Agenda / Sessions - Carlson Silver Anniversary User Conference

Conference Agenda / Sessions

On-site registration for the first Carlson Software user conference -- the Carlson Silver Anniversary User Conference -- begins at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, at the Lexington Convention Center, 430 West Vine Street, Lexington, Kentucky, and will run through 7 p.m. that evening, and also available 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, April 14.

Schedule-at-a-Glance — Click here for an easy-to-read grid of the schedule of training classes.

Sunday, April 13: 3 - 7 p.m., Registration Open

Monday, April 14: 7 a.m. - 1 p.m., Registration Open; 8 - 9:30 a.m., General Session; 9:30 - 9:45 a.m., Break; 9:45 - 11:15 a.m., Session 1; 11:15 a.m. -12:30 p.m., Lunch; 12:30 - 2 p.m., Session 2; 2 - 2:15 p.m., Break; 2:15 - 3:45 p.m., Session 3; 3:45 - 4 p.m., Break; 4 - 5:30 p.m., Session 4; 5:30 - 7 p.m., Reception; 7 - 9 p.m., Dinner

Tuesday, April 15: 8 - 9:30 a.m., Session 5; 9:30-9:45 a.m., Break; 9:45 - 11:15 a.m., Session 6; 11:15 a.m. -12:30 p.m., Lunch; 12:30 - 2 p.m.; Session 7; 2 - 2:15 p.m., Break; 2:15 - 3:45 p.m., Session 8; 3:45 - 4 p.m., Break; 4 - 5:30 p.m., Session 9

Agenda/Sessions

Six training "tracks" will be available: SurvCE, Survey, Civil, Mining, Construction and Dealers, plus an Electives track for other subjects of interest. Attendees may concentrate on one track or they have the option to pick and choose their favorites from among the various "tracks."

Each session is led by one of 24 expert Carlson instructors, including Carlson College staff, plus Carlson Software management and developers. NOTE: Classes offering IACET-sanctioned CEUs are listed below, but it is recommended that, due to differing state requirements, each attendant check with his or her state organization to determine its CEU acceptance/regulations. Carlson College is authorized by IACET as a Continuing Education Provider and the classes offered conform to all IACET requirements. **For session times and dates in an easy-to-read grid, click here.

General Session (Tuesday, April 15, 8 – 9:30 a.m.)

Join Carlson Software President & Founder Bruce Carlson and Executive VP of Development, Dave Carlson, along with key developers, for a Welcome and Introduction. Hear about the company’s growth over the past 25 years, exciting product advances, and future directions.

Tracks with Instructors listed

SurvCE

Images/Bruce Carlson/CEU Credit -- Hear the latest on using image files in Carlson Survey/Civil and SurvCE. Using our new program, Carlson Image, learn how to import TIFF graphics from aerial photos, Google Earth, raster road maps, Quad sheets or any raster map image and convert it to a geo-referenced world image using Carlson Image. Course will include importing or placing these geo-referenced TIFF images into Carlson SurvCE's MAP Screen using the Place World Image command or into Carlson Survey using the Place World Image command. Discover how Carlson Image creates multiple images that automatically display for any zoom height real-time in Carlson SurvCE and Carlson Survey.

Map Screen/Brian Hammer -- Discover the best approaches for working with the Map screen features.There are over 75 commands under the Carlson SurvCE MAP screen drop down menus FILE, VIEW, DRAW, COGO and TOOLS. In 90 minutes we plan to do a brief overview on each command found in Carlson SurvCE's MAP screen.

Set Collection/Dean Goodman/CEU Credit -- Data collection and processing for sets will be reviewed in-depth.We will discuss different methods of collecting sets of angles and distances using SurvCE. We will also show how to use the SurvCE resection routine, and how to collect data for processing in SurvNET.

Robotic-Reflectorless TS/Dean Goodman//CEU Credit -- Learn methods for working with robotic and reflectorless instruments.We will discuss the use of robotic and reflectorless equipment with SurvCE including the functions and settings specific to these total stations.

GPS Reference Networks/Butch Herter/CEU Credit -- Using SurvCE with GPS Reference Networks.This class will cover the basics of the different GPS reference station networks and how Carlson SurvCE interfaces with them. A GPS reference network consists of Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) that provide RTK correctors over the internet. Accessing these RTK corrections is usually done with a cell phone connection. GPS users that are properly equipped to take advantage of these correctors can survey in the field to the one centimeter accuracy level in real time.

GPS/Jesus Latova//CEU Credit -- Methods for working with GPS will be reviewed along with reference networks and projections.This session will cover the main procedures for GPS base and rover configurations. We will explain the different localization methods and map projection options. We will also review the different receiver and modem hardware choices that are supported by SurvCE.

Roads/Bruce Carlson/CEU Credit -- Centerlines, Profiles, Templates for Slope Staking and Template Stakeout will be presented by Bruce Carlson. One of the distinguishing attributes of SurvCE is its powerful roading commands. The course begins with a thorough study of the entry and importing of the basic road elements of centerlines, profiles, templates and cross sections. Road stakeout is covered based on template and cross section methods. The techniques of staking offsets and defining the offsets by extend slope, vertical difference and next/previous are explained. Stakeout reporting is covered using user-define cut sheets. Slope staking is covered both within the Stake Slope command for staking the catch points from the pivot point on templates and sections and within Stake Road, where the slope stake can be done from any selected point, left or right. Stakeout of cul-de-sacs and street intersections using the Roadnet output files from Carlson Civil are also covered. Advanced features such as superelevation, template variable width files and template series files are also explored.

Data Collection/John Gerber/CEU Credit -- An in-depth look at survey point collection and feature coding. This Session will focus on collecting Topography Data using Total Stations, Robots and GPS Equipment. We will spend some time explaining how to use Feature Code lists for creating linework Live in the Data Collector. We will also cover using Robots and GPS to collect Points using our Auto by Interval routine.

Stakeout/Jesus Latova/CEU Credit -- This session will cover stakeout procedures from single Points to complex Surface models, Centerlines and X-sections. We will go through the software workflow for stakeout tasks such as Design Structures by using both GPS receiver and Total Station. We will also see the different types and sources of data that can be used under the stakeout functions.

Carlson Layout/Jesus Latova/CEU Credit (under Electives) -- Get in on the latest developments in this overview of Carlson's new layout software for contractors. By using Total Station, GPS or Measuring Tape, the old methods have been combined with new tools and concepts in Carlson Layout. We will explain the different ways to acquire design information from a single blueprint, digital maps or image files for doing easy and intuitive 2D or 3D stakeout.

GIS-CE/John Gerber (under Electives) -- Learn about the powerful, easy-to-use GIS-CE in this data collection product overview. Carlson GIS-CE is our data collection product for GIS field data collection. Learn how to import ESRI GIS shape files with full GIS attribute prompting for GIS field data collection and editing. Learn how to export from Carlson GIS-CE field modified ESRI shape files back into Carlson Survey and ESRI Arcview. See how to take any inexpensive blue tooth hand-held CE GPS device and with GIS-CE installed turn it into a full total station GIS data collection device with GPS NMEA data collection

SurvCE Future Directions/Jesus Latova -- Share in a discussion of future directions for Carlson SurvCE. What's on the way for data collection software? Field work is not going to escape from the amazing world of telecommunications which is giving us opportunties to work more accurately and productively. Come see what's on the horizon and share your ideas.

Survey

Field-to-Finish/Bruce Carlson/CEU Credit -- Hear about innovative and time-tested methods for drawing points and linework by field code. Learn how to setup our Field-to-Finish programs code table (code definition) to plot field surveyed points with descriptions as symbols and linework in pre-defined layers, using your office or customer's drawing CAD standards.

SurvNet/Dean Goodman/CEU Credit -- Network Least-Squares processing for total station, level and GPS vector data will be explored. We will process a project in Carlson's Network Least Squares Adjustment program known as SurvNET. We will discuss the benefits of using SurvNET to process raw data, including meeting ALTA standards, field procedures, constraints and weighting of data, mixing traverse and GPS data, blunder detection and analyzation of adjustment reports.

LotNet/Scott Griffin/CEU Credit -- Discover the best approaches in lot networks for subdividing areas. Come learn two different ways to design a subdivision inside of LotNET. In addition, we will learn how to layout lots with setbacks around ponds and make changes to the lots and ROW with ease.

Raw Data Processing/Ken Crawford/CEU Credit -- Entering and processing survey raw data will be made easy. In this session, learn the fundamentals of Raw File Processing, various adjustment techniques, and how and when to apply them. Examples will range from simple user-entered traverse and sideshot observations (reducing field notes) to a large file that would typically be imported from an electronic data collector, both Total Station and GPS data sets. Adjustment techniques will include Compass Rule, Crandall Rule, and Least Squares Adjustments. We will also look at level adjustments in this session as well.

Points/Cliff Petersohn/CEU Credit -- Commands to control point appearance will be reviewed as well as how to best manage coordinate data. In this session we will be discussing the concepts behind the Carlson COGO point system common to all of the Carlson modules. Demonstrations will include the numerous options and editing capabilities available for point display as well as the various methods for performing and documenting point manipulation.

Deeds/Brian Hammer/CEU Credit -- Enter deeds, report deeds and create legal descriptions with ease and expertise. Deeds, Not Words: All surveyors need to work with legal documents that they find at their local registry of deeds. This session will cover how to work with these documents through Carlson’s many deed processing components. We will apply different tactics to translating the deed into the drawing program. And going the other direction, we will cover creating a legal description from the drawing.

Annotation/Tim Osborn/CEU Credit -- Linework and area labels made simple. We will be discussing the annotation capabilities offered by the Carlson survey modules. We will show the capabilities of annotating linework and areas in both a linked and an unlinked mode. We will also demonstrate the capabilities of manipulating the appearance of existing annotation elements.

Surfaces/Harry Ward/CEU Credit -- In this session we will be discussing the theory and algorithms of surface preparation in Carlson Civil/Survey. We will show varying data types appropriate for creating surfaces and discuss the ramifications of data types. An example of how to prepare a surface will be shown and the settings will be explained. Following that will be a demonstration of how to perform QA/QC analyses to ensure surface integrity.

Survey Future Directions/Dave Carlson -- Driving the future of surveying software, Dave Carlson leads an enlightening session about new directions for Carlson Survey. Even after 25 years of working on Carlson Survey, there is still plenty still to do. Come hear the latest developments under way and share with us your own insights into survey software.

Construction

3D Models Data Prep: Residential/Boyd Jensen/CEU Credit -- Optimal solutions are presented for residential site modeling in CAD. This session will cover how to take the varying range of source data provided by engineers and turn them into 3D Models used in Estimating, Layout, and/or Machine Control. Example files will be used from "Real World" projects and will encompass a variety of residential developments. Special emphasis will be made on different methods of elevating linework into 3D, and also how to 'adjust' an initial 3D Model for greater accuracy.

3D Models Data Prep: Commercial/Bruce Carlson/CEU Credit -- Hear Bruce Carlson expand upon commercial site modeling in CAD. Commercial 3D Model preparation is presented using the "text evidence" on site drawings. Sidewalks, curbs and edge-of-pavements are elevated using leader lines or adjacent text. Spot elevations associated with inlets, manholes, high, low and break points as well as alignments and flow lines are used to elevate entities. The vertice locking and interpolating power of Edit-Assign Polyline Elevations is explained. Building pad elevating is covered in all forms (single and multiple, and with "layback"). Techniques of layer-based building and paving offsetting to subgrade are explained. Shrinkwrap and "boundary polyline" routines are covered, particularly as they assist in defining light duty and heavy duty paving areas. Finally, Pad Template and other support routines such as the 3D Polyline Offsets are presented as they assist in defining 3D commercial surfaces. Final surfaces are viewed with 3D Drive Simulation and verified by Quick Profile.

Trenching/Ken Crawford/CEU Credit -- Deepen you understanding of trench network layout and quantities.Learn how to develop and edit trench networks and assign materials including pipe components, bedding, and backfill. Perform earthwork and materials quantity takeoffs for the entire trench network as well as for individual trench reaches. This session will also examine the tools to create pipe and utility trench graphic output including plan view labeling, profiles, and standard detail views of trench cross sections.

Carlson Machine Control/Randy Noland/CEU Credit -- Learn the ins-and-outs of Carlson Grade in this detailed overview of Carlson Grade. We will also present case studies of Carlson Grade in use on different types of equipment.

Earthworks, Material Quantities/Todd Carlson/CEU Credit -- Optimize your knowledge of topsoil adjustments, subgrades and material quantity reporting. This session will cover how to generate all the unique Earthwork Volume Reports that can be created in Carlson Takeoff, including: Cut/Full, Shrink/Swell, Topsoil Removal and Replacement, Subgrade Materials, Demolition, Strata, Areas of Interest, Over-excavation, and weekly volume reports.

Essential Roading/Ken Crawford/CEU Credit -- This session will examine the fundamental tools to develop roadway design elements including centerlines, profiles, roadway cross sections including multiple template creation and application along an alignment. Also explore the "follow-through" stage of preparing the roadway data elements for staking in the field. Examples will include point creation along components and assignment of roadway elements to SurvCE, Carlson's Field Data Collection and Processing software for eventual field stake out. There will be a brief demonstration of Carlson Civil's new RoadNET design automation feature.

RoadNet/Gary Rosen/CEU Credit -- This session focuses on the capabilities of Roadnet, the pinnacle of Road Design functionality found in the 2007 and 2008 Carlson Civil program. Starting from scratch with AutoCAD polylines, we will cover the entire process of turning these into a network of roads, in 2D and 3D, including the creation of Profiles, Cross Sections, Templates, Finished Contours, Volume Calcs, and 3D Visualization. The Road network will include 3-way and 4-way intersections, cul-de-sacs, roundabouts, and transitions for bus turnouts or lane widenings. You will leave ready to design any network of roads you encounter!

Takeoff Future Directions/Todd Carlson -- At the forefront of site estimating software, Carlson Takeoff is heading in new directions. Come hear the latest developments under way and share with us your own insights into site estimating.

Mining

Drillholes/Grant Wenker/CEU Credit -- Review the nuts and bolts of importing, editing, reporting and drawing drillhole data.This section goes through the process of bringing in the holes and then making sure they are correct with queries and correlation checks. Geologic columns are drawn in 2D and 3D, drillhole reports check names and utilities fix any problems with the data.

Geology Modeling Basics/Grant Wenker/CEU Credit -- Learn the processes for strata/bed name correlation, isopach maps, and fence diagrams. This session introduces the basics needed to start the modeling process. Modeling methods are compared. The data must be clean for correct models. PreCalculated grid files are created, isopachs and outcrops are drawn and fence diagram/geological cross sections check the model with the drilling.

Geology Modeling Advanced/Grant Wenker/CEU Credit -- Maximize your comprehension of conformance, pinchout, splits, and limit polylines.This session covers advanced tools to fine tune the model. Seam conformance and how the modeling reacts are detailed. Splits, naming of the "parent-child" relationship and limit lines are used.

Underground Timing/Steve Richards/CEU Credit (under Electives) -- Timing of longwall and room-and-pillar panel examples will be covered. Some elements of underground timing have been relocated and we will cover the process with the "new" options.

Underground Mapping/Steve Richards/CEU Credit (under Electives) -- Learn about the details of room and pillar mapping, projections, and quantities. We will review the automatic layout options face updating procedure, and end-of-month take-up procedures.

Surface Timing/Grant Wenker/CEU Credit -- Make your pit layout and surface equipment timing perfect.Once the model is built, then the pits are laid out using many methods such as by Advance or by Matrix. Pits are assign direction, values and grids, then scheduled. Timing will be run by both production by period and by equipment rate with calendars.

Natural Regrade/Nicholas Bugosh/CEU Credit (under Electives) -- This session will provide an overview of the GeoFluv method for designing landforms that resist erosion by using fluvial geomorphic principles. These low-cost, low-maintenance landforms can help the user meet stormwater requirements, satisfy bond release criteria, promote vegetation diversity, and enhance land values. An explanation of the fluvial geomorphic inputs will be made using a virtual field tour. Case histories of projects of various types will be presented. Specific project design challenges that are submitted by attendees prior to the User's Conference will be analyzed and GeoFluv design approaches for them will be suggested.

Reserve Classification/Steve Richards/CEU Credit -- A complete presentation on reserve classification mapping and quantity reporting.

Surface Pit Design/Grant Wenker/CEU Credit -- Bench pit design, spoil placement, dragline cuts and haul roads will be reviewed. This section covers surface mine design for bench pits, spoil placement, dragline cuts and haul roads. 3D surface mine design with interactive surface history simulations are highlighted. Cross sectional design with range diagrams are converted to 3D to make a spoiled surface for reclamation. Simple ramps and roads are built.

Mine Reserves-Pits/Grant Wenker/CEU Credit -- This session covers solutions for building precalculated mining models and calculating quantities and qualities. The 3D surface history is used to calculate multi-bench, offset volumes.

Block Modeling/Grant Wenker/CEU Credit -- Discover all you need to know about block modeling commands. This class takes a set of drillholes and creates the block model. Blocks are drawn and viewed in 3D for analysis. Cross sections are cut and volumes by grade are calculated with reserves.

Mining Future Directions/Grant Wenker & Steve Richards -- Join in a discussion of exciting future directions for Carlson Mining. This session is a chance to share any wish list items that have not been covered are discussed here for implementation into the next release. New updates, commands and releases will be highlighted.

Civil

Civil Tour/Scott Griffin -- In this session we will take a drive through the different NET programs inside the Civil Suite LotNET, RoadNET, SiteNET and StormNET. We will hit all major steps of site design project from existing surface to layout to roads to grading.

StormNet/Bruce Carlson/CEU Credit -- This course presents the revolutionary layer-based and DTM-based stormwater design techniques of the Carlson Hydrology program. The course focuses on storm sewer networks. The design setup is discussed first including the use of accurate 3D terrain models for analysis of the watershed boundary, flow lines and low points. It proceeds to cover layer-based assignment of runoff coefficients, definition of rainfall events, setting of storm sewer design parameters and selection of runoff calculation methods. Inlets are then located along with manholes, with selection of user-defined grates, curb inlets and manhole types. Methods of verification such as hydraulic grade line and energy grade line graphs are reviewed. Automatic calculation of drainage areas and time to inlet is presented, as an alternative to individually calculated and entered values. Preparation of deliverables such as plan and profile sheets, with stationing referenced to the storm sewer network or road centerline, is presented. The storm sewers are shown in 3D and collision detection is reviewed. Methods of flexible, user-defined storm sewer reporting are shown.

SiteNet/Gary Rosen/CEU Credit -- Discover the best approaches for layer-based surface modeling with topsoil, subgrade adjustments. This session covers the use of SiteNet, found in the 2008 Carlson Civil program. SiteNet is a layer-based surface generator, delivering earthwork volume calculations and visualizations of the earthwork volumes with cut/fill color maps, labels, and/or contours. The class also demonstrates the specification of subsurface volumes, sub-volumes for specific areas of interest, and the automatic adjustment of drawing entities to achieve balanced earthwork quantities.

Profile-Section Sheets/Ladd Nelson/CEU Credit -- Take a tour through Carlson Civil and explore methods to produce quality construction documents! Attendees will learn how to create and adjust Plan & Profile Sheets and Cross-Section Sheets. Attendees will also explore methods to incorporate CAD Standards used for sheet generation to produce a quality deliverable product in a timely fashion.

Grading/Harry Ward/CEU Credit -- Get insight on site grading with design pad template. The grading session will discuss the theory and the art of grading for design and data prep purposes in Civil/Survey. We will show examples of how the tools for grading are applied. Once a graded surface is created we will discuss how it can be used and merged into existing ground for data prep and design purposes. Applied examples will illustrate examples of grading criteria.

Watersheds-Routing/Ken Crawford/CEU Credit -- This session covers watershed analysis and hydrograph routing. Starting with a 3D terrain model, we will use watershed analysis to delineate the watershed boundaries, find the ponding areas and draw runoff polylines. Next we will work through the process of calculating time of concentration and peak flow for different methods including TR-55 and SCS. Finally we will cover creating and routing hydrographs through reservoirs and channels using the TR-20 and Carlson methods.

Hydro Structures/Nicholas Bugosh/CEU Credit -- In this session we will demonstrate the capabilities in Carlson Hydrology for designing and analyzing structural components including ponds, weirs, orifices, culverts and channels. Interaction with other well known hydrology programs will be demonstrated as well.

Advanced Roading/Ladd Nelson/CEU Credit -- Take control of your highway design and explore advanced roading methods. Attendees will learn how to apply superelevation using AASHTO-specifications and will explore procedures to transition between different roadway template configurations. Attendees will also examine methods to control the offset and/or elevation points of a road to produce efficient roadway designs that safely drain water away from the traveled way.

Tips and Tricks (General Utilities)/Gary Rosen -- Learn program pearls within Carlson Survey/Civil for general tasks. In this class we will look at dozens of awesome utilities found in the Carlson office software programs that are designed to shortcut simple tasks and make you more productive and efficient in all of the day to day CADD challenges you face. Some of these tools are very simple, designed to solve a specific problem, some provide a much more wide-spread set of tools, and we will look at many examples of both. From Drawing Cleanup to Edit-Assign Polyline Elevations, from Extend by Distance to Import-Export LandXML, "this is the good stuff," the fun and powerful tools that you will use everyday.

HydroCad Hydrology/Hydraulics/Peter Smart, CEO HydroCad/CEU Credit (under the Electives Track)-- A new alliance for Carlson Software -- HydroCad will be packaged with Carlson Hydrology 2009 and in the Carlson Civil Suite 2009 -- will be announced. Smart will present a brief overview of hydrology fundamentals followed by a presentation on HydroCad, including flow analysis, reach design and detention pond sizing, for both surface and underground structures. HydroCad links will be developed within Carlson Hydrology soon after the initial '09 release.

Civil Future Directions/Scott Griffin & Harry Ward -- Come learn more about what Carlson's Civil future has to offer in 2009 and the new relationships that Carlson has with ESRI and others.

Electives

PointClouds/Dinesh Malav/CEU Credit -- The new Carlson Pointcloud software is presented as it applies to 3D modeling and visualization of mine sites, rural terrains and as-built developed sites. We cover scan importing, registration of multiple scans, techniques of viewing in 3D, decimation and filtering. The auto-creation of break lines is demonstrated, as well as pulling standard Carlson profiles and generating contours. A special field-to-finish drafting technique whereby points are picked on the 3D scan image leading to layerized linework drafting is shown.

Simplicity 2008 for Microstation-DOTs/Mark Floan -- Introduction to next generation of Simplicty with standalone, MicroStation and AutoCAD platforms. Get a quick overview of the similarities and differences to be found in Simplicity's new "Sight" Survey 2008 with an emphasis on the integration of several standard features found in other Carlson products and see how Simplicity's new "Sight" Survey 2008 works directly with Microstation. We will highlight a complete field to finish solution for Microstation users/DOT's, demonstrating in a Microstation environment: data collection communications; a raw data editor; field to finish routines; network least squares; and a new contouring engine with volumes and surface construction. We will also demonstrate the use of your own Microstation cell files for symbol drawing. Also highlighted are a new internal CAD engine and operation with AutoCAD and Microstation.

GIS for Office/Gary Rosen/CEU Credit -- Find out more about our revolutionary GIS module of Carlson for Acad. The Carlson Civil Suite includes a robust GIS program with a wide range of capabilities, and this class looks at that part of the office software and shows what it can do and how to use it. Importing and Exporting Shape files, attaching drawing objects to external databases, Inserting Blocks with attribute data at locations specified in a coordinate file, using the GIS Inspector and even Polylgon Overlay Analysis, this class covers many of the awesome tools in 2008 Carlson GIS.

Natural Regrade/Nicholas Bugosh/CEU Credit (Mining Track)-- This session will provide an overview of the GeoFluv method for designing landforms that resist erosion by using fluvial geomorphic principles. These low-cost, low-maintenance landforms can help the user meet stormwater requirements, satisfy bond release criteria, promote vegetation diversity, and enhance land values. An explanation of the fluvial geomorphic inputs will be made using a virtual field tour. Case histories of projects of various types will be presented. Specific project design challenges that are submitted by attendees prior to the User's Conference will be analyzed and GeoFluv design approaches for them will be suggested.

HydroCad Hydrology/Hydraulics/Peter Smart, CEO HydroCad/CEU Credit (part of the Civil Track)-- A new alliance for Carlson Software -- HydroCad will be packaged with Carlson Hydrology 2009 and in the Carlson Civil Suite 2009 -- will be announced. Smart will present a brief overview of hydrology fundamentals followed by a presentation on HydroCad, including flow analysis, reach design and detention pond sizing, for both surface and underground structures. HydroCad links will be developed within Carlson Hydrology soon after the initial '09 release.

Underground Timing/Steve Richards/CEU Credit (Mining Track) -- Timing of longwall and room-and-pillar panel examples will be covered. Some elements of underground timing have been relocated and we will cover the process with the "new" options..

Underground Mapping/Steve Richards/CEU Credit (Mining Track) -- Learn about the details of room and pillar mapping, projections, and quantities. We will review the automatic layout options face updating procedure, and end-of-month take-up procedures.

C&G Survey Essentials/Don Morrison/CEU Credit -- Data collection, reduction and COGO. This session will cover getting the field data to the finished plat, using description codes, point numbering routines and mapping routines.

C&G Survey Surfaces/Don Morrison/CEU Credit -- Surface creation, topo and volumes. This session will use C&G Survey to generate contours from field notes, generate proposed grade from an alignment with templates, and compute volumes base on end area method.

Dealer

Carlson Survey for Dealers/Scott Griffin -- A discussion of Carlson Survey sales issues and the best solutions. Come learn why so many surveyors use Carlson Survey over other survey packages and the selling points to translate this to potential customers. We will be covering Field to Finish, Stakeout routines, Surfaces and Stock Pile Volumes.

Carlson Civil for Dealers/Scott Griffin -- Carlson Civil sales issues and resolutions are addressed. Come learn why selling Carlson Civil could lead you to gain a share of the $100 million dollar Civil Market. We will cover Road Design with intersection, Cul-de-sac, Roundabouts. In addition, learn key points on how to sell Civil Software even if you're a hardware dealer.

SurvCE for Dealers/Bob Bailey -- This session will cover sales issues for SurvCE. We will go over the status of equipment support for the latest GPS receivers, total stations, modems, etc. We will also review different data collector options for SurvCE.

Takeoff for Dealers/Todd Carlson -- Carlson Takeoff sales topics are reviewed in-depth. This session will cover the keys benefits and unique capabilities that Carlson Takeoff holds in the Estimating and Data Prep marketplace. Successful sales strategies, tips on demos, and competitor comparisons will be discussed in detail. New sales media/materials will also be made available to take with you.

Carlson Training Program/Harry Ward -- How to use Carlson College for end-user training. The Carlson College training offerings will be described and the training locations & venues will be explained. The session will explain the Instructors, manuals and data sets included in the training we offer and we will detail the certification of training sessions & attendees.

Order processing/logistics/Mike Jarjosa -- Learn the best practices for placing and monitoring orders. This session will cover handling of orders at Carlson. We will also review automated order and invoice confirmations and tracking shipments to the end user.

Machine Control for Dealers/Randy Noland -- This session will be a machine control and construction market overview and how Carlson Positioning and Machine Control products address this market. We will go over sales points. How to demo and support the products will be covered in Tuesday's Machine Control session, 2:15-3:45 p.m under the Construction track.

Additional Dealer Products/Scott Griffin -- Review other Carlson products, including CSI, GIS-CE, Field, and more, and hear about the latest product advances.

Dealer Future Directions/Bruce Carlson -- Get in on the discussion of future directions for working together. Civil and the civil engineering market, giving example of dealer success. We will also recognize dealer successes in 2007 and look forward to 2008 with projections and goals. Reward and incentive programs for 2008 will be explained.