hosted by the Western Dredging Association (WEDA)

AGENDA

WODCON XXIV AGENDA

“Dredging Towards a More Resilient Future”

All WODCON sessions will be presented in English.

Short Courses require separate registration and are priced from $250 – $400 per person.
The IHC Simulator sessions are priced at $250 per person per session for up to two (2) participants.

All Technical Sessions are included in the price of a regular admssion (Member/Non-member, etc) ticket.  Advance registration is not required for Technical Sessions.

Please check the printed program and app on-site to verify session locations.

 

Monday, 23rd June, 2025

Welcome to WODCON XXIV

LIVE SCHEDULE, AUTHORS & BIOS

Registration Open
Sapphire NW Foyer
7:30 – 17:00

Exhibitor Registration
7:30 – 12:00

Exhibitor Set-up
Sapphire A-O AND Sapphire West Foyer
13:00 – 17:00 – EXPO Hall

SHORT COURSES AND MEETINGS

Short Course: UGA-IRIS Short Course: “Building Efficient and Effective NBS Projects”
($400 / PDH: 8 hrs) VIEW AGENDA (PDF)
Sapphire 410
Instructors: Todd Bridges (UGA IRIS), Ram Mohan (Anchor QEA, UGA IRIS)
08:00 – 12:00 Part 1 – Sapphire Level
12:00 – 13:00 lunch
13:00 – 16:00 Part 2

Short Course: Innovations Toward Achieving More Sustainable Management for Dredged Material
($200 / PDH: 4 hrs) VIEW AGENDA (PDF)
Sapphire 400
Instructors: Burton Suedel (ERDC), Walt Dinicola (Anchor QEA)
08:00 – 12:00 – Sapphire Level

Short Course:  IHC Theory: Hydraulic Transport course
($250.00 / PDH: 3 hrs)
The Hydraulic Transport seminar offers an insightful overview of the key factors influencing the movement of particles through pipeline systems using water. This interactive session will cover the fundamental principles of hydraulic transport, explore pump and pipeline characteristics, and delve into the phenomenon of cavitation. You’ll learn from IHC’s experienced trainer and also benefit from the diverse perspectives of fellow participants from various backgrounds and companies. View IHC’s Video on the importance of theory training HERE. (Video opens to YouTube.)
Aqua C
Instructor:  Jelle Groenhof
08:00-11:00 – Sapphire Level

Short Course:  IHC Simulator (Monday Sessions)
($250 per person per session / No PDH)

Learn by doing during this one-hour experience on a Beaver CSD Simulator. Simulator training is not just for the operators, however also very insightful for sales managers, project managers, production engineers, field engineers, and many more! Choose from one of the standard scenarios or bring your own questions! The available training modules include:

  • CSD start up procedures
  • Swinging; sideways and over-undercutting
  • Dredging in either sand, clay or soft rock
  • Dredging in two or more layers
  • Discharging through different pipeline length

Aqua  AB
Instructor: Jelle Groenhof
11:00 – 12:00 Monday Session 1
12:00 – 13:00 No session (lunch break)
13:00 – 14:00 Monday Session 2
14:00 – 15:00 Monday Session 3
15:00 – 16:00 Monday Session 4
Up to two (2) participants may register for each session.

WODA Board of Directors Meeting
8:30 – 10:00
Sapphire Board Room

WODA Reservoir Dredging Working Group Meeting
11:00 – 12:00
Sapphire Board Room

Safety Commission Meeting
13:00 – 14:00
Sapphire Board Room

Education Commission Meeting
14:00 – 15:00
Sapphire Board Room

Environmental Comission Meeting
15:00 – 16:00
Sapphire Board Room

Mentor & Fellows/Scholars Meet-up (by invitation)
16:30 – 17:00
Sapphire NW Foyer

KICK-OFF EVENTS


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“Women of WODA” / Women of WEDA Reception
Sapphire Terrace
17:00 – 18:00, Sapphire Terrace-4th Floor (Light Hors d’oeuvres)
Women of WEDA (WoW) is dedicated to creating a platform for female members to network with other women in the sector, while also supporting and empowering newcomers to the field by exchanging ideas and offering guidance. This reception, sponsored by Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) and Ramboll, will provide an opportunity to exchange ideas with peers, gain business insights, and expand networks within the sector. Check in with your WoW colleagues before you head to the Welcome Reception. All WoW members are welcome to attend.

EXPO Hall Open
18:00 – 19:30

J.F. Brennan Company, Inc.

Welcome Reception Sponsored by J.F. Brennan Company
& Presentation of WEDA Innovator Award
Sapphire A-O + Sapphire West Foyer
EXPO Hall (Heavy hors d’oeuvres)
18:00 – 19:30,  400 A/B- Sapphire Level – 4th Floor
The signature Welcome Reception is a great way to mingle and make business connections to round out your schedule for the week. WEDA President, Matt Binsfeld, President and CEO of J.F. Brennan Company, will present the 2025 WEDA Innovator Award to a long-time member of the dredging community.

Tuesday, 24th June, 2025

Day 1 – Focus on Resilient Infrastructure

LIVE SCHEDULE, AUTHORS & BIOS

Registration Open
Sapphire NW Foyer
7:30 – 17:00

EXPO Hall Open
7:30 – 17:00

Buffet Breakfast
Sapphire A-O + Sapphire West Foyer
7:30 – 8:20 (EXPO Hall)

Speaker Breakfast – Ready Room (Invitation only)
Sapphire Boardroom
7:15 – 8:15 (By invitation only)

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Opening Plenary
Indigo ADEF
08:30 – 10:00  

  • Welcome to WODCON XXIV – Matt Binsfeld, WEDA President
  • Greetings from Port of Long Beach (Tentative)
  • Opening Plenary Speaker, Major General Jason E. Kelly, Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

Break 
10:00 – 10:30 (EXPO Hall)

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Texas A&M Opening Plenary – CEO Panel
Sapphire Ballroom DHLP
10:30 – 12:00

  • Introduction by Col. Michael Fossum, USAFR (RET.), Vice President of Texas A&M University and Chief Operating Officer & Executive Professor of Maritime Administration of Texas A&M University at Galveston
  • Panelists:
  • Moderator: Greg Trauthwein, President, New Wave Media

Short Course:  IHC Simulator (Tuesday Sessions)
($250 per person per session / No PDH)
Aqua AB
Instructor:  Jelle Groenhof, IHC
10:40 – 11:40 Tuesday Session 1
11:40 – 13:00 No Session (lunch break)
13:00 – 14:00 Tuesday Session 2
14:00 – 15:00 Tuesday Session 3
15:00 – 16:00 Tuesday Session 4
Up to two (2) participants may register for each session.

Lunch Break (Buffet) & Presentation of Awards
Sapphire A-O + Sapphire West Foyer
12:00 – 13:30 (EXPO Hall)

  • WEDA Young Professional of the Year Award
  • Best Paper Award, presented by Moffat & Nichol
  • Best Paper Award, presented by DSC
  • Young Author Award, presented by Anchor QEA
  • IADC Award for Young Authors

Awards will begin at approximately 12:30.

WEDA Executive Committee Prospective Board Director Orientation
13:00 – 13:30
Location TBD

Short Course – Modern Clamshell Dredging with Duty Cycle Crane
($200 / PDH: 4 hrs)
Sapphire  410
Instructor: Alexander Moosbrugger, Liebherr
13:00 – 17:00

1A – Innovative Design and Project Management
Sapphire  400
13:40 – 15:00
Track: Contractor
Scheduled Presentations:

  • Saving North Wildwood’s Summer – Emergency Beach Nourishment Dredging in New Jersey 2024
  • Managing the 5-mile rule: Agent-based modeling of dredge schedules FOR the Houston Ship Channel Improvement Project (Project 11)
  • Dredging works for the construction of the New Lock Terneuzen, Netherlands
  • Design and Permitting of an Eighty-Mile High-Voltage Transmission Line Constructed Beneath the Bed of the Columbia River

1B – Predicting and Managing Turbidity / Suspended Sediments
Sapphire  411
13:40 – 15:00
Track: Contractor
Scheduled Presentations:

  • Turbidity forecasting for dredging operations: Insights from SOHAR Port, Oman
  • Sediment resuspension and transport by vessel propeller wash
  • Evaluating Turbidity Curtain Performance Through Hydrodynamic and Sediment Transport Modeling
  • Evaluating Nearshore Placement of Dredged Sediments at Port of Geraldton, Australia

1C – Engineering With Nature and Restoration
Aqua C
13:40 – 15:00
Track: Contractor
Scheduled Presentations:

  • Exploring and Evaluating Nature-Based Solutions in San Diego Bay
  • Dredging with Nature: The Strategic Sediment Pulse Hydrodynamic Dredging Approach to Marsh Nourishment Applied to Tidal Flood Control Channels in San Francisco Bay
  • Harnessing Beneficial Use for Resilient Coasts: Maryland’s Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities
  • Three business frameworks to develop bankable nature-based solutions for coastal protection

2A – Dredging Technologies
Aqua D
15:40 – 17:00
Track Contractor
Scheduled Presentations:

  • Modeling In-line Slurry Flow Sediment Extraction with Multiphase CFD
  • Numerical Modeling of Port Fourchon Belle Pass, Louisiana, for Navigation Channel Deepening Project Support
  • WODA Working Group on Dredging for Sustainable Sediment Management in Reservoirs
  • Sustainable Reservoir Sediment Management: The Role of Dredging, Sluicing, Flushing, and Bypassing

2B – Suspended Sediment / Turbidity Impacts
Sapphire 400
15:40 – 17:00
Track: Contractor
Scheduled Presentations:

  • Clouds in my Coffee: The Misconceptions of Turbid Plumes from Dredging Operations at PortMiami
  • Sediment mobilization by vessel wakes
  • Understanding Sediment Transport, Deposition, and Recontamination Potential in Bays and Harbors Using the Signal Activated Bottom Lander (SABL)
  • Innovative Applications of Bottom-Sealing Filter Barriers: Advancing Turbidity Control and Sediment Containment for Beneficial Use Projects

2C – Restoration Design
Sapphire 411
15:40 – 17:00
Track: Contractor
Scheduled Presentations:

  • Analyzing Marsh Creation Design and Construction Practices: Caminada Headlands Marsh Creation Project Two Years Post-Construction
  • Advancing Removal of Organic Sediments for Environmental Restoration: Integrating Effluent Nutrient Removal Technologies During Dredge Operations
  • Seed-sediment dynamics: insights from experiments on the behaviour of seagrass seeds in sand mixtures to inform seagrass restoration scale-up methods


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“Young WODA” / Young WEDA Reception
Sapphire Terrace
17:00 – 18:00, Sapphire Terrace-4th Floor
Young WEDA represents youthful WEDA members (35 and under). Young WEDA is dedicated to creating a platform for young members to express and present themselves whilst allowing them to interact with older or more experienced fellow dredging enthusiasts and colleagues. Participation is limited to members only. Sponsored by Eckstein Trade & Transport.

Board of Directors Reception & Dinner (Invitation Only)
Promenade Plaza
18:30 – 20:30, Promenade Plaza – Promenade Level 1
Music provided by Blaise Guild

Wednesday, 25th June, 2025

Day 2 – Focus on Sustainability in Wind & Renewable Energy

LIVE SCHEDULE, AUTHORS & BIOS

WEDA Board of Directors Meeting
Aqua E
7:00 – 8:20

Registration Open
Sapphire NW Foyer
7:30 – 17:00

EXPO Hall Open
7:30 – 17:00

Buffet Breakfast
Sapphire A-O + Sapphire West Foyer
7:30 – 8:20 (EXPO Hall)

Short Course: Leadership Mastery for Mid-Level Professionals: Effective Delegation, Stress Management, and Feedback Reception
($400 / PDH: 8 hrs)
Sapphire  410
Instructor: Kathryn Thomas (Anamar)
08:00 – 12:00 Part 1 – Sapphire Level
13:00 – 16:00 Part 2 – Sapphire Level

Short Course:  IHC Simulator (Wednesday Sessions)
($250 per person per session / No PDH)
Aqua AB
Instructor:  Jelle Groenhof
08:00 – 09:00 Wednesday Session 1
09:00 – 10:00 Wednesday Session 2
10:00 – 11:00 Wednesday Session 3
11:00 – 12:00 Wednesday Session 4
12:00 – 13:00 No Session (lunch break)
13:00 – 14:00 Wednesday Session 5
14:00 – 15:00 Wednesday Session 6
15:00 – 16:00 Wednesday Session 7
Up to two (2) participants may register for each session.


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Plenary Session
Indigo ADEF
08:30 – 10:00
Welcome and Introduction of Speakers, Matt Binsfeld, WEDA President
Speakers:

Break 
10:00 – 10:30 (EXPO Hall)

Safety Stories and Safety Award Plenary
Indigo ADEF
10:30 – 12:00

  • Safety Excellence Award for a Dredging Company
  • Safety Excellence Award for a Dredging Contractor
  • Safety Excellence Award for a Dredging Project

Lunch Break (Buffet)
Sapphire A-O + Sapphire West Foyer
12:00 – 13:30 (EXPO Hall)

4A – Beneficial Reuse and Sediment Management
Sapphire  410
13:40 – 15:00
Scheduled Presentations:

  • Identification of Beneficial Use of Sediment and Habitat Restoration Needs at Contaminated Great Lakes Coastal Areas 
  • A study to the logistical feasibility of benificial re-use of large quantities of dredged sediment and acceleration of dewatering
  • An Update on a Texas-Sized Planning Effort for Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
  • Beneficial reuse of silty sediment from harbors in Denmark

4B – Environmental Aspects of Dredging
Sapphire  400
13:40 – 15:00
Scheduled Presentations:

  • The maritime energy transition and its impact on dredging vessels
  • Towards climate neutral and circular dredging, The role of clients in the transition of dredging industry
  • Cutting Trough Rock and Emissions: The Game Changing Innovations Applied on CSD Spartacus 
  • The cutting of clay: different methods to predict clogging the cutter head

4C – Improving Dredge Safety
Sapphire  411
13:40 – 15:00
Scheduled Presentations:

  • Digging Deep for Lessons Learned: The Benefits of Incident Analysis As Applied to USACE FY12—Class C Contractor Active Power Line Close Call
  • Locating Buried Pipelines in Dredge Areas: Hazards, Challenges, and Solutions
  • Development of the Ship Navigation Monitoring System ‘COS-NAVI’

5A – Dredging Research
Sapphire 410
15:40 – 17:00
Track: Contractor
Scheduled Presentations:

  • Use of Dredging Records and Channel Hydrographic Surveys for Sediment Transport Model Verification
  • Dredging-Related University Education in the United States
  • Nautical Depth: Transforming Ports Management of Fluid Mud
  • Modeling In-line Slurry Flow Sediment Extraction with Multiphase CFD 

5B – Environmental Aspects of Dredging
Sapphire 400
15:40 – 17:20
Track: Contractor
Scheduled Presentations:

  • Leveraging Sustainable Sediment Management to Conserve and Enhance Blue Carbon Habitat 
  • Seed-sediment dynamics: insights from experiments on the behaviour of seagrass seeds in sand mixtures to inform seagrass restoration scale-up methods
  • Guide for a Risk-Based Approach to Environmental Windows for Dredging and Navigation Infrastructure
  • Proactive Feedback Environmental Windows for Dredging and Navigation Infrastructure

5C – Safety Panel
Sapphire 411
15:40 – 17:20

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Harbor Cruise & Dinner, Inspiration Hornblower, Sponsored by Liebherr
Ticket Required
Shuttles provided from Hilton to Grape Street Pier,1800 North Harbor Drive; first departure at 17:30
Cocktail hour (docked): 18:00 – 19:00; Shuttle available for return to Hilton for those not cruising
Cruise of San Diego Harbor: 19:00 – 21:00 (approximate)
Join us for cocktail hour dockside, then spend the evening enjoying a delighful cruise on the Inspiration Hornblower.  You’ll get amazing views of local landmarks, including the Coronado Bay Bridge, Shelter Island and the Public Fishing Pier, and the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum at Navy Pier. Staff from the Port of San Diego will narrate portions of the harbor tour, providing insight on past and present dredging projects in the area, and sharing their perspectives on the future of San Diego Bay.

Thursday, 26th June, 2025

Day 3 

LIVE SCHEDULE, AUTHORS & BIOS

Registration Open
Sapphire NW Foyer
7:30 – 17:00

EXPO Hall Open
7:30 – 18:00

Buffet Breakfast
Sapphire A-O + Sapphire West Foyer
7:30 – 8:20 (EXPO Hall)

Short Course:  Advancing Dredging & Leadership: Innovation & Technology, Project Planning Strategies, Case Studies and Best Practices
($400 / PDH: 8hrs)
Sapphire  410
Instructors: Charlie Johnson (DSC Dredge). Additional speakers:  Bob Wetta, Mercedes James, Nick Wetta & Bryan Landry, Damon Gonzales, P.E., Josh Louviere.
08:00 – 12:00 – Part 1 – Sapphire Level
13:00 – 16:00 – Part 2

Short Course: The Importance of Guidance Systems in Dredging and Construction Operations
($200 / PDH: 4 hrs)
Sapphire  400
Instructor: Mike Carris (Trimble)
08:00 – 12:00 – Sapphire Level

Short Course:  IHC Simulator (Thursday Sessions)
($250 per person per session / No PDH)
Aqua AB
Instructor:  Jelle Groenhof
08:00 – 09:00 Thursday Session 1
09:00 – 10:00 Thursday Session 2
10:00 – 11:00 Thursday Session 3
11:00 – 12:00 Thursday Session 4
12:00 – 13:00 No Session (lunch break)
13:00 – 14:00 Thursday Session 5
14:00 – 15:00 Thursday Session 6
15:00 – 16:00 Thursday Session 7
Up to two (2) participants may register for each session.

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Plenary Session
Indigo ADEF
08:30 – 10:00
Welcome and Introduction of Speakers, Matt Binsfeld, WEDA President
Speaker: Rear Admiral Dean VanderLey, Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command/ Chief of Civil Engineers.
RADM VanderLey will speak to the critical role WEDA members and the dredging industry as a whole play in executing Navy priorities, and discuss ongoing, as well as planned, design and build projects at facilities across the US and worldwide.

Break 
10:00 – 10:20 (EXPO Hall)

6A – Beneficial Reuse and Sediment Management
Sapphire 411
10:20 – 12:00
Scheduled Presentations:

  • Sebastian Inlet 2024/2025 Sediment Bypass Maintenance Dredging Project
  • Advancing Sustainable Development Goals Through the Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials (BUDM)
  • From Problem to Opportunity—Community-Led Beneficial Reuse of Sediment at Detroit Lake in Oregon
  • Circular Economy in Flood Defense: Ripened Sediment for Dike Reinforcement
  • Cement Pipe Mixing “CPM” method at Patimban Port Development Project

6B – Data Driven Technologies
Aqua C
10:20 – 12:00
Scheduled Presentations:

  • Methodology and Tool Development for Maritime Assest Management — Multi-year planning for optimal navigation channel dredging and dredged material management
  • Real-time marine data improves dredging operations
  • Remote control and automation of Backfill ship backhoe
  • Discrete event simulation for adaptive scheduling of hopper cycles
  • Advances in Sediment Vibratory Coring – Incremental Measurement of Core Recovery to Improve Vertical Delineation Accuracy

6C – Dredging Technology
Aqua D
10:20 – 12:00
Scheduled Presentations:

  • The next-generation pump dredging system “TOP-SYSTEM Auto” through ICT implementation
  • Advancements in Automation Systems for Hopper Dredgers: Enhancing Efficiency, Autonomy, and Cybersecurity
  • Dredge technology advancements in Dredge Pumps & Cutters
  • A Tomography-Based Smart Dredging Meter
  • Real-World Applications and Test Results Supporting Non-Nuclear Density Meters as the Future of Measurement in Dredging

Lunch Break (Buffet)
Sapphire A-O + Sapphire West Foyer
12:00 – 13:30 (EXPO Hall)

7A – Beneficial Reuse and Sediment Management
Aqua C
13:40 – 15:00
Scheduled Presentations:

  • Use of Sediment Tracing to Address Global Challenges. The Ever Increasing Dredging Pressures on Ports / Authorities and the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
  • Canaveral Harbor (Florida) Sand Bypass Project, 1995-2025 
  • Increasing Sustainable Beneficial Use Opportunities Working with Contaminated Sediment
  • Environmental & Constructability Overview and Updates for USVI Territorial Dredging Program

7B – Sustainable Dredging; Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovation
Aqua D
13:40 – 15:00
Scheduled Presentations:

  • Advancing Sustainable Development Goals Through the Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials
  • Sustainable Business Case Drives Sustainable Developments in the Design of Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers
  • Where does the sediment go after release?  – Potential of an alternative release location with reduced sailing distance
  • Sand as a Resource, best practices to conduct responsible dredging projects

7C – Dredging Technologies
Sapphire 400
13:40 – 15:00
Scheduled Presentations:

  • Effect of Impeller Clearance Gap on Dredge Pump Head, Efficiency, NPSHR and Production
  • Flow assurance of long distance high mixture density hydraulic transport pipelines affected by density waves
  • A laboratory scale linear rock cutting setup to study cutting forces of blunt chisels
  • Fluid Power; compact, sustainable, and efficient in driving dredge machinery. A key contributor towards dredging with more resilience

Break – Ice Cream Social
Sapphire A-O + Sapphire West Foyer
15:00 – 15:30 (EXPO Hall)

8A – Sediment Remediation
Aqua C
15:40 – 17:00
Scheduled Presentations:

  • Importance of PCBs in Resuspended Sediment When Considering Remediation in San Diego Bay
  • Sediment Quality Objectives and Future San Diego Bay Sediment Remediation
  • Development of New Amendment Materials for Comingled Hydrophobic and Heavy Metal Contaminated Sediments
  • Seismic Impacts to Remedial Design at CERCLA Sites in the Pacific Northwest

8B – Adaptive Management In Dredging Projects
Aqua D
15:40 – 17:00
Scheduled Presentations:

  • ADAPT – Adaptive Dredging Automated Prediction Toolset: progress with the development of a cloud-based predictive bathymetric decision support application
  • Optimizing Navigability of the Río Paraguay: A 2D Hydrodynamic Modeling Approach for Adaptive Dredging Management
  • Adaptive Management for environmental aspects of dredging and reclamation projects: Reactive and Pro-Active
  • Port of Mayagüez and the Mayagüez Industrial Waterfront – Reconstruction and Revitalization of an Historic and Economically-Important Port Facility Post Hurricane Maria

8C – Dredging Technologies
Sapphire 400
15:40 – 17:00
Scheduled Presentations:

  • Real-time dredge monitoring solution with minimally invasive hardware and software – NORBIT NORDredge
  • CATZOC mapping using Layered Media Detection
  • Vanguard Technology: The Crucial Importance of the Bathymetry Echogram for the Success of the Excavation Work
  • Operational Insights from Deploying AUGVs for Nearshore RTK Surveys During Beach Nourishment


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WODCON XXIV Gala, USS Midway Museum
Presented by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Ticket Required
Shuttles provided from Hilton to pier; first shuttle departs at 17:15. Shuttles available for return at 21:30.
Cocktail hour:  18:00 – 19:00, Hangar Deck
Dinner 19:00 – 20:00, Flight Deck
Music by OttoPilot
Awards Program, 20:00 – 21:00

  • Introduction & vdeo presentation, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock LLC
  • Welcome Remarks, Lasse Petterson, Chief Executive Officer of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock LLC
  • Presentation of Awards by Matt Binsfeld, WEDA President
    • WEDA Dredger on Deck Award
    • WEDA Dredger of the Year Award
    • WEDA Lifetime Achievement Award

Dance to OttoPilot, Mingle and Tour, 21:00 – 21:45
FIREWORKS FINALE! 21:45 – 22:00
Return Shuttles to Hilton provided.

Friday, 27th June, 2025

Day 4 – Emerging Trends in Our Environment, Sustainability & Resiliency

LIVE SCHEDULE, AUTHORS & BIOS

Information Booth
Sapphire NW Foyer
7:30 – 12:00

Buffet Breakfast
Indigo ADEF
7:30 – 8:20 (Ballroom)
Breakfast service will continue during the meeeting & awards presentations.

Membership Meeting & Presentation of Booth Awards
Indigo ADEF
7:45 – 8:30 (Ballroom)

  • WEDA Best Booth Award
  • WEDA Most Educational Booth Award

Exhibit Breakdown
7:30 – 12:00 (EXPO Hall)

Short Course:  IHC Simulator (Friday Sessions)
($250 per person per session / No PDH)
Aqua AB
Instructor:  Jelle Groenhof
08:00 – 09:00 Friday Session 1
09:00 – 10:00 Friday Session 2
10:00 – 11:00 Friday Session 3
11:00 – 12:00 Friday Session 4
Up to two (2) participants may register for each session.

Environmental Plenary
Indigo ADEF
08:30 – 10:00
UGA IRIS Beneficial Use Panel – Envisioning Beneficial Use 2100 and Beyond
Co-moderators: Todd Bridges, UGA-IRIS, and Ram Mohan, UGA-IRIS & Anchor QEA
Panelists:
• Panel Charge/Goals – Ram Mohan, UGA/IRIS & Anchor QEA
• Two Decades of Beneficial Use in Texas – A Gulf Coast Ports Perspective – Lori Brownell, Port of Houston
• Innovative Dredge Material Reuse Options – Lauren Mentzer, Maryland Environmental Service
• Creative Strategies for Beneficial Use Projects – Jeff Wingfield, Port of Stockton
• Dredged Material Management in Germany – Henrich Roper, Hamburg Port Authority
• Dredged Material Management in Malaysia – Subramaniam Karuppiah, Port Klang, Malaysia
• BU Challenges and Lessons Learned – A Contractors’ Global Perspective – Stan Ekren, Great Lakes Dock & Dredge Company
• A Call for Action: The Path Forward – Todd Bridges, UGA-IRIS

Environmental Awards Presentation
Indigo ADEF
10:00 – 11:30

  • Environmental Excellence Award – Infrastructure-based Project Utilizing Dredging
  • Environmental Excellence Award – Environmental-based, Beneficial Use-focused Project Utilizing Dredging
  • Environmental Excellence Award – Environmental-based, Remediation-focused Project Utilizing Dredging

Closing Remarks and Adjournment
Indigo ADEF
11:30 – 12:00

Post-Conference Tour – San Elijo 
13:00 – 15:00
Requires separate registration ($250)

Shuttles will be provided to transport those interested in joining an excursion to San Elijo to view the ongoing work of the  San Elio Lagoon Restoration Project.  The San Elijo Lagoon Inlet project, begun in February 2025, will address the challenge of sand accumulation in the lagoon’s main channel and inlet. The project will involve aquatic dredging east of the Coast Highway 101 bridge in Cardiff-by-the-Sea to the San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center, followed by a land-based excavation west of the Coast Highway 101 bridge. Tours will be guided by staff from Moffat & Nichol and on-site project personnel.

 

WODCON XXIV: Partners Program

Group Planned Activities

The La Jolla Tour – Monday Afternoon

$120 pp, hotel pick-up and drop-off

 

San Diego Whale Watching – Tuesday

$100 pp (includes box lunch), more info to come

 

The Famous Coronado Tour – Wednesday, 2 hour tour

$189 pp, hotel pick-up and drop-off

Self Hosted Activities

Little Italy Mercato

Free, every WEDNESDAY from 9:30am to 1:30PM

 

Seaport Village Food Tour in San Diego

$99 pp, includes lunch

 

San Diego Zoo

$74 pp

 

San Diego Botanical Garden

$18 pp (adults)

 

San Diego Old-Town Trolley Tour

$55 per day

  • unlimited re-boarding, 11 stops total

 

The La Jolla Tour

$120 pp