Join us for the annual Nevada Infrastructure Concrete Conference (NICC) — the premier West Coast event dedicated to the design, engineering and construction of resilient, long‑life concrete roads, highways, bridges, parking facilities and other concrete infrastructure. Learn from leading engineers, researchers, policymakers, and industry partners as they share impactful innovations shaping durable and sustainable concrete infrastructure.
Connect with professionals across design, engineering, and construction and be part of Nevada’s growing infrastructure leadership.
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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
7:00 am
Registration and Breakfast
8:00 am
Opening Session
Charles Stuart, Executive Director, SWCPA
Tom Tietz, Executive Director, CNCA
Tracy Larkin Thomason, Director, NDOT – Opening Remarks
8:30 am
Concrete AI Applications Improving Outcomes Today
- Even Old Dogs Can Learn a New Trick or Two
Tom Van Dam, Principal, WJE - New Tricks for an Old Industry: AI in Concrete Pavement Engineering
Sarah Lopez, NCE - AI + Sensors + Deep Learning = Real-Time Concrete Strength Monitoring
Elie Hajj, Professor, University of Nevada, Reno - Panel Discussion and Q&A
9:45 am
Exhibitor Introductions & Break
10:15 am
Project Spotlights
The Reno-Tahoe International Airport Project
Jackie Caulk, More RNO Program Director
Roddy Boggus, More RNO Program Manager
Jacobs Engineering Group, VP of Aviation Buildings
Carson City Parking Garage
Nicole Harper, Construction Superintendent, CME
Allison Collett, Project Inspector, CME
The I-80 East Widening Project
Chris Kuhn, NDOT
Chris Burke, Granite
I-395 Update
Nanette Maxwell, Senior Project Manager, NDOT
Andy Lawrence, NDOT
Nicole Date, NDOT
12:00 pm
Lunch Buffet
1:00 pm
CalPortland Sponsorship Spotlight
The UNR Concrete Canoe Team, sponsored by CalPortland
1:15 pm
Building The Tesla Gigafactory
– Preview of Thursday’s Field Trip.
At 107,000 acres, with 20,000 acres devoted to commercial development, TRIC is the largest industrial park in the world.
1:30 pm
Breakout Session A
Innovations in Pavement & Materials
Garth Oksol, Lead Program Manager, J-U-B Engineers, Moderator
- New SCMs, plus Cement & Cementitious Materials Update, Nathan Forrest, Technical Director, CNCA
- Lightweight Cellular Concrete, Diego Villegas, Senior Vice President, Cell-Crete Corporation
- Improving Your Pavement Surfaces with Diamond Grinding, Larry Scofield, IGGA, Roy Halliburton and Connor Semeko, Q&D Construction, Four Miles of Smooth on 580
- Life Cycle Evaluation – One Road, Two Contractors, Tom Van Dam, Principal, WJE
1:30 pm
Breakout Session B
Innovations in Structures
Michael Taylor, Assistant Chief Structures Engineer – Design, NDOT, Moderator
- Innovative Concrete Solutions that Accelerate Construction
- Precast Girders and Soundwalls, Western Pacific Precast
- Flamingo MSE Walls on I-11 – Retrofit
Christine Chia, Senior Project Manager, NDOT
Jayson Vorce, Assistant Resident Engineer, NDOT
Kalee Aragaw, Resident Manager, NDOT - North Valley Bridges Phase 1B, Nathan Harrison, NDOT – Structures
3:30 pm
Presentation of the NDOT Outstanding Team Award
Sajid Sulahria, Deputy Director, NDOT
Scott Hein, Assistant Director of Engineering, NDOT
3:45 pm
Grand Prize Drawing/Dessert
Thursday, October 29, 2026
8:00 am – 12:30 pm
Field Trip (departs at the Atlantis main entrance)
Tour of the Tesla Gigafactory Superflat Warehouse
at the Tahoe Regional Industrial Center
Michelle Hale, Tesla
End of Conference
EVENT LOCATIONS
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Hotel room reservation information – coming soon.
EXHIBITORS AND SPONSORS
NICC 2026 Platinum Sponsor & Exhibitor (One Available) $2000
• Main Stage Introduction and Five-Minute Presentation
• Lunch Sponsor with Signage
• Inclusion as Platinum Sponsor throughout e-blasts, conference program, website & slide show
• Premium Platinum Sponsor Signage throughout the Conference including Main Stage
• Exhibitor Booth with First Location Choice
• Two Conference Registrations
• Two Invitations to the Speakers Dinner on October 27
• Full-Page Ad in the Conference program
NICC 2026 Gold Sponsor & Exhibitor (12 Available) $1200
• Main Stage Introduction
• Inclusion as Gold Sponsor throughout e-blasts, conference program, website & slide show
• Premium Gold Sponsor Signage throughout the Conference including Main Stage
• Two Conference Registrations
• Two Invitations to the Speakers Dinner on October 27
• Half-Page Ad in the Conference program
NICC 2026 Silver Sponsor (12 Available) $600
• Inclusion as Silver Sponsor throughout e-blasts, conference program, website & slide show
• Premium Silver Sponsor Signage throughout the Conference including Main Stage
• One Conference Registration
• One Invitation to the Speakers Dinner on October 27
