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Often in the solid waste management industry, new leadership is brought in from the outside. How can someone without extensive knowledge succeed in jumping into this complex and important role? This fast-paced Pecha Kucha presentation will feature the tricks of the trade and the hard lessons-learned from solid waste leaders who have made the same transition. We’ll also address succession planning and the steps to building a strong solid waste management team.
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The City of Crawfordsville, Indiana, had three goals when they first established their roadeo: 1) provide classroom training for the operators and crews; 2) improve driver skills through competition; and 3) check out the readiness of their winter equipment prior to the first snow. Over the years, they’ve worked hard to keep the roadeo evolving by introducing new topics to the classroom training, setting up new obstacles on the roadeo course, and inviting local officials and media representatives to participate in a Celebrity Roadeo. The roadeo now has widespread community interest and support.
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Find out how a small town (under 20,000) has ventured into the realm of AVL/GPS and advanced asset management systems to enhance its winter operations program. The advanced asset management system has improved operations and customer service, plus help satisfy FEMA inventory requirements
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| Talking Top Tech: Autonomous and Connected Vehicles Edition – Thursday, June 7, 2018
Join us for a look at autonomous and connected vehicles through the perspective of different lenses including public works, industry, and legislation and policy. CEUs: Due to the free-form format of this panel discussion, this program is NOT eligible for CEUs. Speakers: Brad Rutherford, Mike Grigsby, Andrea Eales, Tim Austin, Brian Cronin, Rita Cassida, |
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Successful implementation of new technology is improved by in-depth product research and communicating with the team members that are tasked with regular use of the product. We’ll provide real-life examples of successful and not-so-successful implementation of new technologies and the reasons for success or failure. We’ll also review how to achieve buy-in from front-line personnel and other stakeholders as new technologies are introduced.
Read MoreThe APWA Reporter Series “How Did They Do That?” comes to life in this fast-paced presentation format where members of the Leadership and Management Committee, The LMC Knowledge Team and Other authors of the series, discuss the projects and innovative techniques they have employed in their agencies.
Read MoreThe City of Durham, North Carolina was faced with 50 subdivisions with infrastructure (streets, sidewalks, water, storm sewers, and sewers) in various stages of completion because of the Great Recession’s impact on developer corporations. The City was able to leverage various policies, partnerships, and relationships to complete work in 90% of the subdivisions with no cost to the city and residents and with profit to the new developers that stepped in to assist with the recovery. Attend this session and discover: • how to anticipate economic conditions that could lead to failed developments, • facilitate and negotiate public/private partnerships to complete unfinished infrastructure, • develop policies and procedures to monitor and prevent future failed developments, • anticipate and mitigate budgetary impacts of development plans.
Read MoreThe Transportation Research Board’s NCHRP-20-108 “Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Innovation” document provides guidance to organizations that want to build a thriving innovation ethos over the long-term. Explore how to use self-assessment practices to determine where your agency falls along the continuum of innovation efforts. We’ll also explore the five themes that are necessary to build and sustain a culture of innovation: leadership, communication, empowerment, recognition, and measurement.
Read MoreThe panel will focus on the process of developing maintenance strategies using CMMS and GIS spatial analysis tools and applying criticality scoring to asset decision-making.
Read MoreAcross the nation, higher rents and a shortage of low-income housing are increasing homelessness and challenges to public works departments in keeping the public-rights-of-way safe and clean. The City of Berkeley, California, activated their emergency operations center in the winter of 2017 to facilitate the creation an emergency homeless shelter on city property. The City of Alameda, California, has implemented a comprehensive action plan to address an increased number of homeless encampments in the community. This joint presentation will discuss how this issue affects public works and steps that are being taken.
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