2024 CBBG Mid-Year Meeting
CBBG is excited to welcome students, faculty, staff, and partners to our 2024 Year 9 Mid-Year Meeting! The event will take place on Monday, April 1st through Wednesday, April 3rd. This website will house all information related to the event.
Main Meeting Location: Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, 800 Spring St NW, Atlanta, GA 30308
Secondary Meeting Location: Mason Civil Engineering Building (CEE), 790 Atlantic Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
Host Hotel: Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center 800 Spring St NW, Atlanta, GA 30308 Phone: 404-347-9440
Dinner Location: 5Church Midtown 1197 Peachtree St NE #528, Atlanta, GA 30361
Agenda
Agenda is subject to change, please reference website for most up to date information.
Monday, April 1, 2024
| Start Time | End Time | Event | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:00 PM | 6:30 PM | School of CEE Entrepreneurial Impact Competition – Reception to follow (Optional) | Mason Civil Engineering Building |
| 7:30 PM | Everyone on their own: (Optional Dinners) | TBD |
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
| Start Time | End Time | Event | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:45 AM | 8:30 AM | Breakfast | GT Hotel Dining Room |
| 8:30 AM | 8:40 AM | Welcome – David Frost (GT) and Dean Beyah (GT) | GT Conference Room |
| 8:40 AM | 8:50 AM | State of CBBG – Edward Kavazanjian (ASU) | GT Conference Room |
| 8:50 AM | 9:20 AM | Fifty-year Retrospective and Future of Infrastructure – TBD | GT Conference Room |
| 9:20 AM | 10:00 AM | Bio-inspired Design Primer – Mike Helms (GT) | GT Conference Room |
| 10:00 AM | 10:15 AM | Coffee Break (All Day Break) | Ball Brk Station |
| 10:15 AM | 11:30 AM | 90 second pitches – CBBG students | GT Conference Room |
| 11:30 AM | 12:30 PM | Poster Session – CBBG students | GT Conference Room |
| 12:30 | 12:45 | Group Photos | GT Lobby |
| 12:45 PM | Lunch | GT Hotel Dining Room | |
| 1:30 PM | Ideation Session -Industry Attendees – Moderated by David Frost (GT) | GT Conference Room | |
| 2:30 PM | Path from Problem to Solution -Mike Helms (GT) | GT Conference Room | |
| 3:00 PM | Breakout sessions for industry participants led by Thrust Leaders (Hazard Mitigation, Environmental, Construction, Exploration and Excavation) | GT Conference Room | |
| 4:00 PM | Panel Discussion by Industry Leaders on “Leadership Skills” – Moderated by Claudia Zapata (ASU) | GT Conference Room | |
| 5:30 PM | Closure | ||
| 6:30 PM | Dinner | 5Church Midtown |
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
| Start Time | End Time | Event | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 AM | 8:15 AM | Breakfast | GT Hotel Dining Room |
| 8:15 AM | 8:30 AM | Bus from hotel to Offsite activities for Student Retreat Departing – Faculty, IAB, SAB walk to CEE Mason Building (SEB Annex) – (Check out of hotel and take bags with you – See details below) | CEE Mason Building (SEB Annex) |
| 8:30 AM | 9:00 AM | Strategic Planning Session – Larry Roth and Edward Kavazanjian | SEB Room 122 |
| 9:00 AM | 10:30 AM | CBBG Proposal Planning – Sub-groups for collaborative proposals being develop – Faculty, IAB, SAB | SEB Room 122 |
| 10:30 AM | 10:45 AM | Coffee Break | SEB Room 122 |
| 10:45 AM | 12:00 PM | Technical Discussion Intensives (Technical discussion by thrust groups, with Faculty, SAB and IAB) – Designated Facilitators guide technical focused Q&A | SEB Room 122 |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Box Lunch – Faculty, IAB, SAB | SEB Room 122 |
| 1:00 PM | Adjourn and Afternoon Departure |
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 (Student Retreat)
| Start Time | End Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | 9:30 AM | Bus to Dekalb County Landfill |
| 9:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Tour of Operating Landfill |
| 11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Bus to Lunch Venue (Park) |
| 12:00 PM | 12:45 PM | Box Lunch |
| 12:45 PM | 1:00 PM | Bus to Industrial Facility, Morrow |
| 1:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Tour of Tensar Manufacturing Facility |
| 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Bus to Hartsfield - Atlanta Airport |
| 3:00 PM | Bus takes remaining students back to Georgia Tech Campus |