2026 SCAPA Summer Conference

Welcome to SCAPA’s 2026 Summer Conference

June 11–14, 2026 | Kiawah Island, South Carolina

Welcome to SCAPA’s 2026 Summer Conference at the beautiful and iconic Kiawah Island, South Carolina. This year’s event promises the perfect blend of industry connection, coastal relaxation, and family-friendly fun.

What to Expect

This summer’s conference is designed for both SCAPA members and their families to enjoy:

Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday Friday Night Reception  Annual Business Program on Saturday Saturday Night Dinner & 60th Anniversary Celebration Afternoon & Evening Hospitality Suites And even more exciting activities to be announced!

Attire

Resort casual attire is appropriate throughout the entire conference.

Planning Your Stay

A working agenda is available to assist with travel planning. Final schedules and family packets will be distributed approximately two weeks prior to the event.

Resort Reservations

Resort reservations are now open.  Villas are expected to sell out quickly, so we strongly encourage early booking.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsorship support plays a vital role in delivering a world-class experience. We appreciate your consideration and are happy to discuss available opportunities or create a customized sponsorship package for your company.

Questions?

We’re here to help!

team@scasphalt.org 

803.252.2522 

BUSINESS PROGRAM SPEAKERS:

AUDREY COPELAND, PhD, PE
President & CEO

Audrey oversees the strategic direction and operations of all NAPA programs and leads a staff dedicated to advancing the asphalt industry.

Under Audrey’s leadership, NAPA leads the asphalt pavement industry in advocating for Federal highway funding, ensuring the longevity of the industry, and promoting the benefits of asphalt pavements. Since 2019, she has led the modernization of NAPA’s offices and operations to best serve members, built a staff known for excellence and member service, and revised NAPA’s governing structure resulting in a nimble, strategic Board of Directors and a national Advisory Council with increased member engagement and influence in Washington, DC. NAPA’s accomplishments under Audrey’s leadership are detailed in Annual Reports.

Prior to being named President & CEO, Audrey served as NAPA’s Vice President of Engineering, Research, and Technology. In this role, she secured $5 million in dedicated funding for asphalt technology, research, and development. A first in NAPA’s history, under Audrey’s leadership, NAPA was awarded more than $2 million in federal funding to advance innovative asphalt technologies. She led the five-year project resulting in: continued growth of recycled asphalt pavements; improved production, construction, and performance of asphalt mixtures; and numerous educational opportunities through industry-government working groups, conferences, and publications.

Audrey also led an ongoing partnership between NAPA and the 39 State Asphalt Pavement Associations (SAPAs) that resulted in $3 million for research and development, which helped advance better understanding and use of life-cycle cost analysis and development of the PAVEXpress pavement design software. This funding was also used to create and implement Emerald Eco-Label, NAPA's verified Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) tool for asphalt mixtures.

Audrey began her career as a highway engineer and researcher at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), where she headed a national effort to increase the use of recycled asphalt pavements, leading to more than 10 state DOTs changing their specifications. She also led a pooled-fund study among state DOTs for implementation of the Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester and was a key member of the Every Day Counts initiative to advance deployment of warm-mix asphalt – now estimated to exceed 40% of the asphalt pavement market. Audrey has authored or co-authored almost 50 publications and articles related to asphalt pavement research and development.

Audrey is a founding member of the Women of Asphalt (WofA) and continues to serve on the WofA Board of Directors. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the National Center for Asphalt Technology NCAT at Auburn University and TRIP – the National Transportation Research nonprofit to improve the US highway, road, bridge, and transit network. She is a member of Tennessee Tech University’s Engineering Advisory Council and a Past President and Fellow of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT). She is a registered engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia and in the State of Maryland.

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