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it is to listen to the ones who are actually doing the work.
There were a lot of positive comments about a new presentation this year. Dr. Larry Cole’s presentation dealing with “the psychology of safety” was a hit. We hope to have Dr. Cole back in 2023 with another relevant and entertaining session.
We certainly want to give a shout-out to the sponsors and exhibitors who make these kinds of events possible. Sponsors included Platinum, Progressive Partnering; Gold, ACTS Now Inc.; Silver, Black Hills Energy, Rust-Oleum, Summit Utilities; Bronze, Compliance EnviroSystems, Badger Daylighting, KorTerra, Navigation Electronics,
Inc. (NEI), Paradigm, Urbint, Utility Training Academy, Vector Force Development, Vermeer MidSouth; Reception Sponsors, System Services and Drink Sponsor was Locate Point.
Exhibitors included 4iQ Solutions,
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Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, Arkansas Graphics, Badger Daylighting, Benchmark Subsurface Utility Service, Black Hills Energy, Compliance EnviroSystems, EGW /
Vivax-Metrotech, FlagShooter, Green Equipment Company
Kinder Morgan, KorTerra, Locate Point, Navigation Electronics, Inc. (NEI), PHMSA, Rust-Oleum, Summit Utilities, TRUVAC, Utility Training Academy, Vector Force Development and Vermeer MidSouth.
Some big changes are already in the works for the 2023 Arkansas Summit. First, the event is moving to a new date. The 2023 Summit will be held on February 20 – 22, 2023 and it is moving to a new location for 2023. It will be back at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock.
Additionally, the Summit team is hard at work finding the right presentations promoting accountability as well as fair and effective enforcement. One
of the goals of the 2023 Summit is to bring new stakeholders to the event to gain additional perspectives. We do have some exciting announcements to make shortly about the 2023 Summit, so stay tuned to a growing and relevant damage prevention event that is exclusively Arkansas.
See you in Little Rock in February!
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