Tuesday, October 21

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

ARTBA/CNA Contractor Award judging (Safety and Insurance Committee members)

Young Executive Leadership Council

Transportation Officials Division

First Timers/Young Executive Development Program Orientation Session

5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.


6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

First Timers/Young Executive Leadership Council & Young Executive Development Program Reception 

Opening Reception

ARTBA Past Chairmen’s Dinner at Mike Ditka’s Restaurant (By invitation only)

Wednesday, October 22

6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Continental Breakfast

Safety and Insurance Committee

Past Chairman's Council

Council of State Executives

ARTBA Foundation & "Roads & Bridges" Contractor's Choice Awards Program Lunch

Division Meetings:

• Transportation Safety Advisory Council
• Planning & Design Division Professional Services Committee
• Council of University Transportation Centers
• Materials & Services
  

2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Contractors Division

Division Meetings:

• Research & Education
• Traffic Safety Industry
• Planning & Design

Optional Event: ARTBA Political Action Team Reception & Banquet at the Field Museum (Pre-registration required)

• The Field Museum is Chicago’s most elegant and unique setting! This event will be held in Stanley Field Hall which has gleaming white marble interiors, sky lit vaulted ceilings, and stately columns – complete with “Sue,” the best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil yet discovered. The Field Museum offers you the opportunity to unlock the secrets of mummies and explore almost every corner of the globe with all of its treasures. The Field Museum overlooks historic Soldier Field, home to the NFL’s Chicago Bears.

Thursday, October 23

6:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Executive Committee

Buffet Breakfast

General Session: “Mobilize Your Voices & Votes: How You & Your Employees Can Make The Difference” and Annual Meeting of Members

Speakers:

• Peter Getchell, president, PKF-Mark 111, Inc.
• Paul Yarossi, president, HNTB Holdings Ltd
• Lisa Wagman Glezer, Public Relations Manager, G.A. & F.C. Wagman, Inc.

General Session: “Moving Goods in a Global Economy”

Speaker:

• Mike Eskew, a leading American businessman and former chairman & CEO of UPS, the world's largest package delivery company and a leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services, will share is plan for getting America moving again.

Networking Break: “Connect with Your Peers”

General Session: 2009 Highway Transit Bill: The Chairman's Perspective  

Speaker:

• Rep. James Oberstar (D - Minn.,) chairman, House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

General Session:  “Political Challenges of Boosting Highway/Transit Investment”

Speakers:

• Former rep Bill Lipinski, member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, 1983-2005
• Dennis Hastert, Former Speaker of the House

General Session: "Transit Vision 2050"

Speaker:

• Bill Millar, president, American Public Transportation Association

12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

9:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Buffet Lunch

Project/Bridge/City Tours

• Bridges Tour
  Chicago is known for having the most movable bridges of any City and this tour will take you inside the Historic Bridge House of the Michigan Ave. Bascule Bridge. Built in 1920, we’ll take a tour inside of the mechanical and operations room to see how the bridge opens and learn about the design and history of the bridge.
• Grand-State Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Red Line Station Reconstruction Project.
  The $67 million project consists of rebuilding the mezzanine and platform at the station, the Red Line’s eight busiest with more than 8,000 passengers daily. The project will expand the mezzanine more than 2,000 square feet, and nearly double the entering/exiting capacity by adding fare turnstiles. Additionally, the renovation will be the first major update since the station’s construction in the late 1940s.

Project highlights include:
• New granite floors and stairs
• New glazed tile walls
• New stainless steel light trays and energy-efficient lighting
• Three new elevators and one new escalator
• New customer-assistant kiosks
• New CTA communications and speaker system

Chairman’s Reception

Chairman's Dinner

Entertainment: The Second City

• Since 1959, The Second City has established itself as a Chicago Landmark and a national treasure. The theatre has launched the careers of such comic greats as John Belushi, Mike Myers, Bill Murray and Gilda Radner. Enjoy this great night of funny and highly original material from the current Chicago group.

Incoming Chairman’s Hospitality

Friday, October 24

7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.

8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Buffet Breakfast and General Session Speaker: Charlie Cook

• Charlie Cook, publisher of the “Cook Political Report,” and a political analyst for “National Journal,” will make his predictions about the 2008 presidential and congressional races.

Networking Break: “Connect with Your Peers”

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m

1:30 p.m.

General Session: ARTBA Legislative & Regulatory Update and Transportation Construction Market Outlook

ARTBA's top staff will provide a status report on major federal legislative and regulatory transportation policy issues and a review of the current transportation construction market.

Speakers:

• Dave Bauer, senior vice president of government relations, ARTBA
• Nick Goldstein, assistant general counsel & director of regulatory affairs, ARTBA
• Alison Black, vice president, policy and managing director of the Research & Education Division, ARTBA

General Session: "Bridging Leadership"

Speaker:

• Sherri McArdle, president of Rochester, N.Y.-based McArdle Ramerman, Inc., will show how current leaders and upcoming leaders can work together to leverage business opportunities and create great places to work.

Board of Directors

Departures