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Trenchless Technology Center Report
students associated with the center. Several TTC students have
found career opportunities with IAB member companies, following
graduation this past year as the needs of the trenchless industry
have continued to grow.
TTC also relies heavily on guidance and support from the IAB,
which are key to the successful operation of its mission. This year
the TTC increased its overall IAB membership to a record number
of 51 representatives. Member organizations are listed below, by
category. For more information on each IAB member, please visit
ttc.latech.edu.
Manufacturers & Contractors
Aegion, AOC Aliancys, BASF, BRH-Garver, Interplastic, IPEX,
Milliken, Reline America, Sanexen, SIPP Tech, Trinity Products
and Waterline Renewal Technologies (WRT).
Municipal & Utility
Albany, Aurora, Bloomington, Boston, Caddo Levee (Shreveport),
Citizens Energy (Indianapolis), Columbus, Denver, Hull, Long Beach,
Los Angeles, Monroe, New York, Portland, Ruston, San Antonio,
Shreveport, Tianjin (China), UTRWD (TX) and Vancouver (WA).
Consultants
Carollo, Garver, GeoEngineers, Jacobs-CH2M, Kleinfelder,
Stantec, and Subtegic.

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Media
Benjamin Media, Great Southern Press and Underground
Construction.
Associations
LA CETF, NASSCO and NUCA.
Honorary
Joe Barsoom and Dr. Ray Sterling.
TTC Sponsors
Olson Construction Law, PipeMedic, Raven and Thompson Pipe
Group
Tom Wynne with the city of New York DEP was elected as IAB
Chairman and Ali Mustapha, P.E., executive director for the Caddo
Level District in Shreveport, La, continues to serve as vice-chair.
The IAB is planning to meet at the upcoming ASCE/UESI Pipelines
Conference in Nashville. [NOTE: takes place July 21-24 - right
before/after people receive this issue?] If you are interested in
learning more about the IAB or joining the board, please contact
Dr. John Matthews at matthews@latech.edu.

Educational initiatives
Municipal Forums. The Municipal Forums program consisted
of five forums during the 2018-2019 season, with two in the fall
of 2018 and three in the spring of 2019. Attendance at the five
forums totaled approximately 320 and featured more than 40
presentations from industry leaders. Forum locations included:
Albany, NY; Boston, Mass.; Denver, Colo. (Metro WW); Long
Beach, Calif., and Vancouver, Wash.
The forums are designed as one-day events, with low participation costs (starting at $70 for municipal participants) and the opportunity to earn continuing education units (CEUs) for attending.
Sponsors and speakers for all the 2018-2019 forums were
from the following organizations: Aegion, AOC Aliancys, AP/M
Permaform, city of Los Angeles, city of Vancouver, Wash.,
Garver, GHD, HammerHead Trenchless, Hazen and Sawyer,
HOBAS, Interplastic Corporation, IPEX, Jacobs, James W.
Fowler, Kleinfelder, LMK Technologies, Metro Wastewater,
Milliken Infrastructure, Multi Utilities Ventures, MWRA, Olson
Construction Law, Pipe Bursting of New England, QuakeWrap,
RedZone Robotics, Reline America, Sanexen Water, Stantec,
Subtegic Group, Ted Berry, Vortex and the TTC.
TTC plans to explore new locations, so if you are interested in
hosting a forum, having specific topics included, or would like to
present at any of the forums, please contact Dr. John Matthews
at matthews@latech.edu.
BAMI-I CTAM Workshop. The Buried Asset Management
Institute (BAMI) was established in the Department of
Watershed Management (DWM) for the city of Atlanta in
2003 and transitioned to BAMI-International (BAMI-I) in
2004. This nonprofit corporation's main purpose is to educate
and assist those who have an interest in applying best buried
asset management practices to extend the life and efficiency
of their assets.

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