January 13 - 15, 2017 JW Marriott Hotel (in the French Quarter) New Orleans, LA

Program and Schedule

Friday, January 13

8:00 NAFE Committee Meetings

9:15 NAFE Board of Directors Meeting - Morning Session (including Committee Reports)

11:30 NAFE Board of Directors Meeting - Lunch break (on your own)

1:00 NAFE Board of Directors Meeting - Afternoon Session (Board Business)

4:00 ASTM E58 Forensic Engineering Technical Committee meeting - adjourns by 5:00pm

6:00 Cash Bar

7:00 Dinner

Saturday, January 14, 2017 Two tracks of technical presentations! (7 CPDs)

7:00 Round Table Discussion (includes breakfast

8:15 Opening Remarks and Introductions – John Leffler, PE (2016 NAFE President)

Saturday Program Details

5:00 Adjourn

6:00 Cocktails (Cash Bar)

7:00 Dinner (local restaurants, on your own)

Sunday, January 15 - NAFE Special Educational Seminar (8 CPDs)

7:00 Round Table Discussion (includes breakfast)

8:15 Opening Remarks and Introductions: Michael Leshner, PE – 2017 NAFE President

9:00 “Ethics for Engineers”: Arthur Schwartz, Esq., CAE – NAFE Executive Director and Samuel Sudler III, PE

10:30 "Projects Related to the Aftermath of Katrina and Rita in 2005” - Charles Prewitt, PE

11:30 “Case Study - Spare Wheel Mounting Configuration Causes a Wheel-off Hazard”- Harold Josephs, PE

12:00 Lunch and Technical Presentation:

“The Transocean/BP Oil Spill Investigation” - Arthur Zatarain, PE (774 M)

1:30 “Security of Signing/ Sealing Engineering Documents”- Mitch Maifeld, PE

2:00 "Evidence Handling for the Forensic Engineer”- John Certuse, PE & Bill Ver Eecke, PE

3:15 “Panel Discussion: “Ten Common Expert Witness Mistakes … and How to Avoid Them”

Facilitator: Robin Davies, PE

Panelists: John Leffler (709S), Mike Leshner (559F), Richard Rice (578F), Michael Kravitz (451F

4:00 Q&A - All Speakers – All Topics

4:30 Adjourn

When

January 13th, 2017 4:12 PM through January 15th, 2017 12:00 AM