2024 Summer Conference
MASTER EVENT SCRIPT
(Subject To Change)
August 25 – 28, 2024 | Sheraton Niagara Falls
Note: This Master Event Script (MES) is a “living document” and will be regularly updated as conference plans are confirmed, and information is finalized. Click here for a printable conference agenda.
Saturday, August 24 staff will be on site for conference preparations beginning at 12:00 pm.
CONFERENCE DAY 1 Sunday, August 25 Location
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Morning
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Registration Set – Up / Final Checks
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11:00 am – 12:00 pm
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Pre-Conference Meeting
(NYSCHSA Staff & Hotel Staff)
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12:00 pm
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Registration Ready
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Main Registration Convention Center
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3:00 – 6:00 pm
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Sheraton Niagara Falls Registration Open / Welcome Attendees
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Grand Foyer Convention Center
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4:00 pm
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Hotel Check-In Begins
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Sheraton Hotel Lobby
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6:30 – 8:00 pm
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Cocktail reception and
President’s Welcome Dinner
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Cataract Room & Patio NF Convention Center
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6:30 – 9:30 pm
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Open bar
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Cataract Room & Patio NF Convention Center
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CONFERENCE DAY 2 Monday, August 26 Location
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6:30 am
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Staff Checks / Opening
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6:30 am – 8:30 am
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Breakfast Buffet
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Cataract Room Convention Center
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7:00 am – 8:30 am
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Superintendents Posterboard Meeting
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8:30 am – 9:45 am
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Welcome opening session
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Cascades II
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9:45 am – 10:00 am
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Refreshment Break
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Grand Foyer Convention Center
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10:15 am – 11:15 am
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CEC Session #1: Preservation of Masonry Stone Arch Bridges Presented by: Barton & Loguidice
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Cascades II
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11:15 am – 12:15 pm
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Cookout lunch at Hickory Stick (Golfers Only)
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Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Club
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12:30 pm
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Shot Gun Start
Golf Tournament at Seneca Hickory Stick
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Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Club
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11:30 am – 4:00 pm
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Activity for Conference Guests & Non-Golfers / Box lunch Lockport Cruise & Tour (times subject to change)
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Self-drive/Carpool
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6:00 pm
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Dinner on your own
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9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
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Night Cap Reception (Open Bar)
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Cataract Room Convention Center
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CONFERENCE DAY 3 Tuesday, August 27 Location
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6:30 am
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Staff Checks / Opening
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7:00 am – 11:00 am
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Registration Desk Open
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7:00 am – 9:00 am
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Buffet Breakfast
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Cataract Room Convention Center
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7:00 am – 8:15 am
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ACEC Session
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8:30 am – 9:30 am
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CEC Session #2: Local Road & Street Safety Plans Presented by: New York State LTAP Center
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Cascades II
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9:30 am – 10:30 am
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Superintendents Roundtable
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10:30 am – 11:30 am
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Travel to Buffalo Bill's Stadium
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Self-drive/Carpool
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11:30 am – 12:30 pm
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Lunch @ Buffalo Bill's Stadium (Sponsored by: DiDonato)
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Dunn Tire Club/Parking Lot 2/Gate 2
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12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
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CEC Session #3A: Helping Highmark Stadium Stand for Over 50 Years Presented by: DiDonato Associates, Buffalo Bills and Erie County DPW
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Dunn Tire Club
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1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
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Session #3B : Technical Site Visit
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Buffalo Bills Stadium Tour
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3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
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Buffalo Bills Stadium Shopping
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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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Travel back to Sheraton Niagara Falls
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Self-drive/Carpool
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6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
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Banquet Cocktail Reception
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Grand Foyer & Cataract Room & Patio
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7:30 pm
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Banquet
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Cataract Room Convention Center
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CONFERENCE DAY 4 Wednesday, August 28 Location
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6:30 am
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Staff Checks / Opening
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7:00 am – 11:00 am
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Registration Desk Open
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7:00 am – 9:00 am
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Buffet Breakfast
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Cataract Room Convention Center
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7:30 am – 8:30 am
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TIC Meeting
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8:30 am – 9:30 am
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CEC Session #4: A New Connector Road: Providing Safety and Mobility
Chemung County, NY Presented by: Erdman Anthony
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Cascades II
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9:30 am – 10:00 am
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Refreshment Break
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Grand Foyer – Convention Center
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10:00 am – 12:00 pm
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Superintendents Business Meeting
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Porter/Deveaux
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2:00 pm
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Staff Pack-Up
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