2019 TxDOT Surveyors Conference and Expo

March 26-27, 2019

Omni Austin Hotel Southpark
4140 Governor's Row
Austin, Texas 78744

This annual event is sponsored by the Committee on Geomatics and Surveying (COGS). It provides a venue for our TxDOT surveying and geomatics community to meet, learn from experts, increase professional knowledge, stay current with changing technologies and continue to improve the quality of the surveyor and surveying at TxDOT. This conference also provides an excellent forum for participants to learn or review surveying and legal subjects and become well-versed on TxDOT issues and business practices. In addition, this conference offers attendees an opportunity to share experiences, problems, ideas, insights and suggestions with fellow TxDOT surveyors.

This year, we are pleased to announce the addition of a GIS track. COGS has partnered with the newly formed GIS Work Group to offer training and presentations on a wide range of topics relevant to GIS users and surveyors at TxDOT.

Note: Contractors are welcome to attend the Tuesday afternoon session only.

Registration Fees & Payment Information

Pre-registration will help us in planning and preparing a better conference. If you pre-register, your name-tag and program packet will be ready when you arrive at the hotel. Payment is required for ALL attendees including TxDOT employees.

Participant Type	Fee
TxDOT	$20
Other	$200

NOTE: Online registration will be available until 5:00 p.m. CST, March 12, 2019. After this date, please plan to register on-site at the Omni Southpark.

You are encouraged to register online. Please make check or money orders (U.S. currency drawn on a U.S. bank) payable to TTI-Surveyors19. Event Management & Planning (EM&P) also accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express credit cards. If paying by check or money order, you may register online and then mail your payment to EM&P. EM&P cannot invoice; therefore, payment of the conference registration fee must be received prior to admission to the conference. NO PURCHASE ORDERS ACCEPTED.

For payment processing purposes, the vendor identification number for TTI-EM&P is 37277277275000. The federal identification number is 74-2270624.

Cancellation

Refunds are not available for TxDOT employees, only replacements. For all others, only cancellations received in writing by EM&P by 5:00 p.m. CST on February 12, 2019 will be refunded, less $50 handling fee. No refunds will be issued after this date.

Exhibitor Registration

If you would like more information about exhibiting at this conference, please visit the exhibitor web page.

Hotel Reservations

Accommodations have been arranged at the Omni Austin Hotel Southpark for our use at the group rate of $126. All hotel reservations must be received by Friday, February 22, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. (CST) or before the room block is sold out. Reservations received after this date will be accepted on a space-available basis at the prevailing rate of the hotel.

You may make your reservations online or contact the hotel directly at (800) 843-6664. Be sure to specify that you are with the TxDOT 2019 Surveyors Conference.

Parking

The Omni Austin Hotel Southpark has complimentary self-parking available for conference attendees.

ArcGIS Pro Training

A full-day training on “Migrating from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro” will be held on Monday, March 25th. Only 30 slots are available and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration for this training is separate from the conference. Computers and all necessary supplies and materials will be provided.

The training will be conducted by TxDOT’s GIS software vendor, Esri. Students will receive an Esri certificate upon completion of the class.

Class Overview

This course prepares experienced ArcMap users to be productive in ArcGIS Pro right away. Learn essential ArcGIS Pro terminology and concepts and how to efficiently complete a variety of tasks related to mapping, editing, analyzing, and sharing geospatial data and resources.

For More Information

Program

Jonathan Martin
TxDOT – Design Division
ph. (512) 486-5089
[email protected]

or

Tim Wright
TxDOT
ph. (214) 319-6477
[email protected]

Registration and Exhibitor Information

Event Management & Planning
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 317-2222
[email protected]