Workshops & Tours
Workshops
Apr. 7, 2025
9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Calling all 811 Center Liaisons and CGA Regional Partners!
As road warriors of damage prevention in your respective state, CGA invites you to attend this immersive hands-on educational workshop that will focus on several key initiatives that can help combat unintended utility strikes in your community.
Join CGA leadership and industry leaders for discussions and demos of the latest tools and resources designed for immediate adaptation and implementation. Gain new competencies and enhance existing ones through targeted training and discussions.
- The new DIRT, Damage Information Reporting Tool interface and capabilities.
- Online Excavation Education Initiative.
- 811 toolkits and resources.
- The importance of Influencers.
- How the Damage Prevention Institute can affect immediate change in your state.
- What is the DPAC and how can my state get involved.
*Conference Registration Required
Locating Training
Conducted by NULCA Accredited Trainers
Apr. 7 & 8, 2025
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
$575
Provided by McKim and Creed
This 2-day training program is designed to enhance a utility locator’s understanding of their equipment and provide best locating practices. Training topics will include a general overview of utility locating, its history, devices used, and the science behind how they work. Students will learn the physical principles of electromagnetism and how certain factors can affect signal strength so that they can become more confident in their locating capabilities.
We will also address differences in direct versus passive modes and appropriate ways to use both techniques. Additionally, this course will engage in discussion on how utility locators play one of the most important roles in the CGA, damage prevention, and the safety of work zones. Day 1 will be in-class lecture while Day 2 will be in-field training with equipment. Students are highly encouraged to bring their own utility locating devices as only a limited number of devices will be available to share. Lunch will be provided on both days, along with offsite transportation. Students will receive a certificate from the National Utility Locating Contractors Association (NULCA) upon successful completion of the class, as well as access to the CGA Expo for the duration of the class.
Offsite Tour
Kennedy Space Center Tour
Apr. 6, 2025
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
$200
Go behind the gates of NASA on the Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour that includes views of launch pads and the Vehicle Assembly Building. This private, guided tour will include a visit to the Apollo/Saturn V Center, which includes a multi-sensory presentation of the Apollo 8 launch. Next, head to the visitor’s complex, where the space shuttle Atlantis is displayed. You’ll have three hours to grab lunch (on your own) and explore the complex after the private tour.
Airboat Tour & Gator Adventure
Apr. 7, 2025
8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
$140
Take a thrilling ride on a one-hour airboat tour through the Headwaters of the Florida Everglades, where you can observe rich wildlife and explore 100,000 acres of wetlands. Additionally, enjoy access to a Gator Park full of more than 200 native and exotic animals including alligators, lemurs, bobcats, and two-toed sloths, a digital souvenir download of you holding Fluffy, one of the alligators, a bag of gator feed to feed the monster gators, and a delicious lunch!