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Connecting Communications: Building Trust with Your Snow Operations

Last year, the City of Saint Paul experienced its third snowiest season on record, with over 90.3″ of snow—almost double the yearly snowfall average. Saint Paul Public Works, which is…

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Optimizing Winter Road Maintenance through AI-Enhanced Decision-Making

Our presentation focuses on the powerful impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on winter road maintenance. We’ll explain how a special decision support system can make winter road maintenance smarter, helping…

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Creative and Adaptive Snow Contractor Hiring

Have you ever felt like hiring contractors for snow and ice control seems to get more and more difficult each year? Are you competing against neighboring cities and towns with…

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Plowing Through Winter Forecast Communications

Communicating weather forecasts can be worse than playing the old “telephone” game. What the meteorologist told the supervisor gets reinterpreted when told to snow bosses which then gets second-guessed and…

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Does AI Have a Place in the Winter Maintenance Toolbox?

There has been a lot of noise recently about Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially with the availability of ChatGPT and other so-called Large Language Models. Lots of people have been experimenting…

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Science and Experience to Help You Select the Right Liquid Deicer

This session will highlight some of the challenges and confusion prevalent in the public works profession when selecting liquid deicer products. The speakers will address the science, and also share…

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Dynamic Spreading – Using Real-Time Data to Determine Treatment

Today, we have the capability to automate the process of spreading snow and ice materials by using sensors mounted on plows, which are connected to spreader controllers. During this session,…

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Snowfighter Hydraulics

The presenters will take a look at hydraulic/electric components on a plow truck with a section about preventative maintenance for long life. At the conclusion of this session, participants will…

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Dynamic, Engaging, and Useful: Discover the Keys to Creating Training Your Staff Will Enjoy

Do you struggle to get your people to attend training? Are the trainers not hitting the mark? Come to this informative session and hear from three dynamic speakers who developed…

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Supplemental Staff for Significant Events

The City of Columbus, Ohio Department of Public Service has implemented a pilot program to provide high service levels for residential and neighborhood streets. This pilot program uses non-CDL staff…

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