Event Details
Ames, Iowa
Gateway Hotel and Conference Center
2100 Green Hills Dr.
Ames, Iowa 50014
July 10, 2025
Check-in at 7:40 am
Conference Begins at 8:00 a.m.
Event Contact
Description
The Iowa County Engineers Association (ICEA) Mid-Year Conference is held every July in Ames, Iowa. It is an opportunity for county engineers and their staff to gather information about subjects and activities that can improve their efficiency and effectiveness.
Who Should Attend
Attendance at this event is limited to Iowa Secondary Roads Department staff and related personnel, along with related Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)-Iowa Division staff.
Pre-Conference Golf Outing
A pre-conference golf outing will be held on July 9, 2025 at Veenker Golf Course in Ames. This is a separate registration process, but the deadline for registration is also July 1. Please click this link for more details and to register.
Just in case the link above doesn’t work, the address is here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080D4AACA623AAF94-56478967-icea/.
For questions, please contact Niki Stinn, Iowa DOT, at niki.stinn@iowadot.us or 515-239-1064. (Voicemails will forward to her email, and she will return the call if she does not answer.)
Tentative Agenda
| Time | Event Details |
|---|---|
| 7:40–8:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:00–8:10 a.m. | Executive Board Update (State of the ICEA Address) |
| 8:10–8:30 a.m. | Service Bureau Update |
| 8:30–9:00 a.m. | Local Systems Update |
| 9:00–9:15 a.m. | Highway Research and SRRE Update |
| 9:15–9:30 a.m. | Grant Administration Update |
| 9:30–9:45 a.m. | Plowing Through Regulations: Iowa DOT Guide for Farm and Agricultural Transport |
| 9:45–10:00 a.m. | Statewide Safety Initiatives Update |
| 10:00–10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15–10:45 a.m. | 2023 MUTCD Overview |
| 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. |
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| 11:45–12:00 p.m. | DOT Remarks |
| 12:00–1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00–2:00 p.m. | Impact of Air Quality on Pumped Concrete |
| 2:00–3:00 p.m. | Navigating Conflicts of Interest: Ethics for Engineers |
| 2:45–3:00 p.m. | Open Discussion: Adjustments/Reponses to Legislation Impacting Secondary Road Funding |
| 3:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
For More Information
If you have questions or need more information, please contact Keith Knapp at kknapp@iastate.edu or 515-294-8817.