Fall Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo in Sacramento & (Optional) "Asphalt Pavement 101" Training Class

Two day event! Training class from 8 a.m. to noon (Oct. 25); Conference from 1 p.m. Oct. 25 to noon Oct. 26, 2017

(Includes gala reception Oct. 25 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.)

Conference

It's one event packed with information. Hear from top policy-makers and respected experts from across the country on topics that will directly impact your business or your agency now and in the future. This conference is your most efficient and economical way to stay current in an ever-changing industry . What you don't know can cost you!

What will be covered? Best practices in Hot Mix Asphalt design; specifications; testing; paving; future trends; public works funding; research projects and the status of evaluations. You'll also benefit from in-depth presentations about performance testing and specifications, perpetual pavements in California, specification for local streets and roads, compaction essentials and High RAP mix performance.  Click HERE for a detailed timed agenda of all conference topics and presenters.

 Who's on the agenda? Our keynote speaker will be state Sen. Jim Beall, Chairman of the Senate Transportation & Housing Committee (pictured at left) and author of the historic SB1, which will provide $52 billion over 10 years to improve transportation, with most of the money devoted to state and local road repairs.  Caltrans Maintenance Chief Tony Tavares also will be on the program to discuss the types of projects upcoming, and a timeline of when the road projects are expected to be advertised. We'll also have nationally recognized expert in leadership and partnering, Larry Bonine, as a featured speaker.  NEW THIS YEAR! The schedule will include concurrent sessons so attendees can choose which presentations will be most valuable to them. Click HERE to view the detailed timed agenda with speakers and topics. Speaker biographies are HERE.

Optional "Asphalt Pavement 101" training class

CalAPA’s enormously popular "Asphalt Pavement 101" class is a good overview of everything asphalt, touching on how asphalt pavements are designed, constructed and maintained. It is taught by Roger Smith, a former senior materials engineer with Caltrans and the Asphalt Institute, as well as a former executive director of CalAPA.

The class is a half-day packed with loads of useful information for contractor and agency paving crews, quality control specialists, lab personnel and others who interact with asphalt pavements. The class will cover pavement structure and terminologies, asphalt binders, aggregates, asphalt mixes, plant operations and mix delivery, paving and rolling, acceptance specifications and testing.

Because so much is changing in the world of asphalt pavements, the class is an excellent refresher course for  veterans in the industry as well as providing a good overview for those new to asphalt pavements. The class is a recommended prerequisite for other CalAPA technical classes, such as “Caltrans Section 39 Specifications,” “Essentials of Pavement Smoothness” and “Quality HMA Paving.”

Bonus! All class attendees will receive a reference booklet that includes copies of the slide presentation, key acronyms, glossary and other reference items for future use. Attendees will also receive a handsome certificate of completion documenting that they have completed four (4) Professional Development Hours (PDH) of technical instruction.

*Coffee and food will be provided. Class will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Oct. 25, before the start of the conference.

Registration for this class will be on a first-come, first served basis for the first 50 people registered. On-line registration is required and must be completed by clicking on the "Register Now" button below. For registration questions, please contact Ritha Nhorn of CalAPA at (916) 791-5044. Questions about course content can be directed to CalAPA Executive Director Russell Snyder at (916) 791-5044.