10:15 AM -11:35 AM
Opening Ceremony “ASCE Future World Vision” featuring ASCE 2020 President K.N. Gunalan PhD, PE, D.GE, F.ASCE, Senior Vice President, Transportation Alternative Delivery Americas, AECOM

11:35-11:45 AM
Break

11:55 AM-1:00 PM 
Keynote: “A 2020 View of Transportation and TxDOT” featuring Marc D. Williams PE, Deputy Executive Director, TxDOT

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Break

1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Breakout Sessions

• Estimate of Long-Term Water Availability for a Reservoir in Texas by John Zhu PhD, PG
• Contract Terms for Engineers and the Agency Problem by L. Wayne Edgar PE, MBA, Attorney at Law
• Properties and Applications of Cement-Stabilized Subgrade by Greg Halsted PE
• Attracting and Retaining Top Talent by Blake Pellerin

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Break

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Panel: A TxDOT Divisions Town Hall 
featuring Dan Harmon (Aviation), Graham Bettis (Bridges), Marisabel Ramthun (Design), Carlos Swonke (Environmental Affairs), and Martin Rodin (PEPS Professional Engineering Procurement Services)

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Break

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Breakout Sessions

• FHWA Performance Engineered Mixture (PEM) initiative & Mobile Technology Concrete Center by Jagan Gudimettla and Mike Praul
• Thermal Integrity Profiling by Brandon Phetteplace PE
• Missouri City Pavement & Sidewalk Management Program by Shashi K. Kumar PE
• State Flood Plan by Reem Zoun PE, CFM, ENV SP

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Break

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Happy Hour with ASCE Texas Section Leaders (Networking Reception)

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Engineering Ethics Session*: “Proposed Watershed Changes to ASCE Code of Ethics”
featuring Steven Starrett PhD, PE, D.WRE, F.ASCE, F.EWRI (LeTourneau University) and Carlos Bertha PhD (United States Air Force Academy)
*Qualifies for ethics PDH

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Exhibit Hall Break

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Lightning Round

• Projected Reservoir Rating Curves Based on Sedimentation Surveys by John Zhu PhD, PG
• Texas Water Management: A Fourfold Solution by Jim O’Brien PE, CFM
• The Future of Houston by Eva Schexnider EIT

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Exhibitor Hall Break

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Breakout Sessions

• Evapotranspiration (ET) Cover System for Landfill Closure by Md Jobair Bin Alam PhD
• Flood Monitoring by June Wolfe PhD & Kevin Balke PE

11:45 AM-12:00 PM
Break

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Keynote: “The Role of AI in Tomorrow’s Organizations” featuring Toby Cappello, Vice President for Watson AI Expert & Delivery Services, IBM 

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM
Break

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
ASCE Region 6 Assembly & “Spaceport America: From Concept to Development to Operation” featuring William M. Gutman PhD, Director of Aerospace Operations, Spaceport America

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Break

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Breakout Sessions

• I-35 Waco by Blake Axen PE
• Crocket Street Bridge Historic Truss Rehabilitation by Brian Kuehl PE
• Full-Depth Repairs of Jointed Concrete Pavements by Tim Martin PE 
• Geohazard Management for Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines by Rodolfo B. Sancio PhD, PE, D.GE

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Break

4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Legislative Panel Discussion featuring Texas Representative, Dennis Paul PE
Along with Texas Senators Sarah Eckhardt & Bryan Hughes and Texas Representatives Donna Howard, John P. Cyrier, & Dade Phelan

5:15 PM – 5:45 PM
Exhibit Hall Break

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
ASCE Texas Awards Ceremony & CECON Gala Reception featuring a virtual bingo game

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Breakout Sessions 

• Subsurface Utility Engineering for Municipalities by Bobby Nagel PE
• Emerging Technology: Public Health through Soil Vapor Mitigation by John Sepich PE
  
• Truck Transport and Lifting Design Criteria for Onshore Modular Pre-assembled Units by Ms. Silky Wong PhD, PE, SE, Ceng MICE, LEED AP
  
• Is Your Organization Normal? Leadership/Ethics by Therese Baer PE & Don Everett

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Break

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Breakout Sessions

• Chemical Grouts: A Useful Tool for Civil Engineers by John M. Ziebell
• Construction Site QC & Special Inspections in Texas by Bryan M. Sy PE & Russell Gibson PE
  
• Volumetric As-Built Determination of Concrete Structures by Todd Allen
• Winning Communication: Strategies to Connect and Convince by Alan Hoffer

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Break

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Breakout Sessions

• The Evolution & Use of Highly-Modified Asphalt Binders by Gary Fitts PE 
• Construction: Critical Thinking by Cliff Schexnayder PhD, PE 
• Deja Vu We’ve Been Here Before by Rebecca Cummins PE
• Educating the Next Generation of Civil Engineers by John Schemmel PhD, PE, FACI

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Break

11:45 AM – 1:30 PM
Business Meeting & Keynote: 
“Building a More Resilient Texas: Flood Mapping, Planning and Mitigation” 
featuring Jeff Walker, Executive Administrator, and Kathleen Jackson PE, Board Member; Texas Water Development Board

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Break

1:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Project Virtual Tour: Baylor Scott & White Administration Center (Dallas, TX) by Jonathan Brower PE, Associate, L.A. Fuess Partners