Agenda: 2025 NASTO Annual Conference

Tuesday, July 8, 2025
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Golf Tournament Rutgers University Golf Course
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM	AASHTO <> WSP Emergency Response Meeting Salon AB
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Exhibitor Move In Regency Ballroom			Conference Registration Hyatt Atrium
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Pub Crawl, sponsored by Dewberry Various
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	NASTO CEO Lunch & Board Meeting (Invite Only) Garden State Ballroom AB
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM	FHWA Meeting (Invite Only) Conference BC
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM	USDOT & State CEO Roundtable (Invite Only) Garden State Ballroom AB
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Board of Directors Reception (Invite Only), sponsored by HNTB The Palace at Somerset Park - Gatsby's Room
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Welcome Reception, sponsored by EXP The Palace at Somerset Park
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Conference Registration Hyatt Atrium
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Chief Engineer's Breakfast Meeting (Invite Only) Brunswick BC		Breakfast (Exhibit Hall) Regency Ballroom		CFO/CHRO Breakfast Meeting (Invite Only) Brunswick AD
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Transition Time from Hyatt Regency to State Theatre -
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Opening General Session, sponsored by WSP The State Theatre
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Transition Time from State Theatre to Hyatt Regency -
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch (Exhibit Hall) Regency Ballroom			ARTBA Engineering Issues Lunch (Invite Only) Brunswick Ballroom
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM	Innovative Uses of GIS for Project Prioritization Salon AB	Lump Sum Contracting for A/E Services: Current Practices Opportunities, & Challenges, sponsored by ACEC Brunswick Ballroom		Turning the Curve on Workplace Injury through Data Garden State Ballroom AB		Advancing Safety through Better Roadway Design Conference BC
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Break & Transition Time -
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM	Removing Barriers During a Crisis - State DOT’s Innovative Approaches to Emergency Response Salon AB	Data Advances in Quantifying Extreme Rainfall Events, sponsored by HNTB Brunswick Ballroom		Embracing Complete Streets & the Safe System Approach Conference BC		The Journey to Lower Carbon Materials includes Performance Garden State Ballroom AB
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM	Break & Transition Time -
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM	Strategic AI Implementation in Transportation Garden State Ballroom AB		UAS (Drones) – Facilitating Activities Across the Organization Salon AB		Major Storm Event Response Conference BC
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Five O'Clock Somewhere Vendor Happy Hour, sponsored by GFT Regency Ballroom
6:30 PM	Sponsor Hosted Receptions Various
Thursday, July 10, 2025
7:30 AM - 2:00 PM	Conference Registration Hyatt Atrium
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Breakfast (Exhibit Hall) Regency Ballroom
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM	Extreme Weather Impacts on Transportation Systems & Innovative Solutions to Maintain Safe and Functional Systems, sponsored by Dewberry Conference BC	Agency Best Practices with Emergency & Event Response Garden State Ballroom AB		Empowering ALICE through Transportation - NJ Moon Shot Salon AB		Advancing Safety Through Innovation: Analysis of LIDAR Point Clouds for Monitoring Highway Substructure Movements Brunswick Ballroom
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM	Break & Transition Time -
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Innovate your Workforce Programs with Strategic Workforce Committees Garden State Ballroom AB	Gooooaaallll! - FIFA Event Planning Conference BC		Smart Work Zones: Advancing Safety Through Real-Time Digital Integration, sponsored by HaulHub Brunswick Ballroom		Improving Safety through Innovative Operations – AASHTO & NJ Moon Shot Salon AB
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	"Flavors in Motion: Maryland’s Multimodal Menu" Lunch in Exhibit Hall Regency Ballroom			AASHTO/ARTBA/AGC Lunch (Invite Only) Brunswick Ballroom
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Transition Time from Hyatt Regency to State Theatre Lobby
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Exhibitor Move Out Regency Ballroom
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Closing General Session, sponsored by Jacobs The State Theatre
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Closing Reception, sponsored by HNTB Rutgers University, Livingston Student Center