Program

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Day 1 - Sunday March 25, 2012

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08:00 Registration Open

09:30 -10:00 Welcome

Andrew W. Hermann, P.E., F.ASCE, Conference Chair,
History and Current State of Partner Agreements and Actions Related to Sustainable Development

10:00 - 11:30 Opening Session

Session Topic: A Sustainable Future for the Planet - Perspectives from Canada, the UK and the USA

Andrew W. Herrmann, P.E., F.ASCE, President, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Richard Coackley, BSc, CEng, FICE, CWEM, FCIWEM, President, Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE)
Randy Pickle, P.Eng., FCSCE, FEC, President, Canadian Society of Civil Engineering (CSCE)

11:30 Networking Lunch

13:00 - 14:45 Session 2

Session Topic: Federal/National Government Leadership in Sustainable Infrastructure - Case Studies of Mainstreaming Sustainable Infrastructure

Session Chair: Richard Coackley, BSc, CEng, FICE, CWEM, FCIWEM, President, ICE

Reg Andres, P.Eng., FCSCE, Chair, CSCE Infrastructure Renewal Committee -- The Impact of New Accounting Rules for Managing Assets in Canadian Municipalities and the Link to Sustainable Infrastructure
Prof. David Balmforth, BSc, PhD, CEng, FICE, FCIWEM, Vice President, ICE -- Using Economic Regulation to Foster Sustainable Approaches to Flood Risk Management in the UK
Victor Mendez, Administrator, US Federal Highway Administration (FWHA)

Q& A

14:45 - 15:15 Coffee Break

15:15 - 17:00 Session 3

Session Topic: Condition, Capacity and Sustainability of Infrastructure: Promoting the Development of National Infrastructure Development

Session Chair: Randy Pickle, P.Eng., FCSCE, FEC, President, CSCE

Nick Baveystock, MA, CEng, FinstRE, FICE, FCMI, Director General ICE -- ICE State of the Nation Report, and the UK National Infrastructure Plan
Gregory E. Diloreto, P.E., F.ASCE, President-Elect, ASCE -- The Report Card for America's Infrastructure: Improving the Grade on US Infrastructure
Guy Felio, PhD, P. Eng, MCSCE -- First Canadian Infrastructure Report Card: Results and Lessons Learned

19:30 Dinner & Social Activity for all Delegates

Day 2 - Monday March 26, 2012

08:00 - 9:30 Keynote Address

Sustainable Infrastructure from a Global Perspective

Session Chair: Andrew W. Herrmann, P.E., F.ASCE, ASCE President

Jose Luis Irigoyen, Director for Transport, Water, Information & Communication, World Bank

Q&A

9:30 - 11:15 Session 4

Session Topic: How Rating Systems Promote Delivery of Sustainable Infrastructure - Project Case Studies

Session Chair: Andrew W. Herrmann, P.E., F.ASCE, President, ASCE

Darrel Danyluk, P.Eng, FCSCE, FEIC, FCAE, FEC, Chair, Engineers Canada's Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIEVC) -- Adapting Canada’s Infrastructures to Address Vulnerabilities to the Changing Climate
Timothy G. Psomas, P.E., M.ASCE, Chair, ASCE/ACEC/APWA Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
Shaun McCarthy, Chair, Sustainability Audit Committee, London Olympics -- How CEEQUAL Delivers Sustainability

11:15 - 13:00 Session 5

Session Topic: Education and Certification of Professionals for Sustainable Infrastructure

Session Chair: Patrick J. Natale, P.E., F.ASCE, CAE, ASCE Executive Director

Karyn Marie Erickson, P.E., D.CE, M.ASCE, Chair, ASCE Sustainable Infrastructure Certification Subcommittee, ABET/Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge
Jim Kells, PhD, P.Eng., FCSCE, M.ASCE -- Certification in sustainable infrastructure: A part of, or apart from, an engineering education
David Lloyd-Roach, Director of Members ICE, Chartered Environmentalist and Sustainability in ICE’s Core Objectives for Professional Membership

Q & A

13:00 Lunch

14:00 - 16:00 Session 6

Closing Keynote Address: Sustainability Action Plans for the Future