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Southern California StreetSaver® User Conference
November 16-17, 2006, 9:00 – 3:30 pm
Atrium Hotel at Orange County Airport, 18700 MacArthur Boulevard, Irvine, CA 92612

DAY 1 AGENDA: Thursday, November 16, 2006

1. MTC Pavement Management Program Overview 9:00 am
Sui Tan, MTC Pavement Management Program Coordinator
(Brief introduction of MTC Pavement Management Program - who we are, how & why MTC developed its PMS software, its technical support and training program.)

2. Integrating PMS with Pavement Preservation 9:15 am
Dr. Roger Smith, Professor, Texas A&M University
(Dr. Smith will provide an overview of pavement preservation concepts and how these concepts are integrated with a PMS to provide its full benefits.)

Break 10:00 am

3. Seven Effective Ways to Convince Your Council for More $$$ 10:15 am
Margot Yapp, V.P., Nichols Consulting Engineers
(Need more money to maintain and repair your streets? Margot will show you the seven effective ways to convince your council for more money.)

4. PMS – One City Experience 10:45 am
Beth Chopp, Senior Civil Engineer, City of Chula Vista
(Beth will share her experience on strategies of more funding for street maintenance.)

5. Integrating GIS with StreetSaver 11:15 am
Seth Clark, GeoData Analytics
(Seth will provide the nuts and bolts of how to link PMS information to GIS basemap.)

6. Semi-Automated Distress Survey 11:30 am
Joon Park, Adhara Systems
(Joon will share the success story using semi-automated distress survey with the city of Santa Clara.)

Lunch is provided by MTC 11:45 am

7. Regional Pavement Needs Assessment (MTC/OCTA)12:45 pm
Theresa Romell, MTC/ Margot Yapp, Nichols Consulting Engineers
(MTC and Nichols prepared the region-wide pavement need assessment for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Orange County Transportation Authority, respectively. Both will share the importance of performing regional pavement needs assessments, steps for a successful assessment and lessons learned.)

8. StreetSaver® Overview 1:45 pm
Dr. Roger Smith, Professor, Texas A&M University
(Topics to cover include the benefits of a PMS and basic concepts on condition assessment, deterioration curves, decision trees and unit costs, budget scenarios, and project selections.)

Break 2:30 pm

9. StreetSaver® v.8 Demo 2:50 pm
Sui Tan, MTC
(Key features to cover include distress identification, data collection, generating PCI, calculating needs & alternate budget scenarios, project selection, generating reports, and Online Virtual On-site Support system.)

10. How-to and Q&A Sessions 3:15 pm
(One-on-one training with MTC/consultants/Dr. Smith on how to use the software; general and PMS conceptual question and answer session; information on MTC programs, etc.)

11. Adjourn/Feedback 3:30 pm

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