Locate Rodeo | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Utility Locator Training Workshop | 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Bob Nighswonger, Utility Training Academy
Damage Investigation Workshop | 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Roger Cox, ACTS Now Inc
Summit Golf Outing | 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Shell Landing
3499 Shell Landing Blvd.
Gautier, MS 39553
Enforcement Board Meeting | 1:00 AM - 3:00 PM
MS811 Web Portal & Mobile App Workshop | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Amanda Russell & Chas Sample, Mississippi 811
Join us for an interactive, hands-on workshop exploring the MS811 Web Portal and new Mobile App. Learn how to submit and update locate request tickets, access and submit positive response information, and maintain underground utility service area databases.
Utility Mapping with GIS Training | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Dan Bigman, Bigman Geophysical, LLC
Mississippi 811 Annual Membership Mtg | 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Mississippi 811 Board Meeting | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Summit Reception | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Opens!
Opening Remarks & Welcome | 7:50 AM - 8:00 AM
The Bold Gold Standard | 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Success always leaves a signature, and that signature is boldness. The bold don’t see the past as failure; they see it as preparation. They don’t wait to be chosen; they choose themselves. They ask, they act, and they take ownership because they know the future doesn’t happen by chance. It happens because someone is bold enough to create it. So the question isn’t whether opportunity exists. The question is whether you’re willing to ask, to step forward, and to own what comes next.
AVRs: Why We Don’t File Them—and Why We Should | 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Mississippi Dig Law update and What's Next | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Attend this session to learn about the Dig Law, the impact of the latest changes, and its overall impact on you and/or your company.
Ask the Enforcement Board | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Lunch Buffet | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Networking with Exhibitors / Demos | 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
Understand Confined Space Rules - End Confined Space Incidents | 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Speaker: Bruce Magee, United Rentals
The average number of deaths due to confined spaces is about 100 each year. Regardless of the statistics, far too many people die each year in entirely preventable incidents. So, why are these tragedies still happening? Attend this session to learn more about why and how they can be prevented.Electronic Pre-marking | 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Physically pre-marking an excavation site may not always be practical—especially when it takes hours just to get there. Electronic Pre-Marking (EPM) offers an easy and convenient alternative. Join us to learn how EPM works and how to submit a locate request through the MS811 Web Portal that qualifies as electronically pre-marked.
What's New at Mississippi 811? | 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
There’s always something new happening at MS811! Join us for a look at the latest tools, resources, and initiatives designed to make damage prevention easier and more accessible. This year, we’ll introduce the new MS811 Mobile App, take a tour of MS811 University, damage heat map, active ticket map and highlight other recent developments you’ll want to know about.
The Damage That Teaches Us Nothing | 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Today, an investigation often ends when we can explain what happened and who was responsible. A prevention-focused investigation should not end until we understand what the industry can learn and what needs to change. Attend this session to learn how to break the pattern of reoccurring damages caused by a failed system.
Summit Reception With Door Prizes | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Mississippi 811: Keeping our Eyes on the Goal of Damage Prevention | 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Facilitator: Mike Morgan, Mississippi 811
Attend this session to learn how Mississippi 811 uses technology and expertise to create quality tickets at cost-effective prices. The goal of damage prevention has to be affordable and this session will show you what goes on behind the scenes. Samuel P. Johnson Damage Prevention Champion award.DPCC… Working For You | 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
TBD | 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Public Safety Awareness Around Electricity | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
2026 Enforcement Program Review and Trends | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Speaker: Roger Cox, MUFDPB Executive Secretary
This session focuses on the state of the enforcement program. It includes a review of the data submitted through the AVRs and identifies specifically what is needed to confirm that a violation has occurred. Attend this session to learn how to use the process to your advantage.