The summary is: The 2016 Northeastern Regional Meeting will take place November 2-4 at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ. The agenda includes registration, networking events, presentations on innovative transportation technologies, workshops, panels on the state of the transportation industry, and updates from regional transportation organizations. Presentation topics will cover drones, autonomous vehicles, transportation construction market trends, and policy issues. Representatives from the Port Authority of NY/NJ, New Jersey DOT, and state contractors associations will also provide information.

1. 2016 Northeastern Regional Meeting
November 2–4
The Borgata Hotel
Atlantic City, N.J.
Wednesday, November 2
3–5 p.m. Registration Opens
5:15-6 p.m. First-Time Attendee Introduction & Networking Event
6–7:30 p.m. Opening Reception
Thursday, November 3
8–8:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:30–8:40 a.m. Opening Remarks from ILDC Northeastern Chair and Vice Chair
Mike Potter, Partner, RK&K
Mike Glezer, CEO, Wagman Heavy Civil, Inc.
8:40–10 a.m. Innovative Technologyfor Transportation Projects:Panel Session
Hosted by the ARTBA Industry Leader Development Council
Panelists and Topics:
Robots, drones, Artificial Intelligence and the changing legal landscape
Presented by: Mark Berry, Partner, Peckar & Abramson
CV/AV Technology – Do You Dig It?
Presented by: Eric Rensel, National Services Manager for Incident and
Emergency Management, Gannett Fleming
Drones - Beyond the Iron
Presented by: Barrington Owens, Innovation Incubator Operations Director,
Caterpillar Inc.

2. 10–10:15 a.m. Networking Break
10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Innovative TechnologyWorkshop
Hosted by the ARTBA Industry Leader Development Council
12:15–1 p.m. Networking Luncheon
1–1:45 p.m. Workshop Presentations & Conclusion
1:45–2 p.m. Networking Break
2–2:30 p.m. ARTBA Regional Vice Chair Opening Remarks
2:30–3 p.m. ARTBA Chairman David Zachry’s Report
3– 4 p.m. Northeastern Region Transportation Construction Market Report &
November Election Ballot Preview
Presenter: Dr. Alison Premo Black, ARTBA SVP & Chief Economist
4–5 p.m. Transportation Policy & RegulatoryUpdate, and Preview of the
Presidential/Congressional Elections
Presenter: Dean Franks, ARTBA VP of Congressional Affairs
5–6:30 p.m. Networking Reception
Hosted by the UTCA of New Jersey
Friday, November 4
8–8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:15 a.m. Port Authority of New York & New JerseyPresentation
Presenter: Csaba Kertesz, Chief of Design
9:15–10 a.m. New Jersey DOT Presentation
Presenter: Richard Hammer, Commissioner

3. 10–11 a.m. Executive Leadership Panel Discussion
The State of the Transportation Design & Construction Industry in the Northeast
Mike Potter, Partner, RK&K
Jim Coddington, General Manager, Tilcon
Mike Glezer, CEO, Wagman
Nick Ivanoff, President of US Transportation Market Segment, Louis Berger
11–11:15 a.m. Networking Break
11:15–11:45 a.m. Grassroots in Action:
Presenter: CASE Construction and HCSS
11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. State Market and Government Affairs Updates from ARTBA Chapter
Affiliates
Presented by:
Anthony Attanasio, Executive Director, Utility & Transportation Contractors
Association of New Jersey
Jim Russ, President, Maryland Transportation Builders & Materials Association
Tim Scanlon, Executive Director, Construction Industries of Rhode Island
Bob Latham, Executive Vice President, Associated Pennsylvania Constructors
Walter Pacholczak, Vice President of Government Affairs, AGC of New York
State
Shannon Reilly, Director of Government Affairs, Construction Industries of
Massachusetts
12:45 p.m. Program Concludes