TAMC 2023 Conference on September 26, 2023, from 8am until 4pm at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Grand Rapids. Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 8:00am - 4:00pm
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
Grand Rapids Airport
4747 28th Street Southeast
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
Register for the 2023 TAMC Asset Managment Conference Here
Hilton Hotel Booking for the 2023 TAMC Asset Managment Conference Here
Reservations may also be made by calling the hotel direct at 616-957-0100; ask for Asset Management Conference rates ($85). $85 rate good through September 5, 2023.
Starts at 6:00 PM
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Grand Rapids Airport
Ganders Restaurant
4747 28th Street S.E.
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49512
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Breakfast served at 7:30am-8:30am
8:00 a.m.: Welcome & Opening Comments & TAMC Update with Robert S. Slattery, Jr., Host & TAMC Member; Joanna I. Johnson, TAMC Chair (Introduction of Council Members, Brad Sharlow, Manager, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), Asset Management Section and Sarah Plumer, PTP, Hubbell, Roth and Clark, Inc./TAMC Coordinator)
8:30 a.m.: Tips and Recommendations on How to Build a Quality Chip Seal with Tom Wood, Pavement Specialist, ASTECH Corporation, St. Joseph, Minnesota
9:30 a.m.: Michigan Infrastructure Council Update with John Weiss, Michigan Infrastructure Council (MIC) Chair and Grand Valley Metropolitan Council Director & Erin Kuhn, MIC Vice-Chair and West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission Executive Director
10:15 a.m.: Break: 15 Minutes
10:30 a.m.: Transportation Research Board Asset Management Conference Highlights Panel Session with Brad Sharlow, Manager, MDOT, Asset Management Section, Lina Chapman, Supervisor, MDOT, Systems Evaluation and Program Development Unit, & Michelle O’Neill, P.E., MDOT, Ancillary Structures Program Manager
11:30 a.m.: Lunch Break/Awards: 1 Hour
12:30 p.m.: Southeast Michigan Council of Government Infrastructure Coordination Project with Michele Fedorowicz, Manager, SEMCOG, Transportation Planning and Programming and James VanSteel, Transportation Planner, MDOT Metro Region
1:15 p.m.: Making the Move to Levels of Service for Asset Management with Mark DeClercq, Engineer, Institute of Asset Management, Grand Rapids
2:00 p.m.: Break: 15 Minutes
2:15 p.m.: National State of Practice on Local Asset Management with Pete Torola, Research Engineer, Michigan Technological University
3:00 p.m.: 2022 PASER Data Analysis and Update with Eric Costa, TAMC Lead Data Analyst, Michigan Department of Transportation
3:45 p.m.: Closing Thoughts with Robert Slattery, TAMC Member
