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May 15-17, 2012
Hilton Garden Inn
Columbia, Missouri






Conference Agenda

Professional Development Hours are available for the conference. There will be 11 hours for the conference and 4 hours for any of the seminars for a possible total of 15 hours.

Pre-Conference Seminars/Workshops (4 PHDs)
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
12:30-4:30 pm
  1. ADA for Today's Designers (sidewalk and signal requirements - mistakes / successes)
    Melissa Anderson, Access Board Washington D.C.
    Ron Effland, MoDOT Southwest District
    Gina Hilberry, Architect St. Louis
  2. Highway Safety Manual Training
    Dr. Carlos Sun, University of Missouri
    Ashley Reinkemeyer, MoDOT
  3. MIZZOU in the SEC; Event Management with Tour of Surveillance Site at the Stadium
    Jacob Ray, MoDOT Central District
    Major Doug Schwandt, Ass’t. Chief MU Police
    Trans Lab Visit, Jalil Kianfar, University of Missouri
Missouri Traffic and Safety Conference (11 PHDs)
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
7:30-8:00 am
Breakfast in the Exhibit Area
8:15 am

Welcome Session
Moderator:
Brandon Campbell, MoDOT, CMITE President
MoDOT Commissioner Ken Suelthaus, Jefferson City, MO
Kevin Ward, Division Administrator FHWA, Jefferson City, MO
Romell Cooks, Regional Administrator, NHTSA, Kansas City, MO
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Coffey, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Jefferson City, MO

9:00 am Keynote Address
Seeing Yourself in Highway Safety
Pam Holt, Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO
9:45-10:15 am Networking Break in the Exhibit Area
10:15-11:30 am

Strategic Highway Safety Goals/Plans

  • Towards Zero Deaths - National Initiative
    Brent Wilhite, PPBH, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Planning for Safety at the Regional Level; Kansas City’s Destination Safe Coalition
    Ron Achelpohl, Assistant Director Transportation MARC, Kansas City, MO
  • Report on the Next “Blueprint for Highway Safety in Missouri"
    Leanna Depue, MoDOT
11:30 am-12:30 pm Lunch
Opportunity to visit vender booths and learn of new technologies and more
12:30-2:30 pm

Weather Impacts on Transportation in 2011
Moderator: Shawn Leight, CBB, ITE, TEAM St Louis
Introduction by: Eileen Rackers, MoDOT State Traffic Engineer

  • Flooding in Missouri and Also the I-70 Shutdown from Snow in February 2011
    Rick Bennett,  MoDOT
  • St Louis Airport Tornado
    Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge, Airport Director, Lambert
  • Response and Cleanup of Joplin After the Tornado
    Mike Middleton, MoDOT SW District
2:30-3:00 pm Networking Break in the Exhibit Area
3:00 pm

Innovations In Safety and Traffic Management 
Moderator: Shawn Leight, CBB, ITE, TEAM St Louis

  • Advance Traveler Information
    Stan Young, University of Maryland/I-95 Coalition
  • The Heartlands Only Ramp Metering is in KC and It’s Working!
    Jason Sims, KC Scout
  • Connected Vehicle Technology
    James Pol, ITS/Jt. Pgm. Office, FHWA, Washington, D.C.
  • New Technology Dealing with Signals, Cameras, Traffic Count Equipment
    Brad Kwiatkowski, Miovision Technologies Inc. Ontario, Canada
Thursday, May 17, 2012
7:30-8:00 am
Breakfast in the Exhibit Area
8:00-10:00 am

Safety and Enforcement  
Moderator:
Charlie Nemmers, University of Missouri

  • Arterial Service Patrols - I-64 Traffic Response
    Jamie Wilson, CBB St. Louis
  • Incident Management at SCOUT
    Rusty James, MoDOT Kansas City, MO
  • DDACTS Model: How Crime and Crashes Overlap
    Romell Cooks, Regional Administrator, NHTSA, Kansas City, MO
  • Smart Work Zone Research Paying Off
    Carlos Sun & Praveen Edara, University of Missouri
10:00-10:20 am Networking Break in the Exhibit Area
10:20-11:55 am

Traffic Flow Rural & Urban
Moderator:
Charlie Nemmers, University of Missouri

  • US 54 Bypass in Lake Ozark/ Rte 5 to Lebanon
    Matt Myers, SAIC (former MoDOT)
  • Loop Trolley
    Jerry Blair,  EW Gateway, St. Louis
  • Access Management: It Really Doesn't Kill the Economy
    Bill Frawley, Texas A&M
11:55 am Closing and Evaluations
Noon
Adjourn