Agenda - ASCE Iowa Section Annual Meeting

7:00-8:00am ASCE Board of Directors Meeting

7:30-8:15am Registration

Morning Joint Session

Presiding: John Puls, Vice President, Iowa ASCE

8:00-8:15am Opening Comments

David Blanco, President, Iowa ASCE

8:15-9:00am National ASCE Update

Speaker: TBD

9:00-10:00am Drawing the Line: Ethics in Engineering and Land Surveying

Mindy Bryngelson, PE, Municipal Engineer, City of Ames

10:00-10:15am Break

Morning Concurrent Sessions - Session M-1

Presiding: Jenifer Bates, ASCE Region 7 Governor

10:15-11:00am LIFT DSM - New Terminal

Bryan Belt, Director of Engineering & Planning, Des Moines International Airport

11:00-12:00pm ICON Water Trails

Monica Converse, Project Manager, ICON Water Trails

Morning Concurrent Sessions - Session M-2

Presiding: David Mulholland, Iowa ASCE Past President

10:15-11:00am National Driving Simulator

Speaker: TBD

11:00-12:00pm PFAS "Forever Chemicals" in Iowa

David Cwiertny, William D. Ashton Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa

12:00-12:30pm Lunch

12:30-2:15pm Annual Business Meeting

Presiding: David Blanco, President, Iowa ASCE

Climate Changes in Iowa

Speaker: TBD

Joint Afternoon Session

Presiding: Michelle Riedinger, Iowa ASCE Communications Officer

2:15-3:00pm Industry Employment Trends

John Puls, PE, Project Manager, HNTB Corporation and Chris Rehmann, Ph. D., Joel and Judy Cerwick Professor, Iowa State University

3:00-3:45pm Iowa DOT utilizing UAS (Drones) for Construction Inspection

Cedric Wilkinson, E-Construction Program Administrator, Iowa DOT

3:45-4:00pm Break

4:00-5:00pm AI in Civil Engineering: What will it do for us and to us?

Wilfrid Nixon, Ph. D., PE, President, Professional Snowfighters Association

5:00pm Adjourn Afternoon Session

Evening Session

Presiding: – David Blanco, President, Iowa ASCE

5:00-6:00pm Social and Cash Bar

6:00pm Banquet

6:30pm Project Presentation on the Des Moines U.S. Courthouse (2024 Project Award Winner)

David Rechkemmer, AIA, Architect, Associate Principal, Neumann Monson Architects

7:30pm Awards Presentations

Dave Mulholland, Past President, Iowa ASCE

8:00pm Installation of new officers

Jenifer Bates, Region 7 Governor, ASCE

8:30pm Adjourn