2024 MN Asphalt Conference & Trade Show Survey

1.How satisfied were you with the event overall?

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2.What are the top reasons you attended the conference this year? Check all that apply.

If other, please explain.

4.Did you attend an Agency Track session? Please select all that apply.

Advancing Asphalt Quality: Innovations in Rolling Density Meters, 3D GPR, and Real-Time Data Solutions – A Case Study on Highway 65

Building Roads That Last: Exploring Perpetual Pavements in Wet-Freeze Climates

MN Legal Hot Topics 1) The Future of Liquidated Damages: Enforcment on Highway- Heavy Projects 2) Why Contractors Should Not Have to Pay for the Cost of Correcting Asphalt Cracking, Heaving, and Settlement

MnROAD Research on Additives - Rejuvenators and Warm Mix

None of the above

5.Please provide any feedback about the Agency Track.

6.Did you attend an Industry Track session? Please select all that apply.

Opening the Can of Worms: Local Permitting Processes and Requirements

Innovations in Lower Carbon Fueled Equipment and EPA's Battery Electric Vehicle Replacement Program

Aggregate Availability /DNR Mapping Program

EPD Implementation Lessons Learned from Colorado & MN EPD Update

None of the above

7.Please provide any feedback about the Industry Track.

8.Did you attend a Technical/Research Track session? Please select all that apply.

Perpetual Pavements - Heavy Duty Asphalt Pavement Designs

Preserving Minnesota’s Pavements: A Journey Through Time from the Association of Asphalt Pavement Technologist, and NRRA Pavement Preservation Research Update

Volumetrics to Balanced Mix Design and Performance Tests: Application to Airfield Asphalt Mixtures

Engineering Ethics **We understand this lasted only 30 minutes and doesn't fulfill the PDH requirement. We will stress this requirement with future speakers.

None of the above

9.Please provide any feedback about the Technical/Research Track.

10.Did you attend a Workforce Track session? Please select all that apply.

Safety on the Inside, Mental Health in the Construction Industry

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Utilization (DBE) and Certified Small Business Best Practices

None of the above

11.Please provide any feedback about the Workforce Track.

12.Did you attend a Non-Governmental Pavers Track session? Please select all that apply.

Asphalt Repair, Sealcoating, and Rolling

How Paid Marketing Can Pave Your Path to Success

None of the above

13.Please provide any feedback about the Non-Governmental Pavers Track.

14.Did you attend the day 2 general sessions? Please select all that apply.

MnDOT Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger

MnDOT Office of Civil Rights Updates

MPCA Air Permitting, Cumulative Impacts, Environmental Justice Areas

Materials Office: Updates

None of the above

15.Please provide any feedback about the day 2 general sessions.

16.Any ideas for sessions you'd like to see in the future?

17.How would you rate the food & beverage? Note: We didn't love the paper/styro plates at lunch, either. There is no in-house catering at the Convention Center, so everything was brought in. We'll be sure to indicate real plates next time!

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19.What did you like most about the event?

20.What did you like least about the event?

22.At which venue would you prefer the 2025 conference be held?

St. Cloud River's Edge Convention Center (St. Cloud, MN)

Mystic Lake Casino Conference Center (Prior Lake, MN)

St. Paul River Center (St. Paul, MN).

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23.If held again in St Cloud, would you attend an organized "after-party" at the Dougout?

Yes

No

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26.Do you have someone you’d like to nominate for a future Hall of Fame award?

27.Any other feedback you’d like to share?