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Speaker Handouts
Click the  icon to download speaker handouts. Please check back often as we continue to add items. Sunday, August 17, 2008 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. |
| | 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 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. - 3:50 p.m.
| | 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. |
| | 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 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
| | 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. |
| | 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. |
| | 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 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. | | 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 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
| | 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." |
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! |
| | 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 2:30 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. |
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: 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 8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.
Back to Top 8:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | | 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 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. |
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