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2025 Fall Conference Schedule and Speakers
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Join us in Pierre for Two Days of Fall PDH Conference Events! Schedule and Events As indicated above, we're really stepping up our game with this Fall PDH Conference. Below you'll see the exceptional tour options on Wednesday -- of which you'll be able to 'pick two' -- plus an Exhibitor Hall Social immediately following the tours. Thursday is full of current topic sessions, including a new transportation track planned in coordination with the SDDOT. If you work in the transportation arena, you won't want to miss this. Wednesday, October 29th 10:30am: SDES BOARD MEETING 2 - 4pm: DON’T MISS THESE TOURS! You'll have the opportunity to attend two. Euclid Avenue Construction Cultural Heritage Center Department of Health Building Missouri River Bridge
4 - 6pm: EXHIBIT HALL SOCIAL Join with your friends, colleagues and exhibitors to catch up, build relationships, and find out about all the new products on the market. Thursday, October 30th 7am: BREAKFAST (optional) 8am: Welcome! SDES President and ACEC of SD Liaison Krista May (Confirmed) SD Department of Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt (Invited)
8:15am - 5:15pm: CONFERERNCE SESSIONS AND EXHIBITOR TIME Choose the General Sessions, Mixed Track, or Transportation Track -- or Bounce Back and Forth! 8:15 – 9:15a – General Session: Waters of the State (1.0 PDH) Mark Mayer and Team, SD DANR 9:15 – 10:15 – Concurrent Sessions: 9:15 - 10:15 - Transportation Planning and Public Engagement/Involvement (1.0 PDH) 9:15 – 9:45 – Pierre Swimming Pool Soils and More (0.5 PDH) City of Pierre Staff 9:45 – 10:15 – City of Vermillion Forcemain Project (0.5 PDH) 10:15 – 10:30 – Break and Exhibit Visits 10:30 – Noon – Concurrent Sessions: 10:30 - 11:00 - Preliminary Design Considerations and Survey (0.5 PDH) Becca Urban, Mark Malone and Jon Nelson, SDDOT, and Phil Gundvaldson and Bob Kummer, Infrastructure Design Group 10:30 - 11:00 - South Dakota Flood Information System (0.5 PDH) Tim Cowman, State Geologist & Program Administrator, South Dakota Geological Survey, South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources 11:00 – 11:30 - Technical Survey Applications and Tools (0.5 PDH) Exhibitors, DOT Staff and Consultant Staff 11:00 – 11:30 - City of Sioux Falls Development Reviews (0.5 PDH) Houston Engineering (Invited) Remaining Sessions to be Updated Shortly!
Do you have a cutting-edge project or application to share? We are still in need of a few more speakers -- especially in vertical infrastructure, mechanical, and electrical. Reach out to Nancy at 605.951.1004 if you have a topic to share. Over the next few weeks, we'll be adding more information about the speakers and sessions. Check book for more information! Register Today!
Thank you to our Partners, Sponsors, Advertisers and Exhibitors for your involvement in this event!
Book your room at the Conference Hotel by September 28th for the Conference Room Rate! A room block is reserved at the newly remodeled Pierre Ramkota for $159 - 189 +tax/night. Call 605.224.6877 and ask for the SD Engineering Society rate. State Rate rooms are available on a first come, first served basis. Thank you to our SDES 2025-26 Platinum, Gold and Silver Partners! This conference and other SDES activities are only made possible through the ongoing support of our industry partners. Find out more about additional Partnership and Sponsorship opportunities by clicking on the Sponsor button above. Not seeing your logo below? Let's get you renewed for this year! Click HERE! Platinum Wouldn't your logo look great here? Gold Wow! Isn't it time to add your logo here? Silver
We have plenty of room for more logos! Questions? Reach out to Nancy in the SDES Office at 605.951.1004 or our new email address at Executive@NSPE-SDES.org |
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