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NAPA Webinar Series
 Upping the RAP — Putting Research into Practice Webinar Date: Nov. 15, 2012 Webinar Time: 2:00 p.m. EST Registration: Click here to register Fee: $75 for NAPA Members / $135 for Non-Members Contact Sandy Lucchesi at slucchesi@asphaltpavement.org for the NAPA Members promotional code. With tight budgets and competitive markets everyone is looking for ways to reduce costs and maintain or improve the performance of pavements. It is widely recognized that using reclaimed asphalt pavements (RAP) in mixes will reduce costs and improve the environmental sustainability of asphalt pavements. However, the effect of RAP on pavement performance is not widely understood. Questions are often asked about:
This webinar will show you how Indiana partnered with the industry on research to answer these questions, which resulted in increasing the amount of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) that can be added to asphalt mixes. You will learn:
Rebecca McDaniel is Technical Director of the North Central Superpave Center at Purdue University, a position she has held since 1995. In that position, she is responsible for research into various aspects of asphalt materials, mixtures and pavements, including use of recycled materials, tire-pavement noise, friction and surface characteristics, and more. McDaniel holds Bachelors, Masters and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering from Purdue University and a Bachelors degree in English from Indiana University. She is a registered professional engineer in Indiana. McDaniel is the president of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists and a vice-chair of ASTM Committee D04 on Road and Paving Materials. She also chairs an expert task group for the Long Term Pavement Performance Program and is a member and past-chair of several Transportation Research Board Committees. Matt Beeson is the Asphalt Engineer with the Indiana Department of Transportation in the 
Office of Materials Management. He began his career with INDOT in 2007 as an engineer in the Planning Department in Greenfield District, before coming to Materials Management in 2008. He participates in numerous INDOT committees responsible for specifications and test methods related to asphalt materials, directs testing of asphalt materials and in-house research related to asphalt materials, and coordinates statewide certification programs related to asphalt materials. Beeson received the Governor’s Public Service Achievement Award in 2011 for his work in researching and implementing the use of increased recycled materials in asphalt mixtures. He received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Purdue University, and is a registered Professional Engineer with the State of Indiana. Matt is a Hoosier native and currently resides in Indianapolis with his wife and two children. FREE Webinar: "Election Implications for Asphalt Contractors" Webinar Date: Nov. 15, 2012 Webinar Time: 12:00 p.m. Noon EST Fee: FREE Registration: Click here to register. Description: The voters have spoken. Now it's time to find out how the election results will affect the $40 billion Federal Aid Highway Program. What's the future of the Highway Trust Fund? How will the new Congress move forward with implementation and reauthorization of MAP-21? How can the industry best navigate the ever-changing political landscape? Join NAPA's legislative team as we present an update on the new Congress and an outlook for federal funding availability for highway construction projects. Upon completion of this webinar, participants will:
Speaker Panel: 
Jay Hansen serves as the Executive Vice President for the National Asphalt Pavement Association. Mr. Hansen joined NAPA in November 1998 as Vice President for Government Affairs after more than 12 years working in the U.S. Congress and two years as the senior transportation lobbyist for the American Consulting Engineers Council (ACEC). As the only registered lobbyist in Washington D.C. representing the interests of the asphalt industry, Mr. Hansen has led the industry’s efforts to secure Federal highway funding, worked to defeat harmful pavement design mandates, secured a total of $36.55 million in asphalt pavement research and deployment, and arranged for the construction of an asphalt pavement exhibit at the National Museum of American History with over 4 million visitors annually. Mr. Hansen serves on The Road Information Program (TRIP) Board of Directors and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Transportation and Logistics Committee. He also serves on the Management Committee for the Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM) Coalition and manages NAPA’s involvement in the Transportation Construction Coalition. Steve Palmer serves as a Vice President at Van Scoyoc Associates. Mr. Palmer came 
to VSA in 1998 after nearly 20 years on Capitol Hill and as Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). At VSA, Mr. Palmer has developed a practice that focuses on transportation, aviation, homeland security, and economic development. He represents public sector and corporate clients on legislative initiatives, appropriations, competitive grants, and administrative actions before Congress and Executive Branch agencies. He helps clients with transit new starts and bus acquisition, airport development, highway and bridge projects, freight initiatives, port projects, as well as security and safety initiatives. In addition to helping to secure Federal funding, he has advised clients on public-private partnerships and applications for Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) financing. Mr. Palmer received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Mich., and his Masters of Public Affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. |
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