PRELIMINARY AGENDA
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The Preliminary Agenda listed below is subject to change as activity, presentation and other details are finalized. Any changes will be posted to this page. You can also download the pdf version of the agenda (for printing) by clicking here. Additional details regarding the guest program can be found on the GUEST page. Unless otherwise noted all meetings will be held at the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

General Conference Questions
Jim Kozik
USDA FS - Southern Region
Room 716
1720 Peachtree Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
jkozik@fs.fed.us

Guest/Spouse Agenda
Alice Anderson
Alice@dallas42.com

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Conference Program
Jim Kozik
USDA FS - Southern Region
Room 716
1720 Peachtree Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
jkozik@fs.fed.us

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Sunday, October 24, 2010
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

OPTIONAL PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES (for attendees and guests - further information can be found at www.DiscoverScenicCity.com and www.ChattanoogaFun.com)
Option A - Exploring the Tennessee River Waterfront (biking or walking on your own)
Option B - Whitewater Rafing on the Ocoee River (on your own)
Option C - Rock City (on your own)
Option D - Chickamauga Battlefield (on your own)
 

Travel Helps Conference Facility Chattanooga Visitors Bureau Map of Chattanooga

Local Area Links Bluff View Art District Buttonwillow Church Civil War Dinner TheaterChattanooga Choo ChooCumberland Caverns, Inc.Lookout Mountain Incline RailwayRuby Falls

Exhibitors to Date Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon, Inc.Gannett Fleming, Inc.HDR Engineering, Inc.IronWolfLake Rip Rap, Inc.Thompson Engineering

Sponsored in part byCDG Engineers & Associates, Inc.Crowder GulfDouble Diamond ConstructionEngineered Textile ProductsHDR Engineering, Inc.J&W Marine Enterprises, Inc.Krebs Architecture & Engineering, Inc.Ladd Environmental Consultants, Inc.Lake Rip Rap, Inc.L C I, Inc. M&N of Alabama, LLCMACTEC Engineering & ConsultingTAG/The Architects Group, Inc.Thompson EngineeringUSDA Forest Service Northern RegionVolkert, Inc.

12:00 pm LUNCH (on your own)
1:00 pm Tour Tennessee Aquarium
1:30 pm Optional Behind-the-Scenes Aquarium Tour (Limited to first 15 to sign up)
3:00 pm REGISTRATION opens at Hotel
4:00 pm EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING at Hotel
6:00 - 8:00 pm WELCOME RECEPTION at Hotel
Monday, October 25, 2010
7:30 am REGISTRATION
8:00 am

WELCOME & CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
Welcome to 2010 ACE Conference - Randy Knott, President

8:15 AM Greetings from the Sponsors - USDA Forest Service - Southern Region and Alabama Department of Natural Resources
8:30 am Legacy Issues for the State of Tennessee - Paul Sloan, Executive Director, TN DEC
9:00 am The Engineering Role in Chattanooga's Renaissance - Jim Frierson, VIce Chair, Chattanooga Green Comm.
9:30 am Group Photo
9:45 am BREAK
10:00 am

TECHNICAL SESSION #1:

 
  • Revitalization and Sustainability - Gene Hyde, City Forester, Chattanooga
11:00 am Announcements & Business Session #1
11:30 am LUNCH (provided) with spouses and guests
1:00 pm CARL V. ANDERSON PROJECT AWARD WINNERS
1:30 pm

TECHNICAL SESSION #2:

 
  • Use of USGS Regression Equations to Predict AOP Flows in Steep Mountain Streams - TD Monroe
  • Synthesis of Scientific Info: Coweeta Hydrologic Lab - Dr. Jim Vose
3:00 pm BREAK
3:30 pm TECHNICAL SESSION #3:
 
  • Rock Road Refurbishing with the IronWolf Crusher, Bo Vandergriff, IronWolf
  • Settng the Stage for Natural Shoreline Healing - Hank Sutton
5:00 pm ADJOURN
6:00 pm Dinner on your own
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
7:30 am REGISTRATION
8:00 am ANNOUNCEMENTS
  8:15 am TECHNICAL SESSION #4A:
   
  • Remembering the Trail of Tears - Bob Richards, State of Tennessee
  • Fort Armistead & Trail of Tears - Quintin Bass, USDA FS
  9:45 am BREAK
  10:15 am TECHNICAL SESSION # 4B
   
  • Engineering Materials and Geology of the Ocoee River Gorge - Dr. Don Byerly
  11:30 am Lunch (provided) with spouses and guests at Choo Choo
  1:00 pm Depart for Ocoee River Gorge
    TECHNICAL PRESENTATION (on the road)
   
  • US Hwy 64/Ocoee River Gorge: Historic Uses and Economic Impacts - Doug Byerley, USDA FS
    Tour of Ocoee River Gorge and White Water Visitor Center
  5:00 pm Barbecue Dinner and Bluegrass music in the Gorge
  9:00 pm Arrive back at Hotel
  Wednesday, October 27, 2010
  7:30 am REGISTRATION
  8:00 am ANNOUNCEMENTS
  8:15 am TECHNICAL SESSION #6:
   
  • Conservation Approach to Coal Conversion Product Handling - N. Schmitt & B. Cole
  • Restoration of the American Chestnut on Mined Land in Tennessee - Barry Thacker
  9:45 am BREAK
  10:15 am TECHNICAL SESSION #7:
   
  • Just Get the Lead Out - Norval Olson
  • An Engineer's Introduction to China - Randy Knott
  11:45 am LUNCH (on your own)
  1:00 pm MAIN BUSINESS MEETING
  2:00 pm Depart for Tour of USFS Air Tanker Base - Forest Fire Suppression
  4:00 pm Return to Hotel
  5:00 pm Depart for Southern Belle Riverbaot, Social & Dinner on the Tennessee River (business casual)
  5:30 pm Board Southern Belle for Social
  6:00 pm Southern Bell Departs
  9:00 pm Arrive back at Hotel (Trolley on your own)
  Thursday, October 28, 2010 (optional)
  8:00 am Depart for Tour of NE Alabama State Parks
  10:00 am Arrive at Cathedral Caverns (break provided)
  10:30 am CATHEDRAL CAVE STATE PARK TOUR
  1:00 pm Arrive at Guntersville State Park for lunch on terrace
  2:00 pm GUNTERSVILLE STATE PARK TOUR
  3:00 pm Arrive at Guntersville TVA Museum
  4:30 pm Visit to "Lodge" Cast Iron FAcility (optional depends on schedule)
  6:00 pm

Arrive back at Hotel

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