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PTBA Member Meeting
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - Friday, March 26, 2010
 The 2010 PTBA Member Meeting begins at 8 AM on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 and continues through 5 PM on Friday, March 26, 2010 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Registration is $125 (before March 1), $150 (after March 1). Registration includes most of the food for the week, including continental breakfasts on Tuesday and Wednesday, lunches every day (Tues. - Fri.), a pre-meeting social hour on Monday night, and an awards banquet on Wednesday night. Post-conference Workshop on March 25 & 26, 2010 • Legacy Project (No additional fee) The Wednesday Night Awards Banquet features PTBA's covetted Harvey Bell Award and a new award for this year called the PTBA Project Of The Year Award. We will also have a Keynote entitled:
You can REGISTER NOW for any combination of core conference and workshops. You can register online by credit card or by mail with a check. |
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Core Meeting Agenda
This Agenda is a work in progress and is subject to change. Please check back as we confirm speakers and topics!
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| Monday, March 22, 2010 | |
PRE MEETING SOCIAL |
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| 8:00 - 5:00 | Chainsaw Safety and Certification Workshop [Cedar Room] Day 2 of 2 |
| 7:00 - 10:00 | Social Hour [Maple] Get to know your fellow PTBA Members and New Member Applicants. Complimentary beer, wine and hors d'ouvres through 9 pm (no host bar from 9-10pm). |
| Tuesday, March 23, 2010 | |
PTBA BUSINESS MEETINGS & NEW MEMBER APPLICATIONS |
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| 8:00 - 8:30 | Continental Breakfast [Maple Room]
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| 8:30 - 12:00 | PTBA Business Meeting [Maple Room]– Speaker: Woody Keen, PTBA President |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Working Lunch (included in registration) |
| 1:00 - 2:30 | Committee Meetings
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| 2:30 - 2:45 | Break |
| 2:45 - 4:30 | New Member Presentations [Maple Room] All New Member Applicants will give a 5 minute presentation of their qualifications to the Membership. All applicants must be accompanied by their PTBA member sponsors. Applicants are limited to 5 minutes of presentation and 5 minutes of questions and answers. |
| 4:30 - 5:00 | Membership Review and Vote [Maple Room] Current Members meet to discuss the new member applicants and vote on their acceptance into the Association. New Member Applicant Networking [Cedar Room] New member applicants are asked to leave the room so that the membership may discuss your applications and vote on your accptance. This is an opportunity for you to network with your fellow applicants. |
| 5:00 - 5:30 | Results of Membership vote and wrap-up of Business Meeting [Maple Room ] |
| 5:30 - 7:00 | Dinner (on your own). Click here for some great dining suggestions! |
| 7:00 - 10:00 | Committee Working Meetings (Beer Provided) [Maple Room] |
| Wednesday, March 24, 2010 | |
MEMBER SESSIONS / EDUCATION |
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| 7:30 - 9:00 | |
| 7:30 - 9:00 | Continental Breakfast [Maple Room] - included in Conference Registration Fee Working Session:
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| 9:00 - 10:15 | General Session 1 [Maple Room]
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| 10:15 - 10:45 | Break |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | General Session: (45 minutes) [Maple Room]
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| 11:30 - 12:30 | Lunch [Maple Room] - included in Conference Registration Fee |
| 12:30 - 2:30 | Trail Contracts, Hybrid Contracting, and Design/Build Contracting [Maple Room] Speakers: Troy Duffin, Gerry Wilbour, Susan Stormer Description: Trail volunteers are a great asset and most land managers are comfortable and familiar with working relationships with this "free" labor pool. Many projects are however far out of the reach of trail volunteers and the services of professional trail contractors are required. Procurement officers and project managers for land managing agencies are often very inexperienced in contracting with trail professionals and this can lead to less than successful trail projects. This session will explore how we can work with agencies/others to structure contracts to promote healthy competition between qualified trail builders while weeding out unqualified builders. We will explore many pitfalls & cautionary tales of woe, as well as the many benefits of well designed Design/Build and Hybrid contracts.
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| 2:30 - 3:30 | General Session 1: [Maple Room]
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| 3:30 - 3:45 | Break |
| 3:45 - 5:00 | General Session 1: (45 minutes) [Maple Room]
General Session 2: (30 minutes)
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| 5:00 - 6:00 | Committee Reports to the full membership [Maple Room] |
| 6:30 - 10:30 | Closing Banquet (dinner included in registration) [Maple Room] Banquet Keynote:
2010 Harvey Bell Award Recipient: Daffyd Davis, UK. |
| Thursday, March 25, 2010 | |
LEGACY PROJECT - DAY 1 |
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| 9:00 - 4:00 | Legacy Project [Maple and then outdoors throughout the day] Design and setup will be inside in the morning, followed by onsite, hands-on work out on the job site. (Box Lunch Included). |
| 7:00 - 10:00 | Committee Working Meetings [Maple Room] |
| Friday, March 26, 2010 | |
LEGACY PROJECT - DAY 2 |
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| 9:00 - 4:00 | Legacy Project [Maple and then outdoors throughout the day] Design and setup will be inside in the morning, followed by onsite, hands-on work out on the job site. (Box Lunch Included). |
| 7:00 - 10:00 | Committee Working Meetings [Maple Room] |
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Inn of the Ozarks Resort and Conference Center Best Western Inn of the Ozarks 207 W. Van Buren PO Box 431 Eureka Springs, AR 72632 To Register Please call:
Or go online at: We have negotiated a special rate with the Inn of the Ozarks of $69/night. In order to receive this special rate you must indicate when you reserve your room that you are a member of PTBA. Our block of rooms is available starting Sunday, March 21, and goes through checkout on Saturday, March 27. You are welcom to come early or stay longer to enjoy the beautiful Ozark Mountains, however, the special rates will not apply outside of our designated room block. Here are some additional links for great info about the area: www.eurekasprings.com
Directions to Inn of the Ozarks: From Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport.
Shuttle Options from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport: The Airport is 50 miles from Inn of the Ozarks. If you are flying into the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport and are interested in utilizing a shuttle/ride share from the airport, we can arrange that. To arrange, please contact Mike Passo with your request. We are tentatively scheduling a shuttle meeting and departure from the airport on
This shuttle will be based on need. If you would like to get a ride from the airport, please try to arrange your flights to coincide with the above meeting time. If you have trouble with that schedule contact Mike and we will try to accommodate your needs.
Highlights of Inn of the Ozarks:
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