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Winters in New England can challenge the operational and financial resources of public works departments. This interactive presentation will relate the planning, communications, and response efforts taken by various public works departments in the New England Chapter.
Read MoreSponsored by APWA's Solid Waste Management Committee RISN is a partnership between the City of Phoenix and Arizona State University to bring together government, university, and non-governmental entities to create a resource-focused Sustainable Urban Metabolism (SUM) platform. Current projects include a waste reduction effort with a local school district, a regional GHG emissions inventory, a food resource feasibility analysis and an assessment of multi-family recycling programs.
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Community resilience is the capability of a community to survive and thrive no matter the stresses encountered. A city's resilience depends on its physical assets as well as its policies, social capital, and institutions. It is the continued functioning of these systems that help communities absorb sudden shocks and breakdowns. We will identify the qualities of resilient systems and discuss practices to minimize contributions to climate change.
Read MoreSponsored by APWA's Leadership and Management Committee High Performance Organization (HPO) principles impact not only the organizational makeup of local governments but also affects environment and culture as well. Discover how to implement this new standard of management for your department.
Read MoreInspired by the 2015 National Public Works theme “Community Begins Here,” this session will focus on CPWA’s advocacy and outreach efforts for public works, federal infrastructure programs and other initiatives that affect communities across Canada. CPWA President Kealy Dedman will provide an update on the Canadian Infrastructure Report Card, CPWA’s collaborative efforts, and CPWA’s growing involvement as stakeholders at the federal level. Ottawa-based CPWA Consultant, Alan Young, will provide an up to date report on pre-election activities at the federal level as well as the role that infrastructure will play in the upcoming election.
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Sponsored by APWA's Small Cities Rural Communities Committee Join in this exploration of the specific issues faced by small cities and rural communities in relation to staffing issues and succession planning. We'll talk about hiring, training, and retaining staff from the small community perspective.
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Creative thinking, ingenuity and a willingness to "take the road less traveled" allowed the City of Ogden to replace its aging water treatment plant with an innovative, cost-effective solution. They piloted membrane filtered equipment with the intent of recycling the waste streams at the head of the plant. This pilot showed that yes, indeed, the membrane equipment could treat all of the backwash processes.
Read MoreAssessing network fitness for bicycle travel within the street networks of a municipality is possible using the Low Stress Bicycle Network Classification Concept. This presentation features the networking modeling conducted by the Hawaii DOT and the City and County of Honolulu
Read MoreSponsored and hosted by APWA's Water Resources Management Committee Day Two of the Public Works Stormwater Summit will focus on sustainable stormwater management strategies and best practices.
Read MoreSponsored by APWA's Government Affairs Committee Come learn how to be an effective advocate for public works and about the key role your chapter can plan in APWA’s advocacy efforts. Join in a discussion of why advocacy is important and explore tools available to APWA Chapters to be effective advocates at both local and federal levels. We’ll also review current legislative actions at the federal level impacting public works and describe how you can be involved in strengthening the voice of public works to decision-makers.
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