Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Registration & Breakfast
7:00-8:00 am

Opening Session
8:00-9:15 am

Opening Remarks
Tracy Larkin Thomason, NDOT Director
Khoa Nguyen, FHWA Nevada Division Administrator

The New Road Ahead:
Overview of Infrastructure Projects Planned for Nevada
Scott Hein, NDOT Assistant Director

Spotlight on NDOT Projects

The I-15 Tropicana Interchange Project
Dallan Affleck, NDOT Senior Project Manager

The I-80 Widening Project
Chris Kuhn, NDOT Senior Project Manager

Project Neon – Phase Two
Eric Sheetz, NDOT Project Manager

Wrapping Up the Centennial Bowl Project
Brian Boedigheimer, NDOT Supervisor III

General Session
9:15-1:30 pm

SuperFlat: Warehouse Concrete
Tesla Sparks $3.6B, 4-Million-SF Electric Semi-Truck Manufacturing Facility

9:30 am
AI & Infrastructure Concrete – Panel Presentation
Sarah McGuire, Giatec, SmartRock’s Roxi
Mathieu Bauchy, Concrete Copilot, Concrete.AI
Nishant Garg, University of Illinois
Moderator – Tom Van Dam

10:15 am
Sponsor & Exhibitor Spotlight/Break/Prize Drawing

10:45 am
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and their Role in Sustainability
“EPDs, PCRs, and LCAs – Oh My!”
Tom Van Dam, WJE

11:00 am
FHWA Funding for Low-Carbon Construction Materials in Nevada
Peter Schmalzer, NDOT Assistant Chief Materials Engineer

11:15 am
Drones:  Planning, Surveying, Inspections, Forensics & More
Michael Marshall, Senior Associate, Bridge Engineer & Certified Part 107 Pilot, Stantec

Lunch
11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Sponsor Presentation of the UNR Concrete Canoe Team
and The Sphere:  Construction Video Presentation

General Session (continued)
1:00 - 1:30 pm

Brightline West
Adrian Share, Brightline West, Ryan Wheeler, Horrocks, Eric Scheetz, NDOT Senior Project Manager
Brightline West will connect Las Vegas and Southern California with the first true high-speed passenger rail system in the nation, traveling at speeds up to 200 miles per hour.

Breakout Sessions
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Innovations in Pavement & Materials

1:30 pm
New Embedded Sensor Technology for Concrete Testing
Joe Turek, President, Wavelogix

2:00 pm
Improving Pavement Resiliency to Flooding: A Case for Concrete Pavements
Leif Wathne, CP Tech Center

2:30 pm
NextGen Cement: Natural & Blended Pozzolans
Tom Tietz, California Nevada Cement Association
Jared Kupcak and David Imse, Nevada Cement Company

New Paving Technologies
Scott Pedersen, VP of Engineering/Research and Development, Gomaco

Breakout Sessions
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Innovations in Bridge Construction

1:30 pm
FHWA Efforts on Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Bridges
Linh Warren, Senior Bridge & Tunnel Engineer, FHWA Office of Bridges and Structures

2:00 pm
Enhancing Performance with Internally Cured Concrete – EPIC2
Tim Barrett, FHWA

2:30 pm 
Arlington Avenue Bridges Project
Robbie Coomes, Bridge Engineer / Project Manager, Jacobs

3:00 pm
The Henderson Design-Build Mega Project: Structures
Dave Chase, NDOT Assistant Chief Structures Engineer – Design

3:30
Exhibits/Grand Prize Raffle Drawing/Dessert

Thursday, October 24th

Field Trip
8:30  - 11:30 am

Field Trip to the US 395 North Valleys Project
Hosted by Q&D Construction
Robert Vrooman,NDOT Project Manager
Pat Vrandenburg,NDOT Resident Engineer
Jeff Bean, VP Heavy/Civil Group at Q&D

Breakfast, lunch and refreshments are included in your registration.

Professional Engineers earn 7 PDHs by attending the conference.

Full day conference: $195

Link to Eventbrite registration:

NICC 2024 Registration

This is a great opportunity to show support for the industry in Nevada and reach the key decision-makers who want to learn more about your services and products.

Our Exhibitors are individually introduced to the audience, interact with our speakers and attendees throughout the conference, and all have stated that this is the best event of the year to meet with potential clients and customers in Nevada.

Exhibitor Package

$1000

Premium Booth within the Conference Room

Live MC introduction and the opportunity to deliver a 30-second elevator speech

Logo with live link on the NICC 2024 website

Sponsor Logo on big screen during breaks

Sponsor Logo on promotional materials

Two Complimentary Conference Registrations (valued at $390)

Sponsor video or slide on screen before the presentations and during lunch

Two Exclusive Speaker Dinner Invitations on Tuesday, October 22

Sign up here:

NICC 2024 Event Exhibitor Registration

Sponsor Package

$500

Sponsor Logo with live link on the NICC 2024 website

Sponsor Logo on big screen during breaks

Sponsor Logo on promotional materials

One Complimentary Conference Registration (valued at $195)

Sponsor video or slide on screen before the presentations and during lunch

One Exclusive Speaker Dinner Invitation on Tuesday, October 22

Sign up here:

NICC 2024 Event Sponsor Registration

To sign up as an Exhibitor or a Sponsor, contact Mark Gudenas at Mark.Gudenas@swcpa.org or Terri Zemlicka at 951.314.3159 or Terri.Zemlicka@cncement.org.

The 22nd Annual Nevada Infrastructure Concrete Infrastructure Conference is hosted by the California Nevada Cement Association and the Southwest Concrete Pavement Association. We are looking forward to a dynamic day of Infrastructure Concrete envisioning, insight, and technical innovation, featuring presentations from the leading authorities in the industry.

Attendees and presenters include leadership and teams from NDOT, planners, engineers, consultants, contractors, and others involved in the design and construction of Nevada’s highways, bridges, waterways, transportation systems, and allied concrete infrastructure.