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Sponsored by APWA’s 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 and get your questions answered.
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Sponsored by APWA's Facilities and Grounds Committee It is estimated that 16 million green tons of wood is removed from urban areas as a result of pests, wind storms, construction, hazard trees and other factors. Unfortunately, most of this wood ends up in landfills. This dynamic panel presentation will demonstrate successful urban wood waste utilization programs that are feasible and doable in your local community.
Read MoreDespite the challenges facing public works operations, limited resources and structured systems often discourage us from expanding our thinking, changing our behavior, and finding innovative solutions. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about key techniques for motivating your team to innovate for best solutions and practices
Read MoreSponsored by APWA’s Emergency Management Committee Working with other first responder disciplines on traffic incident management events provides opportunities to develop those key relationships and define roles for other major disasters.
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Street, water, and wastewater crews for the City of El Segundo, California, are using tablet applications to revolutionize operation activities. They are able to graphically document the locations and frequency for maintenance activities and emergencies.
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Does your State, County or government agency have a Mutual Aid Agreement? If not – Why?
As the demand for responding to disasters and emergencies of all types across the nation have increased and become more complex, emergency management agencies at all levels of government are turning increasingly to the use of mutual aid as a means for providing the resources and capabilities on both inter- and intra-state events to augment disaster response capabilities of state and local governments.
Read MoreSponsored by the APWA Small Cities Rural Communities Committee In response to the MUTCD, the Village of Fox Point, Wisconsin, inventoried all signs using GPS-enabled mobile data collectors to expedite processing and to include comprehensive information about every sign. This information was used to develop a sign replacement budget and schedule
Read MoreMotivated by the fiscal crisis, 19 northern Cook County and Lake County municipalities have formed a new business model where they work together to purchase shared services and commodities. In the first year alone, they achieved significant savings for the taxpayers.
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Sponsored by APWA’s Small Cities Rural Communities Committee Public works departments in small cities and rural communities often face challenges in advocating for federal, state, and community support for issues and funding related to critical services and infrastructure. Attend this session and get practical ideas and tools to engage elected officials and bring positive results for your agency.
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The Village of Streamwood, Illinois, replaced full depth asphalt and granular base with roller-compacted concrete (RCC). The RCC provides a stronger base, and the village estimates at least an initial 15 per cent savings in design, and a longer service life with less maintenance.
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