-in Sheet Piles by Takefumi Takuma
• TxSEI TRACK: Field Testing of Recycled Steel Fiber-reinforced Concrete by Xijun Shi PhD, PE
• TxTDI TRACK: The Use of AI Technology for Mapping Utilities at Scale by Raz Ezra

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Break with Exhibitor Networking

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Breakout Sessions

• Poster Sessions
• TxEWRI TRACK: Sustainable Pipeline Design and the ENVISION Rating System by John Simpson PE
• TxGI TRACK: The Importance Of Field Load Tests To A Better Foundation Design: Drilled Shaft Load Tests by Hosam Salman PE, PhD, F. ASCE
• TxSEI TRACK: Bridge Asset Condition Maintenance and Improvement through Logical and Cost-Effective Intervention by Naima Tahsin Zenika
• TxTDI TRACK: Driving Tomorrow’s Highways: Innovative Corridors Pioneering Future Mobility by Luke Urie PMP

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
Happy Hour with Exhibitors

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4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Thursday Inspirational (& Hilarious!) Keynote with Shayla Rivera (Director of the ENGR[x] program, Comedian, Aerospace Engineer)

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5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Break & Change for Awards Gala

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Dinner & ASCE Texas Section Annual Awards Ceremony

8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Roaring ’20s Casino Night Gala (dress recommended business to formal)

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7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Exhibits & Coffee

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast Buffet

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Coffee with TBPELS Update, Ethics, and Overview of Board Rules, presented by Michael Sims (Director of Compliance & Enforcement)

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9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Networking Break

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Breakout Sessions

• Keeping Wastewater Asset Management Digestible by Michelle Alvarez PE
• Providing Access to All: Leveraging Technology to Expedite Accessibility Improvements by Chad Hall PE, GISP
• TxEWRI TRACK: Dam Safety Toolbox by Melinda Luna PE, CFM, F.ASCE
• TxGI TRACK: Insights on Column-Supported Embankments and Pavements on Problematic Soils by Ning Lou PhD
• TxTDI TRACK: Multimodal Corridor Planning: Connecting with the Past, Present, and Future of Transportation by Ram Maddali PE, AICP, PMP, Marty Boyd, and Curtis Jones
• TxSEI TRACK: Non-Destructive Evaluation of a Newly Constructed Bridge Deck Affected by Plastic Settlement by Ibukunoluwa Olowe 

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Break with Exhibitors

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Breakout Sessions

• Texas IRC Parks and Recreation Update and How Reinvestment can Help Economies & Communities by Adam Giblin PE and Komala Narro PE, CFM
• Managing the Risks of Deferred Design by Noel Janacek PE 
• TxEWRI TRACK: The Nexus between Academia and Public Service – Involving Students and General Public to Solve Drainage Issues by John Furlong PE, D.WRE and John Easton, PhD
• TxGI TRACK: Utilizing Geophysical Investigation along with Conventional Drilling for Seepage Assessment and Slope Failure in Earthen Levee by Jubir Hossain PhD, PE 
• TxSEI TRACK: Performance-Based Design Framework for CFRP Retrofitted Bridge Piers Subjected to Vehicular Collision by Sujan Subedi PhD Candidate
• TxTDI TRACK: Design and Construction Recommendations for Concrete Pavements: Highways, Industrial Pavements, City Streets and Local Roads by Randy Bowers PE and Nancy Beltran PhD

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM
Exhibitor Networking Break

12:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Lunch & ASCE Texas Section Business Meeting, including installation of the 2024-2025 Section Officers

12:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Texas Civil Engineering Foundation (TCEF) Leadership Series: How to Lead with Vision with David Daniel PhD, PE

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Closing Networking Break

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
ASCE Texas Section Board of Direction Meetings

2:30 PM – 5:30
Technical Tour: Reclaimed Water Pump Station in Frisco, Texas

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