Symposium Schedule

Monday, October 7                                                                                                  
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Regional Partners Meeting Hilton Lake Erie*
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm DIRT Committee Meeting Hilton Lake Erie*

Tuesday, October 8                                                                     

8:00 am – 3:00 pm Best Practices Committee Meeting Hilton Lake Erie*
11:00 am – 7:00 pm Registration/Information Grand Hall Foyer
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Exhibitor Set Up Grand Hall C/D
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Education & Marketing Committee Meeting Hilton Lake Ontario*
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm [ProStar] Next-Gen Locates Maple A
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm [SafeLocateSolutions] Software Based RFID Maple A
(Radio Frequency) Asset Management and its Key
Role in Damage Prevention
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm [Urbint] AI for Enhanced Damage Prevention Maple A
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Welcome Reception on the Exhibit Floor Grand Hall C/D
                                         
Wednesday, October 9

7:00 am – 6:00 pm Registration Grand Hall Foyer      7:30 am – 8:00 am Breakfast Grand Hall A/B
8:00 am – 8:30 am Symposium Opening Address Grand Hall A/B
8:30 am – 9:00 am Keynote Address: Johnny Johnston Grand Hall A/B
The Evolving Energy Landscape
9:00 am – 6:00 pm Exhibit Floor Open Grand Hall C/D
9:00 am – 10:00 am Plenary: Risks and Trends in Adult Education Grand Hall A/B
10:00 am – 11:00 am Session Refreshment Break on the Exhibit Floor Grand Hall C/D
10:00 am – 12:30 pm CCGA Board Meeting Grand Hall E
11:00 am – 11:45 am Breakout Session 1
Identifying Occupational Health and Safety DP Theatre
Risks Related to Damages to Underground
Infrastructures

Government of Canada Digs into Maple A
Damage Prevention 

Digital Technology to Change Behaviour Maple B

11:45 am – 12:30 pm Lunch Grand Hall A/B
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Keynote Address: Keith Brown Grand Hall A/B
Navigating the Needle of Safety                                          
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm Breakout Session 2
Communication: The First Step to Safe Excavation DP Theatre

Legislation Across Canada Roundtable Maple A

Come One, Come All: Utility GIS Data Aggregation Maple B

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Session Refreshment Break on the Exhibit Floor Grand Hall C/D
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Plenary: This Land is Your Land: Locating Trends Grand Hall E
Across Canada
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Exhibitor Reception & Networking Event Grand Hall C/D 

Thursday, October 10

7:00 am – 12:00 pm Registration Grand Hall Foyer
7:00 am – 7:30 am Breakfast Grand Hall A/B
7:30 am – 8:00 am Bob Kipp, CGA (ret.) Grand Hall A/B
Current State and Future State of the
Damage Prevention Industry
8:00 am – 11:00 am Exhibit Floor Open Grand Hall C/D
8:30 am – 9:15 am Breakout Session 3
Gordie Howe International Bridge Project DP Theatre

How Does AI Improve Accuracy of Underground Maple A
Locates?

Board 101 Orientation Maple B

9:15 am – 9:45 am Session Refreshment Break on the Exhibit Floor Grand Hall C/D
9:45 am – 10:30 am Breakout Session 4
Six Nations Natural Gas Infrastructure DP Theatre
Expansion Project

DIRT 2018: What are the Results and What Are Maple A
We Doing to Change Behaviour?

Implementing CSA Z663-18: Addressing the Maple B
Limitations and Gaps in Stakeholder Awareness
and Engagement     
 
10:30 am – 11:15 am Plenary: Changing Climate, Asset Management, Grand Hall E
and Resiliency with Buried Infrastructure
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Exhibit Tear Down Grand Hall C/D
11:30 am – 12:00 pm Lunch Grand Hall A/B
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Keynote Address: Jowi Taylor Grand Hall A/B
Six String Nation