The Alden Conference facilitates communication and collaboration among utility industry professionals.
Engage in industry dialogue via speaker sessions, breakout sessions, and training.
Be heard! Be on-site with Alden's dev team to voice your feedback and influence the future direction of the Alden One platform.
Learn all about Alden One, the nation’s leading platform for utility joint use asset management.
Connect with utility industry partners and peers, including asset owners, attaching companies, engineering, and construction firms.
*Schedule subject to change. All times CDT.
5:30PM – 7:30PM / Terrace Bar - Valley Hotel, 2nd Level
Join us Monday evening for an opening reception. Drop in at your leisure to mingle with fellow attendees, meet the Alden team, and enjoy heavy hors d'oeuvres and cocktails to kick off the conference!
7:30AM – 8:30AM / Red Mountain Ballroom Foyer
Join us for breakfast each morning at your leisure.
8:30AM – 8:45AM / Cory Brinkman
All General Sessions on Tuesday will be held in the Red Mountain Ballroom A, B, & C.
8:45AM – 9:30AM / John Sciarabba
Get ready for some exciting insights from Alden's CEO plus a whole lot of inspiration to start the conference on a high note!
9:30AM – 10:30AM / Adrian Torres + Alden Panel
End-to-end presentation and interactive panel discussion for creating, tracking, and managing the attachment permitting process in Alden One.
• Topic will cover assets including utility poles, meters, streetlights, and more.
10:30AM – 10:45AM
10:45AM – 11:45AM / Baski + Alden Panel
Engaging talk and interactive panel discussion on managing violations and transfers from initiation to closure in Alden One.
11:45AM – 1:00PM // Red Mountain Ballroom Foyer
Join us for a group lunch.
1:00PM – 1:30PM / Cory Brinkman
Attendees will introduce themselves and their companies, sharing their roles, responsibilities, and the outcomes they are striving to achieve.
1:30PM – 2:15PM / Chris Burton + Alden Panel
Discussion and interactive session addressing utility field audits & inspections, covering the entire process from initiation to completion in the Alden One framework.
2:15PM – 2:30PM
2:30PM – 3:45PM / John Sciarabba & Jacob Harrison + Alden Panel
Exploration of upcoming scenarios and interactive insights into future Alden One use cases.
3:45PM – 4:45PM / All Attendees + Alden Team
Prior to our offsite group networking event, take time to check your emails, make calls, and get ready for a great night out!
4:45PM / All Attendees + Alden Team
Meet the Alden team outside the hotel at 4:45 PM for departure via bus to Regions Field. Roundtrip transportation is provided for your convenience.
5:30PM – 9:30PM / All Attendees + Alden Team
We're taking a group trip to Regions Field to see our Birmingham Barons take on Huntsville's Rocket City Trash Pandas.
Join use for this delightful networking event! Don't miss this opportunity to get to know your fellow attendees over dinner and drinks at the exclusive Party Deck and Party Suite 310. Roundtrip transportation is provided for your convenience.
9:30PM (or when the game ends)
If you should need to return to the hotel earlier, Uber and Lyft are available in Birmingham.
7:30AM – 8:30AM // Red Mountain Ballroom Foyer
Join us for breakfast at your leisure.
8:30AM – 8:45AM / Cory Brinkman
All General Sessions on Wednesday will be held in the Red Mountain Ballroom A, B, & C.
8:45AM – 9:30AM / Sean Knowles, McLean Engineering
9:30AM – 10:00AM / Chris Burton
10:00AM – 10:30AM
Join us for a special break with coffee and bagels! Make the most of this excellent chance to mingle with new connections or exchange contact info with those you've yet to meet.
10:30AM – 11:00AM / Chris Burton
Learn all about Task Agent – Alden's mobile field data collection app designed to pair with Alden One. Available for iOS and Android.
11:00AM – 11:45AM / Baski
Dive into the future of Alden One with a glimpse into upcoming R&D, followed by a Q&A session for insights and discussion.
11:45AM – 1:00PM // Red Mountain Ballroom Foyer
Join us for a group lunch!
1:00PM – 1:45PM / Maranda Duchock, Todd Miranda
Discover what's new in the system from our dev team.
1:45PM – 2:30PM / Maranda Duchock, Todd Miranda
In this fun (and impactful) exercise, you'll have the chance to bid on the features you want us to build next in Alden One.
2:30PM – 2:45PM
2:45PM – 3:15PM / Maranda Duchock, Todd Miranda
Find out the feature buy winner and what's coming next!
3:15PM – 4:00PM / John Sciarabba
5:00PM // Red Mountain Ballroom Foyer
We'd love for you to attend our final group dinner at the Valley Hotel.
You'll have some free time this evening, so venture around town! Click to view options in the area located around the hotel.
7:30AM – 8:30AM / Red Mountain Ballroom Foyer
Join us for breakfast at your leisure, then attend your customer-specific session and/or attend Alden One training.
8:45AM – 10:00AM / All Pro Clients + Alden Team
Meet in your customer groups with the Alden Team in the Red Mountain Ballroom. We are excited to offer these dedicated sessions for your company with our team members. Attendees from our Pro Client companies will be matched with the Alden Team.
8:45AM – 12:00PM / Shades Creek Room
We'll offer Alden One training and plenty of Q&A, so have your questions ready.
Who should attend? All Alden One users and attendees that have already attended a client session.
10:00AM – 10:15AM
Hotel checkout is 11AM. Feel free to use this break to check out.
10:15AM – 12:00PM / All Pro Clients + Alden Team
Meet in your customer groups with the Alden Team in the Red Mountain Ballroom. Attendees from our Pro Client companies will be matched with the Alden Team.
8:45AM – 12:00PM / Shades Creek Room
We'll offer Alden One training and plenty of Q&A, so have your questions ready.
Who should attend? All Alden One users and attendees that have already attended a client session.
The Alden Conference will close at 12PM. Hotel checkout is 11AM.
To ensure our conference is accessible to Alden One Pro subscribers,
we offer complimentary passes and lodging for Pro clients** until 3/28/2024 (or spots sell out.)
Sign up early to save your spot!
• Includes all meetings, group meals, & events
• Includes all lodging* costs during event (April 29 – May 2)
*Clients must book your hotel stay through the conference room block to take advantage of complimentary lodging.
** Complimentary conference passes and lodging are reserved for Alden One Pro clients.
To confirm your Basic or Pro subscription: Login to Alden One, and view your account info at the top right of the screen directly under your user name.
$475 per person
• Includes all meetings, group meals, & events
SPECIAL OFFERS
- Purchase 3 passes & receive 1 complimentary pass (within the same company)
- Sign up for an Alden One Pro subscription by 12/31/24 & we'll refund your registration costs
The Alden Guarantee
If you attend and feel you didn't receive value, we offer a full refund on conference fees (does not include lodging).
Come and see what we're all about. We would love to meet you.
Alden will offer refunds on registration fees until December 31, 2019, minus a $50 cancellation fee. After December 31, 2019, participants will be responsible for the full registration fee and no refunds will be offered. However, we will accept attendee substitutions from within your company until the date of conference. Requests for refunds must be received in writing to Ashley Little at 10 Inverness Center Parkway, Ste 500, Birmingham, AL 35242.
2727 18th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35209
Complimentary Lodging for Alden Clients
You must make a reservation through our room block to take advantage of complimentary lodging.
Spaces are limited and we do expect to sell out. Reserve early to claim your spot.
A credit card is required to hold all reservations; however, lodging costs will be waived for clients.
Cut-off date for group rate (or until spots are filled): 3/28/2024
**Clients MUST book your hotel stay through our room block to take advantage of complimentary lodging.
If you do not book through our conference room block, you will be responsible for lodging charges.
Special Hotel Conference Rate for Attendees
If you are not yet an Alden client, you can still take advantage of our deeply reduced conference rate.
You must reserve through our room block to take advantage of this special rate.
Cut-off date for group rate (or until spots are filled): 3/28/2024
To make your reservation by phone, call 800-445-8667 and mention code "93W".
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