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- Tuesday, August 17, 2010
- Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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Please check back often as we continue to add items. Saturday, August 14, 20108:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. | | Self Assessment Using the Public Works Management Practices Manual - A Tool for Improving Operations and Management | Separate Registration and Fee: See Online Registration Form
Are your operational performance and productivity levels as high as you want them to be? This workshop is designed to help you examine and evaluate your agency's current management policies and procedures. You'll learn how to target problem areas, identify opportunities, and improve the overall effectiveness of all of your public works operations. If you are already using the Management Practices Manual to prepare for APWA accreditation, the new format will give you hands-on training. This workshop is designed for public works directors, managers, supervisors, and accreditation managers, as well as municipal administrators performing public works functions
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1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | | SATURDAY WORKSHOP: Public Works Historical Society: Circulation and the Living City Series - Historical and Contemporary Transportation Projects in Boston | (Ticketed Event - separate fee and pre-registration required)
Sponsored by the APWA Public Works Historical Society (PWHS).
An old city with a rich and dense urban fabric, Boston has also been reshaped over the centuries by a series of ambitious and transformative public works projects. The Public Works Historical Society program at the APWA Congress will focus on the history of great public works projects in Boston and elsewhere that have provided access and circulation for the city. Saturday's workshop will include a panel discussion on historical and contemporary transportation projects in Boston including the Central Artery, Storrow Drive, the Southwest Cooridor Park and Boston's anti-highway movement. On Sunday afternoon, the series will feature a session focusing on the Big Dig.
Walking/Riding Tour of Boston
Saturday, August 14 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
(Reservation only event -- Space is limited to 15 people. To register for the walking tour, contact Teresa Hon, thon@apwa.net, or 800-848-2792, ext. 5224.)
Preregistrations to the Saturday Circulation and the Living City Workshop are also invited to an optional walking/riding tour of Boston. Depart the Boston Convention Center, walking along the harbor to the Greenway (above the Big Dig), then over to the Esplanada (a park on the Charles on a nineteenth century landfill) via the Common and Beacon Hill and back by Red Line subway and Silver Line subway.
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Sunday, August 15, 20108:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | | An Effective Communications Program for Street Maintenance Programs | "Street Maintenance!—Where and When?" - That's the primary concern of residents when they hear about upcoming maintenance. The City of Westerville, Ohio has developed a comprehensive communications plan that uses traditional and technology-based approaches to get the word out and provide an outlet for feedback.
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| | Electronic Bidding Mandated by Legislation: Can It Happen in Your State? | In 2008, the Louisiana State Legislature passed Act 590 requiring cities exceeding 25,000 people to offer the option of electronic bid submission. If this happened in your state, would you be ready? Discover the benefits and efficiencies gained through the use of Internet bidding and how it can mitigate or eliminate some of the risks inherent in the project bid and award process.
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| | Executing a Complete Multi-Division Efficiency Study | Volusia County, Florida implemented an outside performance review of several operational areas. The end result was a complete rethinking of structure and organization—including some cross-divisional adjustments; changes in the way they track and account for work and work methods; and implementation of a GIS-integrated Maintenance Management System.
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| | Flowing Green: How to Turn Wasted Energy into Productive Energy | In reviewing its water treatment process, the City of Keene, New Hampshire discovered that energy was being wasted through the pressure-reducing phase. So they designed and installed a Flow-to-Wire energy recovery system to capture excess flow and pressure, thereby reducing electricity consumption and decreasing the plant's carbon footprint.
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| | Introducing Change in Argentina: A Winter Maintenance Case Study | Sponsored by the APWA Winter Maintenance Subcommittee.
As part of a massive change initiative—scheduled within a very tight timeframe, Viladad Nacional sent a group to Iowa in 2008 to investigate winter maintenance practices in the States. In 2009, a U.S. winter maintenance expert travelled to Argentina to evaluate the progress they've made. Enjoy this photo-documented exploration of how well these change efforts are succeeding and get insight into winter maintenance approaches through-out Argentina.
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| | Kennebunk Sewer District Flood Mitigation Berm, Design, Permitting, and Construction | In 2006 and again in 2007, the Kennebunk Sewer District experienced two record breaking floods, both of which impacted the operation of the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The 2007 flood resulted $1.3 million dollars of damage to the facility and caused over nine million gallons of raw sewage to be discharge over three days into the Mousam River. This presentation will review these events, the development of flood protection alternatives, a root cause analysis of the flooding, an analysis of the storms, the development of the design berm parameters, permitting requirements, and finally the construction of the berm.
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| | Maximize Public/Private Partnerships to Achieve Affordable Solid Waste Diversion Programs | The City of Santa Clarita, California has implemented innovative solutions for increasing waste diversion and ensuring environmental compliance, including a Sharps-Mail-Back container program, a multi-family toolkit for property managers, solar-powered compactors, recycling programs for manure and company yards, business energy assessments, co-branded outreach programs, and clothing drives to reduce textiles in the waste stream.
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| | NIMS Compliance: How Does Your Agency Measure Up? | Sponsored by the APWA Emergency Management Committee.
What are the impacts for those agencies that still are not in National Incident Management System (NIMS) compliance? How do you ensure that you receive full reimbursement for eligible expenses following a declared incident? How can your agency survive a FEMA audit? Get practical tips answering these questions and more!
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| | Sustainability of the Right-of-Way | Sponsored by the APWA Utility and Public Right-of-Way Committee
Essential to the preservation and sustainability of the underground space in the public right-of-way is the need for developing and maintaining a comprehensive knowledge of where utility lines are located. This presentation will examine new research underway to develop a 3-D central depository for utility data. Since the public right-of-way is limited, but still has to be available for the transfer of utility services, it is time to embrace new technologies that will foster a rebirth of the ROW.
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| | The Clock Is Ticking...Are You Ready for an NPDES Stormwater Audit? | Hear from two cities that recently collaborated to conduct an NPDES self-audit. Take part in a mock audit interview session and discover how much staff involvement and time is necessary to complete the process and the type of documentation that is expected. Examine lessons learned and recognize that a comprehensive understanding of current program results will help you develop more realistic stormwater program goals for the future.
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| | Wake Up with the Local Technical Assistance Program | Choose your own Sunday morning news program! Grab a cup of coffee and attend this lively exchange on current events relating to transportation issues and the services of the LTAP community. You will get to choose which topics the speakers will cover. Available topics will range from pavement preservation to work zone safety, from empowering your employees to winter weather operations and much more! The Local Technical Assistance Programs offer public works and transportation professionals expertise in a variety of areas, so don't miss this opportunity to get your questions answered.
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| | What I Learned on Summer Vacation—Water Management Challenges in Australia | Long-term drought and population growth are creating water management challenges for southern Australia. Strategies being deployed to ameliorate these issues include additional potable water supplies, rainwater harvesting, aquifer storage, gray water reuse, and beneficial uses for treated wastewater. Are there lessons to be learned for applications in the United States?
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10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | | OPENING GENERAL SESSION: The Way I See It - Mike Barnicle | Mike Barnicle is an award-winning writer and media personality. As a political analyst for MSNBC and a frequent contributor, and occasional guest host, on the network's Hardball with Chris Matthews and Morning Joe. Barnicle can also be seen regularly on NBC's Today Show.
A veteran print and broadcast journalist, he has written more than 4,000 columns collectively for the Boston Herald, New York Daily News and The Boston Globe, where he rose to prominence with his biting, satirical and at times heart-wrenching columns that closely followed the triumphs, travails and ambitions of Boston's working and middle classes.
He also has written articles and opinion pieces for The Huffington Post, Newsweek.com, Esquire, George and ESPN Magazine. Until recently, Barnicle hosted a morning drive-time talk radio program on WTKK-FM in Boston and for years was a frequent guest on Imus in the Morning. Since 1982, Barnicle has been a regular contributor to WCVB-TV's nightly news magazine, Chronicle.
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2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. | | A Small Community Gets Creative to Address Stormwater Regulations | Faced with NPDES compliance, Trotwood, Ohio chose to focus on stormwater as a potential resource and not just a waste stream. Master planning from that perspective opened opportunities for partnerships with other city departments to enhance parks and recreational goals and to implement a stormwater utility that created a funding solution for management initiatives such as inventorying the stormwater drainage system.
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| | Complete Streets—Moving from Policy to Reality | Join us for this examination of the real-world implementation of New Haven, Connecticut's Complete Streets Program. Beginning with the grass-roots efforts that drove the enactment of the legislation, city representatives will describe the public participation process, development of the design manual, and the actual on-the-ground implementation of guidelines and policies. The city's award-winning "Street Smarts" traffic safety program will be featured.
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| | Delivering Road Safety to You | The Federal Highway Administration (FWHA) is conducting a scan of seven states which have exemplary practices in delivering the Highway Safety Improvement Program. Discover how funds were applied for and the training, technical assistance, contracting and administrative techniques that have been successful. You'll also hear about the safety practices implemented by this program.
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| | Don't Waste a Good Bug-Bioreactor Landfill | Standard landfill technology entombs waste for hundreds of years. The City of Columbia, Missouri has received a permit to convert its landfill to a bioreactor landfill. Join them in this examination of the permit process, the potential benefits of bioreactor landfill design, tactics for methane gas recovery and electrical generation, and lessons learned from their operational experiences.
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| | Incident Management Teams: What Are They? | Sponsored by the APWA Emergency Management Committee.
Whose responsibility is it to manage logistical, planning, operational, fiscal, and safety efforts during emergency situations? The need for trained Incident Management Team members is a critical component to every community's well-being. Teaching staff from the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) in Emmitsburg, Maryland will provide information about the types of training offered free of charge at EMI to prepare and establish Incident Management Teams.
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| | Measuring Performance and Benchmarking for Public Works | Sponsored by the APWA Leadership and Management Committee
Finding comparable and meaningful measures against which to benchmark operational performance and project results can be a challenge to public works agencies faced with justifying costs and political pressure to "simply get it done whether you have sufficient funding or not." This expert panel will offer insight and ideas essential public works performance measurement and future planning and budgeting.
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| | Municipal Biomass to Energy Options | Discover how to harvest heat and electricity from waste biomass. Examine the advantages and disadvantages of biomass to energy alternatives including: combustion, anaerobic digestion, dry fermentation, pyrolysis, and gasification. Alternatives for using this energy include boilers, internal combustion engines, steam turbines, and microturbines.
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| | The Nexus: Urban Forestry and Stormwater Management | According to the Center for Urban Forest Research, every 1000 trees planted in the Pacific Northwest today will save the region more than a million dollars in future stormwater management, pollution abatement, and energy costs. The Cities of Kirkland and Vancouver, Washington will describe their efforts to integrate urban forestry programs with their surface water management plans into a comprehensive watershed approach.
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| | Water Resource Stewardship: Regulation vs. Reality | Sponsored by the APWA Water Resources Management Committee
Learn about the efforts of the Massachusetts Coalition for Water Resources Stewardship in advocating at the state and federal levels for Clean Water Act reforms and a holistic, sound-science, and cost-benefit approach to permitting. The ultimate aim is to establish regulatory goals that are sustainable from both an environmental and financial perspective.
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| | Write It Right: Developing an Effective Winter Operations Snow and Ice Control Manual | Let's face it—we don't see how it is possible for a public works agency to manage winter maintenance activities without a comprehensive and clearly-written operations manual. The job is so much easier when roles, policies, and procedures are clearly delineated. Plus—no manual today is complete without a component addressing the National Incident Management System (NIMS) requirements.
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3:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. | | Creating a Sustainable Department of Public Works Facility | The new Public Services Facility in Lexington, Massachusetts was designed and built to meet the LEED Silver Certification standards for good siting and traffic flow; stormwater management techniques (green roofs, biobasins, and rain gardens); indoor environmental quality and energy usage; materials usage and construction debris management. If a new public works facility is in your near- or long-term future, don't miss this opportunity to hear from the project design and construction team for this state-of-the-art, sustainable facility. Take advantage of the lessons learned for both the challenges and the innovative solutions.
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| | Fleet Services Committee Open Forum | Looking for an opportunity to network with other fleet professionals attending Congress? Bring your questions to this open forum and pose them to members of the APWA Fleet Services Committee and other fleet professionals.
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| | Public Works Historical Society: Circulation in the Living City Series—The Big Dig | Sponsored by the APWA Public Works Historical Society (PWHS)
APWA Past President Robert Albee (and former Director of Engineering and Design for the Central Artery Tunnel Project) will discuss the execution, politics, planning, lessons learned and historical perspective of the Big Dig. A frank discussion of the implications of the project as well as the future will also be shared. Closing remarks will be offered by Jeff Mullan, Secretary and CEO, Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
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4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. | | A Paradox of Nature: Designing Stormwater Gardens to be Dry | Treating bio-retention gardens as wet environments that use water-loving plant species has failed for some, because many infiltration areas commonly experience long, dry periods between rainstorms. By rethinking bio-retention gardens as being primarily dry environments that experience only brief wet periods, a strong and more resilient system of relationships between vegetation, soil, and environmental performance is possible in a variety of locations and climates.
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| | Bird Abatement in Public Areas | Sponsored by the APWA Facilities and Grounds Committee
Bird droppings can impact public health and damage public property and equipment. Find out how cities, public parks, ball fields, playgrounds, and golf courses in Long Island are dealing with removing birds and geese that hamper the operations and enjoyment of public spaces. Special audio technologies, anti-roost systems, and methods for chasing birds away will be addressed.
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| | Cash in the Trash | The City of Newton, Massachusetts was among the first in the Commonwealth to implement automated trash and recycling collection. The pilot program was an unqualified success and they were asked to go to city-wide implementation in only six months. Challenges included procurement and distribution of 54,000 trash carts, manufacturing and distribution of 250,000 overflow bags, negotiation of new five-year solid waste and recycling collection contracts, gain permit approval ,and construction of a new composting facility.
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| | Doing More with Less: Strategies for Managing a Shrinking Workforce at Public Utilities | Public expectation for utility services by customers and environmental regulators has never been higher. Yet budgets are limited, capital improvement projects delayed, and the hiring freeze is on. Learn how to ensure a more qualified workforce able to handle the complexities of water/wastewater management by developing better position descriptions, establishing more effective recruitment policies, and implementing successful training strategies.
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| | FEMA Re-Mapping: Effective Actions for Getting Out of the Flood Zone | Because of tight budgets and the necessity of having to use "Best Available Mapping," some of the FEMA Re-Mapping program is based on studies and rudimentary mapping conducted over 20 years ago. Examine the process for reviewing potential errors in flood plain designation and having the official maps revised. Information on how to access flood mapping information online and how to request FEMA assistance will be provided.
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| | Introducing the APWA/ACEC Green Scorecard | Sponsored by the APWA Engineering & Technology Committee.
How "green" is your project? Join us for this discussion about developing a scorecard and criteria for determining a "green" points rating that your community can use to obtain funding, sell your project to elected officials and the community, and build in project features that are truly environmentally and financially sustainable. This scorecard will include the full spectrum of public works projects including transportation, water, stormwater, sanitary sewers, and more.
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| | Multi-Jurisdictional Traffic Management: A Regional Wireless Communications Network | The greatest challenge for Los Angeles County's Traffic Signal Synchronization Program and Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) is how to involve over fifty agencies in the system. Twenty-two agencies are deploying ATMS using five different systems—the rest have opted to be hosted by a large regional agency. Efforts are currently underway to use wireless radios to communicate with approximately 1000 intersections and to deploy Information Exchange Network (IEN) software to maintain regional coordination.
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| | Solar Systems: Providing More than Just Electricity | Many municipal buildings and plant sites are ideal locations for solar power systems. Attend this explanation of the basics of solar power, solar tracking systems, and solar panel alignment. Some simple "rules-of-thumb" for gauging the validity of solar project proposals and a basic guide to project costs will be addressed, including ideas for value-added options for solar-powered projects and facilities.
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| | The Great Wall of Misadventure—Pedestrian Safety Study | Hillsborough County, Florida is conducting a pedestrian safety study to determine how to engineer and design pedestrian safety refuge islands, guidance for mid-block crossings, bicycle lanes, audible pedestrian signals, speed limit reductions, right-turn prohibition devices, and a public information campaign as the county proceeds with its plan to upgrade a five-lane major arterial. They are planning for sustainable solutions that will create a permanent, usable environment that is less reliant on automobile travel.
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Monday, August 16, 20107:00 a.m. - 8:20 a.m. | | Progressive Women in Public Works Breakfast: Breaking Down the Modal Divide: Complete Streets | (Ticketed Event - separate fee and pre-registration required)
Enjoy this discussion of how the power of an idea and an unusual set of organizational principles helped the National Complete Streets Coalition go from a new phase in 2004 to a national movement today. Barbara McCann will also explain how her first profession, journalism, helped shape her second career in transportation.
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7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | | Seeing the Bigger Picture: Manage, Lead, Sustain (1-day Leadership in Sustainability Certificate Program) | (Be sure to indicate on the registration form that you plan to participate in this one-day certificate program. There's no extra charge -- but we would like to communicate with you in advance.)
Take advantage of this opportunity to build your resume by earning a 1-day Certificate in Leadership in Sustainability. Join us for this 1-day primer into the principles of sustainability and the leadership competencies necessary to move public works organizations to long-term sustainability.
Agenda:
7:30 - 8:20 a.m. Classroom Instruction - Introductions and Overview of Concepts
8:30 - 9:45 a.m. General Session: Christine Ervin, former President and CEO of the U.S. Green Buildings Council
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Classroom Instruction - Principles of Sustainability and Leadership
11:30 - 2:00 p.m. Exercises and Interaction with Exhibitors (includes free box lunch on the Exhibit Floor)
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Classroom Instruction - Lessons Learned, Action Plan
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8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | | MONDAY GENERAL SESSION: The "New Normal": Designing for Speed, Scale, and Scope - Christine Ervin | Christine Ervin has led innovative private-public collaborations to promote green market transformation for nearly 20 years.
As first President and CEO of the U.S. Green Buildings Council, she led its growth from a start-up organization to become a highly influential coalition of 5,000 companies and organizations. Over her five year tenure, the Council launched the LEED green building rating system and the Greenbuild conference and expo which drew 30,000 attendees in 2009. During the first term of President Clinton's administration, Ervin served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy where she directed nearly $1 billion in annual investments for clean technologies in transportation, buildings, manufacturing and distributed generation. She currently serves on public and private advisory boards that span the market from venture capital funds and start-up companies to national advocacy organizations. Christine's upcoming book, Certified Green, explores the role of voluntary market programs in driving transformation.
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10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. | | A CPWA Update on Infrastructure Advocacy and Initiatives in Canada | Sponsored by the Canadian Public Works Association
Attend this essential discussion moderated by the CPWA President and featuring the CPWA legislative consultant who will review the latest developments in Parliament and government programs impacting public works and infrastructure.
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| | COBUCS - City of Boston Utility Coordination Software | In a city like Boston, with ever-increasing demands for faster telecommunications, an aged utility infrastructure, and climate extremes that challenge the best road surfacing practices; coordination with utility companies on repair projects is essential! When a new team took over coordinating utility work with capital projects, they looked in-house to develop a new web-enabled node-based database application that checks for overlaps between public works and the road projects of almost 200 utility companies, quasi-city agencies, state and federal offices, and private contractors.
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| | Condition Assessment of Pipes on Bridges and River Crossings | The Portland Water Bureau has implemented a proactive pipe condition assessment program that includes a risk service level indicator. This process identifies those assets in the piping system presenting the highest consequences for failure damages and service disruption. Proactive inspection and replacement of pipes is far less costly than the business, social, and economic consequences of critical pipe failure.
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| | Developing an Emergency Plan for Small Cities/Rural Communities | Sponsored by the APWA Small Cities/Rural Communities Committee
Small cities and rural communities face the same potential for natural and manmade disasters as do large cities. Unfortunately most do not have professional staff to assist them in developing an emergency management plan. Join us for this important discussion about the elements of and a template for developing an Emergency Management Plan.
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| | Federal Climate Change Legislation: Impacts on Transportation | Sponsored by the APWA Transportation Sustainability Subcommittee
This session will review the proposed Climate Change bill before the U.S. Congress and examine its potential impacts on: Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission standards for on- and off- road vehicles and engines; GHG Emission Reductions through Transportation Efficiency approaches; and the types of potential financing programs (including Cap and Trade) and how these funds may be allocated.
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| | Green Waste Recycling Facility Goes Green | The City of Bakersfield, California recently updated its green waste facility from old, diesel-powered grinders, screens, and conveyors to new electric-powered waste processing equipment. With the new technologies in place, the environmental benefits are numerous: a reduction in NOx air emissions and particulates, elimination of labor intensive double-handling of waste, a decrease in loader miles reduced fuel consumption, and fewer dust processes created significant water conservation. This award-winning facility can be a model for organic recyclers everywhere.
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| | How Are Your Infrastructure Services to be Sustainably Funded into the Future? | Sponsored by the APWA International Affairs Committee
A community or organization is sustainable if its infrastructure and financial capital is able to be maintained over the long-term. Asset management is the best way to tell a true and consistent story about infrastructure performance and the funds necessary to provide sustainable services. The latest international approaches for the management of infrastructure assets will be outlined in this session.
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| | MassDOT Complete Streets Guidance | Sponsored by the APWA Transportation Committee
Examine how the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's Project Development and Design Guide has reshaped the way transportation projects are advanced in Massachusetts. Leading principles for development of the guide included Multimodal Consideration and Context Sensitive Design supporting equal consideration for the safety and mobility of pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists. The guide was developed through a unique and collaborative process involving a diverse group of constituents to produce transportation facilities that are safe and efficient for users, acceptable to non-users, and in harmony with the environment.
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| | Public Works Citizens Academy | The City of Rolling Meadows, Illinois unveiled its Public Works Citizens Academy in 2008 and found public interest so high—they had to create a waiting list! This innovative public outreach program features presentations from line employees about the inside workings of the public works department. There are also some hands-on activities such as facility tours, equipment demonstrations, simulated refuse collection, and a look into how the city's GIS system is able to map buried assets. The participants love it!
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| | Reclaiming Water and Revenue through Wellhead Arsenic Removal | Examine the pilot demonstration project undertaken by the City of Norman, Oklahoma for a turnkey arsenic removal system. An adsorbent iron oxide media, never before used in Oklahoma, was tested. Results indicate that this technology may be one solution to the need to reclaim existing well infrastructure and the lost revenue associated with groundwater containing high levels of arsenic.
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| | Small Budget, Big Thinking: How to Lead in Times of Expanding Challenges and Declining Resources | Budgets are shrinking, civility is disappearing. How can today's public works leader step up to challenge of inspiring a staff that feels abused, stymied, aggravated, and ineffective. This is a time that calls for great creativity and evolutionary thinking. Join us for this compelling examination of ways to lead your team by embracing opportunities and using simple, low-cost techniques to develop tomorrow's leaders and better serve your community.
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| | The Fundamentals of Deicing Past and Present in the United Kingdom and North America | Examine alternative approaches for deicing depending on climate and geography. How do deicers work? What types of deicers work in different situations? When and where should deicers be applied? Special focus in this discussion will be given to the use of additives in rock salt to enhance highway deicing performance. Storage practices, spread rates and patterns, melting capacities, and anti-corrosion properties will also be discussed.
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| | Watershed-Based Permitting: It is Coming to Your Hometown! | Sponsored by the APWA Water Resources Management Committee
The next wave of NPDES 404 Permits will be granted on a "watershed" basis instead of by political or project boundaries. Learn about the pros and cons of such an approach and what local governments need to be thinking about and planning for as this new way of permitting is introduced.
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12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | | Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA) Luncheon - 2010 Vancouver Olympics Public Works Successes and Challenges | (Ticketed Event - separate fee and pre-registration required)
Speaker: David H. Rudberg, Vancouver General Manager of Olympic and Paralympic Operations (2004-2009); Vancouver City Engineer (1991-2004)
The 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are over and now part of our collective memories. Media reports and comments by other observers have for the most part been positive and the Games operations ran smoothly. The successes of the Games resulted from the coordinated efforts of a number of partners including the host municipalities. How did the municipalities contribute to the Games infrastructure and operations? What lessons were learned and was hosting the Games worth the effort? There are stories to be told that are informative and entertaining.
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| | Public Works Historical Society (PWHS) Luncheon: Hydraulic Myths, Hydraulic Realities: The Lessons of Nineteenth-Century Boston Harbor | (Ticketed Event - separate fee and pre-registration required)
No single piece of nineteenth-century Boston's transportation system was more important than its harbor. So when Bostonians began expanding the city by filling the thousands of acres of tidal flats that surrounded their peninsula, many worried that such extensive landmaking might damage the harbor beyond repair. Bostonians therefore used their best understanding of the harbor's hydraulics to guide decisions about where to build seawalls, dredge the seafloor, and make new land. But they did not always understand the harbor as well as they thought, and their well-intentioned but sometimes misguided efforts hold important lessons for both historians and practitioners of public works today.
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2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. | | 3-D Bridge Modeling and Inspections (And No, You Don't Need Special Glasses) | Sponsored by the APWA Utility and Public Right-of-Way Committee
Explore Metro Nashville Public Works' model for 3-D bridge condition inspection. Learn about the process of dimensionally projecting inspection data (photos and test data) on to the 3-D model and how to use the model to identify and analyze fracture critical bridge elements. A case study for Nashville's Shelby Street Bridge over the Cumberland River will be featured.
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| | Be a Communication Champion | Sponsored by the APWA Leadership and Management Committee
A communication champion is grounded in the belief that communication is essential to building trust and gaining commitment to a vision. Peter Drucker once said, "60% of problems in leadership are communications problems." Join this discussion of the tools and skills needed to overcome the communication deficit that persists in the workplace today. Public works leaders need to step up to the influence challenge—helping move their employees and organizations into the type of public works providers needed in this new decade.
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| | Be a Leader - Boost Waste Diversion in Your Workplace | The City of Hamilton, Ontario has an ambitious plan to reduce the waste going to the landfill from municipal facilities. They understand that it is important to "lead by example" if they are going to achieve overall city waste diversion goals. A significant portion of the waste from public works operations and other municipal buildings consists of recyclables and compostable materials. The response from city staff has been overwhelming—good habits for waste management and conservation often begin at work.
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| | Creating Sustainable Infrastructure Projects by Providing Multi-Use Benefits | Although residents demand effective public works facilities and infrastructure services, the refrain "not in my back yard" is the common response to proposed projects. Yet—using creative multiple-use design principles, these facilities can be aesthetically pleasing and good neighbors. Dedicating a new park and a wastewater treatment plant; a golf course sited on a capped landfill, recreational fields incorporated into a stormwater run-off mediation plan—all are win-win sustainable solutions for the entire community.
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| | Diversity and Succession Planning | Sponsored by the APWA Diversity Committee
Succession planning not only identifies and develops future leaders, but it also offers an excellent opportunity for an agency to review its diversity structure. Explore how to prepare future public works leaders and managers through training and mentoring and how to bolster diversity in your leadership team.
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| | Emergency Management Committee Open Forum | Looking for an opportunity to network on Emergency Management issues while attending Congress? Bring your questions to this open forum and pose them to members of the APWA Emergency Management Committee and other public works professionals.
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| | Evaluating Wastewater Collection System Management, Operation, and Maintenance Programs | This presentation will feature a series of Capacity, Management, Operation, and Maintenance (CMOM) readiness reviews conducted for wastewater facilities of various sizes in order to develop a repeatable evaluation process. This process and resulting tools are enabling utility executives to self-assess the effectiveness of collection system management, operation, and maintenance practices. These self-evaluations are helping the facilities develop prioritized, utility-specific plan to attain the desired performance level.
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| | Partnering for Sustainability and Stormwater Management | The City of Stillwater, Oklahoma developed a partnership with the local university, the local sustainability chapter, the public school system and various private donors to install a self-contained sand cistern. This project also includes opportunities to educate students on stormwater management, low impact design, and water quality. This session not only features stormwater best management practices but it is also a primer on how to manage effective partnerships to achieve common goals.
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| | Pavement Management Using Sustainable Materials | Sponsored by the APWA Transportation Committee
The future of pavement management is moving toward materials and techniques that are renewable and use less energy. New technologies are evolving that will provide public works departments with a quality product while minimizing the impacts to the environment. Get the scoop on what's next for the pavement management technologies and methods.
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| | Promoting the Construction of Urban Garden Projects Using Compost Sock Technology | Often potential urban garden sites are sited in areas with contaminated soils. The costs for removing, shipping, disposing, and replacing these soils can be prohibitive. The advent of compost sock technology may be the solution to this issue. Compost socks can be used to isolate the garden from the underlying contaminated soil—yet the material is permeable won't become a source for stormwater runoff. This presentation will provide an overview of some of the compost sock projects already underway in the U.S. and Canada.
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| | Revolutionizing Fleet and Facilities Operations for Sustainability | Sponsored by the APWA Fleet Services Committee
A "green" fleet maintenance operation incorporates energy conservation technologies, materials recycling programs, operations and maintenance procedures to comply with both emissions standards and stormwater regulations, procedures supporting efficient driver behavior, paperless technologies, environmentally-friendly procurement policies, efficient routing, and remote diagnostics. Learn from others who have adopted sustainable fleet and facilities operational actions.
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3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. | | A View from the Top: Women in Public Works Talk about Their Lives and Careers | Sponsored by the APWA Diversity Committee
Lessons learned—from those who have made it to the top. That is what you can expect from this extraordinary panel of women in the public works profession. They will discuss the thinking behind their career decisions; the importance of finding the right mentor, plus stories about challenges met and resolved. Show up—get your questions answered. This is a not-to-be missed opportunity.
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| | Administering FEMA Requirements Doesn't Need to Be a Disaster | Don't wait until disaster strikes, plan NOW for a well-thought out plan to ensure FEMA reimbursement. You'll need to have a way to acquire and provide the necessary data for labor hours, activities performed, work locations, equipment types and hours used, and other essential data. There are financial systems and maintenance systems available - but in the end, which will provide the data you need? Join this discussion of how to select an integrated that will elicit the reporting that you'll need.
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| | Bikeways System Planning and Practice—How to Get the Wheels Turning | Sponsored by the APWA Transportation Committee
Cities recognized in "the best places to live" surveys almost always feature greenways, trails, bike path, and walkable spaces. Bicycle infrastructure planning, funding, and construction are a hot topic for the coming decade. So, how do you transform your car-committed community to one that celebrates the bicycle as a viable mode for transportation and recreation? This session will feature a panel of speakers from communities who have successfully made this transition.
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| | Blueprint for Performance and Accountability | The Federal Highway Administration participated in an international scan designed to link performance and accountability to federal/state/metropolitan budgets. The goal was to find out how other nations effectively grow and deliver transportation programs through effective and achievable performance measures that can be linked to strategic planning goals. Join us to hear these results and how you can apply the information to your transportation program goals and planning.
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| | Creating an Effective State Legislative Advocacy Program | The nine California APWA chapters joined together to establish a state advocacy program. They are ready and willing to share their best practices with other chapters and public works organizations. So take advantage of this opportunity short-cut your efforts by replicating their tried and true practices. Learn about organizing and managing the group, finding partners to help bring issues to the fore, determining the "right" issues to focus on, vetting proposed legislation and responding appropriately to legislative proposals.
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| | Don't Privatize - Publicize! | Fleet services have often been considered as targets for privatization—but for remotely located, smaller communities, the availability of competitive, private service providers is limited. The City of Sierra Vista, Arizona instead chose innovative management strategies and to build a state-of-the-art maintenance facility. In addition to maintaining fleet and equipment owned by Sierra Vista, they have intergovernmental agreements to provide fleet services for 23 other public sector organizations.
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| | System-wide Monitoring: Automated Regional Stormwater Monitoring Project | The Los Angeles County Flood Control District boundary encompasses more than 3000 square miles, 85 cities, approximately 2.1 million land parcels, 500 miles of open channel, 2800 miles of underground storm drain, and an estimated 120,000 catch basins. To manage this enormous system, an automated regional stormwater monitoring system is being implemented. Examine this model for collaborative partnership between agencies and innovative use of multi-parameter water quality sensors and telemetry for data communication.
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| | Turning Environmental Eyesores into Signature Public Parks: Landfill Closure Projects | As municipalities across New England are taking steps to meet landfill closure requirements and meet public safety concerns, many are taking the opportunity to convert these "lands of waste" into attractive parks allowing citizens access to shoreline parks and trails systems, waterways and open bays. Attend this case study of two Rhode Island projects examining the steps from initial conception to construction completion of these important environmental and community success stories.
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| | Using GPS/GIS Technology via Blackberry Phones for Managing Public Works Programs | South Windsor, Connecticut Public Works has integrated the town's GIS and the GPS capability of Blackberry phones and freelance software to manage a variety of public works programs including leaf collection, snow removal, roadside and field mowing. The major benefits of the technology application have included cost savings, more mobility of devices between vehicles and equipment, better interpretation of data, and much more!
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| | Waste Disposal Trends in the European Union (EU) | Sponsored by the International Affairs Committee
The European Union's most recent waste management directive focuses on a hierarchy for waste disposal: 1) waste reduction, 2) material recycling and reuse, 3) waste to energy, 4) land filling. Special procedures are in place for e-waste; bio-waste; PCBs; recycling of tires, batteries, and oil; and construction and building materials waste. There is also a requirement for 100% recycling of paper, glass, plastic, and aluminum. EU countries have been given specific deadlines for when these practices and regulations must be in place. All must comply by 2015.
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3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. | | LEED-EB Certification, Easy as 1-2-3, From Concept to Execution | Sponsored by the APWA Facilities and Grounds Committee
This panel from the City of Milwaukee will describe the process followed to achieve the Energy Star Rating and Leed-EB Certification. The sustainable principles deployed can be implemented by any government agency—small or large—guaranteeing savings in energy and money and reducing the carbon footprint of public infrastructure.
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| | Sustainable and Obtainable: Innovations You Can Implement | Sponsored by the APWA Engineering and Technology Committee
Impressive innovations for energy conservation, efficiency and savings fill the headlines but may be difficult and expensive to implement at the practical public works level. Here's a fantastic opportunity for you to learn about the ten (10) most doable innovations being implemented by your public works colleagues. This super session will also include tips and ideas from audience members. You'll also participate in and have access to a survey that will assess and track the implementation and effectiveness of the ideas discussed.
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4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. | | Applied Risk Management Techniques for Improving Highway Work Zone Safety | Learn about improving highway work zone safety using proven measures such as high visibility apparel, employee training and motivation methods, supervision techniques to ensure optimal protection, safety hardware and functional elements for crash avoidance. The importance of planning, communication, documentation, and coordination will also be reviewed.
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| | How Good is Your Salesmanship? | Sponsored by the APWA Small Cities/Rural Communities Committee
Selling the value and importance of public works to elected officials and the general public seems to be a dying art. Small communities face a major struggle in competing with police and fire for budget dollars and respect. Attend this session and discover successful sales, public relations, and communication tools used by public works agencies just like yours.
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| | How You Can Rethink Your City's Public Realm | Given the large proportion of the urban landscape that public rights-of-way consume, more cities are looking at them not just for utilitarian vehicle conveyance capacity, but as public destinations. The City of San Francisco is reconstructing neighborhood commercial streets to be more pedestrian accessible and conducive to public gathering. Wider sidewalks, better lighting, landscaping, and traffic calming are part of the public works department's vision for stepping beyond its traditional engineering and maintenance role into designing a useful public realm.
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| | Is it Time to Sound the Alarm? How to Communicate the Threat of Aging Infrastructure | Special guest speaker: Hon. Carolyn Kirk, Mayor, City of Gloucester, Massachusetts
To a degree, our constituents and elected officials are growing immune to our messages about the disrepair of the nation's infrastructure and public works systems. The tendency to postpone upgrades and maintenance is typical until a major system failure occurs. In Gloucester, Massachusetts, saving the city from a near meltdown of the water distribution system took a well coordinated and carefully planned approach that depended upon a continuous public awareness and communications campaign.
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| | Organic Recycling - The New Frontier | Sponsored by the APWA Solid Waste Management Committee
In January 2010, the Borough of State College began a pilot food waste collection/compost project. It was made available to about 25% of the Borough's residents and various institutions, grocery stores, and restaurants. Capital equipment for the project was purchased through a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection. This is the first solely municipal collection/composting program east of the Mississippi River. As with any pilot program there is much to be learned. Come and hear an update on the program, what was learned, and what is in store for the future.
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| | Outsourcing Your Entire Public Works Department—It Can Be Done! | Outsourcing public works to a private sector contractor is a hotly debated issue these days. Discover how this approach is working in Centennial, Colorado (population 110,000.) Examine the lessons learned, how to quantify what you want, how to set performance standards how to use technologies like GPS to get accurate reporting, and build in flexibilities to the contracts to account for variable prices in fuel, asphalt, and other factors.
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| | State/Federal Funding - How to Get Started, How to Find It, How to be Competitive | Have you ever wondered why other projects seem to get funded ahead of yours? This session will discuss the ever changing environment around state and federal funding and how to position your project to be as competitive as possible in an ever changing landscape. You'll learn tips that will give your project a better chance for funding success.
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| | Sustainable Operation of Aging Water Main Infrastructure: Prioritizing Needs and Determining Rehabilitation Measures | Examine field tests of the Water Infrastructure Number (WIN) system for collecting condition information including water main age, number of historic breaks, system hydraulic performance for water pressure and fire protection, risk management, and identifying and prioritizing improvement projects. The City of Southfield, Michigan will discuss the strengths and shortcomings of using this methodology. Utilities need simple and common-sense means to sustainably manage water main infrastructure. See if this option will work for you.
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| | The Future of Transportation—Smart Cars/Smart Roads | Time-travel to the future and get a glimpse of the vehicles and transportation systems being envisioned for five to twenty years from now. Will we be zipping around like the Jetsons? Even our vehicles won't fly—the systems under consideration are truly amazing and planning for the infrastructure that will be needed to support them should start now.
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| | Using Green Infrastructure for Urban Stormwater Management | If you have wet weather management responsibilities, this session is for you. Learn how stormwater, flood management, combine sewer overflow, and non-point source runoff systems can be effectively managed using green infrastructure technologies and approaches. Green infrastructure approaches infiltrate, evapotranspire, capture and reuse stormwater to maintain and restore natural hydrologies. Examine issues of design, construction, operation, and maintenance related to common green infrastructure practices.
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5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 17, 20107:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. | | American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE) Breakfast: Effective Public Works Management in the Next Decade | (Ticketed Event - separate fee and pre-registration required)
Speaker: Jason E. Cosby, PE, Public Works Director, City of Virginia Beach, VA
Understanding the next generation of management, especially in the Public Works profession, is a vital part of our future. It requires us to be more aware of the internal and external impacts of community, regional, state-wide, and international policies on our field. That also means: *Being more involved and in-tune with staff diversity and development (with both existing and future employees); *Managing an explosion of various communications tools; *Strengthening the bottom line; *Growing and sustaining the needed technology on a rapidly-changing basis.
Do not take the coming decade lightly! With the growing focus on environmental perspectives and concerns, allocating limited resources by priority, and sustainability needs that are fundamental to our profession, "Effective Public Works Management" will be essential to our success.
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7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. | | A Proven, Cost-Effective Method to Eliminate Bacterial Discharges from Stormwater | Beach closures due to bacterial contamination are at a 19-year high according to the National Resources Defense Council. The North Carolina DOT and North Carolina State University are demonstrating that the use of plastic stormwater chamber systems can provide a relatively quick and low-cost solution for eliminating E.coli and enterococcus bacteria being discharged into two beach locations. The project has been so successful that additional funding is being sought to install more.
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| | Developing a Project Management Office | The City of Austin, Texas will share their experience in developing a centralized Project Management Office (PMO) to improve construction management efficiency. The immediate communication and collaboration challenges of separating project managers from sponsor departments were addressed using a customer-focused approach. It's been a few years now, and the PMO recently completed an evaluation to identify opportunities for continuous improvement. They've discovered that great performance is the surest antidote to resistance to centralization.
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| | Easy as a Walk in the Park: Implementing an Urban Streetscape Program | "Just replacing sidewalks" is never as easy as it sounds—especially if the project consists of 17,000 linear feet in a city built in the 1700's. The City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania will explain how adding architectural features, traffic calming measures, street lights, street furniture, trees, and signage provides the foundation for urban revitalization. Examine the funding solutions found and the complexities of constructing within the right-of-way and the impact to businesses and the community.
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| | Green Jobs Creation for Budgets in the Red | The City of Sarasota, Florida has created an innovative green jobs program and did not have to go outside of already existing budgets. The goal was to create long-term jobs—so they developed a program to employ labor on a water meter installation project and then allow these individuals to quality for careers in water utilities.
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| | How Proactive Field Maintenance Can Save Your City Money and Headaches | The City of San Luis Obispo's Public Works Street Maintenance Division has evolved from being response-driven to using careful planning for the long-term and innovative construction techniques to accomplish work. Strategies include: pavement management, sidewalk defect monitoring and maintenance, using LED and StreetSmart strategies for street lights and traffic signals, better crew organization and equipment upgrades, and long-range maintenance planning. Discover how they convinced all stakeholders to make these changes and the difference it has made to the City.
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| | Solid Waste Snapshots in Sustainability: A Look at Private, Non-Profit, and Public Solutions, Part I - Policy and Global Perspective | Sponsored by the APWA Solid Waste Committee
Spend Tuesday morning with APWA's Solid Waste Committee exploring sustainable solutions for solid waste operations. The program will be a series consisting of 3 distinct sessions that will offer various perspectives on sustainability and what it means to businesses. As public works professionals run small "businesses", our intent is to bring private industry knowledge and expertise to the public sector and provide different perspectives on what sustainability means, how it can be accomplished, and the hurdles in achieving results.
Part I features the unique global perspective of the Clinton Climate Initiative. Cities, throughout the world, are struggling to fund improvements in their solid waste and waste water infrastructures. Explore how public/private partnerships can facilitate these efforts and how growing interest in reducing carbon emissions is a catalyzing factor for cities for cities and investors to consider public/private partnerships. Case studies on activities in Lagos, Nigeria and Houston, Texas will be featured.
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| | Sustainable Management of Public Assets | In 2006, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency partnered with APWA and other associations to promote effective utility management in the water and wastewater sector. However, the principles of the Effective Utility Management framework are applicable for the management of all public assets. Join us for this review of "The Ten Attibutes of Effective Utility Management." Attendees will also participate in an interactive exercise to evaluate management methods at their own facilities and identify areas for improvement.
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| | T2R Program Jointly Improves Watershed Health, Urban Forestry, and Reliable Sewer Service | The adoption of the Tabor to the River Program (T2R) saved the City of Portland over $60 million in its long-term budget while advancing the city's watershed and urban forestry goals. Planting 3500 street trees adjacent to pipes with capacity problems will help reduce stormwater runoff and help meet the city's urban forestry target of 35% canopy coverage of the public right-of-way. The creative partnerships and funding strategies deployed, plus the lessons learned will be discussed.
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| | The Softer Side of Public Works | Sponsored by the APWA Diversity Committee
Each of the three speakers for this session took a unique path to leadership within the male-dominated public works profession. However, their stories illuminate the common qualities that distinguish women leaders and the strengths that they bring to the workplace. Attend this examination of the new paradigm that is being created by women leaders in public works and determine how to take advantage of the strengths of everyone on the team, male or female.
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| | Using the Sperry - Piltz Ice Accumulation Index to Prepare for the Storm | In response to eight major ice storms since 2000, the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives, the Cities of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, and the National Weather Service developed an ice algorithm to predict (three to four days in advance) not only the footprint of the approaching storm also the total ice accumulation to expect. This index can be used to predict data that will allow sand/salt crews to be pre-staged days in advance but also alert utilities and emergency preparedness teams.
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| | Utility Turnaround: Proactive Measures to Streamline Operations | This session will detail the findings and proactive changes made by the City of Quincy, Massachusetts after an end-to-end audit of all systems and procedures. Streamlining measures include: meter reading routes and productivity goals and challenges; billing for sewer and water via the MUNIS accounting system; a proactive collections program; public education/awareness steps; policy and procedure modifications on abatement, water theft, and fees; management systems to track performance.
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8:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. | | FHWA's Every Day Counts (EDC) Innovation Initiative | Gregory G. Nadeau, FHWA Deputy Administrator, will speak about the launch of the "Every Day Counts" (EDC) Innovation Initiative, which is designed to identify and deploy innovation aimed at shortening project delivery, enhancing the safety of the nation's roadways and improving environmental sustainability. EDC Implementation Teams will be working with state, local and industry partners to deploy the program which will include accelerating use of technology and innovation, offering a toolkit for shortening project delivery and making innovative contracting every day standard business practice.
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9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. | | Austin Public Works—"Your Department with a Heart:" Outreach Programs in a Politically Saavy Community | City of Austin residents have a well-established reputation for practicing "advanced citizenship" when it comes to municipal government operations. Complete transparency and accountability and full engagement of stakeholders are expected. Public works is meeting these expectations through the "Your Department with a Heart" campaign that not only includes outreach and education to the community, but also public feed-back mechanisms designed to gauge and ensure citizen satisfaction with public works services.
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| | City of San Diego Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) | The City of San Diego, through development of a strong EAM platform, is a prime example of how public works organizations can better manage and maintain assets. These types of systems improve utilization and performance; reduce capital costs; optimize asset-related expenditures; extend asset life; and improve return on investment. San Diego's system has returned significant dividends through increased efficiency, streamlined processes, and improved customer service.
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| | Developing an Adaptive Post-Construction BMP Manual for Smaller Communities | The Kansas Storm Water Consortium, consisting of 14 NPDES Phase II communities, developed a Post-Construction BMP Manual that provides specific design criteria for structural and non-structural BMPs, rainfall data, soil maps, eco-region maps, planting zones, design worksheets, and example ordinances. This manual provides the guidance needed by smaller communities.
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| | Reinventing Public Works | Sponsored by the APWA Leadership and Management Committee
Do our public works departments need to be reinvented? We are constantly striving to adopt more sustainable practices and at the same time we are being asked to reexamine the basic functions of our departments. Attend this panel debate on the need for modifying approaches and what the model for a new, better public works department should look like.
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| | Rising to the Challenge of Water and Wastewater Master Planning | By 2031, the population of the Greater Toronto Area is estimated to grow by 3.7 million people to a total of 11.5 million. The need for master planning for water and wastewater servicing is imperative. Examine one region's approach of a single concerted exercise including assessment of baseline conditions, plans for extension of water and wastewater systems, visioning for best practice and technology uses, planning for upcoming regulatory changes, and accounting for fiscal impacts and cost recovery mechanisms.
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| | Solid Waste Snapshots in Sustainability: A Look at Private, Non-Profit, and Public Solutions, Part II - Private and Non-Profit Solutions | Sponsored by the APWA Solid Waste Committee
Spend Tuesday morning with APWA's Solid Waste Committee exploring sustainable solutions for solid waste operations. The program will be a series consisting of 3 distinct sessions that will offer various perspectives on sustainability and what it means to businesses. As public works professionals run small "businesses", our intent is to bring private industry knowledge and expertise to the public sector and provide different perspectives on what sustainability means, how it can be accomplished, and the hurdles in achieving results.
Part II will feature two presentations, representing the best thinking from both the private and non-profit sectors.
- Habitat for Humanity is best known for engaging volunteers to build new homes, but its true emphasis is on building strong communities that are inviting and affordable places to live. By using energy efficient construction techniques, recycling building materials and Habitat for Humanity Restores, the organization better serves families while having minimal impact on the environment.
- How does the world's largest beverage company deliver moments of refreshment while maximizing the environmental and social performance of its products. The Coca Cola Company's Global Director of Packaging Sustainability will highlight the company's programs and partnerships toward advancing a zero waste vision.
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| | Street Life - Getting More Life Out of Your Roads | Sponsored by the APWA Engineering & Technology Committee
New to pavement management? Get a "how-to" explanation, including advice, models, and resources to tap. The theory and logic behind pavement preservation and the methods and applications for implementing roadway management plans will be covered. The uses of information management systems to provide critical planning, budgeting, and monitoring capabilities will be also be addressed. We'll wrap up with a dialogue among audience members relaying successes, challenges, and solutions.
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| | Student Mentoring Strengthens the Public Works and Engineering Profession | The student mentoring program initiated by the APWA Chicago Metro Chapter has led to significant success and is being replicated by other APWA Chapters. One of the reasons for this program's success is the willingness of engineering and public works professionals to serve as mentors. The questions raised during mentoring sessions have provided a valuable database of student concerns regarding career development and opened the opportunity for the promotion of public works as a viable and noteworthy career commitment.
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| | Urban Runoff and Stormwater Management—Los Angeles County Watershed | Los Angeles County Flood Control District's Watershed Management Modeling System (WMMS) encompasses 3100 square miles of coastal watershed and 80 jurisdictions. The WMMS is helping stormwater professionals understand how Best Management practice (BMP) effectiveness translates into water quality improvements at the watershed scale. The WMMS has made it possible to quantify the BMP implementation details for various watershed conditions to achieve specific TMDL and management goals.
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9:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. | | Sustainable Solutions to Common Department of Public Works Problems | Members of APWA's Center for Sustainabililty Leadership team will highlight several projects involving the sustainability initiative undertaken within their communities. Learn about the evaluation of existing municipal buildings for LEED-certification in Highland Park, Illinois; a green drainage project in Goffstown, New Hampshire; a greenhouse gas reduction plan developed by Ventura, California; and energy savings through conversion of LED bulbs in traffic lights in Durham, Ontario.
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10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. | | 4A Collaborative: Kansas City Design Professionals for Regional Sustainability | In 2008, the Kansas City Chapters of the American Public Works Association, American Institute of Architects, American Planning Association, and American Society of Landscape Architects began meeting to promote sustainable designs for the continued growth, development, and redevelopment of the Kansas City Metro region. They've identified deficiencies in existing regional design standards and regulations that would impede green solutions. They are building a list of regional needs and a KC Metro Report Card rating the sustainability of cities and projects.
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| | Core Competencies for Managers Applied to the Real Public Works World | Explore the differences between leadership competencies and management competencies and how each is relevant to the real world of public works. Using a take-away self-evaluation form, you'll be able to benchmark your own capabilities and target both your strengths and your areas for improvement. Learn from the best as you move toward your public works career goals.
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| | Crossbores - The Hidden Danger | Sponsored by the APWA Utility and Public Right-of-Way Committee
A crossbore is "the intersection of an existing underground utility or underground structure by a second utility resulting in direct contact between the transactions that compromises the integrity of either utility or underground infrastructure." The most dangerous situation is when a natural gas line is installed using horizontal directional drilling and unknowingly intersects with a sanitary sewer lateral or service line. Attend this discussion about available locating technologies, BMPs to avoid damages, and assigning responsibility for locating and taking prevention measures.
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| | Don't Micro-Manage - Manage with a Micro-Blog | Study this example of use of micro-blogging and Twitter as project management tools. Because of the number of hotels and businesses impacted by a roadway improvement program, it was imperative that stakeholders have real-time access to information about lane closures, construction staging, and project scheduling. Allowing them access to the project micro-blog to comment and receive feedback greatly enhanced communication and outreach. Project staff were able to make adjustments to work flow and increase productivity.
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| | How to Conserve Fuel, Save Money, Reduce Carbon...for Free! | To deal with the impact of rising fuel costs and the need to provide the same level of citizen service, Polk County, Florida has undertaken the approach of encouraging employees to modify driving habits. Components of this program include: a fuel conservation incentive program; training for drivers in eco-driving techniques; vehicle downsizing; reductions in idling time; and a renewed emphasis on vehicle utilization and reassignment. After 12 months, fuel consumption has been reduced by 11% or 158,000 gallons.
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| | International Public Works Innovations | Sponsored by the APWA International Affairs Committee
Jennings Randolph Fellows have taken study tours to New Zealand, Australia, and the Czech Republic. Learn about their discoveries of the public works role in mitigating the construction impacts of private development in New Zealand; water conservation and management practices in Australia; and the removal and composting of organic waste in the Czech Republic. Learn how you too could apply and participate in a Jennings Randolph Fellows tour and explore how public works services are delivered in other countries.
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| | Job Order Contracting - One Answer to Many Public Works Dilemmas | The City of Phoenix, Arizona has implemented an innovative job order contracting (JOC) program. They've cut down on the time and expense for procurement of smaller, repetitive, and hard to define projects. Highly qualified contractors were engaged to help define scope, means, and methods; efforts were minimized and the effectiveness of in-house resources were maximized, money was saved and better services delivered.
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| | Public Works Institute Forum | ATTN: Chapter Leaders!
The APWA Public Works Institutes (PWI) address the supervisory and management needs of current first-line supervisors and those individuals at all levels aspiring to be better public works leaders and supervisors. The best way to find out how to establish a Public Works Institute for your Chapter is to network with Chapters who have successful programs. The existing Institutes follow different formats, but all meet the standards established by APWA for model curriculum, topics, and contact hours. So -- whether your Chapter already has an Institute, whether your Chapter is in the planning stages for establishing one, or whether you are just not sure if an Institute program is a good move for your chapter --- attend this special forum and learn from each other on how best to accomplish your goals of promoting excellent education and professional development for your Chapter members.
Find out: 1) the steps to creating an Institute; 2) the information and assistance available from APWA to meet this goal; 3) the time commitment involved and ways to support the volunteer chapter "champions" needed to establish an Institute; 4) how to find private or academic partners to help implement an Institute; 5) the costs involved in implementation and how soon the established Institutes made their goals for revenue generation.
Come armed with your own tips, stories, and questions. This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity!
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| | Real-time Stormwater Management | Central Texas is often called "flash flood alley." The City of Austin operates a Flood Early Warning System (FEWS). New tools for flash flood information have recently been added including photo documentation, radar rainfall data, hydrologic model prediction/verification, and a state-of-the-art notification. The history of the Shoal Creek watershed the response to events in the past and the present will be compared.
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| | Salt Brine as a Winter Maintenance Tool | Attend this examination of salt brine—what it is, how to make it properly, its varied uses, how it works, and proper storage. Examine the differences in pre-wetting, anti-icing, and de-icing strategies. Also, there's a rising popularity in deploying liquid additives mixed with salt brine. We'll cover the reasons for doing this and the additional storage concerns this activity entails.
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| | Solid Waste Snapshots in Sustainability: A Look at Private, Non-Profit, and Public Solutions, Part III - Public Policy Solutions | Sponsored by the APWA Solid Waste Committee
Spend Tuesday morning with APWA's Solid Waste Committee exploring sustainable solutions for solid waste operations. The program will be a series consisting of 3 distinct sessions that will offer various perspectives on sustainability and what it means to businesses. As public works professionals run small "businesses", our intent is to bring private industry knowledge and expertise to the public sector and provide different perspectives on what sustainability means, how it can be accomplished, and the hurdles in achieving results.
Part III will feature public sector approaches supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Learn about the U.S. EPA's focus on life cycle materials management approaches to address sustainable solutions for solid waste. This presentation will outline the "Sustainable Materials Management: The Road Ahead" report that supports a shift from waste management to materials management. In addition, projects relevant to solid waste public works professionals will be highlighted, including opportunities to connect waste management practices to climate change.
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| | Sustainability in Road Construction | This presentation will discuss 8 green construction alternatives through construction methodologies and material selection that will help you save energy, reduce emissions, reduce extraction of natural resources, save time and money, and provide a better life-cycle project. Green alternatives that will be discussed include:
1. FDR—Full Depth Reclamation
2. Rubblization—Concrete Pavement
3. HIPR—Hot In-Place Recycling
4. RAP—Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement
5. RAS—Reclaimed Asphalt Shingles
6. Foundry Sand & Slags
7. Tire Derived Rubber
8. Warm Mix Asphalt
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| | Tools to Help Drinking Water and Wastewater Systems Prepare for Emergencies | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has partnered with the water sector to develop new tools to promote preparedness and resiliency for water and wastewater systems. EPA published the "Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (WARN) Tabletop Exercise Facilitator Guide" in 2008 and is revising its "Emergency Preparedness and Response Tabletop Exercise for Drinking Water and Wastewater Systems." They've also created an outreach document entitled "Reimbursement Tips for Water Sector Emergency Response and Recovery."
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10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | | Diversity Brunch: A Success Story: A Woman's Escape from Communist Czechoslovakia to the United States and Her Attainment of the American Dream | (Ticketed Event - separate fee and pre-registration required)
Speaker: Helena K. Allison, Senior Traffic Engineer, City of Napa, CA
Helena Allison was born and raised in Czechoslovakia experiencing first-hand the 1968 Russian occupation of her country and the hardships it entailed. Determined to escape Communist rule, she defected to Italy with her 3-month old son and lived in a refugee camp for many months. She later immigrated to the United States with no money, a small suitcase of clothes, and without knowing how to speak English. While working part-time jobs to pay for her education, she received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of New Mexico in 1984. Today, she enjoys a successful career as Senior Traffic Engineer for the City of Napa, CA, is married with four children, and is very active with APWA, serving as President of the Sacramento Chapter in 2002.
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2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | | APWA Center for Sustainability: A New Vision for Public Works Management | Sponsored by the APWA Center for Sustainability
Meet the members of APWA's Center for Sustainability and learn about the skills, tools, and knowledge public works professionals need to exercise sustainable leadership and to deliver services in environmentally and socially responsible ways. We will provide an overview of the mission and values of the APWA Center for Sustainability and promote the "APWA Center for Sustainability Framework for Vibrant and Healthy Communities." This tool will assist professionals in taking an integrated, whole systems approach to public works management.
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| | Creating Livable Communities and a New Urban Fabric - Forget those Speed Humps! | Find out how state-of-the-art traffic engineering techniques and new urban planning concepts can improve the sense of community, enhance neighborhood and pedestrian safety, and reduce traffic volume and speeds. Discover the emerging trends that are affecting design standards: traffic calming, smart growth, traditional neighborhood design, and transit-oriented development.
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| | Debris Management and Sustainability | Sponsored by the APWA Solid Waste Management and Emergency Management Committees
Examine Massachusett's innovative disaster debris management plan and local government guidance that integrates sustainability concepts into the management of debris incidents. The Town of Westborough was the first community to implement a plan based on these principles. Join us for an in-depth exploration of creating and implementing a local agency disaster debris management plan and how state and local disaster debris planning can work together.
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| | Demystifying Fuel Pricing: Fuel Management Planning and Strategies in a Volatile Market | Sponsored by the APWA Fleet Services Committee
Petroleum experts predict more challenges ahead for obtaining fuel at non-budget-breaking prices. Once the economy recovers, these experts believe increases in fuel costs may be imminent. Learn how to employ innovative processes to secure the best price, leverage volume to your advantage, and implement strategies to minimize risks to fuel budgets. Examine how to develop strategies to consistently budget fuel expenditures and protect your organization from market volatility.
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| | Getting the Most from Public Works Dollars Using Technology and BMPs | Pinellas and St. Johns Counties in Florida independently evaluated their processes, selected and applied different maintenance systems and technologies and yet—both had similar results. One system is GIS-based, the other is web-based. Both have the ability to plan and track work and are currently experiencing success in managing resources. Join this discussion of how they determined which systems to use, the hurdles faced along the way, and the lessons learned.
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| | I Think I Can, I Thought I Could, I Did! Accreditation Success Stories | More and more agencies are realizing the need for Self-assessment and Accreditation for better organization and management of public works functions. Fear of the process often keeps both large and small agencies from undertaking the program. Learn from those who have successfully achieved Accreditation how the process works. By attending this session, you'll gain a new network of contacts in successful public works management.
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| | Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Energy Management | The City of Hamilton, Ontario has a four-pronged energy management program that is innovative, makes economic sense, and creates substantial environmental benefits. Examine these initiatives and determine which are best suited for your agency and area. Their program consists of a (1) partnership with Hamilton Renewable Energy, Inc.; (2) a 1.6 Megawatt Biogas Cogeneration Project; (3) 3.2 Megawatt Landfill Gas to Energy Facility; (4) establishment of an Office of Energy Initiatives.
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| | Modeling and Managing Stormwater: A Decade of Development | The City of Dublin, Ohio's Stormwater 2009 Master Plan Update incorporated all of the intervening development that occurred since the original 1999 document. It has upgraded its models for the latest platform and added the 165 newly constructed stormwater management facilities. This presentation will examine the impact development has had on peak discharge rates and hydraulic grade line elevations within the stream. They are determining if changes are necessary to the City's stormwater ordinance and inspection and plan review methods.
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| | Myron Calkins Excellence in Leadership Series Special Session: Leadership in Changing Times - Featured Speaker: Ian Hill - Foremost Advocate of Those in Public Service | (This session will be repeated on Wedneday at 9:30 a.m.)
Ian Hill believes that the most important people in our communities are the leaders of public employees. That's you! Join Ian in this inspiring exploration of the competencies necessary for effective public sector leadership:
*Agent of Change - Understands, demonstrates, and exerts influence by building trusting relationships to act as a catalyst for change.
*Big Picture Thinking - Utilizes a proactive, sytems-thinking approach.
*Commitment to Continuous Improvement - Practices ongoing personal and professional growth and development and the ability to inspire others towards their own growth process.
*Catalyst for Stakeholder Responsibility - Understands how to engage and cultivate stakeholder ownership and responsibility.
You'll gain tools and ideas that you can implement immediately.
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| | Screen It! How Columbus, Ohio Capped an Urban Freeway | When I-670 was widened six years ago, the City of Columbus, Ohio DOT, and FHWA collaborated to build a retail cap where the freeway crosses High Street. Building on the success of this project, more retail caps are planned during the rehabilitation of I-70 and I-71. Many of the attendees at the 2009 APWA Congress attended functions on the cap and many posed lots of questions about it, sparking the City's interest in sharing this experience and lessons-learned with you.
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| | What You Need to Know about the New Highway Safety Manual | The new AASHTO Highway Safety Manual (HSM) is scheduled for debut in early 2010. The HSM will provide a more scientific and robust method for analyzing the safety performance of roads. It will offer planners and designers a tool they can use to objectively assess the safety performance differences among competing project alternatives. Join us for this overview of the HSM with an emphasis on what local agency practitioners should know about the new document.
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2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | | Avoiding Sewers in Southern New England | Attend this presentation of three case studies of cities in New England that have established decentralized wastewater management districts and avoided the need install conventional sewers. Examine the various improvements, methods, and technologies being deployed and how operations and maintenance are being addressed. They'll also address how they obtained funding and program implementation challenges and solutions.
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| | Challenges and Issues which Face Us in the Management of Our Urban Forest | Sponsored by the APWA Facilities and Grounds Committee
What will we discuss in this presentation? Trees! Trees of all shapes and sizes! The benefits of a healthy urban forest are multi-fold including reduction in stormwater runoff and an increase in property values. Threats to the urban forest include construction damage, site compaction, root damage, and improper arboricultural methods. Find out how root systems and the things to avoid when working around trees.
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| | Hand-in-Hand: Your Safety Program and Profitability | Safety is a critical issue for every public works department. This session will be relevant to all audiences from fleet professionals to maintenance workers, to managers and directors. Strong safety programs positively impact the bottom line and contribute to environmental and sustainability goals. Key topics will include: calculating the cost of accident and impact to experience modification rating; designing a safety program; best safety practices; and ways to overcome employee resistance.
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| | Mastering the Power of Change - Featured Speaker: Ian Hill - Foremost Advocate of Those in Public Service | (This session will be repeated Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.)
In these times, change is inevitable, and it is a fact that progress and change are indelibly intertwined. So if we truly desire to improve, we must eagerly embrace change. The challenge is how?
Attend this life-changing session to learn:
*A model/system for implementing departmental change that is bottom up and proven to last.
*The five steps of The Change Continuum, a process for guaranteed personal change and improvement.
*A framework that will identify, prioritize, develop a plan for the implementation of great ideas
You will leave with meaningful and relevant tools that can be used immediately and gain the inspiration to be the spark that ignites meaningful and beneficial change.
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| | Practice Makes Perfect: Emergency Preparedness in Small and Rural Communities | Sponsored by the APWA Small Cities/Rural Communities Committee
Emergencies come in all sizes, shapes, and levels of destruction. In small cities and rural communities, public works is often left out of preparedness exercises. Attend this session and get ideas and templates for developing emergency tabletop exercises and gain strategies for encouraging your community to participate in emergency preparedness exercises before a live disaster occurs.
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| | Recycling Economics 101: How to Prepare for the Bottom Falling Out (Next Time) | Sponsored by the APWA Solid Waste Management Committee
In November 2008, the recycling community was devastated as commodity prices hit rock bottom. Some material prices plummeted; other materials such as mixed paper could not be sold. As with every crisis, lessons were learned. Communities were forced to review the services they offer and renegotiate contracts. Delve into the basic economics of recycling programs including costs for collection of types of materials; collection and processing logistics, who are the buyers for rcyclables and what drives prices.
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| | The Long-Term Promise of Conversion Technologies | Despite a high diversion rate, Los Angeles County continues to dispose of a substantial amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) each year. Conversion technologies provide an opportunity for local control of the waste stream, an increase in the diversion rate, the generation of green energy, and a reduction in emissions. Explore the benefits of conversion technologies as featured by three conversion technology demonstration projects underway in Los Angeles County.
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| | Using Low Impact Development (LID) to Combat Impacts of Urbanization | In established urban settings, aging infrastructure and space constraints have limited the use and effectiveness of conventional stormwater management techniques. Upgrade and retrofit can be costly solutions but in the long run could be the most advantageous alternative. The LID approach integrates site design with land use decisions and focuses on conserving natural systems hydrologic functions. LID can result in cost savings by reducing the amount of land required for detention basins.
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Wednesday, August 18, 20107:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | | Workshop/Tour: Historic Charles River Dam and Locks Tour (TOUR IS FULL) | TOUR IS FULL. Advanced sign-up was required.
Bus leaves promptly at 7:30 a.m. Please arrive at bus departure point by 7:15 a.m.
This Civil Engineering Landmark tour will include a presentation by Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation officials who will provide insight into the history and operations of this remarkable system. You'll be able to tour the facilities including the original 1908 dam site which now supports the Museum of Science. You'll also see the fish ladder which allows for the natural migration of fish; the pump room; and the lock system. The locks allow water and small ships to flow through, taller ships require opening of the drawbridge.
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| | Workshop/Tour: Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Facility | Tour Limited to 100 participants. You must sign-up in advance for this workshop/tour using the Congress Registration Form. *PLEASE NOTE: To comply with facility security requirements, APWA will be required to provide your contact information to the wastewater treatment plant security team, who will contact you in July to obtain your social security number and to perform security checks.
Bus leaves promptly at 7:30 a.m. Please arrive at bus departure point by 7:15 a.m.
The Deer Island Wastewater Treatment plant protects Boston Harbor and serves 43 greater Boston communities. Wastewater arrives through 4 underground tunnels. This tour and presentation will feature the pumping station and treatment technologies, sludge digestion, odor control, disinfection, effluent discharge approaches, and operations and maintenance practices. Deer Island also has five miles of public walkways/bikeways that have elevated look-ins to the treatment plant and spectacular views of the Boston skyline.
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| | Workshop/Tour: Patriot Place and Gillette Stadium Tour (TOUR IS FULL) | TOUR IS FULL. Advanced sign-up was required. Bus leaves promptly at 7:30 a.m. Please arrive at bus departure point by 7:15 a.m.
In both its construction and operations, the 68,000 seat Gillette Stadium is well-known for its conservation efforts including: using recycled grey water that is supplied by an onsite wastewater treatment and reuse system; purchasing power generated from renewable sources to power the Stadium during NFL Football Games; and deploying energy management strategies that have reduced the facility's carbon footprint by 25% in the last four years. During the construction of the stadium, underground culverts were eliminated creating an ecologically designed river corridor and 100% of the old Foxboro Stadium was recycled into the foundation of the Gillette Stadium parking lots. The nearby Patriot Place is a marvel of green design too—using energy efficient white roofs; LED lighting technology; bio-fuels for generators; and recycled grey water for the rest rooms.
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8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. | | A Holistic Approach to Achieving Sustainability - The Alexandria, Virginia Experience | "Eco-City Alexandria" is the action plan that is guiding the city toward sustainability. Phase 1 was the development of "Green-Ventory" of city environmental policies, plans, and programs. Phase 2 was the development of the "Eco-City Charter" which guides city leaders in decision-making for a more sustainable environment. Phase 3 was the environmental action plan that incorporates both short- and long-term goals for two years from now to 20 years from now.
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| | Mastering the Power of Change - Featured Speaker: Ian Hill - Foremost Advocate of Those in Public Service | (Repeat of Tuesday 3:45 p.m. presentation.)
In these times, change is inevitable, and it is a fact that progress and change are indelibly intertwined. So if we truly desire to improve, we must eagerly embrace change. The challenge is how?
Attend this life-changing session to learn:
*A model/system for implementing departmental change that is bottom up and proven to last.
*The five steps of The Change Continuum, a process for guaranteed personal change and improvement.
*A framework that will identify, prioritize, develop a plan for and the implementation of great ideas
You will leave with meaningful and relevant tools that can be used immediately and gain the inspiration to be the spark that ignites meaningful and beneficial change.
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| | The Rules of the Road Have Changed! | The City of Houston uses a Data Collection Mobile Unit (DCMU) to collect data from measuring devises; analyze, aggregate, and archive data; and deploy a data visualization and management system that allows analysis for several divisions. The van-mounted system includes a distance measurement instrument; 360 video (11 cameras pointed in different directions); road profiler; line scan camera and laser illuminator, and GPS.
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| | Water Accountability and Meter Reading: Problems of the Past | The City of Gahanna, Ohio is installing a new state-of-the-art meter reading system that uses high frequency transmitters and collection antennas. The transmitters remain in sleeping mode and wake up each hour to collect a reading from the meter. On the 6th hour, the data is sent for reading. The transmitters are also programmed to detect leaks and helps residents tighten water accountability.
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8:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | | Alternative Fuels 101: New Technologies Fuel Sustainability While Saving Money and the Environment (Wednesday Workshop) | Sponsored by the APWA Fleet Services Committee
If you manage a public fleet, large or small, this 2.5 hour workshop was designed with you in mind - offering an in-depth examination of:
* Emerging alternative fuel technologies for both light and heavy vehicles.
* Advancements for all-electric and hybrid vehicles.
* Factors to consider if deciding to use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles.
* Steps to implementing a biodiesel fuel program.
* Tax breaks and other funding opportunities available to purchase alternative fuel vehicles and/or build an alternative fuel infrastructure.
* Best practices for meeting clean air standards and methods for measuring emissions.
This program is sure to be informative and thought-provoking. Take advantage of this opportunity to network with the best fleet professionals in the field and get your questions answered!
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| | Emerging Trends in Solid Waste Management (Wednesday Workshop) | Sponsored by the APWA Solid Waste Management Committee
After a brief hiatus for the economic downturn, the introduction of new solid waste disposal technologies continues. Attend this update on maturing technologies and new plants that are nearing operation, including the first plant to produce vehicle fuel from MSW. We'll review the challenges for implementing these new technologies. This workshop will also explore the trends for implementing business waste programs, C&D waste recycling, and conversions from dual- or source-separated recycling programs to single-stream programs.
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| | FEMA Public Assistance Programs - Education and Training for Disaster Recovery (Wednesday Workshop) | Sponsored by the APWA Emergency Management Committee
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance Grant (PA) Program provides assistance to State, tribal and local governments, and certain types of private nonprofit organizations helping communities respond to and recover from federally declared disasters. Through the PA Program, FEMA provides supplemental assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the replacement, or restoration of damaged facilities. However, when disaster strikes, the PA Program can appear daunting and the application process cumbersome. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet FEMA personnel and get a full overview of program benefits and intricacies.
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8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | | Public Works Stormwater Summit | Sponsored by the APWA Water Resources Committee
Full Congress registrants may attend the Summit at no additional charge, but you must indicate on the Registration Form that plan to attend it. If you are not attending the full Congress, you may register for the Summit individually and pay the appropriate registration fee.
AGENDA
8:30—8:45 a.m. Program Overview Joe Superneau, Executive Director, Springfield Water and Sewer Commission, Springfield MA
8:45—9:30 a.m. EPA—MS4 NPDES Program Update Thelma Murphy, Regional Stormwater Coordinator, US EPA—Region I, Boston, MA
9:30—10:45 a.m. APWA Stormwater Manager Certification Program Introduction Becky Stein, CAE, Certification Manager, American Public Works Association, Kansas City, MO
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Closing General Session—Marty Linsky
1:30—2:00 p.m. EPA Region I Administrator Remarks Curt Spalding, Regional Administrator, US EPA—Region I, Boston, MA
2-2:45 p.m. What Are the Impacts to Communities for NPDES Compliance? Philip D. Guerin, Director of Environmental Systems, Department of Public Works, City of Worcester, MA; Amy J. Siebert, Commissioner of Public Works, Town of Greenwich, CT; John P. Sullivan, Jr., Chief Engineer, Boston Water & Sewer Commission, Boston, MA
2:45-3:30 p.m. Financing to Meet NPDES Requirements David A. Jones, PE, Director of Public Works, City of Lewiston, ME; Joseph Ridge, Vice President, CDM, Cambridge, MA; Robert E. Ward, Assistant Director of Public Works, City of Haverhill, MA
Do you have NPDES compliance issues? Do you know where to turn to solve these issues? Whether you are a Phase I or Phase II community, this Public Works Stormwater Summit is for you! Stay on top of the latest NPDES news and other stormwater regulation compliance trends by attending this summit geared specifically to the interests and needs of public works and other municipal and county agencies grappling to meet the New NPDES requirements. Regulators from the EPA will give insight into enforcement actions occurring around the country and provide tips for staying clear of these issues.
Public Works Directors and Stormwater Managers will both benefit from a focused discussion of where your stormwater management program fits within your city or county's organizational structure. Examine how other agencies are dealing with the NPDES requirements. Learn how other government agencies fFinance the new stormwater programs. Learn about APWA's New Stormwater Managers Certification Program, what training is offered to managers and how the program can benefit your agency.
Overall, you'll be exposed to a diversity of ideas about strategies, practices, and technologies that are currently being deployed and any new trends on the horizon. Topics will include erosion control issues, enforcement of illicit discharges, good housekeeping practices for data collection and reporting requirements, public education, and best management practices to control run-off including green roofs, porous pavement, and bio-retention measures. There will be plenty of time for comments and questions from Summit participants, plus the opportunity to share what's working for you now, what you might do differently if you had the chance, and your concerns for the future.
PLUS—Attendees at this Summit will also attend the APWA Closing General Session featuring Marty Linsky, co-founder of Cambridge Leadership Associates, co-author of The Practice of Adaptive Leadership, and faculty at the Harvard Kennedy School.
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9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | | Creative Financing Overcomes Financial/Political Obstacles to Regional Water Supply Project | San Luis Obispo County, California has had water rights to 17,500 AFY of lake water since 1959. Financial and political barriers always got in the way of project completion. At last, creative financing techniques have been found including: Debt service cross collateralization, creative cost allocations among partners, bond financing assistance and issuance, and the ability of partners to opt out if the estimates came in too high. Cost control steps included: value engineering, contractor recruitment workshops, shared risk between contractor and owner, and strategic bid sizing.
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| | Leadership in Changing Times - Featured Speaker: Ian Hill - Foremost Advocate of Those in Public Service | (Repeat of Tuesday 2:00 p.m. presentation.)
Ian Hill believes that the most important people in our communities are the leaders of public employees. That's you! Join Ian in this inspiring exploration of the competencies necessary for effective public sector leadership:
*Agent of Change - Understands, demonstrates, and exerts influence by building trusting relationships to act as a catalyst for change.
*Big Picture Thinking - Utilizes a proactive, systems-thinking approach.
*Commitment to Continuous Improvement - Practices ongoing personal and professional growth and development and the ability to inspire others towards their own growth process.
*Catalyst for Stakeholder Responsibility - Understands how to engage and cultivate stakeholder ownership and responsibility.
You'll gain tools and ideas that you can implement immediately.
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| | Managing Bio-Solids and Generating Green Energy | The Ventura Regional Sanitation District's new facility converts biosolids from local wastewater into EPA Class A recyclable material using landfill gas to heat the batch dryers. The end product is applied as alternative daily cover for refuse deposited at the landfill. Other approved uses are selective application as organic fertilizer or as alternative fuel. The facility generates electricity to sustain its own operation, selling the remainder to the local power grid. This self-sustaining system is a model for environmental efficiency.
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| | Successful Local Lobbying Techniques—In Search of Federal Stimulus and Line Item Appropriations | The competition for federal funds will be the stiffest in decades. Find out how to prepare an effective strategy for lobbying for general stimulus and line item appropriations. Both the technical and political elements of preparing a winning proposal will be covered. The appropriation process and preparation of special legislation will be explained in detail, featuring specific case studies.
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| | Successfully Partnering Communities with DOTs to Achieve Sustainable Transportation Solutions | The New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) recently completed the Route 31 Integrated Land Use and Transportation Plan (ILUTP) successfully partnering with local communities along the way. The land use and transportation issues along Route 31, along with rapid suburban growth is one of today's quintessential challenges. The ILUTP represents a model for other state DOTs and local municipalities to engage in a Smart Growth mission and a more sustainable future.
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| | Sustainability Becomes Reality: We Built a Pervious Concrete Public Street! | After reviewing all options, the City of Shoreview, Minnesota decided to replace the existing street with a pervious concrete roadway and eliminate traditional storm drainage infrastructure. The neighborhood borders a lake and required an innovative approach to stormwater management. They opted for infiltration in the native sandy soils. The knowledge gained in the construction of this project and the ongoing maintenance will aid in the design of similar projects and provide valuable information about the long-term performance of pervious concrete.
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11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | | CLOSING GENERAL SESSION: Public Works Leadership in a Time of Permanent Crisis - Marty Linsky | Marty Linsky is co-founder of Cambridge Leadership Associates - an international leadership development firm specializing in capacity building, consulting, and diagnostics in challenging times. A prolific author; his latest book is The Practice of Adaptive Leadership -Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World, co-authored with Dr. Ronald Heifetz and Alexander Grashow. He also co-authored the best selling Leadership on the Line with Dr. Heifetz.
Linsky's experiences include: Chief Secretary and Counselor to Governor William Weld of Massachusetts; Executive Editor, The Advocates, PBS; editorial writer and reporter, The Boston Globe; member and Assistant Minority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives; and Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
He is also a full-time faculty member at the Harvard Kennedy School teaching leadership, press, politics, and public management, and has been faculty chair of several executive programs on leadership and public management.
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1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | | Workshop/Tour: Harvard University Tour (TOUR IS FULL) | TOUR IS FULL. Advanced sign-up was required.
Tour leaves at 1:00 p.m. Be at bus departure point by 12:45 p.m.
The Harvard University Campus is known for its beautiful and historic facilities. En route to Cambridge, you'll see the Harvard Medical School facility from the bus. Then you'll proceed to the highlight of this tour, the 46 Blackstone Street Building which became, in 2006, Harvard's first building to achieve LEED Platinum status. This remarkable renovation converted the Blackstone Steam Plant and adjacent buildings - constructed between 1888 and 1929 - into a service center housing offices, workshops, warehousing and support facilities. After touring this facility, you'll be taken to Harvard Yard for a self-guided walking tour of this extraordinary campus including Massachusetts Hall constructed in 1720; Harvard Hall (rebuilt in 1766 after the original Hall burned in 1764); and Tercentenary Theater which is the wide grassy area framed by Widener Library and Memorial Church. (Instructions for a return trip downtown via mass transit will be provided for those who decide to linger on campus after the bus leaves.)
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| | Workshop/Tour: MADOT Operations Control Center and MBTA Operations Center | Tour is limited to 50 participants. You must sign-up in advance for this workshop/tour using the Congress Registration Form.
Tour leaves at 1:00 p.m. Be at bus departure point by 12:45 p.m.
If traffic and transit are your thing—this will be fascinating! The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MADOT) Operations Control Center features a highly advanced traffic monitoring and incident response system to ensure the smooth operation of Boston's road infrastructure. It is one of the most advanced "smart highway" systems in the world, monitoring traffic in the tunnels, ramps, and highways constructed as part of the Big Dig as well as the rest of Boston's roadway infrastructure. This workshop/tour will also make a stop at the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Operations Center. You'll see and learn about the computer controlled video matrix system that displays a huge amount of information about the "T" transit system. The control room staff monitors the movement of all "T" vehicles using automatic vehicle identifiers (AVIs), track-side sensors, and fiber optic cables.
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1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | | Leadership in Changing Times - Making It Happen on the Ground! (Wednesday Workshop) - Featured Speaker: Ian Hill - Foremost Advocate of Those in Public Service | Ian Hill is known throughout North America for his efforts in promoting positive change for communities and neighborhoods and the public sector professionals responsible for making our communities livable and sustainable.
This workshop is designed as a practical, let's get down to brass tacks follow-up to the two presentations Ian is offering on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. The previous presentations will inspire you - but then you will have to decide how to implement these changes for your own personal growth and to benefit your employees, co-workers, and the communities you serve. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more, get support for your efforts, and find out how to be the change catalyst your community needs.
(Don't miss Ian's previous presentations: Leaderhip in Changing Times offered on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. and Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.; and Mastering the Power of Change offered on Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. and Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.)
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