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2026 SEAUPG Agenda (tentative topics)
SEAUPG Chairman: David Vivanco, PhD., P.E., Oklahoma DOT
PDF Version of Agenda

 

TASK GROUP MEETINGS-Tuesday, November 17
9:30 - 10:30
 Aggregate Task Group
Chair:  Alicia Brooks, KCI, Inc.
10:30 - 11:30

Binder Task Group
Chair: John Christensen, NALCO Water
11:30 - 1:00 PM
 LUNCH ON OWN
1:15 - 1:30

WELCOME / OPENING REMARKS
  
SESSION I:

OUTLOOK: The Future Ahead using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Moderator: David Vivanco, PhD., P.E.  SEAUPG Chair
1:30 - 2:00 pm
 Artificial Intelligence and Analytics for Asphalt Mix Design
2:00 - 2:30 Capri-AI Applications in Asphalt Materials
2:30 - 3:00 Creating the Future Leadership within the Asphalt Industry
3:00 - 3:30
 BREAK
SESSION II:

SEAUPG REGIONAL UPDATES
 
3:30 - 4:00 pm
 CENTRAL REGION UPDATE (AL, FL, GA, KY & TN)
4:00 - 4:30
 EAST REGION UPDATE (NC, SC, VA, WV)
4:30 - 5:00 WEST REGION UPDATE (AR, LA, MS, OK & TX)

Announcements / Adjourn
6:30 - 8:00 PM

OPENING NIGHT MEMBER SPONSORED RECEPTION

 
Wednesday, November 18
Registration / Continental Breakfast

SESSION III:

ASPHALT BINDER TOPICS
Moderator:  John Christensen, NALCO Water
8:30 - 9:00 am
 Asphalt Binder Testing Methods & Equipment
9:00 - 9:30
 Impact of Asphalt Binder Chemical Composition on High & Intermediate  Temperatures Performance of Asphalt Mixtures
9:30 - 10:00 Advanced Binder Modification: What is Actually Improving Mixture Performance?
10:00 - 10:30 BREAK 

SESSION IV:

MAINTENANCE & PRESERVATION 
10:30 - 11:15 am Asphalt Innovation Opportunities
11:15 - 12:00 Producing Quality Asphalt at the Best Price: Optimizing RAP, Recycling Agents, Additives & Softer Binders for Optimum Value
   
noon - 1:30 pm LUNCH PROVIDED
SESSION V:

SAFETY & ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS
1:30 - 2:00 pm Carbonite Study using XRF in Virginia- 

2:00 - 2:30

 Lab & Test Track Experience with Skid Resistant Aggregates

2:30 - 3:00

 Exploring Low-Carbon Materials with a Focus on Performance
3:00 - 3:30 BREAK / EXHIBITS
SESSION VI:

INDUSTRY INNOVATION
3:30 - 4:00
Texas DOT Experience 
4:00 - 4:30
 The TxAPA Asphalt "Road-eo" & Workforce Development
4:30 - 5:00 Thick Lift Asphalt Paving Solutions
5:00 pm
 Closing Announcements / Adjourn
Thursday, November  19
Registration Desk
7:30 - 8:30 AM: Continental Breakfast
SESSION VII: BALANCED MIX DESIGN (BMD)
8:30 - 9:00 AM Standard Practice for Balanced Mix Design
9:00 - 9:30
 Applications & Limitations of Current Testing Methods from LTRC
9:30 - 10:00
 Ruggedness Study of Specimen Prep & Fine Tuning Test Methods for IDT-CT and HT-IDT Tests
10:00 - 10:30
 BREAK
SESSION VIII

NCAT TEST TRACK FINDINGS
10:30 - 11:00
 Alabama DOT Balanced Mix Design
11:00 - 11:30
 Florida DOT Experiment on In-Place Density on the Test Track
11:30 - 12:00
 Oklahoma Balanced Mix Design Validation Project
  Closing Remarks

SEAUPG Hotel Room Block Reservations