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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Sunday, August 30, 2026
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Test Presentation
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Northeast Regional Caucus Meeting
  • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Midwest Regional Caucus Meeting
  • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Southeast Regional Caucus Meeting
  • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    West Regional Caucus Meeting
  • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration Open
  • 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Speaker Preview Room Open
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Annual Meeting of State Representatives
  • 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Conference Kick-off Event
  • Monday, August 31, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    First-Time Attendee Breakfast (Space is Limited. RSVP Required)
  • 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration Open
  • 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Speaker Preview Room Open
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Opening General Session
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Refreshment Break
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 1 - Reviewing Recent Incidents
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 2 - Embankment Armoring
    Moderator: Amanda Lopez, P.E. – Hazen and Sawyer
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 3 - Application of RIDM in State Programs Part I
    Moderator: Nason McCullough, Ph.D., P.E., G.E. – Jacobs Engineering Group
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 4 - Conquering Construction Challenges
    Moderator: Greg Glunz, P.E. – Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 5 - Seismic Risk
    Moderator: Scott Anderson – Hazen and Sawyer
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Awards Luncheon
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Exhibit Hall Opening/Poster Lightning Talks
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Poster-Lightning Talk Presentations - Poster-Lightning Talk Presentations - Poster-Lightning Talk Presentations I
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 6 - Risk Management for Dam Owners
    Moderator: Kate E. Naughton, P.E., CFM – Hazen and Sawyer
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 7 - Calibrated, Verified, Communicated: Modern Hydrologic Modeling & Reporting
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 7 - Calibration, Inundation, and Automation - H&H Modeling
    Moderator: Patrick Miles, P.E. – Freese and Nichols, Inc.
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 8 - From Academia to Industry
    Moderator: Brian Crookston, Ph.D., P.E. – Utah State University
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 9 - Lessons Learned from Emergency Response
    Moderator: William Ashby – Maryland Department of the Environment
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 10 - Instrumentation and Monitoring
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall/ Poster Lightning Talks
  • Tuesday, September 1, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Speaker Preview Room Open
  • 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration Open
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    General Session
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 11 - What's New in Field and Lab Tech
    Moderator: Hamed Tohidi, Ph.D. – Seattle City Light
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 12 - Inspector Gadgets
    Moderator: Allen Orsi – Pare Corporation
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 13 - Consequence Reduction Strategies
    Moderator: Kristin Ray, P.E. – Hazen and Sawyer
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 14 - Scour!
    Moderator: Dori Sabeh, P.E. – WithersRavenel
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 15 - Decision Tools for Owners
    Moderator: Michael Bachand, P.E. – GEI Consultants
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch with the Exhibitors
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    State Regulator Lunch (RSVP Required)
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 16 - State Program Challenges
    Moderator: Jon Keeling, P.E., CFM – Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 17 - Tools for Public Safety at Low-Head Dams
    Moderator: Brianna K. Crotty, P.E. – GFT
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 18 - There Will be Consequences
    Moderator: Daniel Whalen – Hanson Professional Services Inc.
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 19 - Predicting the Pour – PMP
    Moderator: Scott Taylor – WSP
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 20 - Earth, Concrete, and Steel - They All Shake
    Moderator: Missy Setz, P.E. – Geosyntec Consultants
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 21 - Application of RIDM in State Programs Part II
    Moderator: Daniel A. Vellone, P.G., CPG – US Army Corps of Engineers
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 22 - DamFailures.org Case Studies and Lessons Learned
    Moderator: J Chris Stoner, P.E. – Freese and Nichols, Inc.
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 23 - Strategic Partnerships to Improve Safety at Low Head Dams
    Moderator: Bill McCormick, P.E., P.G. – Black & Veatch
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 24 - Dam Rehab Case Studies I
    Moderator: Troy Naperala, P.E. – GEI Consultants, Inc.
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 25 - We Come from the Land of Ice and Snow
    Moderator: Nathan C. Clymer, P.E. – Hazen and Sawyer
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Reception in Exhibit Hall
  • Wednesday, September 2, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Speaker Preview Room Open
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration Open
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 26 - New Tech for State Programs
    Moderator: Jonathan Quebbeman, P.E., PH, Ph.D. – Hazen and Sawyer
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 27 - Accessing Downstream Hazards
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 28 - Slow the Flow
    Moderator: Kirsten Brown – Freese and Nichols
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 29 - Programmatic Rehab
    Moderator: Kevin Lock, P.E. – Northern Water
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Topic Tables and Committee Meetings
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch in Exhibit Hall/Door Prize Drawings
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 30 - Decade Dam Failures
    Moderator: Andrew Cummings, P.G. – Pare Corporation
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 31 - Chutes and Basins
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 32 - Probabilistic Flood Hazard Analysis
    Moderator: Meghan Walter – USDA-NRCS
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 33 - Different Reasons to Decommission
    Moderator: Ghazoll Motlagh, P.E., CFM – WSP
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Refreshment Break
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 34 - RIDM for State Regulatory Programs
    Moderator: Michael Boiardi – GEI Consultants
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 35 - Radial Gates
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 36 - Dam Rehab Case Studies II
    Moderator: Jeffery G. Powers – Hazen and Sawyer
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Session 37 - Conference Committee Favorites
    Moderator: Nicole Chiles – HDR Engineering, Inc.
  • Thursday, September 3, 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Field Trip: Randleman Lake Dam
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Inspection Field Trip & Workshop
  • 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Field Trip: West Fork Eno River Reservoir
  • 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Workshops - Workshop: DSS-WISE Web 4.0: Web-Based Flood Inundation Simulation System - Hands-On Training, Tips & Tricks, and Recent Enhancements
  • 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Workshops - Workshop: Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Dams for Seepage Concerns
  • 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Workshops - Workshop: What You Need to Know about CFD if You Are Not a Modeler