Central Texas Infrastructure Summit

NOVEMBER 7 – 3:00 – 5:00 pm Discussion, 5:00 – 7:00 pm Reception

COME ENGAGE leaders in sustainability and infrastructure on engineering issues affecting Central Texas and communities around the country. This lively panel discussion will be followed by an on-site reception to which all Infrastructure Summit and GeoU 2023 Short Course Attendees are invited.

MEET practitioners from around the country who influence decisions in transportation, stormwater management, landfill design and construction, and other civil engineering sectors.

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE, ADVANCE YOUR UNDERSTANDING.

The Schedule

3:00 – 4:15 pm
Introduction & Context
— Sam Allen (10 Minutes)

The third engineering requirement; sustainability
— Jorge Zornberg (15 minutes)

Implications for existing and future transportation needs
— Mike Arellano (15 minutes)

Central Texas water needs and current challenges
— Dr. Jay Banner (15 minutes)

The United Kingdom experience with mandating sustainable infrastructure
— David Shercliffe (15 minutes)

4:14 – 5:00 pm
Panel Discussion (with TRI Environmental and GeoSolutions)

5:00 – 6:30 pm
Reception

The Summit registration includes the two-hour Sustainable Infrastructure Reception immediately following the discussion session.

Supported by IGS North America

IGS North America is a 501c6 not-for-profit chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS). IGS-NA represents infrastructure professionals in the US and Canada and serves an educational mission (practicing professionals and students). Through in-person and online events, fellowships, and other activities, IGS-NA provides leadership in advancing the appropriate use of geosynthetics in environmentally and economically sustainable infrastructure.

PRICING: USD $95 if attending only the Nov 7 Summit + Reception
Government Rate: PLEASE CONTACT the organizer for registration code.

* The Summit is INCLUDED with all Nov 8 – 9 short course registrations.*

** All Summit attendees and Nov 8 – 9 short course registrants are encouraged to attend the November 7 Infrastructure Reception (5:00 – 7:00 pm) on site. **

PANELISTS

Mike Arellano, P.E.

Mike Arellano, P.E. is the Austin District Deputy District Engineer at Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Mike received the 2023 America’s Transportation Award for Quality of Life/Community Development Issued by the Western Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (WASHTO). The award recognizes transportation projects that have significantly benefited the community in which they exist, especially in the form of economic growth and well-being of citizens, and focuses on how the project made the community stronger and better.