Denver - 2019 Summer Conference
Friday, July 26
7:00 Registration Conf. Office C - Mezzanine
8:30 Board Welcome and Orientation Platte River Ballroom - Mezzanine
9:00 NAFE Board of Directors Meeting - Morning Session
12:00 Lunch break (on your own)
1:30 NAFE Board of Directors Meeting - Afternoon Session (Board Business)
3:30 ASTM E58 Forensic Engineering Technical Committee meeting
6:00 to 7:00 pm NAFE Reception (cash bar) Augusta - Lobby Level
7:00 to 9:00 pm NAFE Awards and Recognition Banquet at the hotel (tickets required) Augusta - Lobby Level
Saturday, July 27 – Technical Program (7 CPDs)
7:00 Registration Conf. Office C - Mezzanine
7:00 am Round Table Discussion (includes breakfast) Platte River - Mezzanine
8:15 am Opening Remarks and Introductions – John Certuse PE, 2019 NAFE President Platte River - Mezzanine
9:00-11:40 Morning session (two tracks of presentations) Track 1 - Platte River, Track 2 - Lawrence A/B Program Speaker bios
11:40 Report to the membership - John Certuse, PE - 2019 NAFE President
12:00 Round Table Discussion (includes lunch) Tabor Molly Room - Lobby Level
1:00 Journal Authors and Peer Reviewers Workshop (not for PDH credit)
2:00-4:40 Afternoon session (two tracks of presentations) – see Program Speaker bios
4:40-5:00 Follow-up Q & A Session for Technical Presentations
5:00 Adjourn
6:00 Cocktails (Cash Bar) V's Lounge - Lobby Level
7:00 Dinner on your own
Sunday, July 28 - Educational Seminars (7 CPDs)
7:00 Registration Conf. Office C - Mezzanine
7:00 Networking Breakfast Platte River - Mezzanine
8:15 Opening Remarks: John Certuse, PE – 2019 NAFE President Platte River - Mezzanine
Track 1 Platte River - Mezzanine Speaker Bios
9:00 John Leffler, PE - Friction or Fiction: The Changing World of Slip-and-Fall Analysis
10:00 Michael Leshner, PE - True Confessions – Expert Mistakes you can Avoid
11:00 Arthur Schwartz, JD, CAE – Impact of Climate Change and the Evolving Standard of Care Issue on Forensic Engineering
Track 2 Lawrence A/B - Mezzanine
9:00 - Fire Investigation - Program Speaker bios
12:00 Round Table Discussion (includes lunch)
Track 1 Platte River - Mezzanine Speaker Bios
1:30 Liberty Janson, PE – How Recreational Marijuana can cause Construction Defects
2:30 Jerry Ogden, PhD, PE - Advanced vehicle damage analysis techniques
3:30 Open Q&A Session - All Speakers – All Topics - Moderator: Jon Milton, PE
1:30 Track 2 - Fire Investigation, (continued) Lawrence A/B - Mezzanine - Program Speaker Bios
4:30 Adjourn