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Our infrastructure helps to shape our communities; our communities, in turn, have a role in shaping the infrastructure that serves them, identifying not just core service levels, acceptable levels of…
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Who among us hasn’t made a mistake? How leaders handle their own mistakes can be an essential indicator of a healthy workplace and one that has a growth mindset. Insecure…
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Public works agencies are charged with addressing multiple, intersecting—and sometimes conflicting—water-related goals, including water quality improvement, water supply augmentation, flood protection, and the community co-benefits associated with stormwater management. Southern…
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Unfortunately, it’s a prevalent reality that private parties use a public right-of-way for their personal benefit resulting in potential interruptions and expenses to public infrastructure improvements. The presenters will discuss…
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A typical public agency targets its messages to an audience over the age of 18. But the ultimate owners and beneficiaries of our planned eco-friendly water reuse programs are our…
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Public works professionals are expected to reach, engage, and build bridges with diverse constituencies in communities throughout our nation and abroad. Whether communicating about construction activity, upcoming projects, or general…
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Alongside the age-old debate of the difference between leadership and management is yet a third category of skills required of leaders that are distinctly different from leadership or management. Almost…
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Technology is rapidly changing, and keeping pace can be difficult. Are you keeping pace with your peers in applying technology for winter weather operations? This session will provide insight into…
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Every attendee at an APWA conference brings with them the experiences and challenges of their agency and their role in public operations. You may have many different stories you could…
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Drone usage in public works agencies is exploding for good reasons. Using drones to support the public works mission results in valuable benefits like enhanced data accuracy, increased efficiencies, improved…
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