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Empowering Public Works Professionals: The Value of Mentorship

Mentorship is a powerful tool that helps both parties grow and facilitates opportunities for the transfer of knowledge essential to sustaining a thriving public works workforce. Seeking advice and learning…

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How NKSD1 Removed Silos and Improved Collaboration

The Northern Kentucky Sanitation District No. 1 (SD1) was presented with the challenge of increasing capital spending from $20M to $150M annually and the associated rate increases to meet regulatory…

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Is Retirement Coming Up? Now What?

With many public works professionals approaching retirement or retired, now what for the profession, their knowledge, and participation in APWA? The session will first focus on why what they have…

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Multiorganizational Operations Strategy for Flood Protection

The Williamsport, Pennsylvania region was facing serious challenges in meeting levee maintenance and certification requirements set by the US Army Corps of Engineers and FEMA, respectively. Through the leadership of…

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Stormwater Outfall Inspection Workflows, Streamlined Using GIS Apps

Cobb County Water System’s Stormwater Management Division (SWM) inspects and monitors stormwater outfalls in fulfillment of the Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Plan (IDDE) with the goal of preventing stormwater…

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Tiny Trees – Big Impacts

The Tiny Trees program has successfully distributed 20,000 trees in the City of Des Moines in the short space of three years. Tiny Trees uses volunteers and a unique drive-up…

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Advancing Asset Management in Public Works with AI—Agency Case Study

Dive into the evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI) with the speakers as they explore its broad-ranging impacts on asset management within public agencies. This presentation takes a comprehensive look…

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Creating a Mindful Workplace Culture

PWX keynote speaker, Pandit Dasa, continues the conversation started in the Opening General Session. This concurrent session will connect the practice of mindfulness with creating positive workplace culture, enhancing teamwork,…

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Engineers in Action—Public Works in Ecuador!

Karen Kase (Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick, Inc.) and Julie Lomax (Village of Downers Grove) are members of the Chicago International Affairs Committee. They have been working with Engineers in Action…

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How to Build an Excellent Work Environment

Every organization has a work environment which can help or hurt you in achieving your goals. In the ideal, your employees are valued and enabled to excel. They are provided…

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