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Stepping Up to the “New Normal”

This program allows viewers to recognize what is the “new normal” for these times of reduced resources and aging assets. It will allow for individuals to identify tools for managing political egos and to develop strategies for managing teams in the “new normal” and see them applied in real life situations.

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Solar Strategies for Public Works

This program will explore different financing, procurement, and management strategies for making solar power work for small communities. It will alos focus on the design of solar photovoltaic installations on existing roofs and new roofs.

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Clients and Consultants – How to Work

This program offers basic advice on consultant selection and management, from the client’s perspective. In addition, the consultant’s viewpoint on the expectations of a client will be shared.

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Developing and Utilizing a Strategic Plan

This program Identifies strategic thinking and planning processes for a public works department. It presents a specific vision of what your firm will look like in the future and will show you how to design a step-by-step process for writing a strategic plan.

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Utility Coordination for Municipal Capital

This program will discuss coordinating utilities using current methods as well as new research under way to develop new technologies to leverage recent advancements in data management and visualization, and communication.

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Succession Planning – Growing Your Own Director

This program addresses steps to develop a succession program, issues cities and agencies have with the process, and examples of how identified candidates were moved through the development process.

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A New Vision for Public Works Management

This program provides an overview of the APWA Center for Sustainability, Framework for Vibrant & Healthy Communities, and the Center Leadership created to assist public works professionals in taking an integrated, whole systems approach to public works management.

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How To Write a Sustainable Action Plan

This program provides an overview of the process two cities – one US and one Canadian – used to develop and write Sustainability Action Plans for their communities.

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Green Pavement Alternatives

This program discuss eight 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.

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If Only I’d Known – Developing Disaster Recovery ExercisesIf Only I d Known – Developing Disaster Recovery ExercisesIf Only I d Known – Developing Disaster Recovery Exercises

This program takes a look at a tabletop exercise that is a popular and fairly uncomplicated method of testing a disaster recovery plan while providing a practical gut check of procedures to follow should a particular event occur.

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