Working Draft Agenda
AASHTO Trns·port Users Group Conference
TUG 2002
November 5-8, 2002
Tuesday, November 5, 2002
2:00 – 5:00 Registration Mezzanine
5:00 – 5:30 TUG Board Meeting Congress Room
(TUG Officers & TAG Coordinators)
5:30 – 9:00 Technical Advisory Group Meetings
· Cost Estimating Austin I Room
¨ Dino Sarganis, Coordinator
· Information Technology Austin II Room
¨ Andy Crenshaw, Coordinator
· Construction Management Travis Ballroom
¨ Richard Meador, Coordinator
· Field Management Old Pecan Room
¨ Kevin Fox, Coordinator
5:00 – 8:00 Demonstrations Lakeview Room/
· InfoTech Skyline Room
7:00 – 10:00 Hospitality Suite Open Hospitality Room
Wednesday, November 6, 2002
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM Demo Room Open Lakeview Room
Skyline Room
7:00 – 8:30 Breakfast
7:00 – 5:00 Registration Mezzanine
8:00 Opening of the 2002 Trns.port User Group Conference Townlake Ballroom
¨ Moderator – Judy Alonzo, TxDOT
8:10 – 8:40 “Welcome to Austin, Texas & the 2002 TUG Conference”
¨ Michael W. Behrens, P.E., Executive Director, TxDOT
8:40 – 9:10 “Trans-Texas Corridor/TxDOT and AASHTOWare”
¨ Judy Skeen, Director, Information SystemsDivision, TxDOT
9:10 – 10:15 Roll Call and Introduction of Attendees & Modules
· Introduction of Officers
¨ John Kidd, Chairperson, OKDOT
¨ Jennifer McAllister, Vice Chairperson, Ohio DOT
¨ (Curtis)Alton Treadway, Sec-Treas, ALDOT
· Keynote Address of the 2002 Conference
Trans Port User Group Report
¨ John Kidd, Chairperson, OKDOT
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:30 AASHTO Contractor Report Town Lake Blrm
¨ Thomas Rothrock, Ph.D
11:30 – Noon Trns·port Task Force Report
¨ Shirley Daugherty, Chairperson, NEDOT
Noon – 1:30 Lunch (On your own)
1:30 – 4:30 Technical Advisory Group Meeting
· Materials Management Austin III Room
¨ Denis Glascock, Coordinator
· Contract Monitoring Austin I& II
¨ Barbara Scruggs, Coordinator
· Proposal Through Award Austin III
¨ David Bollie, Coordinator
2:45 – 3:00 Break
4:30 – 5:00 TUG Board Meeting Congress Room
· TUG Officers & TAG Coordinators
5:00 – 10:00 “The Salt Lick” Dinner/Dance
· Begin loading Busses at 5:00
Thursday, November 7, 2002
7:00 AM – 9:00 PM Demo Room Open Lakeview Room
Skyline Room
7:00 – 8:30 Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 Cost Estimation Town Lake Blrm
· TAG Report
¨ Moderator – Dino Sarganis
· Overview of TEA and new Officers
¨ George Bradfield, GA DOT
· Using Formulas in CES
¨ Randy Lawton, InfoTech Inc
9:30 – 10:15 “Quantity Manager and the Interface to Trns.port”
¨ Todd Bergland, Minnesota DOT
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:30 Customer Support Processes
¨ Darleen Randall, Info Tech
11:30 – 1:00 LUNCH Provided by “Fridays”
1:00 – 1:30 Proposal through Awards Town Lake Blrm
· TAG Report
¨ Moderator – David Bollie
1:30 – 2:15 The Status of Electronic Bidding
¨ Roger Bierbaum, Iowa DOT
¨ Charles Engelke, Info Tech, Inc.
2:15 – 3:00 Contract Monitoring
· TAG Report
¨ Barbara Scruggs, Coordinator
DSS 6
¨ Randy Lawton, Info Tech, Inc.
Overview of the 2002 Fraud Conference
¨ Sharon Schulte, MoDOT
Letting Schedule Analysis Project
¨ Jeff Hisem, Ohio DOT
3:00 – 3:15 BREAK
3:15 – 5:00 Information Technology
· TAG Report
¨ Andy Crenshaw, Coordinator, ALDOT
Trns.port Intranet Update
¨ Mark Hinnebusch, InfoTech, Inc.
AASHTO Trns.port Platform Support and Strategies
¨ Paul Neumann, Colorado DOT
5:00 – 5:30 Closed Session Old Pecan Room
· Official TUG Reps and Officers Only
5:30 – 6:00 TUG Board Meeting Old Pecan Room
· TUG Officers and TAG Coordinators
5:00 – 9:00 Demo Room Open
7:00 – 9:00 Info Tech Reception Town Lake Bllrm
8:00 – 9:00 DSS 6 Review Session,
Randy Lawton, InfoTech, Inc.
8:00 – 9:00 Scheduling Project Management System (SPMS) Presentation
Teresa Franklin, Info Tech
Friday, November 8, 2002
7:30 AM – 1:00 PM Demo Rooms Open Lakeview Rm
Skyline Room
7:00 – 8:30 Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 Construction and Materials Mngt Town Lake Blrm
· Materials TAG Report
¨ Dennis Glascock, Coordinator
· Construction TAG Report
¨ Richard Meador, Coordinator
9:00 – 9:45 SiteManager Suite Update
¨ Brad Parks, Info Tech
¨ Shirley Daugherty, NE DOR
¨ Susan Powe, ALDOT
¨ Judy Alonzo, TxDOT
9:45 – 10:15 AASHTO, TTF, and TUG
“How do they work together?”
¨ Chuck Conley, AASHTO
10:15 – 10:30 BREAK
10:30 – 11:30 FieldManager
· Field Management TAG Report
¨ Kevin Fox, Coordinator
Distributing copies of FieldManager Contracts to Contractors
¨ Cliff Farr, Michigan DOT
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Implementation in Michigan
11:30 – 1:00 Lunch On Your Own
1:15 – 3:15 Trns Port Users Group Business Meeting
· Official Roll Call – John Kidd
· Approval of 2002 Minutes
· Treasurer’s Report
· Ballot Item Discussion
· Proposed Resolutions
3:15 – 3:45 Break
3:45 – 5:00 Member Issues
· Invitation to the 2003 Trns.port Conference
· Offers to host the 2004 Trns.port Conference
· Election of new officers
¨ John Kidd – Chairperson
5:00 Adjournment
6:30 – 10:00 Cocktails, Banquet and Awards Town Lake Ballroom
“Festive Spanish Theme”
* Dress in your most festive and colorful clothing!
¨ Presentation of new officers