Program Guide - Northland 2023 How To

Northland “How To”Conference



Schedule of Events 2023 Northland “How To” Training & Education Workshop Monday, March 13 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Exhibitor Setup Crystal Ballroom Crystal Court East Noon - 4 p.m. Onsite Registration Brahms 12:30 - 4 p.m. Preconference Workshop - Sign Truck Show Offs Dale Heglund & Kevin Berg Tuesday, March 14 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Onsite Registration Crystal Court East Crystal Ballroom 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Exhibits Open / Breakfast Symphony Hall 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. General Session 1 - Safety Funding Outlook Through 2026 Mozart Nate Smith, ATSSA & Federal Highway Administration Bach (FHWA) Representative Crystal Ballroom 9:35 - 10:20 a.m. Breakout Sessions Mozart Bach LRRB Cost Effective Pavement Markings Brahms Jon Jackels Crystal Ballroom Alternative Fees for the Highway Trust Fund Symphony Hall Nate Smith, ATSSA Mozart 10:20 - 10:50 a.m. Exhibits Open / Coffee Break Bach 10:50 - 11:35 a.m. Breakout Sessions Brahms Crystal Ballroom Work Zone Speed Mitigation Mozart Michelle Moser Bach CDL Updates Brahms Kelly Krapu Symphony Hall Crystal Ballroom Get Rid of Those Signs! Dale Heglund & Jon Jackels 11:35 a.m. - 1 p.m. Exhibits Open / Lunch 1 - 2 p.m. General Session 2 - Science of Visibility Katy Aune 2:05 - 2:50 p.m. Breakout Sessions Pavement Marking Width and Length (Human Factors Lab) Ethan Peterson Special Event Traffic and Crowd Control Jamie Ptacek Connected Work Zones - Connecting with Drivers Todd Foster 2:50 - 3:20 p.m. Exhibits Open / Coffee Break 3:20 - 4:05 p.m. Breakout Sessions Drone Use on Infrastructure Amy Beise & Sonja Piper Flagging Basics and Beyond Jeff Morey & Jon Suomala County Road Signing - Warning Signs Cliff Reuer 4:05 - 4:50 p.m. General Session 3 - Buy America Tri-State DOT Representatives 4:50 - 6:30 p.m. Exhibits Open / Welcome Reception

Schedule of Events Wednesday, March 15 7:30 - 10 a.m. Onsite Registration Crystal Court East Crystal Ballroom 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Exhibits Open / Breakfast Mozart Bach 8:30 - 9:15 a.m. Breakout Sessions Brahms Pavement Marking Wet Testing Mozart Ethan & Rick Beck Bach Work Zone Signing for Gravel Roads Brahms Dale Heglund Crystal Ballroom Material Shortages and Cost Escalations Symphony Hall Christina Bennett & Shawn Kuntz Crystal Ballroom 9:15 - 10 a.m. Breakout Sessions Intelligent Work Zones Tim Jackson Traffic Signal Operations are Impacted During Major Weather Events Heath Hofteiser Sign/Asset Management Charlie Gullickson 10 - 10:30 a.m. Exhibits Open / Coffee Break 10:30 a.m. - Noon General Session 4 & Wrap Up - RTMC How Did THAT Happen?! John McClellan Noon - 4 p.m. Exhibitor Tear Down 2023 National Work Zone Awareness Week You play a role in work zone safety. NWZAW.org

Thank You Exhibitors & Sponsors Exhibits in the CryDMseatltraachlH1Bo3tea-ls1ll5Fr,aor2g0oo2m3 Booth Company 15 & 16 3M Company 23 ADDCO 50 AMKA Safety 18 Avery Dennison Corporation 49 Bargen Inc. 41 Cortina Safety Products Group 20 EnDiSys 1&2 Epic Solutions 55 56 24 & 25 EZ Liner 53 54 19 Geveko Markings Inc. 5 Graco Inc. 28 Gregory Highway 31 Hill & Smith Inc. 29 Horizon Signal Technologies Inc. 53 Impact Recovery Systems 51 John Thomas Inc. (JTI) 8 M-B Companies/Aebi Schmidt 6 52 MDI Traffic Control Products 47 Midwest Highway Safety Products 55 MoboTrex Inc. 17 M-R Sign Co. 10 MRL Equipment Company 44 Newman Signs Inc. 11 & 12 NorthStar Safety Inc. Exhibit hours 7 Pexco, Davidson Traffic Control Products 34 Plasticade Exhibitor Setup: 43 Potters Industries Monday, March 13 56 PPG 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. 9 PSS Exhibit Hours: 35 RoadVista Tuesday, March 14 36 Safety Signs LLC 22 Shur-Tite Products 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. 13 & 14 Sign Solutions USA 10:20 – 10:50 a.m. 32 & 38 & 39 Street Smart Rental 11:35 a.m. – 1 p.m. 6 Swarco America 2:50 – 3:20 p.m. 4:50 – 6:30 p.m. with Welcome Reception 37 The ATSS Foundation Wednesday, March 15 42 Traffic Control Corporation 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. 27 Traffix Devices Inc. 10 – 10:30 a.m. 21 Ultimate Highway Solutions Exhibitor Tear Down: 33 Wanco Inc. Wednesday, March 15 40 Warning Lites of MN Noon – 4 p.m. Indicates vendor reception sponsor

Planning Committee Thank you for all the hard work to make the 2023 event a success! Chair: Steve Blaufuss, Minnesota Department of Transportation Co-Chair: Reise Stenberg, Epic Solutions Inc. Rick Beck, BC Engineering Inc. Christina Bennett, South Dakota Department of Transportation Matt Krengel, Street Smart Rentals Tim Lewis, Warning Lites of Minnesota Inc. Reed Leidle, Safety Signs Michelle Moser, Minnesota Department of Transportation Justin Oss, North Dakota Department of Transportation Ethan Peterson, Minnesota Department of Transportation Justin Ramsey, North Dakota Department of Transportation Chris Rathjen, Newman Signs Inc. Marc Rue, NorthStar Safety Inc. Jim Smith, Ver-Mac Inc. Chad Weatherman, 3M-Transportation Safety Division Chapter Liaison: Pamala Bouchard, ATSSA Logistics: Mickey Riesenberg, ATSSA Registration & Exhibits: Elizabeth Unkle, ATSSA Upcoming meetings May 16-18, 2023 ATSSA’s Roadway Safety Forum: East Coast Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, Va. ATSSA.com/RoadwaySafetyForum Feb. 2-6, 2024 ATSSA’s 54th Annual Convention & Traffic Expo San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, Calif. Expo.ATSSA.com March 11-13, 2024 Northland “How To” Conference Delta Hotels by Marriott, Fargo, N.D. ATSSA.com/HowTo American Traffic Safety Services Association 15 Riverside Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22406 540-368-1701 • ATSSA.com