Tuesday, September 17, 2024

• 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Welcome Reception

 

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

• 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM: Breakfast

• 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Welcome Remarks

• 8:15 AM - 9:05 AM: Utility Coordination on Behalf of the Contractor

  • Speaker: Vinnie LaVallette, Kiewit Engineering Group​

  • Description: Explore how the significant influx of utility information encountered throughout the pursuit and pre-award stages of a design-build project can be used for engineering progress. In these critical phases, the volume and complexity of utility data play a pivotal role in the overall project success. We analyze the challenges faced in managing this abundance of information and propose strategies for effective integration into the project planning process. By addressing these issues, this research aims to enhance the efficiency and reliability of design-build project data, ultimately reducing delays and costs.

• 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM: Local Utility Panel Discussion

  • Speakers: Jonathan Marston, Franklin TN; Craig Ingram, Tennessee 811; James Golias, Verdantas; Shane Hester, TDOT​

• 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM: Break

• 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM: Locate the Unlocatables

  • Speakers: Michael Gray, Civil Corp and Santosh Saride, EnviroCal​

  • Description: Power point presentations of case studies to illustrate the effectiveness of Inline locate technology. Introduction of ESP and Civil Corp managing partners.

• 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM: Overview of CGA Best Practices TR 2023 -01 - Subsurface Utility Engineering

  • Speakers: Nicholas Zembillas, SUE LLC, and Steve Light, Common Ground Alliance.

• 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM: Lunch

• 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM: Utility Infrastructure Outside of the U.S.

  • Speakers: Alejandro Rodas, SUE LATAM, Ltd; Lawrence Arcand, 4Sight; Ben Hall, Lowe Engineers; Itzik Malka, 4M​

• 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM: Leveraging ALL Your Technology

  • ​Speaker: Bill McIntyre, ProStar

  • Description: Technology is changing at lightning speed. However, the key is to be able to leverage ALL that technology so that it is easily “accessible”, provides “value” and “efficiency”! Bill will review some of the changes in the equipment and mapping industry that have and will change how we capture, leverage and manage geospatial data for greater speed, accuracy and efficiency.

• 3:00 PM - 3:10 PM: Break

• 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM: The Use of AI Technology for Mapping Utilities at Scale

  • Speaker: Itzik Malka, 4M Analytics​

  • Description: The future of utility location is evolving quickly and with Artificial Intelligence (AI) deployed alongside traditional Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), One Call Locating processes, it is changing the landscape of early risk mitigation. This session is an exploration of how the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to collect, interpret and synthesize the vast amount of siloed utility data available in the public and private domain is enhancing traditional efforts and transforming the Utility Damage Prevention and Utility Engineering markets.

• 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM: SUE Association Annual Meeting

• 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Dinner

 

Thursday, September 19, 2024

• 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM: Breakfast

• 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM: What are the Duties of a SUE Professional-in-Responsible Charge

  • Speaker: Jim Anspach, ASCE

  • Description: We hear the term a lot, and it sounds self-descriptive, but do we know how a jury of our peers might interpret the term?  How about the law?  What about the ethics of the term?  This session will discuss those issues from the perspective of subsurface utility engineering.

• 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM: What Drives Risk?

  • ​Speaker: Mark Amirault, Klein Agency, LLC

  • Description: This session will focus on what drives risk for the SUE firm. During this open discussion the attendees will be able to asses and determine the risks within the processes that may impact the safety and welfare of others, as well as understanding how an unclear or inappropriate scope of work can create undue exposure for your firm.

• 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM: Government Policy & Legislation Affecting SUE

  • Speaker: John Palatiello, Executive Director, SUE Association

  • Description: The SUE Association was formed to elevate the practice of Subsurface Utility Engineering, help clients and the public understand the difference between professional level SUE as defined in ASCE 38-22 and other location or mapping activities that are less comprehensive and deliver a lower level of precision and accuracy, and promote professionalism in the delivery of SUE services.  This presentation will provide an update on government policies, legislation, and other public affairs issues and activities that are related to these SUE Association founding tenets.  Included is a legislative update, a discussion of the use of proper language and terminology that can support these objectives, as well as other words that can work against the advancement of this professional image.  This session will address counter-productive terminology that members of the SUE community should avoid, as well as positive nomenclature that members of the SUE community should utilize in marketing, public relations, proposals, contracts, social media, and other communications. The misperceptions, misunderstanding, or misuse of the meaning of commonly abused terms, public perception, and legal ramifications of language used in SUE will all be explored. Finally, a report will be provided on the current status of SUE in the eyes of state licensing boards for surveying and professional engineering.

• 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Board of Directors Panel Discussion