WAPA’s 63rd Annual Conference & Business meeting was held November 29 – 30, 2022 at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells.
Thank you to all attendees, presenters and sponsors who made the event a success. We could not have done it without your enthusiasm and dedication to advancing asphalt pavements in Wisconsin.
Attendees may claim up to 6 Professional Development Hours for attending. Download the PDH Certificate here.
Agenda
Our general session lineup for the 2022 conference brought together decision-makers, practitioners and experts to discuss technology, policy and funding at the state and national levels. Exhibitors shared the latest industry innovations, and we again offered our popular technical sessions.
View our full conference program for the detailed agenda, speaker bios, descriptions of the technical breakout sessions, and information about our sponsors and exhibitors.
Presentations from the main conference session and technical breakout sessions will be posted soon.
Main Conference Session Presentations
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Transportation Update
Craig Thompson, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
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State Highway Programs Lets and Quantities Update
Joe Nestler, WisDOT Division of Transportation Investment Management
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NAPA Update
Richard Willis, National Asphalt Pavement Association
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Election Analysis and Funding Update
Bill McCoshen, Michael Best Strategies
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Federal Highway Administration Update
James Pforr, Federal Highway Administration
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Wisconsin Towns Association Update
Mike Koles, Wisconsin Towns Association
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Wisconsin County Highway Association Update
Dan Fedderly, Wisconsin County Highway Association
Technical Breakout Session Presentations
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Designing a Perpetual Pavement
Dave Newcomb, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
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Thin Asphalt Overlays
Mark D. Blow, Asphalt Institute
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Cold Weather Paving
Deb Schwerman, Wisconsin Asphalt Pavement Association
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Workforce Development
Richard Willis, National Asphalt Pavement Association
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Design of Private Market Pavements
Timothy R. Murphy, Murphy Pavement Technology, Inc.
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Ethics Training
Jeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Environmental Product Declarations
Richard Willis, National Asphalt Pavement Association
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WisDOT Research Update
Steve Hefel and Tirupan Mandal, WisDOT Bureau of Technical Services
WAPA Wednesday Webinar Series
Each webinar in our series has been designed to provide information on various topics of interest across our industry.
October 5
WisDOT Asphalt Technical Update
WisDOT Bureau of Technical Services
October 12
Warm-Mix Asphalt 101
Deb Schwerman, WAPA
October 19
Perpetual Pavements by Conversion
Dave Timm, Auburn University
October 26
Test Track Research Findings 2000-2021
Buzz Powell, NCAT