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73rd ANNUAL MEETING
Tuesday, July 5 through Thursday, July 7, 2005
Many thanks to our 2005 Sponsors. Please find the complete list of sponsors here.
2005 Resoultions passed at the Annual Meeting
Click here for a full report on the panel sessions and key note speakers
2005 Annual Meeting Schedule
Tuesday, July 5, 2005
5:00 pm Registration opens (Ballroom Foyer)
5:30-6:30 pm Welcome Night Reception ~ casual dress (Ballroom CD)
Wednesday, July 6, 2005
All panels & meals on Wednesday are in the Four Seasons Ballroom
7:45 am Coffee (Ballroom Foyer)
8:00 am Registration (Ballroom Foyer)
9:00 am Panel on Aviation
10:00 am Panel on the History & Impact of the Interstate Highway System
10:45 am Break
11:00 am Panel on Trans Texas Corridor
12:00 pm Break
12:30 pm Road Hand Luncheon

3:00 pm TxDOT Workship on Innovative Financing
6:30 pm Reception (Ballroom Foyer)
7:00 pm Dinner Honoring the Texas Transportation Commission
Thursday, July 7, 2005
All panels on Thursday are in Ballroom CD. Lunch is in the Four Seasons Ballroom.
7:30 am Executive Committee Meeting (Waterloo)
7:45 am Coffee (Ballroom Foyer)
8:30 am Panel on Rail Relocation
9:30 am Panel on Federal Highways
10:15 am Break
10:30 am General Business Meeting
10:45 am Panel on the 79th Texas Legislature
11:30 am Break until Lunch
12:30 pm Lunch with General Tommy Franks (Each lunch attendee received a complimentary copy of his autobiography, American Soldier.)
2004 Annual Meeting Schedule
Tuesday, July 6, 2004
5:00 pm Registration opens
5:30-6:30 pm Welcome Night Reception (casual dress)
Wednesday, July 7, 2004
7:45 am Coffee
8:00 am Registration
9:00 am Panel on Regional Mobility Authorities; Phillip Russell, Tom Griebel and Mike Heilegenstein
10:00 am The Federal Highway Update; Dan Reagan and Tonia Ramirez
10:45 am Break
11:00 am Multi Modalism; James Randall, David Fulton, Jerry Martin and John Roby
12:00 pm Break
12:30 pm Road Hand Luncheon with Commissioner Nichols
6:30 pm Reception
7:00 pm Dinner with Lt. Governor David Dewhurst
Thursday, July 8, 2004
7:45 am Coffee
8:00 am Executive Committee Meeting
9:00 am Panel on Highway Safety Issues; Carlos Lopez, Carol Rawson and Darren McDaniel
9:30 am Metropolitan Mobility Issues; David Casteel, Daniel Rocha and Ashby Johnson
10:15 am Break
10:30 am General Business Meeting; 2004 Resolutions passed
10:45 am 79th Texas Legislative Issues; Steven Polunsky, Kris Heckmann, Stacy Gunkel and Stephen Raines
11:30 am Break
12:00 pm Highway Letting Luncheon with Commissioner Hope Andrade
Read our full report on the panel sessions and key note speakers
(see some 2002 Annual Meeting shots below)
Sunday, June 29, 2003
5:00 p.m. Registration opens
5:30-6:30 Welcome night reception (casual dress)
Monday, June 30, 2003
7:45 a.m. Coffee
8:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. Panel on Highway Safety; John Mounch
9:30 a.m. Texas Emissions Reduction Plan; Jennifer Newton & Brian Christian
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Legislative Review; Commissioner Robert Nichols, Coby Chase, Kris Heckmann & John Langmore
12:00 p.m. Road Hand Luncheon with Deputy Executive Director Steve Simmons
6:30 p.m. Reception
7:00 p.m. Dinner with Commissioner Robert Nichols
Tuesday, July 1, 2003
7:45 a.m. Coffee
8:00 a.m. Executive Committee Meeting
9:00 a.m. Panel on Katy Project; Gary Trietsch & John Mack
10:00 a.m. Low Sulfur Diesel; Don Lewis
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. General Business Meeting; resolutions passed
11:00 a.m. Federal Legislation; Dan Reagan & David Soileau
11:30 a.m. Urban Congestion; Judge Ron Harris & Jeff Judson
12:30 p.m. Highway Letting Luncheon with Senator Steve Ogden
Sunday, August 4, 2002
5:00 p.m. Registration opens
5:30-6:30 Welcome night reception (casual dress)
Monday, August 5, 2002
8:00 a.m. Registration
9:00-9:30 a.m. Panel on the Future of the Federal Highway Program
9:30-10:15 a.m. Truck Lanes
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30-11:45 a.m. State Budget for the Coming Biennium
12:00 p.m. Road Hand Luncheon with Chairman Johnny Johnson, Highway Commission
6:30 p.m. Reception
7:00 p.m. Dinner with Governor Rick Perry
Tuesday, August 6, 2002
8:00 a.m. Executive Committee Meeting
9:00-10:00 a.m. Texas Clean Air Act
10:00-10:30 a.m. Access Management
10:30 a.m. Break
10:35 a.m. General Business Meeting; resolutions approved
10:45-11:30 a.m. State Highway 130 Project
11:30a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Trans Texas Corridor
12:30 p.m. Letting Luncheon with TxDOT Executive Director Mike Behrens