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Day 1
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration Desk Open
General Session
General Session
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM
Welcome and Introduction
Welcome and Introduction
Bobby Upchurch, Mago Construction Company and 2026 PAIKY President
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Break with Exhibitors
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
We Never Did It That Way: Construction Culture for the 21st Century
We Never Did It That Way: Construction Culture for the 21st Century
Wally Adamchik, FireStater Speaking
5:00 PM
Reception with Exhibitors
Day 2
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Thursday, February 5, 2026
7:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Registration Desk Open
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Breakfast with Exhibitors
Plant Operations
Plant Operations
Breakout Session (click to see detailed schedule)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Segregation: Causes & Cures
Segregation: Causes & Cures
Greg Renegar, ASTEC
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Baghouse: Design, Operation, and Maintenance
Baghouse: Design, Operation, and Maintenance
Greg Renegar, ASTEC
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Best Practice Fundamentals for High RAP Mixtures
Best Practice Fundamentals for High RAP Mixtures
Dallas Reeves, AMMANN
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors or Women of Asphalt Luncheon
Lunch with Exhibitors or Women of Asphalt Luncheon
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Environmental Training: Water & Air Permits
Environmental Training: Water & Air Permits
Ishmal Ratliff & Christie Allen, Pike Engineering & Environmental, Inc.
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Combustion Basics & Combustion Efficiency
Combustion Basics & Combustion Efficiency
TJ Young, T2ASCO, LLC
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Managing Gradation Consistency with Recycled Materials
Managing Gradation Consistency with Recycled Materials
TJ Young, T2ASCO, LLC
Managing People & Pavements
Managing People & Pavements
Breakout Session (click to see detailed schedule)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
The New Look of Leadership
The New Look of Leadership
Wally Adamchik, FireStarter Speaking
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
One Size Fits One
One Size Fits One
Wally Adamchik, FireStarter Speaking
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Feedback? Feedforward? Just Feed Em
Feedback? Feedforward? Just Feed Em
Wally Adamchik, FireStarter Speaking
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors or Women of Asphalt Luncheon
Lunch with Exhibitors or Women of Asphalt Luncheon
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Pavement Management Update
Pavement Management Update
Chad Shive & Brian Schroeder, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Division of Materials: Specifications Update
Division of Materials: Specifications Update
Tate Sallee, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (invited)
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Asphalt Inspectors Briefcase
Asphalt Inspectors Briefcase
Todd Mansell, Caterpillar
Laboratory QA/QC
Laboratory QA/QC
Breakout Session (click to see detailed schedule)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Division of Materials: Specifications Update
Division of Materials: Specifications Update
Tate Sallee, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Impact of Binder Source on HMA Mechanical Performance: A Supplier's Perspective
Impact of Binder Source on HMA Mechanical Performance: A Supplier's Perspective
Stormy Brewster, Marathon
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Long-Term Performance of High Recycle Mixes: Lab & Field Scale Evaluation
Long-Term Performance of High Recycle Mixes: Lab & Field Scale Evaluation
Steve Haughton, Cargill
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors or Women of Asphalt Luncheon
Lunch with Exhibitors or Women of Asphalt Luncheon
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Balanced Mix Design & Modification
Balanced Mix Design & Modification
Dr. Buzz Powell, Asphalt Pavement Alliance
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
HiMod Binders & Thick Lift Paving
HiMod Binders & Thick Lift Paving
Dr. Buzz Powell, Asphalt Pavement Alliance
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Friction Research Update
Friction Research Update
Nathan Moore, National Center for Asphalt Technology
Best Practices for Asphalt Paving
Best Practices for Asphalt Paving
Breakout Session (click to see detailed schedule)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Balancing Your Paving Operations
Balancing Your Paving Operations
Todd Mansell, Caterpillar
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Understanding Automatic Grade & Slope Control
Understanding Automatic Grade & Slope Control
Todd Mansell, Caterpillar
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Precision in Motion, Leveraging LIDAR Data Capture for Road Design & 3D Automation
Precision in Motion, Leveraging LIDAR Data Capture for Road Design & 3D Automation
Justin Thompson, Topcon Positioning Solutions
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors or Women of Asphalt Luncheon
Lunch with Exhibitors or Women of Asphalt Luncheon
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Thermal Imaging
Thermal Imaging
Nars Laikran, Wirtgen America
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Compaction Basics
Compaction Basics
Eric Booth, Dynapac North America
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Compaction Best Practices & Technology
Compaction Best Practices & Technology
Eric Booth, Dynapac North America
NEW SPECIAL EVENT!
NEW SPECIAL EVENT!
PAIKY is hosting Ohio Valley Wrestling at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Thursday (2/5) evening.
Doors Open at 8:00 PM; First Bell at 8:30 PM.
*Please Note: There is not a reception with exhibitors at the conclusion of the Thursday Breakout Sessions. Instead, enjoy an early dinner and come back to the hotel to enjoy the OVW entertainment.
Day 3
Friday, February 6, 2026
Friday, February 6, 2026
7:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Registration Desk Open
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Breakfast with Exhibitors
General Session
General Session
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM
Paving Award Recognition: Airfield Pavements
Paving Award Recognition: Airfield Pavements
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
Paving Award Recognition: Reconstruction/Overlay (Under 20,000 Tons)
Paving Award Recognition: Reconstruction/Overlay (Under 20,000 Tons)
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Break with Exhibitors
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM
Paving Award Recognition: Smoothest Pavement
Paving Award Recognition: Smoothest Pavement
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Health & Nutrition for the Paving Industry
Health & Nutrition for the Paving Industry
Shane Beckham, Leadership Ignition Team
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
Paving Award Recognition: Reconstruction/Overlay (Over 20,000 Tons)
Paving Award Recognition: Reconstruction/Overlay (Over 20,000 Tons)
11:00 AM
Closing Remarks, Door Prizes and Hats
11:15 AM
Adjourn
To download a PDF version of the 2026 Winter Training School agenda, click here.
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