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- Saturday, August 16, 2008
- Sunday, August 17, 2008
- Monday, August 18, 2008
- Tuesday, August 19, 2008
- Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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Click the  icon to download speaker handouts. Please check back often as we continue to add items. Saturday, August 16, 2008 8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. | | Self-Assessment Using the Public Works Management Practices Manual – A Tool for Improving Operations and Management | | 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. |
Sunday, August 17, 2008 Back to Top 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
| | Cascading Infrastructure Failures | | Analyze how cascading infrastructure failures occur, and learn what steps to take to review your existing facilities and future designs to minimize system impacts. Be sure that your Emergency Response Plan addresses this issue. |
| | Leverage Your Municipal Dollars to Improve Your Urban Forest Program | | The Sacramento Region’s Greenprint Initiative partners twenty-two cities and six counties in efforts to collaborate in urban forest planning and development. There has been improvement in air quality, greater community involvement, and new funding and grant opportunities. |
| | Optimization of Pavement Overlay Systems | | Examine how concrete overlays provide a cost-effective, long-term durable surface composed of industrial by-products that reduce negative effects on the environment. |
| | Recruiting for the Future | | From the elementary grades to the college level, it is never too soon to plant the seed that public works is a desirable and viable career option. Learn tips for starting your own program. |
| | Roadmap to "Greening" of Existing Facilities | | Transform existing facilities into green facilities. Case studies will illustrate practical applications and demonstrate the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of greening existing buildings. |
Back to Top 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | | Opening General Session: Take the Risk! | Speaker: Benjamin S. Carson, MD, Pediatric Neurosurgeon and Inspiring Storyteller
Ben Carson asks: “By avoiding risk are you also avoiding the full potential of your life?”
His own life dramatically portrays the connection between great risks and greater successes. Out of a perilous childhood, a world-class surgeon emerged precisely because of the risks he was willing to take. Join Dr. Carson in this exploration of the real costs and rewards of risk, how to assess and accept risk, and how risk reveals the purpose of our lives.
A world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon and a mentor to countless individuals of all ages, Ben Carson carries with him a message of hope for and faith in the human spirit. His life today is far removed from its beginning in the inner cities of Detroit and Boston. It has been his own making—thanks to his mother and a host of individuals who expected the very best from him. Dr. Carson is coauthor of four best-selling books: Take The Risk, Gifted Hands, THINK BIG, and The Big Picture. |
Back to Top 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. | | EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE PRESENTATION:
Reducing Infiltration Using Chemical Grout | Speaker: Scott Kelly, Prime Resins, Inc., Booth 2109
Chemical grout can create major challenges when it comes to infiltration repairs. Prime Resins’ industry experts will explain the basics of chemical grout, including the property differences between hydrophobic and hydrophilic grouts. They will also talk about which grout most appropriately suits your needs based on the nature of the leak needing repair. This presentation will discuss the basic steps involved in a successful repair using both types of grout. Several videos will be shown to help illustrate the repair process. Several other processes related to chemical grouting technology will also be presented. |
Back to Top 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | | EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE PRESENTATION: Say Goodbye to Paper: Start Accepting Bids via the Internet Today | Speaker: Will McClave, Info Tech, Inc., Booth 634
Online bidding reduces paperwork, virtually eliminates errors, and saves both agencies and contractors time and money. Contractors that bid on state jobs want to use online bidding for your agency's projects. An online bidding system results in savings the contractors can pass on to you. It can also help you get more bidders for your jobs which will increase competition and lower prices. Learn how this technology works, what security measures are in place and how simple it can be to implement in your agency. |
Back to Top 2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
| | Learning to Lead - Making the Transition from Manager to Leader | | Is the avalanche of day-to-day public works issues keeping you stuck in management mode, overwhelming your ability and desire to “lead"? Discover actions that can reenergize you and your organization, while not neglecting your management responsibilities. |
Back to Top 2:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. | | How to Kick Start Asset Management in Your Community | | Examine how-to-tools and guidance for implemeting basic infrastructure asset management, featuring examples from Australia and state and local governments in the United States. Sustainable infrastructure management is key to providing exceptional levels of service and performance. |
| | Top Trends from the Trenches: Empowered Leadership for Today's APWA Professional | | For every leader who sometimes has to navigate through criticism and negative feedback to get the job done, this presentation is for you! Discover how to articulate your vision to others, and get tips for quick ways to assess trouble spots on your team and resolve conflicts and problems. Get insight into how to lead in a diverse environment, how to set team expectations, and open more lines of communication. Finally, it all begins with you – you’ll leave this session armed with a 10-point action plan for leadership success and the know-how for making the connection between intention and action. “Empowerment begins when you believe in yourself.” |
Back to Top 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | | EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE PRESENTATION: Implementing a “Best Practices” Program | Speaker: John Jackson, PCI Group, Booth 1346
Enterprise program management software developments are challenging organizations to standardize processes and procedures. From monitoring a program's budgets to maintaining delivery dates, or from change-order management at the project level to claims-avoidance practices, organizations are having to re-think processes, standardization and training, in order to capitalize on the benefits of software technology in program management. This session will focus on the seven major challenges for "Implementing Best Practices" that will help to identify the key steps involved in a successful execution. |
Back to Top 3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
| | Great Streets: Opportunities for Sustainable Change | | It’s been said that “Great cities have great streets.” Review guidelines for new street design and old street retrofit that provide for a balance of activities, social interaction, pride of place, safety, attractiveness, and responsiveness to environmental issues and regulations. |
| | Photo Enforcement with Street Sweepers | | Washington, D.C., uses photo equipment and license plate recognition technology to automate the disbursement of tickets for vehicles parked illegally on street sweeping routes. Maybe a similar program will work for your city. |
| | Risk-Taking: Don't Be Disappointed by the Things You Did Not Do | | Have you ever looked opportunity in the eye and turned it down? Have you thought about why? Be inspired by a public works leader who has achieved personal and professional fulfillment and made a difference in the communities he has served by identifying "intelligent" risks and embracing them! |
| | Tools to Assist in Sewer System Evaluation and Rehabilitation Programs | | The Rehabilitation Decision Support System (RDSS) is a computerized data collection and decision-making system that quickly and efficiently converts sanitary sewer CCTV inspection data into prioritized rehabilitation projects. See how coordination of multiple stakeholder tasks is accomplished. |
Monday, August 18, 2008 Back to Top 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. | | Progressive Women in Public Works Breakfast | Ticketed event—separate fee & preregistration required)
Speaker: Doris Voitier, Superintendent, St. Bernard Parish Public School District, Chalmette, LA
When every building in St. Bernard Parish was damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, Superintendent Voitier worked tirelessly to reopen school doors for returning students. She was honored in 2007 with the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in recognition of her heroic efforts in the face of incredible odds. This is a story you do not want to miss. Sign up to attend this breakfast today! |
Back to Top 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | | Monday General Session: Influencer: The Power to Change Anything | Speaker: Joseph Grenny, Business Communications Expert and New York Times Bestselling Author
Some studies indicate that many of today’s organizational leaders have little, if any, influence over the way employees behave. Joseph Grenny says that “If leaders can learn to diagnose the sources of influence that are responsible for the current behavior of their employees, they can create an influence plan for replacing bad behaviors with good ones and ultimately, make change inevitable.”
Over the past twenty years, Joseph has taught and advised more than 100,000 leaders on every major continent from Fortune 500 boardrooms to the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. His expertise in leadership and communication has been called upon by CNN, Bloomberg, CNBC, and The Today Show. Grenny is coauthor of three best-selling books: Influencer: The Power to Change Anything; Crucial Conversations; and Crucial Confrontations. (Joseph Grenny will also conduct an afternoon workshop on how to apply the Influencer principles to both your professional and personal life.) |
Back to Top 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | | EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE PRESENTATION: Automated Infrastructure Data Collection: Uses in Evaluating Hurricane Katrina’s Impact | Speaker: Jason Trotter, Fugro Roadware, Inc., Booth 2001
Hurricane Katrina hit the New Orleans area in 2005, resulting in the loss of over 1,800 lives and an estimated $81 billion in property damage. For the Louisiana DOTD, post-Katrina meant the need to recover from the initial impact of the disaster, as well as the need to measure the long-term impact of the storm on the infrastructure assets within District 02. Long-term plans for infrastructure maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement, along with the associated budgets, were dramatically impacted. This presentation will discuss how the Louisiana DOTD has used data information provided by Fugro Roadware to begin the necessary analysis and planning required to truly start managing the long-term effects of Katrina. |
Back to Top 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
| | Creating Livable Communities and a New Urban Fabric | | Learn about state-of-the-art traffic engineering techniques and Smart Growth concepts that are aimed at improving a sense of community, enhancing neighborhood safety, and reducing traffic volumes and speeds in traditional neighborhood developments. |
| | Dynamic Succession - United States and Australian Examples | | Examine survey results from over 8,000 U.S. and Australian public works professionals about the challenges of hiring the right people, retaining and training team members, knowledge transfer, and making public works an employer of choice for Gen X and Y. |
| | Emergency Management Think Tank | | APWA Emergency Management Committee members will participate in an open discussion of current issues and trends in emergency management. Bring your questions or concerns to this networking session to discuss with other public works emergency management professionals. |
| | Empowered Leadership through Personal Vision | | The difference between good leaders and great leaders is the ability to capture a personal vision that can expand to new levels of achievement. This highly personalized session is designed to discover the focus and direction you need to achieve personal vision, team collaboration, and organizational cooperation. You’ll walk away with the tools to craft a personal vision statement that will be relevant both personally and professionally for decades to come. |
| | Fleet Services Open Forum | | Looking for an opportunity to network with other fleet professionals attending Congress? Bring your questions to the Fleet Open Forum and pose them to members of the APWA Fleet Services Committee and other fleet professionals. |
| | When Public Agencies Collide | | Conflicts between public agencies can get in the way of excellent service. Develop a process for acting, talking, and thinking about encouraging cooperation, communication, and positive politics among public agencies. |
Back to Top 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | | EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE PRESENTATION: Modular Wetlands: Nature and Technology to Treat Stormwater | Speaker: Zach J. Kent, Bio Clean Environmental Services, Inc., Booth 1746
In order to address the current stormwater regulations in Southern California, a team of industry professionals worked to create a system that would be simple in design and powerful in treatment ability. Modular Wetland Systems was designed to meet the demands of current and future stormwater regulations by integrating technology with natural treatment processes. This hybrid stormwater treatment system has the ability to treat various pollutants of concern including fine suspended solids, particulate and dissolved metals, nutrients and bacteria. The session will focus on regulations and compliance, usage and design, and installation and maintenance of the system. |
Back to Top 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. | | EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE PRESENTATION: Why Rugged? Criteria to Consider when Deploying a Mobile Computing Solution | Speaker: Dale Kyle, Handheld, Booth 300
When evaluating a mobile computing solution there are many criteria to consider. This talk will outline some of the main areas for evaluating a mobile solution. First, Handheld will explain the pros and cons of going with a standard consumer-grade solution and compare that with a rugged enterprise solution. The presentation will also discuss some criteria for wading through and deciphering rugged specifications, explain the true meaning behind them, and help you sort through some misconceptions. |
Back to Top 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | | Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA) Luncheon | (Ticketed event – separate fee & preregistration required)
Speaker: Jean Perrault, President, Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Mayor, The City of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Jean Perrault will provide his insight into how mayors and councils can work most effectively with public works, especially in emergency and disaster response efforts. He’ll also explore how FCM and CPWA can work in partnership to advance our common agenda. |
| | Public Works Historical Society (PWHS) Luncheon: Making the Rigid Resilient: Recovery in New Orleans | (Ticketed event – separate fee & preregistration required)
Speaker: Craig E. Colten, PhD, Carol O. Sauer Professor, Department of Geography & Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Over the last two centuries, New Orleans has moved away from resilient flood protection practices, while adopting rigid, growth-oriented structural systems. Current recovery efforts need to consider how to restore resiliency in flood protection and urban development. A comparison of historical and more recent practices reveals potential solutions. Among Craig Colten’s publications and books are: An Unnatural Metropolis: Wresting New Orleans from Nature, 2005; “Reconstruction of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina: A Research Perspective,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2006. |
Back to Top 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. | | EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE PRESENTATION: Advance Warning Stations for Low Water Crossings | Speaker: Tom Ogden, High Sierra Electronics, Inc., Booth 1104
Each year more deaths occur due to flooding than from any other thunderstorm-related hazard. Over 50 percent of flood deaths occur in vehicles when drivers try to navigate through floodwater. By implementing an Automated Advance Warning Station, agencies can save lives and property. Specifically, a command and response system for remote-controlled activation of warning signals or crossing-arm gates on either side of a low water crossing point provides a deterrent to motorists driving into flooded areas. The discussion in this presentation will focus on roadway flood detection and system components, such as telemetry options, video cameras and remote gauging stations. |
Back to Top 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | | EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE PRESENTATION: Advanced BMP Technologies for Your Municipal Toolbox | Speaker: Nathan Hardebeck, Clear Water Compliance Services, Inc., Booth 750
Clear Water Compliance Services, Inc. (Clear Water) provides comprehensive water treatment services for construction sites, industrial and marine facilities, and municipal drainage basins. Clear Water specializes in advanced treatment technology, such as CESF (chitosan enhanced sand filtration), that can reduce turbidity below 10 NTU on a consistent basis. Clear Waters advanced treatment capabilities and technology help public works projects comply with federal and state regulations and allow for construction projects to stay on target, even through significant rainy periods without violation. This presentation will concentrate on how Clear Water can help clients meet water quality needs in any condition or environment. |
Back to Top 2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
| | Design/Build a Leadership Culture | | The Region of Peel, Ontario, is undertaking a major organizational retooling to implement a comprehensive leadership development plan. The goal is to develop leaders at every level and become a magnet organization where employees want to be and stay. |
| | Solid Waste Management in Ontario, Canada | | London, Ontario, Canada, has developed waste management strategies based on local municipal priorities while staying consistent with Provincial requirements. Find out how they achieved higher waste diversion levels and lowered system costs. |
| | The Role Public Works Plays in Evacuation | | Are you prepared to manage the evacuation of an entire neighborhood, maybe your entire town? Examine how evacuation requires a coordinated effort between public works, public safety, and transportation agencies. |
| | Top Ten Pedestrian Right-of-Way Mistakes | | Get insight into why the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards are written as they are and get tips for reducing injuries due to poor right-of-way design and maintenance. |
Back to Top 2:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
| | Leadership as a Habit of Mind | | Managers become leaders by understanding their formative experiences and using them wisely. While many managers demonstrate strategic literacy, exceptional managers enrich their potential by examining their own lives (the influence of parents, teachers, and momentous events.) With this “inner work” they translate the lessons of a lifetime into meaningful habits of mind that create a foundation for their work. Attend this highly interactive session that will focus on the use of personal narrative and storytelling to explore the source and underpinnings of each person’s unique point of view. (Session will be repeated on Tuesday) |
Back to Top 3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. | | ACS-Lite | | ACS-Lite is an adaptive traffic signal timing tool aimed at improving traffic signal timing on closed loop traffic signal systems. ACS-Lite accomplishes this with low implementation cost and minimal ongoing operations and maintenance expense. |
| | Appreciating Personality Differences in the Workplace (New session replacing: Generations in the Workplace) | | Let's focus on understanding and appreciating diversity through personality preferences. Examine the basis for personality differences through the MBTI, identify strengths and opportunities associated with the different personality styles, and translate those strengths into workplace objectives. Opportunities for productive team building, resolution of conflict, professional development, and more will be considered through this personality lens. |
Back to Top 4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
| | Clearing the Way - Deploying GIS for Emergency Planning | | After three back-to-back hurricanes hit central Florida in 2004, response planning was upgraded to include GIS technology to improve interagency communication, determine evacuation, responder, and debris-clearing routes, and to map the locations of hazardous materials sites. |
| | Developing Fleet Customer Service Agreements | | The City of Loveland, Colorado’s customer service agreement process is designed to match the specific needs of municipal fleet users. Learn how to initiate and develop agreements and then measure and report the resulting service improvements. |
| | How to Deal with a "Bad Boss" | | Is your organization tolerating a “bad boss” -- control freak? initiative killer? and/or dysfunctional communicator? Nip this issue in the bud through better hiring practices and stop enabling current behaviors. |
| | Innovative Waste Minimization Framework for New Zealand | | The Timaru District has found a way to convert the community’s best environmental intentions into action. The components of the “3-2-1-Zero” curbside waste diversion and recycling system represents a model that jurisdictions around the world could replicate. |
| | Is Train Noise Disturbing Your Community? | | Find out how to define, fund, and construct safety improvements for at-grade railroad crossings and become eligible to apply for and receive the Federal Railroad Administration’s “train horn quiet zone” designation. |
| | Replacing the St. Anthony Falls I-35W Bridge: Procurement through Completion in a Year | | Examine the innovative techniques used by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to replace the critical St. Anthony’s Falls (I-35W) Bridge that serves the Minneapolis area. The process involved significant partnering among MnDOT, local government agencies and a Design-Build Team and will result in replacement of the bridge within 13 months of the catastrophic collapse in August 2007. |
| | Save Money and Save Lives | | Find out how you can save money and lives by implementing low-cost measures recommended by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to improve transportation safety. |
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Back to Top 7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. | | American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE) Breakfast
The New Frontier: Managing Climate Change | (Ticketed event—separate fee & preregistration required)
Speaker: George Crombie, Secretary of Natural Resources, State of Vermont, Waterbury, VT
Secretary Crombie has served as both a public works director and was the Undersecretary of Environmental Affairs for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. As Secretary of Natural Resources for the State of Vermont, he is uniquely positioned to offer perspective on the management, service delivery, and financial issues facing environmental and public works professionals in today’s world. |
Back to Top 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | | Tuesday General Session: Breakthrough Leadership | Speaker: Brian D. Biro, America's Breakthrough Coach
Today’s public works professionals are being called to new levels of breakthrough leadership. As we prepare now for the types of public works and infrastructure services needed to sustain tomorrow’s economies and social structures, we need leaders at every level of the organization who are flexible, ethical, highly skilled and deeply principled.
So take this time to recharge and ignite the “E” Power within you—energy, enthusiasm, and eagerness! Brian believes that we are all breakthrough leaders with the opportunity to move from fear to freedom, failure to faith, from impatience to patience, from good to great. In this extraordinary presentation, you will be energized and revitalized with a fresh sense of your own unstoppable spirit.
Brian Biro is one of America’s most in-demand speakers and trainers and author of Beyond Success: The 15 Secrets of Effective Leadership and Life Based on Coach John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success. |
Back to Top 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | | EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE PRESENTATION: High-capacity, Quick-Reset, Vehicle-Arresting Barriers | Speaker: Denise McIntire, B&B Roadway, LLC, Booth 1553
B&B Roadway has developed a pioneering new design in vehicle-arresting barriers that provides low-G arresting of vehicles. The new design increases occupant safety and minimizes vehicle damage while providing superior stopping capacity. The barrier can be fully reset in under 30 minutes following a crash, with 15 minutes being the estimated average. Vertical lift deployment minimizes the footprint required for installation of the barriers. Stopping capacity is adjustable and can be field set to adapt to installation parameters. This presentation will provide independent lab testing results, as well as discuss potential applications and benefits of installing this innovative new vehicle-arresting barrier. |
Back to Top 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. | | A Sound System for Stormwater Management | | The state-of-the-art for catch basin technology is changing. Evaluate the findings of EPA’s project to test catch basin filters installed in East Norwalk, Connecticut, in 2007 and examine ways to retrofit with current systems. |
| | Best Places to Work | | How do we get public works agencies on the list of "best places to work" for the Gen X and Y workforce? Follow these examples of public works agencies that have developed effective programs to retain and attract employees. |
| | Dispelling the Myths about ADA Compliance within the Right-of-Way | | Some municipal engineers have been surprised to find out that their cities’ curb ramps do not comply with ADA standards. Get insight for deciding when a curb ramp is actually required, alleviating common design mistakes, and defining “reasonable accommodation." |
| | Roundabouts - Be Brave and Be Careful! | | Examine examples of key planning steps, design characteristics and potential pitfalls for proposed roundabout locations. Roundabouts may be your solution for a wide range of intersection and corridor applications. |
Back to Top 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | | Diversity Committee Brunch
Hurricane Katrina’s Impact on Diversity and Race Relations in New Orleans | (Ticketed event—separate fee & preregistration required)
Speaker: Martin Gutierrez, Executive Director, Neighborhood/Community Services, Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New Orleans,
Mr. Gutierrez has been employed by the Archdiocese of New Orleans since 1997. He currently serves as Executive Director of Neighborhood & Community Services of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans (NCS/CCANO). From 1997 until Dec. 2008 he served as Executive Director of the Hispanic Apostolate. Programs under NCS/CCANO include Hispanic Apostolate Community Services, Immigration/Refugee Services, Domestic Violence, Homeless, and Community Centers: Immigration, English as a Second Language, After-School Tutoring, Counseling, Emergency Assistance, Job Services, Health Education/Advocacy, Pastoral.
Martin’s is involved in several organizations and commissions including: The Human Relations Commission of the City of New Orleans - Member, Esperanza Charter School Association – Board Member, Catholic Charities USA – Board Member.
Martin was born in Nicaragua and has lived in the New Orleans area for the 30 years. He is a former banker with 13 years of experience in that field. He is a graduate of the University of New Orleans. |
Back to Top 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | | EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE PRESENTATION: Envista: Use Infrastructure Coordination Online to Reduce Street Cuts | Speaker: Tom Bergeron, Envista Corporation, Booth 2205
Envista is a web-based technology being seen at the APWA Congress for the first time. It enables municipalities, utilities and highway agencies to share construction and maintenance project schedules online. This highly visual presentation shows how you can add schedules via the web and see projects automatically geo-located on a map of your area. All you need is Internet access and a browser to exchange schedules with all stakeholders simultaneously. The presentation also shows how potential project conflicts are automatically identified. By identifying conflicts before work begins, online coordination supports better use of resources and better service for the public. |
Back to Top 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. | | EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE: Utilizing the Collection System as a Biological Pre-Treatment Reactor: A Cost-Effective Strategy for Achieving Nutrient Removal Goals | Speaker: Mark Murphy, In-Pipe Technology, Booth 1907
Tight operating budgets, declining capital reserves and decreased federal funding are forcing many municipalities to find innovative ways to meet increasingly stringent effluent quality requirements, including BNR and ENR. By transforming the collection system into an effective and efficient biological pre-treatment reactor, any city in the country can meet these standards. This presentation will focus on actual case studies and their results and pay particular attention to BNR applications. Discover the economic and operational benefits realized by the municipalities that have implemented this technology and service. |
Back to Top 1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. | | Accreditation for the Little Guys | | Small agencies have been asking how they can participate in the APWA Accreditation process even though they have less staff and fewer resource dollars. Don’t miss these firsthand accounts from small departments that have met the challenge! |
| | Global Warming and Transportation: Traveling Greener | | Get practical information on how to make your transit system or vehicle fleet greener! Learn about an innovative program to convert the Monterey-Salinas Transit Agency fleet to biodiesel using crops produced at a Monterey County vineyard. This program supports local agriculture without impacting food prices. |
| | How Much Will My Project Really Cost?? | | More agencies/owners are beginning to require risk-based project analysis to evaluate different project alternatives, reduce overall project costs, and develop risk mitigation strategies. Evaluate whether these techniques have applicability for your projects. |
| | ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability | | ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability is an international association of local governments and planning organizations that provides information, consulting, and training services in support of sustainable development. APWA's International Affairs Committee will host this session describing the ICLEI efforts. |
Back to Top 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | | Leadership as a Habit of Mind | | Managers become leaders by understanding their formative experiences and using them wisely. While many managers demonstrate strategic literacy, exceptional managers enrich their potential by examining their own lives (the influence of parents, teachers, and momentous events.) With this “inner work” they translate the lessons of a lifetime into meaningful habits of mind that create a foundation for their work. Attend this highly interactive session that will focus on the use of personal narrative and storytelling to explore the source and underpinnings of each person’s unique point of view. (Repeat of Monday session) |
Back to Top 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | | MicroPAVER Pavement Management Forum | | Current, new and potential users of the MicroPAVER software are invited to attend this discussion of current and future developments in the software. Scott McDonald, MicroPAVER software trainer, will share the latest innovations in the program. Following the presentation attendees will have an opportunity to ask specific questions pertaining to the software. |
Back to Top 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
| | Navigating the Section 404 Wetlands | | Learn from this step-by-step description of the Section 404 permit process, get tips for avoiding certain issues, and receive an update on emerging regulatory trends. |
| | NIMS: What Is It? How Do I Do It? | | Evaluate how national credentialing and resource typing programs will assist you in developing your disaster response program to comply with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF). |
Back to Top 3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | | Creating a Public Works Revolution in Japan | | Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) is the latest breakthrough in construction project management sweeping through Japan. Examine its applicability to the North American public works construction industry, its key differences/similarities with other methodologies, and why it is so effective. |
| | Disaster Debris Recovery Network | | The Disaster Debris Recovery Network’s goal is to facilitate safe management and increase recovery and recycling of post-disaster debris. It includes searchable directories for contractors and facilities, contractor training on how to work with FEMA, model contract language, and guidance for establishing local debris management plans. |
| | Past, Present, & Future of Flood Control Policy | | Hindsight was 20/20 after Hurricane Katrina. Go deeper into the environmental, socio-economic, land development, technological, and emergency management drivers that have shaped flood control policies; then look forward by examining emerging trends. |
| | Recycling Industrial Materials in Construction Applications | | Evaluate the benefits of using recycled industrial materials (coal ash, spent foundry sand, iron, and steel slag) for construction uses such as bases and subgrades, asphalt and Portland cement pavements, structural fills, embankment and runoff controls, etc. |
| | Regional Improvement with Four Agencies Is Possible! | | Two cities, a county, and a regional transportation commission have formed a cooperative agreement that allows for resource sharing, common systems, and guidelines for work requests and management. Gain from their experience! |
| | Working 101: Maximizing Your Full Potential | | Here’s a concept – work to your full potential in the job that you have now, instead of waiting for the job you wish you had. Find out why the path to future fulfillment lies in the NOW! |
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Back to Top 7:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | | WORKSHOP/TOUR: 17th Street Canal Temporary Pumping System and the Interim Closure Structure - Metairie, Louisiana | | Post-Hurricane Katrina, designers and engineers were faced with the challenge of building an interim closure structure at Lake Pontchartrain to close the 17th Street Canal to storm surge prior to the 2006 Hurricane season. Meet the design team and take a tour of both the closure structure and the temporary pumping system. You’ll learn how the pumping system design has evolved to its current capacity of pumping 9,000 cubic feet per second and how it will prevent backflow during a hurricane event. The plans and challenges for constructing a new permanent pump station will also be examined. This is your chance to visit one of New Orleans’ important canal and pumping systems and see first-hand how the process works. |
| | WORKSHOP/TOUR: Growing a Green Future and Restoring an Historic Past: The Audubon Nature Institute’s Life after Katrina | The Audubon Nature Institute’s family of museums and parks includes the zoo, aquarium, insectarium, research centers, recreational areas, walking trails, and a golf course. Many of the Audubon Zoo's structures and trees were built or planted by the New Deal’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s.
Lying in the path of Katrina, nearly all of the Zoo and Park's 4000 trees were impacted by the storm. To efficiently care for its facilities, recover from hurricane damage, and be better prepared for the future, the Institute has adopted a proactive management strategy that uses tools and asset management technologies that document existing conditions and the locations of the Institute’s trees and historical assets.
Enjoy a multi-media presentation that will portray what the grounds and facilities looked like pre-Hurricane and the damage and challenges presented in the aftermath of the storm. Then, board a bus and visit the Zoo's grounds to see first-hand the progress made and learn how they have implemented a recovery plan that is restoring both natural and historical assets creating a sense of place that is valued by all who visit these beautiful grounds and structures. |
Back to Top 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | | WORKSHOP/TOUR: Watershed Management, Wetland Assimilation, Wastewater Treatment – City of Mandeville, Louisiana Ecosystem Restoration Project | Enjoy this opportunity to participate in an extraordinary learning experience! The City of Mandeville, Louisiana is a growing community of approximately 12,000 residents located north of New Orleans on beautiful Lake Pontchartrain. The lake and its surrounding basin play an essential role in the community providing an outdoor lifestyle that many would envy.
Witness first-hand how the City, through its innovative biological wastewater treatment plant and wetland assimilation process, is saving and preserving this essential ecosystem.
The learning will begin aboard the bus as you cross Lake Pontchartrain. Expert instructors will describe the history of the lake and point out the opportunities and challenges it provides Louisiana residents. Upon arrival in Mandeville, you’ll observe the treatment and assimilation processes and examine what the future holds for the Mandeville Ecosystem Restoration Project.
In addition to getting an in-depth look at the wastewater treatment and wetland assimilation processes, you’ll learn about the City of Mandeville Public Works’ award-winning Environmental Interpretive Program where students from grades 3-12 have the opportunity for real-life science field trips. |
Back to Top 8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. | | Innovative Solutions to Root and Sidewalk Conflicts | | Decide if alternative sidewalk construction materials (recycled rubber pavers and pour-in-place rubber sidewalks) and unconventional construction methods (meandering sidewalks, cutouts, expanding tree wells) are the solution to your root and sidewalk conflicts. |
| | National 811 Update | | Update from the Common Ground Alliance on the 811 awareness campaign. Launched May 1, 2007, the new 3 digit dialing allows anyone who digs to get an instant connection to their One Call Center. |
| | Survivor Rural Missouri: Solid Waste Challenges & Elimination | | The South Central Solid Waste Management District in the Missouri Ozarks serves 6,500 square miles with a population of less than 125,000. Examine how to provide effective and environmentally-sound services in a rural setting, while still keeping costs to a minimum. |
Back to Top 8:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | | WORKSHOP: How to Green Your Fleet – Practical Approaches to Reducing Emissions | This workshop will begin with an exploration into the federal, state, and local drivers influencing government fleets to proactively find ways to lower CO2 emissions. Examine what legislation is on the horizon and the anticipated timelines for compliance.
Discover why customer and stakeholder education is so important to implementation of a green fleet program. Emphasis will be placed on how to identify vehicle emission targets and implement tracking systems that measure progress.
The Green Fleet Policy program implemented by the City of Olympia, Washington will be featured. This effort included retrofit of the entire of fleet of older diesel trucks and construction equipment with catalytic converters, replacement of 44 percent of the staff car fleet with hybrid-electric vehicles, use of wireless monitoring technology to change driving habits.
Here’s your chance to ask questions, determine what green fleet best practices could be implemented by your agency in both the short- and long-term; and network with other public fleet professionals who are grappling with the same issues that you are. |
| | WORKSHOP: Training the Public Works Trainer | Standing in front of the room and clicking through your PowerPoint® presentation is NOT training!
Are you a public works content expert who has been tapped to train your coworkers or share your expertise at chapter-sponsored or APWA National workshops? Maybe you’ve recognized that you have a wealth of technical knowledge and skill but have not volunteered to share it because you lack the presentation skills to get your point across.
Take advantage of this special opportunity to be a better trainer. Learn how to adjust your instructional style and techniques to the needs of your audience, organize and plan your presentation, and present more dynamically so that your point is made and the audience is better able to retain and apply what they’ve learned.
APWA chapters that host conferences and workshops and/or are participating in APWA’s Public Works Institute program should encourage their speakers and trainers to sign up for this opportunity to improve their presentation skills. |
Back to Top 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | | Public Works Stormwater Summit | Featuring explorations into regulatory/policy initiatives and trends impacting the current state-of-the-art for stormwater and flood control management:
•U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Green Infrastructure Initiative
•U.S. Army Corps of Engineers levee safety policies
•Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood insurance and mapping modernization
APWA’s Water Resources Committee is planning an exceptional learning opportunity about stormwater and flood control issues geared specifically to the interests of public works professionals.
The day will begin with an in-depth look into the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Infrastructure Initiative. The green infrastructure approach uses natural systems or engineered systems that mimic nature - to reduce stormwater runoff and protect and improve water quality. Representatives from EPA will describe the Green Infrastructure Policy and the research, funding, and tools available to support this initiative. This overview will be followed by presentations aboutt the practical aspects of implementing green infrastructure techniques and strategies.
The afternoon presentations will be focused on proposed changes to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers levee safety You will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback on how these changes will affect local governments.
The green infrastructure initiative, the levee safety policy changes, and the flood mapping modernization program will be impacting public works agencies for years to come. Join us in this important examination of the challenges and solutions ahead! |
Back to Top 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
| | Humor in the Workplace | | Effective leaders can build rapport and facilitate communication with humor, but we all must understand what is appropriate and inappropriate for the workplace. Boost your HQ (humor quotient)! When it is really funny -- people pull together and enjoy the journey. |
| | Is Project Change Breaking Your Budget? | | Change orders occur throughout the project delivery process, but implementing change during the construction phase not only erodes the budget and but also public confidence in the overall project management. Attend this session and get a tool box of checklists, forms and protocols to manage project change and costs. |
Back to Top 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | | Closing General Session: Quantum Leap Thinking: You Can Create Your Future! | Speaker: James Mapes, Founder and President, The Quantum Leap Thinking Organization
Albert Einstein said, “The imagination is everything. It is a preview of life’s coming attractions.” In today’s world, our possibilities are limited only by our imaginations, flexibility in thinking, and ability to be creative. James Mapes will challenge you to take back and apply right away the concepts and strategies presented at the 2008 Congress. Learn to recognize and break the habit of “doing it the way we’ve always done it.” James pledges to give you a shot of enthusiasm and the skills to keep going upon your return home.
James Mapes is dedicated to educating, coaching, and encouraging his audiences to be open-minded about new options. He is author of the book Quantum Leap Thinking: An Owner’s Guide to the Mind and The Workbook: The Magic of Quantum Leap Thinking. He is presently writing his new book, Love Matters: An Owner’s Guide to Creating the Best Life Possible. |
Back to Top 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | | THOUGHT LEADER WORKSHOP - Sustainability by Design | Sustainability means living, consuming, planning and building with the understanding that tomorrow is a direct extension of today, and then acting with the knowledge that all people and all of nature are connected to this effort. Stephen Coyle, AIA, LEED ND is issuing a challenge to public works professionals to identify opportunities for incorporating sustainable principles into all public works planning and development.
This workshop will introduce strategic and practical ways to meet the building and infrastructure demands of today without compromising the ability of future generations of public works leaders to meet future societal and economic needs for healthy, safe, and affordable communities. Steve will describe strategies that are time-tested, adaptive, vernacular, pervasive, and produce beneficial consequences in the long term. We desperately need this type of planning and engineering as we face the uncertainty of climate, economic, and social change.
Discover methods for determining and assessing the strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and constraints of various sustainable strategies and solutions and examine how these concepts are already being deployed by cities and towns just like yours. |
| | THOUGHT LEADER WORKSHOP - Virtual Public Works - Is this How We’ll Be Doing Business in the Future? | Blogs, online magazines, webcasts, internet radio, virtual worlds – all at the public works professional’s fingertips. Take this journey into how the virtual world is being used by public works trendsetters to communicate, collaborate, and promote the profession. Pam Broviak, PE, Public Works Director and City Engineer for La Salle, Illinois, is managing a Public Works Resource Center using the Second Life virtual world to create engineering design templates that are not only 3-D, but can be examined by “picking them up” or “walking through them.” The possibilities for public works applications using Second Life and other virtual and social networking tools could be endless as we move further into the 21st century.
Sign-up for this workshop and participate in a project to build a virtual treatment plant in Second Life. We’ll be in touch with you prior to Congress to alert you to opportunities to participate in Second Life orientation events so that you have a familiarity with the technology prior attending the workshop. Have fun and learn too! |
| | WORKSHOP: I Can See Clearly Now! How Strategic Thinking and Processes Can Achieve Results in Your Organization! | Strategic thinking or strategic planning? – Strategic planning assumes a future that is predictable and results that are measurable. Strategic thinking assumes that change is a constant and that organizations need a sense of strategic intent to make effective decisions about developing conditions. The best organizations integrate strategic thinking principles into their strategic planning processes.
Take advantage of this opportunity to learn from public works leaders who have guided their organizations through major strategic planning and visioning processes. By strategically approaching the delivery of public works services and projects, they moved not only their organizations, but their entire communities to new levels of well-being and success. Using specific public works examples, they will give you practical advice on how to engage employees and the community into a planning process that leads to greater acceptance, appreciation, and effectiveness of public works services and initiatives. |
| | WORKSHOP: Infrastructure Project Delivery – On Scope, Within Budget, On Time, and to Your Satisfaction | | Agency resources (staff, budget, capabilities) are stretched to the limit, yet public expectations for project results are high. This workshop will present case studies for both large and small agency projects. Discover how to identify projects that will fit into a cohesive infrastructure program that will get support from both the public and elected officials. Then, we’ll take you step-by-step through the components of delivering infrastructure projects. You’ll get tips for: determining project scope, estimating costs and establishing a budget, determining a schedule that will satisfy both internal and external customers, creating a community information program, developing cooperative relationships with stakeholders, establishing context specific processes to overcome challenges to the scope, budget, and schedule, and using GIS to support project implementation and documentation. You’ll also get insight into how to manage the agency cultural change that often occurs with a successful infrastructure program. |
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