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PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Thursday, November 13, 2008
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Conference Check-in & Continental Breakfast
8:30—8:45 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Blake Murillo, PE, LEED AP, Chief Executive Officer, Psomas
8:45—9:30 a.m.
Keynote Presentation
Looking Ahead: Land Development Market Trends and Industry Forecast
Richard Gollis, Principal and Founder, The Concord Group
9:30—9:45 a.m.
Networking Break
9:45—10:30 a.m.
Keynote Presentation
Growing Cooler: Urban Development & Climate Change
Reid Ewing, Research & Associate Professor, National Center for Smart Growth, University of Maryland
10:30—11:00 a.m.
Networking Break
11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
Concurrent Focus Sessions
Overcoming the Top 5 Hurdles to Technology Implementation
Mark Scacco, PE, President, Engineered Efficiency, Inc.
Reinventing the Suburbs, From Disdainable to Sustainable
Terry Mock, Executive Director, Sustainable Land Development International
Strategies for Sustaining Growth in a Declining Market
Michael Sutton, PE, President, Infrastructure Engineering, Inc.
12:00—1:30 p.m.
Networking Lunch
12:15—1:00 p.m.
Keynote Presentation
Land Development in Urban Settings: Grand Avenue Project
William A. Witte, President & Managing Partner, The Related Companies of California
1:30—2:30 p.m.
Concurrent Focus Sessions
Rolling With the Flow: Developing Land in Flood-Prone Areas
Duane Barrett, PE, CFM, R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc
A Blue Print for Green Retail
Samuel I. Schwartz, President and CEO, Sam Schwartz Engineering
Show Me the Money: New Legislation, Regulatory Reforms, State Funding for Brownfields, and Tools to Get Your Deal Done in Subprime Times
Moderator: Chris Nelson, REA, SCS Engineers; Panelists: Deana Carrillo, CALReUSE Brownfield Financing Program, California Pollution Control Financing Authority; and Janet Carl, JD, Sr. VP, Marsh Risk and Insurance Services, Global Environmental Practice
Seeing in 3D: Visualizing Your Master Plan in a Large Way
Jeff Christiansen, Managing Director of Visual Science & Technology, Halff
2:30—3:00 p.m.
Networking Break
3:00—4:00 p.m.
Concurrent Focus Sessions
Sustainability and Infrastructure: How to Make Sustainability Pay
Laura Bonich, PE, LEED AP, Vice President, Nolte Associates, Inc.
Building Livable Communities
Katherine Aguilar Perez, Executive Director, Los Angeles District Council, Urban Land Institute
Designing the Project Focused Firm
Giles Jacknain, Principal, ZweigWhite
Post Wild Fire Soil Stabilization: A New High Performance, Low Cost Method
Michael R. Alberson, CPESC, CPSWQ, CESSWI, REA, Vice President, Environmental Services, Geosphere Consultants, Inc.
4:00—4:15 p.m.
Networking Break
4:15—5:15 p.m.
Concurrent Focus Sessions
Smart Growth Demands Creativity in Protecting Urban Water Bodies
Sean Vargas, PE, Vice President, Land Development Services, Psomas and Gary Lee Moore, PE, City Engineer, City of Los Angeles
White Rock Center: A Public-Private Approach in an Atomic City
Jay Renkens, AICP, MIG Portland and Joshua A. Birks, Senior Associate, Economic & Planning Systems
Who Shifted My Transportation Planning Paradigm?
Ronald Milam, AICP, Principal, Fehr & Peers
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
Friday, November 14, 2008
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast & Networking
8:30—8:45 a.m.
Welcome to Day Two
Blake Murillo, PE, LEED AP, Chief Executive Officer, Psomas
8:45 - 9:30 a.m.
Keynote Presentation
Forcing A Confrontation Between Environmental Regulations and Smart Growth Principles
Blake Murillo, PE, LEED AP, Chief Executive Officer, Psomas + Panel
9:30—10:00 a.m.
Networking Break
10:00—11:00 a.m.
Concurrent Focus Sessions
The Future of Water Reuse in Development: Finding Locally Appropriate Solutions as Sustainability, Regulations, Economics and Aesthetics Collide
David F. MacIntyre, PE, Vice President, Water Technical Excellence Center, PB Americas, Inc.
Wrestling with Restrictions on Redevelopment
Nicki Carlsen, Attorney, Alston & Bird, LLP
Successful Brownfields Redevelopment through Integrated Risk Management Planning
Moderator: Timothy Wood, PG, CHG, Senior Hydrogeologist, AMEC Geomatrix, Inc; Panelists: Anne-Marie Jones, Development Manager, The California Endowment; Steve Dietrich, President, Financial Research Group; Bruce P. Howard, Esq., Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
11:00—11:30 a.m.
Networking Break
11:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m.
Keynote Presentation
For the Health of It: Making the Connection to Land Use and Transportation
Paul Zykofsky, Director, Center for Livable Communities, Local Government Commission, Sacramento, CA
12:15 - 12:30 p.m.
Conference Concludes - Closing Remarks
Blake Murillo, PE, LEED AP, Chief Executive Officer, Psomas
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