Special Events
MONDAY, AUGUST 31
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
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Welcome: Don Ness, Mayor of Duluth
Don Ness was elected Mayor of Duluth in 2007. His focus as Mayor of Duluth is on city service, innovation, and accountability. A lifelong Duluthian, he attended Central High School, where he served as student council president, and the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where he served as student body president and chair of the Student Senate. He graduated with a degree in Business Administration.
At age 23, Mr. Ness was hired by Congressman Jim Oberstar as his campaign manager and oversaw an operation that covered an 18-county area, the largest Congressional District east of the Mississippi River. In 1999, at age 25, he was elected to the Duluth City Council serving eight years, including two years as Council President. In 2001, Mr. Ness initiated the Cities for Climate Protection program in Duluth, which has resulted in lower carbon emissions and millions in taxpayer savings.
His interest in community development and neighborhoods has led him to serve on more than 40 boards, commissions, and project teams.
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Keynote Address: Dean M. Peterson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President – Exploration, Duluth Metals Limited.
Geologic Study in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica: Pictures, Stories, and Scientific Thoughts
Dean Peterson joined Duluth Metals in October 2008 as Senior Vice President-Exploration. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and developed fundamental new knowledge on Duluth complex mineralization during his eight-year research appointment at the University of Minnesota-Duluth’s Natural Resources Research Institute. He has more than 20 years' experience in mineral exploration, geological consulting, and developing economic geology research programs. Dr. Peterson is an active participant in the federal government’s Office of Polar Programs studying the enormous Ferrar Magmatic System in Antarctica.
Awards Luncheon and Eb Rice Lecture
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Ted S. Vinson |
Congratulate your peers on their accomplishments at the Awards Luncheon, then listen to the 2009 Eb Rice Lecture presented by Ted S. Vinson, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Professor (Emeritus) of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University. Awards to be presented include:
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6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Greet old friends and network with new colleagues from the global cold regions engineering community in a relaxing setting! Be sure to visit our exhibitors as they display the latest products and services in cold regions technology.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
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Keynote Address: Blaine D. Leonard, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE, ASCE 2010 President
You won’t want to miss this special gala event featuring a presentation by ASCE 2010 President Blaine Leonard on "Sustainable Infrastructure: Moving into the Future."
In recent decades, the physical infrastructure that forms the basis of America's social and economic fabric has been allowed to decline into alarming disrepair. The engineering community must step forward with new solutions that recognize and better communicate realistic risks, employ integrated systems approaches that rise above piecemeal solutions, provide sound leadership and management in the decision-making process, and adapt design criteria and operational practice to the dynamic conditions and increasing demands in our changing world.
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Special Guest: Congressman James L. Oberstar, Chairman, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Congressman James L. Oberstar has served on what is now known as the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure since 1975, and has worked tirelessly to improve safety and efficiency for the traveling public. Now the Committee’s Chairman, he is widely regarded as the singular expert in transportation policy on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Oberstar was a key architect of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act, also known as SAFETEA-LU, as well as most of the other major public infrastructure bills to clear Congress over the last three decades.
In the 111th Congress, Rep. Oberstar has been a key player in the movement for increased investment in our national infrastructure and is the architect of a new, multi-year, surface transportation authorization bill now pending in Congress.
