Schedule

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Conference sessions will be valid for professional development hours as required by the Iowa Engineering and Land Surveying Examination Board. Reciprocity with other Midwest states varies.

* Sessions marked with an asterisk have been approved for AICP CM credit.

Wednesday, June 4th
8am-9am	Registration Linda Severson, JCCOG Human Services Coordinator Judy Thomas, Center for Transportation Research and Education Breakfast
9am-9:15am	Welcome/Opening Remarks Regenia Bailey, Mayor of Iowa City John Yapp, Director of JCCOG
9:30am-10:30am	Next Big Transportation Legislation* Jack Schenendorf, Congressional National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commissioner
10:45am-Noon	Concurrent Sessions A: Roundabout Design Issues* Scott Larson, PE, City of Coralville Mark Johnson, MTJ Engineering B: Unique Methods of GIS Analysis for Transportation* Eric Abrams, Iowa DOT Andrew Harrison, Schneider Corporation Melissa Baldwin, Planner, Lafayette, Indiana MPO C: Midwest Transportation Issues: Funding & Revenue* Stu Anderson, Systems Planning Office Director Paul Hanley, AICP, Assoc. Professor, University of Iowa Kent Van Landuyt, Asst. to the Director, MO DOT
Noon-2pm	Lunch/Keynote Speaker Nancy Richardson, Iowa DOT Director
2pm-3:15pm	Concurrent Sessions A: Air Quality & Sustainability* Dan Avery, Fort Wayne, IN MPO Shawn Seals, Indiana Dept. of Environmental Mgmt. Gena McCullough, Bi-State MPO B: Applications of Modeling in Transportation Planning* Brian Willham, Shive-Hattery, Inc. Dane Ismart, Louis Berger Group Clyde Prem, OA Olsson Association Phil Mescher, Iowa DOT, Moderator C: Context Sensitive Design & Corridor Planning* Mike Slavney, Principal, Vandewalle & Associates Scott Harrington, Principal, Vandewalle & Associates
3:15pm-3:45pm	Break Sponsored by Shive-Hattery, Inc.
3:45pm-5pm	Concurrent Sessions A: Trails Discussion* Andrea Chase, IA Natural Heritage Foundation Steve Buchtel, Chicagoland Bicycle Federation Kent Rice, French-Reneker-Associates Bridget Brown, Wisconsin State Trails Coordinator B: Visualization Tools for Planners* Andrew Harrison, Schneider Corporation Hilary Copeland, ECICOG Christina Kuecker, City of Iowa City
6:00 pm-8:00pm	Evening Reception at Old Capitol

Thursday, June 5th
7:30am-8:30am	Registration Linda Severson, JCCOG Human Services Coordinator Judy Thomas, Center for Transportation Research and Education Breakfast
8:30am-9am	Welcome Jillian Beukema, Vice-President, Iowa City/Coralville Convention & Visitors Bureau
9am-10:15am	Concurrent Sessions A: The Future of Freight* Stu Anderson, Iowa DOT Larry Daily, President, Alter Barge Line, Inc. Doug Plank, Independent Consultant and Chair of the Logistics Roundtable for the Quad Cities Development Group Gena McCullough, Bi-State MPO, Moderator B: Current Issues with Regional Planning Affiliations* Tracy Daugherty Miller, RPA 17 R.J. Moore, Johnson County, IA Brian Tapp, NADO rep. Doug Elliott, ECICOG, Moderator C: Human Services & Transportation Planning* Eugenia Vavra, United Way of E. Central Iowa Gail Holley, Safe Mobility for Life Program and Research Mgr., Florida Department of Transportation Joan Cook, Program Director, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Iowa City
10:15am-10:45am	Break Sponsored by Terracon Consultants, Inc.
10:45am-11:30am	Concurrent Sessions A: Transportation Safety Panel* Ron Archepohl, MARC’s Transportation Safety Planning Program Tom Welch, Iowa DOT, State Safety Engineer B: Teen Drivers Video & Discussion Dan McGehee, University of Iowa’s Public Policy Center C: SAFETEA-LU Implementation: Best Practices* Caroline Twenter, East West Gateway COG, St. Louis Cyndi Terwillger, FTA Region VII Supervisory Senior Operations Manager John Donovan, FHWA Transportation Planning Specialist
11:30am-1:30pm	Lunch/Keynote Speaker Tom Vilsack, former Governor of Iowa
1:30pm-2:45pm	Concurrent Sessions A: Neighborhood Design & Multi-Modal Planning* Bob Miklo, Senior Planner, City of Iowa City Jeff Davidson, Planning Director, City of Iowa City B: Senior Mobility* Tom Welch, Iowa DOT, State Safety Engineer Nicki Stajcar, IA Department of Elder Affairs C: The Future of Passenger Rail* Paul Rumler, Quad Cities Passenger Rail Coalition Tammy Nicholson, Iowa DOT Derek James, Amtrak Gena McCullough, Bi-State MPO, Moderator
2:45pm-3:15pm	Break
3:30pm-5:00pm	Concurrent Sessions/Tour A: Bus Tour/Land Use Judith Krieg, Earth View Environmental JCCOG & Iowa City staff B: Trail Tour Jeff Wiggins, Trails Planner / Coordinator for the City of Cheyenne, Wyoming; and JCCOG staff

Friday, June 6th
8am-9am	Breakfast
9am-10:15 am	Incident Management: Lessons Learned from Minneapolis Bridge Collapse* Brian Kary, MN DOT Mike Jackson, Iowa DOT
10:30am-11:30am	Crossroads: Colleagues share knowledge of transportation planning in this structured information-exchange
11:30am	Thank You/Closing Remarks John Yapp, Director JCCOG

Registration and Information Table

The registration and information table will be located in the foyer of the conference area in the lower level of the Sheraton Downtown Iowa City. The table will be staffed during the following times:

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 5, 2008 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Name Badges

Each conference participant is asked to wear the name badge throughout the conference. Registration includes access to all conference sessions, continental breakfasts and lunches during the conference, mobile workshops (attendance limited), and electronic copies of presentations.

Meals

Those registered for the conference will have a continental breakfast, lunch, and evening reception on June 4; continental breakfast and lunch on June 5; and continental breakfast on June 6. Note that you will be on your own for dinner during the conference. You may consult the visitor guide in your registration packet or ask JCCOG Coordinating staff for dinner suggestions.

Speaker luncheons are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, June 4th and 5th, from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m., which will feature topics of regional and national significance.

The evening reception is scheduled for Wednesday, June 4, 2008, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the State of Iowa Old Capitol building and will feature live music, hor’dourves, and drinks.