Wednesday | 10 September

Registration Open
7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location - Exhibit Hall
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PIANC USA Commissioners Meeting
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Location - RM 101
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PIANC WG 255, Part II:  Structural Re-assessment of Existing (IW) Hydraulic Structures
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location - RM 108
Smart Rivers

Special Session PS3:  Operation Challenges on the Lower Mississippi River & Tributaries System
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Location - RM 112-115
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Special Session AS3:  Waterborne Composites on the Horizon
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Location - RM 103
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Technical Session B3:  Hydraulic Structures Operations and Maintenance
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Location - RM 104
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Special Session CS3:  U.S. Waterways and Navigation Infrastructure: Vision of USACE Civil Works Inland Navigation
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Location - RM 105
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Technical Session D3:  Vessel Management Systems and AIS
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Location - RM 106
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Technical Session E3:  Mississippi River Morphology
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Location - RM 110
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Technical Session F3:  Environmental Enhancement in Waterways
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Location - RM 111
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Break (10:15 AM: Announcements and Trivia)
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Location - Exhibit Hall
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Plenary #2: Sharing the River
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location - RM 112-115
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Lunch (1:00 PM: ACOPNE Board Certification)
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Location - Exhibit Hall
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Special Session PS4:  General Design of the Locks on the Canal Seine-Nord Europe
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Location - RM 112-115
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Technical Session A4: Ports and Terminals
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Location - RM 103
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Technical Session B4:  Physical Modeling of Waterway Infrastructure
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Location - RM 104
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Special Session CS4:  U.S. Waterways and Navigation Infrastructure: Commerce and Navigation Water Resources
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Location - RM 105
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Technical Session D4:  Waterway Resiliency in a Changing Climate
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Location - RM 106
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Special Session ES4: AI/ML-assisted Sediment Load Forecasting:  Digital Twins for Waterway Management
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Location - RM 110
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PIANC WG 264, Part II:  Innovative Digitalisation Approaches for Management Hydraulic Structures
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location - RM 108
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Break (3:15 PM: Announcements and Trivia)
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location - Exhibit Hall
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Technical Session P5:  International Waterway Management
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Location - RM 112-115
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Technical Session A5:  Waterway Structures
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location - RM 103
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Technical Session B5:  Standardization and Waterway Assets
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location - RM 104
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Technical Session C5:  Waterway Innovation
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location - RM 105
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Technical Session D5:  Communities and Waterfront Development
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location - RM 106
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Technical Session E5:  Navigation Management
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location - RM 110
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Smart Rivers Sunset Dinner Social
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location - Beale Street Landing
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