2023 CTAA Conference & AGM
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The 68th Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting is being held in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island at the
Prince Edward Hotel and Conference Center, from November 19th to November 22nd, 2023.
The Local Arrangements Committee of the PEI Department of Transportation has been working diligently and is eager to welcome everyone to their beautiful province!
Registration opened as of July 1st – Register via the member's
area. Hotel reservations may be made
here.
The pre-conference Technical Course is entitled “Master Curves – for Dummies” and will be presented by Alan Carter. The course is held Sunday Morning for those who register for this separate event.
The pre-conference Workshop will focus on Sustainability and bring together different viewpoints from across the country. The Contractor’s Workshop on Tuesday afternoon will focus on ‘Lessons Learned’ led by a panel of Industry Experts.
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This year’s Technical Program, as always, promises to deliver interesting and varied content, and once again we will feature our Student Poster Session, as premiered in Montreal in 2019 and now in
its 3rd year.
Abstracts of all the technical papers to be presented are included on the website.
Sunday’s Welcome Reception will be held a Sunday Evening to provide an opportunity to make new and renew old acquaintances prior to the technical sessions.
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday morning and will be combined with breakfast, the technical sessions start following the AGM.
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Sunday, November 19, 2023
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Presenter: Alan Carter, Ph.D., Professor, ÉTS
Course fee of $75.00 (early-bird) in addition to Conference Registration, includes a coffee break before the session starts.
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Master curves are great, they present data about asphalt stiffness at various loading times and temperatures on a single plot allowing you to see how the asphalt behaves
over a wide range of conditions. The plot is stiffness versus log reduced time/frequency?? What??
How does one build a Master Curve and then how does one use it to better understand the behaviour of the materials being incorporated into their pavement project? Alan Carter will walk the class through the development and usage
of the master curve to help all attendees understand the power of the Master Curve and when, how, and why it is the ideal way to present the characteristics of asphalt materials.
Dr. Alan Carter will also discuss how the Master Curve data is utilized in mechanistic pavement designs and why CTAA members should be comfortable discussing such data on a day-to-day basis.
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For the third year, a student poster competition will be held at the Conference. Undergrads and graduate students will present their work related to asphalt materials
to the delegates. There will be a poster session on Monday afternoon right after the last technical presentation of the day and before the Young member's reception. The posters will also remain available for the entire conference. If you are a student, or
if you know a student who wants to share his work, click the button to learn more.
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As in prior years, the Canadian Technical Asphalt Association is proud to offer three scholarships for students pursuing careers in Asphalt technology.
Information regarding our scholarships, eligibility, and application process can be found on our website (see link). In addition, this information was also sent to over 50 universities and colleges across the country in spring
of this year.
Members are encouraged to forward this information to students they know or meet who are studying asphalt technology at the graduate, undergraduate or college level.
Information regarding our scholarships, eligibility and the application process can be viewed on our website.
As the education of young people today is our future tomorrow, this year we have decided to give students time to finish their school and prepare their application well and have moved the deadline until September 15th.
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In accordance with By-Law No. 1, Section 5.02 the Nominating Committee, appointed by the Board of Directors following the 2021 Annual General Meeting, has proposed the following list of candidates
for election to the Board of Directors for 2023-2024:
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2nd Vice President
Selena Lavorato
Alberta Director
Bryan Palsat
Ontario Director
Christopher M. Campbell
Sina Varamini
Atlantic Director
Brandon Feener
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The current Directors for British Columbia, Prairies, and Québec Regions are Kevin Bowyer, Chris Campbell, and Roxana Balba respectively. Brandon MacDonald will become First Vice-President and Richard
Hart will become President following the conference.
If you are able and willing to serve on the CTAA Board of Directors for the two-year term from November 2023 to 2025 you can nominate any member in good standing who resides in the region open for election. In accordance with By-Law No. 1, Section 5.04,
additional nominations are made by individual members or by petition to the Board of Directors endorsed by at least ten Association members in good standing and must be made within
thirty days of the publication of this Newsletter.
Nominations are made via the member's
area of the website—look for the badge with the link on the right side of the page.
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Under the topic of exciting developments, the CTAA Board has agreed to support the formation of a Women of Asphalt – Canadian Chapter. The Women in Asphalt shares the
values of the CTAA and is additionally focused on providing a forum for mentoring and networking for women in the asphalt industry. The main Women of Asphalt website is linked below.
Stay Tuned!
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