The Trenchless Road Show (TRS) program kicked off its 2008 schedule with a hugely successful stop in Cleveland, attracting more than 260 attendees to the Holiday Inn in Strongsville, Ohio, July 22-23. 2008 marks the 16th year that Benjamin Media has delivered leading-edge trenchless information. Brought to you by Trenchless Technology magazine, the TRS program is building its base by incorporating a more local flair in its presentations for 2008.
 
At the Cleveland TRS, show organizers worked with the City of Cleveland, the City of Akron and the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District to present an opening general session covering the region’s unique challenges and solutions regarding water and sewer infrastructure. Local sessions included the City of Cleveland trenchless sewer rehabilitation approach and the City of Akron’s implementation of a GIS-based computerized maintenance management system for managing its water and sewer infrastructure assets.
 
The strong educational sessions, the hallmark of the Trenchless Road Shows, featured seven tracks over two days and covered the leading topics and latest technologies to assist in the installation and rehabilitation of buried pipelines. The sessions covered the Cleveland Experience, Rehabilitation, New Installation, Planning/Managing a Trenchless Project, Manholes, Inspection and Data Management and Laterals/Pressure Pipe. The live demonstrations were a popular offering, allowing attendees to see the products up close and ask questions. At the Cleveland show, demos featured manhole rehabililation, vacuum excavation, pumps, auger boring, lateral rehabilitation and pipe bursting. The exhibit hall was bustling with activity as attendees met with 45 leading trenchless companies from across North America, allowing them the opportunity to gain valuable insight from these experts in a face-to-face setting.
 
Our next stop in the 2008 Trenchless Road Shows series is San Francisco, CA on September 17-18 and the Hilton Concord Hotel.