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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003300">This is just a reminder that this conference is coming up on April 2<sup>nd</sup>.  There are still open seats in the conference.  Registration closes on March 24<sup>th</sup>
 at 5 p.m.  See the e-mail below for more information about the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003300">Also, t</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">he Conference Planning Committee has made provisions for tables where you can display
 information about your area or region.  Information about the display tables is on the conference webpage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0033CC">PLEASE NOTE:</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">  If you have registered for this conference 2 or more weeks ago and
 have not received confirmation that you are enrolled in the conference <u>or</u> you run into a problem while enrolling, please contact me at 503-378-5224.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue">Lorrie Schaefer, Senior Training Consultant</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"><br>
Strategic Business Services Branch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">Branch and Project Delivery Services Unit<br>
Oregon Department of Transportation<br>
Telephone:  503-378-5224<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> SCHAEFER Lorrie L
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 31, 2014 1:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Consultant E-mail List (odot_ae_consultant_info@listsmart.osl.state.or.us)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> 2014 ACEC/ODOT Conference - Partnering for an Intermodal Future<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">Please forward to other people you think may be interested in this training opportunity:</span></b></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ODOT and the American Council of Engineering Companies – Oregon (ACEC) are co-hosting a partnering conference on April 2<sup>nd</sup>.  This year, the conference is located at the Salem Convention Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The key goal of this conference is to build a strong partnership between ACEC and ODOT as transportation solutions are delivered for the citizens
 of the State of Oregon.  This year’s conference theme is “ACEC/ODOT – Partnering for an Intermodal Future.”  It features information on how consultants and ODOT work together, specifically looking at integration of multi modal/intermodal aspects of transportation
 project development.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The keynote speaker is Nancy Sathre-Vogel.  Nancy, her husband and two sons spent nearly three years together pedaling 17,300 miles through fifteen countries.  She
 will be speaking about her family's experiences and share lessons they learned on the road.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This year’s conference also features eight workshops on the following areas:  Project Delivery;  Multi Modal/Intermodal;  ACEC/ODOT Doing Business, and;  Technical
 Updates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ODOT is again offering fee-waiver scholarships to Small Businesses who qualify.  See the Conference website for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Click on the following link for a copy of the conference brochure, more details about the conference and how to register:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TECHSERV/Pages/ACEC-ODOT-Conference.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TECHSERV/Pages/ACEC-ODOT-Conference.aspx</a>
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<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue">Lorrie Schaefer, Senior Training Consultant</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"><br>
Technical Services<br>
Branch and Project Delivery Services Unit<br>
Oregon Department of Transportation<br>
Telephone:  503-378-5224</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"><a href="mailto:Lorrie.L.Schaefer@ODOT.state.or.us">Lorrie.L.Schaefer@ODOT.state.or.us</a>
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