Event Details
Ames, Iowa
Gateway Hotel and Conference Center
2100 Green Hills Dr.
Ames, Iowa 50014
July 9, 2026
Check-in at 7:40 am
Conference Begins at 8:00 a.m.
Event Contact
Description
The Iowa County Engineers Association (ICEA) Mid-Year Conference is held every July in Ames, Iowa. It is an opportunity for county engineers and their staff to gather information about subjects and activities that can improve their efficiency and effectiveness.
Who Should Attend
Attendance at this event is limited to Iowa Secondary Roads Department staff and related personnel, along with related Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)-Iowa Division staff.
Pre-Conference Golf Outing
A pre-conference golf outing will be held on July 8, 2026, at Veenker Golf Course in Ames. This is a separate registration process, but the deadline for registration is also July 2. Please visit the Golf Outing registration page for more details and to register.
Just in case the link above doesn’t work, this is the URL to copy and paste: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080D4AACA623AAF94-64024146-icea.
For questions, please contact Niki Stinn, Iowa DOT, at niki.stinn@iowadot.us or 515-239-1064. (Voicemails will forward to her email, and she will return the call if she does not answer.)
Tentative Agenda
| Time | Event Details |
|---|---|
| 7:40–8:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:00–8:15 a.m. | Iowa DOT Remarks |
| 8:15–8:25 a.m. | Executive Board Update (State of the ICEA Address) |
| 8:25–8:45 a.m. | Service Bureau Update |
| 8:45–9:45 a.m. | Local Systems Update |
| 9:45–10:00 a.m. | Grant Administration Update |
| 10:00–10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15–10:45 a.m. | Highway Research and SRRE Update |
| 10:45–11:30 a.m. | The Car Is the New Gold Mine – Beyond Autonomy: How Connected Vehicle Data is Redefining What Transportation Decision-Makers Can Know, See, and Do |
| 11:30–12:15 p.m. | Panel on Siting and Operating a County-Owned or -Leased Rock Pit |
| 12:15–1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15–2:00 p.m. | Resources for Internal Promotion Success and Lessons Learned |
| 2:00–3:00 p.m. | Drawing the Line: Ethics in Engineering and Land Surveying |
| 3:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
For More Information
If you have questions or need more information, please contact Keith Knapp at kknapp@iastate.edu or 515-294-8817.