Thursday, June 12

7:00-9:00 PM    Special Event:  EFO's Golden Anniversary Reception

Join the Engineers Foundation of Ohio for an hors d’oeuvre celebration in honor of its 50th Anniversary.  FREE!  For details, contact EFO at 614-223-1177.  RSVP by June 5.

7:00 AM    Registration & Breakfast Open 

7:00 AM    OSPE & EFO Past Presidents' Breakfast Meeting

Past presidents, RSVP by June 5.

8:15 AM    Kick-Off: OSPE President's Welcome

8:30 AM    Keynote - Sponsors: PEHE & PEPP - 1 CPD Hour  

"Transportation & Logistics in NW Ohio:  Investments, Challenges & Opportunities"

Learn about investments in transportation infrastructure including road, rail, seaport, airport and pipeline; private investments developing as a result of this infrastructure; opportunities arising from the transportation infrastructure in the region; and challenges that we have to overcome to attract new jobs and investment.  Paul Toth, Jr., PE, president & CEO of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, is responsible for all operations there. 

9:30 AM    Seminar - Sponsors: PEG & PEHE - 1 CPD Hr.  

"Advanced Technologies for Transportation & Supply Chain Management"  

Explore information and communication technology systems to see how they help mitigate congestion, improve system transparency for decision-making and provide sustainable solutions.  Learn about Intelligent Transportation Systems, Intelligent Freight Technologies and Geographic Information Systems.  Sarah Schafer is a PhD candidate and instructor in the College of Business & Innovation at the University of Toledo. She studies supply chain management and logistics, examining the use of technology and system practices on transportation performance. Schafer has a master’s with a focus in GIS and transportation.

10:30 AM    OSPE/EFO Annual Meetings & Officer Elections

12:00 PM    John J. Troy, PE, F.NSPE, Memorial Legislative Luncheon - Bonus 0.5 CPD Hr.

Senator Randy Gardner (R-Bowling Green) will speak about engineering issues advancing in Ohio’s legislature.  He is serving his first term in the Ohio Senate, having previously served in both that Chamber and in the Ohio House.  A member of the Senate Finance Committee, he is chair of its Subcommittee on Education, as well as the Senate's committees on transportation and workforce and economic development.  Separate registration required. Call OSPE-PAC at 614-223-1144 by June 5.  

1:30 PM    Engineers' Technical Tour - 3 CPD Hrs.

Includes lecture and discussion.  Wear comfortable shoes.

The Maritime Academy of Toledo is the only marine deck, engine and culinary High School Career Tech Education program in the U.S.  Learn how Maritime Career Technical Education works, how deck versus engineering is differentiated; about the simulator capabilities and how it can be used for education and for training; the various types of engineers and their roles throughout the maritime industry; and wages and employment opportunities for entry, mid and advanced level marine engineers in the Great Lakes exceed other non-engineering positions.

The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority focuses on maritime, aviation and development.  The Port Authority operates the Port of Toledo, Toledo Express Airport and Toledo Executive Airport (Metcalf Field).  Learn the commodities, facilities and material handling techniques at Toledo’s seaport terminals; how Great Lakes shipping is unique; how Toledo positions itself for success as a world class seaport serving the region; and how the port supports the local economy in terms of jobs and materials handled.

6:30 PM    Presidents' Party Dinner & Installation

Installing Officer: NSPE President-Elect Harve Hnatiuk, PE, F.NSPE.  Entertainment: Commanders of Harmony.

 8:30 PM    Hospitality

7:15 AM    Registration & Breakfast Open

7:15 AM    Interest Group Breakfasts:  PEC, PEG, PEI & PEPP

9:00 AM    Seminar - Sponsor: PEHE - 1 CPD Hr.

"UAV Research & Practical Implementation"

UAV technology holds great potential in civilian applications, including emergency management, search & rescue, perimeter surveillance, law enforcement and transportation. Learn about research to develop a UAV platform to help firefighters; advantages of UAV technology; software & hardware that will allow incident commanders to obtain situational awareness with ease and autonomy; and potential opportunities in the civilian domain.  Manish Kumar, PhD, is an associate professor in mechanical, industrial & manufacturing engineering at the University of Toledo.  He has a PhD in mechanical engineering.

10:00 AM    Seminar - Sponsors: PEI & PEPP - 1 CPD Hr.

"Public-Private Partnerships for Improving Mass Transit Systems"

Learn ways to better exploit public-private partnerships for the improvement of services and finances of public transportation systems (i.e., urban mass transit systems) in Ohio.  Hokey Min, PhD, is a James R. Good Chair in Global Supply Chain Strategy at Bowling Green State University. He earned his PhD in management sciences and logistics from The Ohio State University.  His research interests include mass transit systems, maritime logistics, healthcare supply chains, global logistics strategy, supply chain security and benchmarking.

11:00 AM    Seminar - Sponsor: PEG - 1 CPD Hr.

"Freight Planning & Economic Prosperity"

Ohio is at the crossroads of American freight movement.  How can we can we leverage our strategic position to promote economic development? Learn Ohio's strategic transportation assets; Ohio freight transportation trends and current development; coordinated multi-jurisdictional interaction that influences private sector decision making.  Warren Henry, PE, is VP of Transportation for the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments.  He was OSPE Toledo Chapter's 2004 Engineer of the Year.

12:00 PM    Annual OSPE-EFO Awards Luncheon

1:30 PM    Seminar - 1 CPD Hr.

"Multiple-Criteria Decision Making in Transportation Asset Management"

In transportation asset management, challenging decisions often must be made to allocate limited resources among various programs/assets and to select competing projects to be included in the immediate work plan.  These decisions require consideration of multiple objectives or criteria. Learn about a new tool, based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process, that can help with such decisions. Both the methodology and the result of an actual case will be presented.  Eddie Chou, PhD, PE, is a professor of civil engineering at the University of Toledo and director of the Transportation Systems Research Laboratory.

2:30 PM    Seminar - Sponsor: PEI - 1 CPD Hr.

"Freight Railroading: A Study in Costs & Benefits"

Learn how railroads make infrastructure investment decisions; social economies of public policy for commercial freight modes; the economies of public-private partnerships; and an overview of new technologies and systems in freight rail. Bill Harris is assistant VP of government relations for Norfolk Southern.  In Ohio, he helped develop and implement public-private partnerships to construct Rickenbacker Intermodal Terminal, the Heartland Corridor and the Heartland Connector, and to double the capacity of Airline Intermodal Yard.  He has a master’s in engineering management.

3:30 PM    Seminar - Sponsors: PEC, PEG & PEHE - 1 CPD Hr.

"Sensors for the Construction, Monitoring & Assessment of Transportation Structures"

This seminar will cover a series of case studies on the application of a range of sensors during the lives of transportation structures, including local bridges. Learn the use of sensors to resolve or reduce uncertainty and help designers and operators increase safety, maximize the efficiency and reduce the life cycle costs of transportation structures.  Doug Nims, PhD, PE, is an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Toledo.  He earned his PhD in structural engineering, mechanics and materials. Nims was the 2009 recipient of OSPE’s Outstanding Engineering Educator Award.  

4:30 PM    Seminar - Sponsor: PEC - 1 CPD Hr.

"Creating Sustainable Bikesharing"

Participants will learn the current market of bikesharing; the technical challenges of keeping a modern bikesharing system up and running; and bringing together mobile technology and the cloud to create sustainable bikesharing.  Ansgar Strother, founder and CEO of A2B Bikeshare, is a graduate of the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering.  He drew on his knowledge and experience to create the “smart bike-dumb rack” system.  Carl Vitullo oversees all technical aspects of A2B Bikeshare, including the mechanical design of the lock modules.

5:45-6:45 PM    Hospitality

Guest Tours

Family & friends may register for Friday and/or Saturday tour packages.  Guest tours are not included in the engineer’s packages.  Wear comfortable shoes.

Friday Tour Package includes breakfast and the Presidents' Party (dinner) plus . . .

Gathered Art Gallery - Glass-making activity.  Finished product is ready Saturday.

Wildwood Manor House - Private, guided tour of Georgian Colonial home.

Sweet Shalom Tea Room - Tea with scones, light entree, savories and sweets.

"Everything Is Waiting for You, Downtown" - Shopping at Libbey Factory Outlet.

Saturday Tour Package includes breakfast and . . .

Historic Sauder Village  - Tour, shopping and buffet lunch at the Barn Restaurant. 

The Candy Cane Christmas Shoppe - Shopping.

The Butterfly House - Tour.