TUESDAY, MARCH 26

8:00 am - 8:50 am

Room 23

Attendee Orientation

Scott Landes, CEO, Infrastructure Resources

Highly recommended for ALL Conference delegates, this session is designed for the Conference newcomer and veteran alike. Every year we implement change based on delegate and exhibitor feedback. This is the best place to learn what’s new or improved in 2019! Take advantage of this session formulated to help you understand the conference themes, structure, organization and opportunities. It will help you make the best use of your time at the CGA 811 Excavation Safety Conference & Expo.

12:30 pm - 1:40 pm

Room 17

Fiber Optic Asset Protection Summit

Erin Hayes, Director of Corporate Construction , Midco

Join moderator Erin Hayes and a panel of industry leaders as they address major issues within the telecommunications industry and explore potential solutions for these concerns. Add your voice to the conversation during this interactive discussion.

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1:50 pm - 2:40 pm

Room 17

Electric Safety Summit

Join moderator Cliff Meidl and a panel of industry leaders as they address major issues within the electric industry and explore potential solutions for these concerns. Add your voice to the conversation during this interactive discussion.

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

Welcome Reception

Come together and celebrate the kickoff of the 2019 CGA 811 Excavation Safety Conference & Expo! This is the perfect opportunity to network with colleagues and connect with exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall. Don’t forget to stop by the USIC Damage Prevention Theater to pick your favorite videos for the Third Annual 811 Video Challenge. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar available.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27

7:00 am - 10:00 am

Meals Hall

CGA Annual Meeting & Breakfast

(Breakfast served 7:00 am – 8:00 pm)

The Common Ground Alliance (CGA) Annual Meeting provides an excellent learning opportunity about current and future CGA initiatives that are being implemented to ensure public safety, environmental protection and the integrity of all industry services. All attendee types are welcome. You do not have to be a CGA member to attend.

10:20 am - 11:10 am

Learning Lab 1

New Locate & Damage Prevention Technology Forum

This event is designed to give damage prevention stakeholders an introduction to the latest equipment and technology. The forum, presented in a rapid-fire format, offers a look at new products and services released by our exhibitors within the past year.

Participating exhibitors:

10:20 am - 11:10 am

USIC Damage Prevention Theater

One Call Stakeholder Summit

Mark Frost, Executive Director, JULIE, Inc.

There is an adage in politics, "All politics is local." The same can be said about underground utility damage prevention. Join a panel of damage prevention center professionals as they share excerpts from their state laws and/or programs that address unique issues specific to their locality. Learn how one of the strengths of our damage prevention industry is our ability to localize damage prevention initiatives, based on geology, geography, or entrenched local norms, institutions or customs.

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12:30 pm - 1:20 pm

Learning Lab 1

New Locate & Damage Prevention Technology Forum

This event is designed to give damage prevention stakeholders an introduction to the latest equipment and technology. The forum, presented in a rapid-fire format, offers a look at new products and services released by our exhibitors within the past year.

Participating exhibitors:

1:30 pm - 2:40 pm

Learning Lab 1

Excavator Perspective Summit

Join moderator, Allen Gray and a panel of industry leaders as they address major issues within the excavation industry and explore potential solutions for these concerns. Add your voice to the conversation during this interactive discussion.

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm

Room 17

Water & Sewer Infrastructure Protection Summit

Mark H. Bruce, President, Cross Bore Safety Association

Join a panel of industry leaders as they address major issues within the water and sewer industry and explore potential solutions for these concerns. Add your voice to the conversation during this interactive discussion.

4:00 pm - 5:10 pm

Room 17

Pipeline Safety & Awareness Summit

Jason Montoya, Pipeline Safety Bureau Chief, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission

Sponsored by

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Armature Works

CGA Night of Networking | $150 Pre-Registration Fee

Don’t miss the prime-time social event of the Conference. Held at the restored and reinvented Armature Works in the historic Tampa Heights neighborhood, the venue is just steps away from the beautiful Hillsborough River. Access to this amazing networking event is included with the purchase of a Full Conference delegate badge! Contact karin@emailir.com for more information, to purchase tickets outside a registration or to add networking tickets to your existing registration.

THURSDAY, MARCH 28

9:40 am - 11:00 am

USIC Damage Prevention Theater

Underground Safety Summit: Private Utility Locates

Ron Peterson, Executive Director, Nulca

Join moderator Ron Peterson and a panel of industry leaders as they address major issues within the locate industry and explore potential solutions for these concerns. Add your voice to the conversation during this interactive discussion. Topics include: 1. “One Call Center” implies that a single call will result in all utility lines being located. In many cases, this is not the case. 2. Developing a national definition for “private utility line” that all the industry will embrace. 3. Educating the public on private utilities and how to contact a private locator. 4. Whose responsibility is it to have private utilities located?

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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Convention Center Parking Lot 

Outdoor Demo Fair and Picnic Lunch

Enjoy your lunch in the beautiful Florida sun as you stroll along the avenue of exhibitor equipment demonstrations. A great opportunity to gain live, hands-on experience. Participating exhibitors include: • AirSpade • Badger Daylighting • FlagShooter • GSSI • Heath Consultants • Krylon • MALA GeoScience USA • MBW, Inc. • ProStar • Radiodetection • Rhino Marking & Protection Systems • Sensors & Software • Subsite Electronics • Sunshine 811 • UTTO • Vermeer • Vivax-Metrotech And more!

1:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Tampa Palms Golf Course 

6th Annual Call Before You Divot Golf Classic | $150 Pre-Registration Fee

Join your colleagues for an afternoon of networking fun. Space is limited so register early. The Tampa Palms golf course was designed by Arthur Hills and was created to be one of the most prestigious and challenging golf courses in Florida. Format: Four-man scramble/best ball.