AGENDA AND PROGRAMS

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Attention Certified Floodplain Managers
ASFPM has approved the entire Conference for 12 Continuing Education Credits (CECs)


MONDAY, JUNE 2

Times

Activities                        
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Pre-meetings:  Government/Non-government
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Registration/Exhibitor Set-up
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Icebreaker in Exhibit Hall
7:10 p.m. St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium (Details)

TUESDAY, JUNE 3
Theme:  Flood Risk Management

Times

Activities / Topics and Speakers

PDHs
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.

Registration and Exhibits Open / Continental Breakfast Served
8:00 - 8:25 a.m.

Midwest Levee Conference Special Opening

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8:25 - 8:30 a.m.

Welcome:  Mr. Allen Minks, P.E., President, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), St. Louis Section

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8:30 - 8:35 a.m.

Welcome:  COL Lewis F. Setliff III, Commander, St. Louis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Director and Past President of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), St. Louis Post

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8:35 - 8:45 a.m.

Welcome:  BG Michael J. Walsh, Commander, Mississippi River Division and President - Designee, Mississippi River Commission

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8:45 - 9:30 a.m.

California FloodSAFE Program:  Mr. Rod Mayer, Chief, Division of Floodplain Management, California Department of Water Resources

1.0
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Break in Exhibit Area
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

IPET Findings and Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA):  Dr. Robert Patev, P.E., Senior Risk Engineer, New England District, Corps of Engineers and Deputy Lead, IPET (Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force) Risk Team

1.0
11:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Flood Risk Management, A Systems Approach:  Mr. Steve L.Stockton, P.E., Deputy Director of Civil Works, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C.

0.5
11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.

Historical Floods in the Midwest and Their Legacy:  Mr. Claude N. Strauser, P.E., Retired Chief of Hydrologic and Hydraulics Branch, USACE, St. Louis District

1.0

Concurrent Sessions

Times

Track 1:
Policy and Guidance

Track 2:
Infrastructure

Track 3:
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Considerations

 
1:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Levee Safety Program, Headquarters Perspective: Eric C. Halpin

NOLA Floodwall Failure Modes:  Dr. Reed Mosher

Revisions to Upper Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood Profiles: Jerry Skalak, CFM

Levee Safety Program: 1.0; Others: 0.5
2:00 - 2:30 p.m.

NOLA Soil/Structure Interaction Problems: Dr. Michael Navin

Interior Drainage Considerations:  Gene L. Rovak, P.E.
2:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Seismic Activity and Vulnerabilities:  Dr. Joe Koester

Underseepage: the Silent Killer of Levees: Patrick Conroy

Cumulative Effects on Floodplains from Levees: Robert Davinroy
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Break in Exhibit Area

Concurrent Sessions

Times

Track 1:
Policy and Guidance

Track 2:
Infrastructure

Track 4:
Environmental and Socioeconomic  Considerations

 
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

PL 84-99 Emergency Response & Repairs: Jeffery D. Jensen

NOLA Full Scale Floodwall Load Test: Ken Berry

Environmental Regulations - Issues and Concerns:  Danny McClendon

Multi-purpose Levees: 1.0; Others: 0.5
4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Federal Authorized Funding Programs: Eric C. Halpin

National Levee Inventory Program: Tim Pangburn

Multipurpose Levees: Todd Strole
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Risk Communication: Joan Freitag

Levee Inspection Tools: Kevin Carlock
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Social Event in Exhibit Area

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4
Theme:  Levee System Assessments and Technology Exchange

Times

Activities / Topics and Speakers

PDHs
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.

Registration and Exhibits Open / Continental Breakfast Served
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

The Architect-Engineer (A/E) Role:  LTG (Ret) Robert B.Flowers, CEO HNTB International Operations

1.0
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.

FEMA’s Flood Map Modernization (Map Mod) Program:  Mr. Ken Hinterlong, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

0.5
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Break in Exhibit Area
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Short-Range Ensemble Forecasting (SREF):  Mr. Daniel Luna, North Central River Forecast Center, National Weather Service

0.5
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.

USACE NFIP Levee Certification Criteria:  Mr. Eric C. Halpin, USACE Headquarters

0.5
11:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Mississippi River Commission:  BG Michael J. Walsh, Commander, USACE Mississippi Valley Division and President-designee of Mississippi River Commission, and R.D. James, A.C. Riley Cotton Co. and Mississippi River Commission member

0.5
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch:  Keynote Speaker: Dr. William F. Marcuson III, Ph.D., P.E., "America's Infrastructure:  Where Are We Headed?"

1.0

Concurrent Sessions

Times

Track 5:
Flood Risk Management Systems

Track 6:
Levee and Floodwall Criteria

Track 7:
Innovative Technologies

 
1:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Levee Policy and Procedures Team: Michael Bart

I-wall Floodwall Design Criteria:  Neil Schwanz

New Flood Fighting Products:  Freddie Pinkard

0.5
2:00 - 2:30 p.m.

California Critical Repairs Program: Tirath Pal Sandhu

T-wall Floodwall Design Criteria:  Kent Hokens

LIDAR, The Cost Effective Topographic Tool:  Blaine Thibodeaux
2:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Advanced Levee Technologies:  Dr. Michael Sharp

California Levee Geotechnical Evaluation:  Mike Inamine

New Hydrosurvey Technologies:  Lee Hines
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Break in Exhibit Area

Concurrent Sessions

Times

Track 5:
Flood Risk Management Systems

Track 6:
Levee and Floodwall Criteria

Track 7:
Innovative  Technologies

 
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Missouri River Levee Systems:  Steve McCaskie, P.E.

Levee Vegetation Policy Revisions:  Kevin S. Holden

Slurry Cutoff Walls for Seepage Controls:  Cory Williams

0.5
4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Ohio River Levee Systems:  Stephen Durrett

Underseepage Design Criteria:  Noah Vroman

Deep Mixing Soil Improvements:  Mark Woodward
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan:  Richard Astrack

Embankment Stability Design Criteria:  Ken Klaus and Cory Williams

Directional Drilling Under Levees:  Patrick Conroy

THURSDAY, JUNE 5
Theme:  Continuing Challenges

Times

Activities / Topics and Speakers

PDHs
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.

Registration and Exhibits Open / Continental Breakfast Served
8:00 - 8:15 a.m.

Welcome:  Les Sterman, Executive Director, East-West Gateway Council of Governments;
COL Lewis F. Setliff III, Commander, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District
8:15 - 8:45 a.m.

Local Cost Share Opportunities:  David Human, Atty., Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLC

0.5
8:45 - 9:45 a.m.

Map Modernization, Levee Safety, Emergency Response and Communications Strategy:
Ken Hinterlong, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region V
Julie Grauer, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region VII
Eric Halpin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters
Jason Schneider, Missouri State Emergency Management Agency
Nick Gragnani, St. Louis Area Regional Response System
Steve Nagle, East-West Gateway Council of Governments, Moderator

1.0
9:45 - 10:15 a.m. Break in Exhibit Area
10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Bi-State Regional Levee Summit, hosted by East-West Gateway Council of Governments
Panel Discussion:  The St. Louis Regional Flood Protection Future:
COL Lewis F. Setliff III, Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District
Alan Dunstan, Board Chairman, Madison County, IL
Mark Kern, Board Chairman, St. Clair County, IL
Dale Haudrich, Board Chairman, Monroe County, IL
James Pennekamp, Chairman, Southwestern Illinois Leadership Task Force
Otis Williams, Director of Special Projects, St. Louis Development Corporation
Les Sterman, Executive Director, East-West Gateway Council of Governments, Moderator

1.5

 

Presented by the
Society of American Military Engineers, St. Louis Post
and the
American Society of Civil Engineers, St. Louis Section