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MONDAY, JUNE 2
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Times
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Activities
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| 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) |
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TUESDAY, JUNE 3
Theme: Flood Risk Management
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Times
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Activities / Topics and Speakers
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PDHs
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| 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. |
Registration
and Exhibits Open / Continental Breakfast Served
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| 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
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1.0
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| 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
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1.0
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| 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.
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0.5
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| 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
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1.0
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Concurrent Sessions
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Times
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Track 1:
Policy and Guidance
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Track 2:
Infrastructure
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Track 3:
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Considerations
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| 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. |
Levee Safety Program, Headquarters
Perspective: Eric C. Halpin
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NOLA Floodwall
Failure Modes: Dr. Reed Mosher
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Revisions to Upper
Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood Profiles: Jerry Skalak, CFM
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Levee Safety Program: 1.0; Others: 0.5
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| 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. |
NOLA Soil/Structure
Interaction Problems: Dr. Michael Navin
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Interior Drainage
Considerations: Gene L. Rovak, P.E.
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| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
Seismic Activity
and Vulnerabilities: Dr. Joe Koester
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Underseepage: the
Silent Killer of Levees: Patrick Conroy
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Cumulative Effects
on Floodplains from Levees: Robert Davinroy
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| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. |
Break in Exhibit Area |
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Concurrent Sessions
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Times
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Track 1:
Policy and Guidance
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Track 2:
Infrastructure
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Track 4:
Environmental and Socioeconomic Considerations
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| 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. |
PL 84-99 Emergency
Response & Repairs: Jeffery D. Jensen
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NOLA Full Scale
Floodwall Load Test: Ken Berry
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Environmental
Regulations - Issues and Concerns: Danny McClendon
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Multi-purpose Levees: 1.0; Others: 0.5
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| 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. |
Federal Authorized
Funding Programs: Eric C. Halpin
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National Levee
Inventory Program: Tim Pangburn
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Multipurpose
Levees: Todd Strole
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| 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
Risk Communication: Joan Freitag
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Levee Inspection
Tools: Kevin Carlock
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| 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. |
Social Event in Exhibit Area |
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4
Theme: Levee System Assessments and Technology Exchange
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Times
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Activities / Topics and Speakers
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PDHs
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| 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. |
Registration
and Exhibits Open / Continental Breakfast Served
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| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. |
The Architect-Engineer (A/E) Role: LTG (Ret) Robert B.Flowers, CEO HNTB International Operations
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1.0
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| 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. |
FEMA’s
Flood Map Modernization (Map Mod) Program: Mr. Ken Hinterlong, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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0.5
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| 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
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0.5
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| 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. |
USACE NFIP Levee Certification Criteria: Mr. Eric C. Halpin, USACE Headquarters
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0.5
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| 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
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0.5
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| 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?"
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1.0
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Concurrent Sessions
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Times
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Track 5:
Flood Risk Management Systems
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Track 6:
Levee and Floodwall Criteria
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Track 7:
Innovative Technologies
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| 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. |
Levee Policy and Procedures Team: Michael Bart
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I-wall Floodwall
Design Criteria: Neil Schwanz
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New Flood Fighting
Products: Freddie Pinkard
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0.5
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| 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. |
California Critical
Repairs Program: Tirath Pal Sandhu
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T-wall Floodwall
Design Criteria: Kent Hokens
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LIDAR,
The Cost Effective Topographic Tool: Blaine Thibodeaux
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| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
Advanced Levee Technologies: Dr. Michael Sharp
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California Levee
Geotechnical Evaluation: Mike Inamine
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New Hydrosurvey Technologies: Lee Hines
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| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. |
Break in Exhibit Area |
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Concurrent Sessions
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Times
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Track 5:
Flood Risk Management Systems
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Track 6:
Levee and Floodwall Criteria
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Track 7:
Innovative Technologies
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| 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. |
Missouri River
Levee Systems: Steve McCaskie, P.E.
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Levee Vegetation
Policy Revisions: Kevin S. Holden
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Slurry Cutoff Walls
for Seepage Controls: Cory Williams
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0.5
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| 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. |
Ohio River Levee
Systems: Stephen Durrett
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Underseepage Design
Criteria: Noah Vroman
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Deep Mixing
Soil Improvements: Mark Woodward
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| 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
Upper Mississippi
River Comprehensive Plan: Richard Astrack
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Embankment
Stability Design Criteria: Ken Klaus and Cory Williams
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Directional
Drilling Under Levees: Patrick Conroy
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THURSDAY, JUNE 5
Theme: Continuing Challenges
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Times
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Activities / Topics and Speakers
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PDHs
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| 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. |
Registration
and Exhibits Open / Continental Breakfast Served
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| 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
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| 8:15 - 8:45 a.m. |
Local Cost Share Opportunities: David
Human, Atty., Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLC
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0.5
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| 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
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1.0
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| 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
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1.5
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