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PRESENTING... OUR PRESENTATIONS: Bill Horne (Transportation, Albany) presented on bridge scour at the Transportation Research Board’s Annual Meeting.
Ron Burns and Bill Hoyerman (Environmental, Norwell) presented on Massachusetts’s hazardous waste site cleanup regulations.
Dale Gozalkowski (Transportation, Albany) co-presented on the Lake Champlain Bridge project at the Institute of Transportation Engineers Northeastern District Annual Meeting.
Ken Gallagher (Environmental, Parsippany) presented on sustainability plan development at the New York Federation of Solid Waste Association’s annual conference.
Patrick Graham (Business Development, Savannah) presented on landfill gas-toenergy development at the Solid Waste Association of North America’s Georgia Chapter Annual Conference. Gary Dale (Environmental, Albany) presented on dam rehabilitation; Steve Wilson (Campus and Institutions, Albany) presented on sustainability plan development; and Jim Horton (Technology Solutions, Albany) presented on field data collection at the Capital Region’s Annual Engineers Week event. Rich Rappa (Manufacturing, Rochester) presented on energy efficiency at four events. Steve Ellis and Simon Pena (Geospatial, Houston) presented on distribution integrity management programs at four regional Texas Gas Association (TGA) events. Simon also taught a Pipeline Safety Records Keeping & Compliance Workshop for TGA.
Brittany Vrzina (Water, Indianapolis) presented on water system modeling at the American Water Works Association’s Indiana Chapter annual conference. Rob Faulkner (Transportation, Keene) presented on the NHDOT Spaulding Turnpike upgrade project at the NHDOT Technical Transfer Conference.
Congratulations and thank you to staff who presented at conferences, conventions, and technical association meetings! Presenting at industry events is an important component of our marketing and business development strategy. Prospective presenters are encouraged to contact Mona Samaan (Business Development, Rochester) at msamaan@chacompanies.com or 585.232.5610 ext. 235 or Scott Keating (Marketing, Albany) at skeating@chacompanies. com or 518.453.4516 with their ideas.
Paul Puckli (Aviation, Chantilly) was a track host at the Airports Consultants Council/American Association of Airport Executives Symposium. Bryan McBride (Technology Solutions, Albany) presented on mobile data collection at the North Country Technology Conference. Jim Howe (Power and Energy, Albany) was an opening speaker and panel presenter asset management at the Western Energy Institutes Operations Conference.
Chris Einstein (Environmental, Albany) was a session facilitator at the New York State Wetlands Forum. Jody Lounsbury (Surveying, Albany) served as a member of the advisory board and presented on 3DLS at the SPAR International Conference. Doug Hudgins and J.S. Brown (Environmental, Blacksburg) presented on infiltration & inflow; and Lawrence Hoffman (Environmental, Blacksburg) presented on treatment plant permitting at the Virginia Rural Water Association’s annual conference. Michael taking a break on his 8,600 mile journey 9 | JULY 2013
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BIKE ACROSS AMERica: This past September, Michael Hurtt (Transportation, Albany) embarked on an epic journey across America. Joined by Joseph Foglietta (retired NYSDOT Chief Engineer) and Peter Church (A-Plus Architecture), the trio rode their motorcycles on a 16 day, 8,600 mile adventure. One of the highlights included the Iron Butt Association’s sanctioned event, the IBA 50CC (coast to coast in 50 hours), which the riders completed between Jacksonville, FL and San Diego, CA in 46.5 hours. Sights along the way included the Mojave Desert, Red Rock Canyon, the Great Sequoia National Park (NP), Yosemite NP, Lake Tahoe, US Route 50 (“the Loneliest Road in America”), Zion NP, Grand Canyon NP, Monument Valley, the Four Corners, Mesa Verde NP, Great Sand Dunes NP, and the San Juan Skyway.