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Utility Damage Investigations

Municipalities face the continuous problem of dealing with utility damages, both from excavators striking their utility lines and their own crews striking other utilities.  This can cost the Municipality anywhere…

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Jam Session: Why Do We Always Get Picked Last?

Put yourself in your residents’ point of view and then brainstorm ways to develop a plan for prioritizing service levels, order of execution, and then communicating that plan back to the community. We want your participation in this conversational “jam session” so bring your best ideas and have fun with the process.

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Liquids 101: The Basics (Part 1 of a series of 4 sessions on the use of liquids)

Don’t miss this introduction to the use of liquids in winter maintenance. From the southern states to the northern-most provinces, liquids are part of the public works arsenal for fighting snow and ice. This presentation will provide the basics: What are winter maintenance liquids? When and where should liquids be used? How are liquids made?

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Talking Top Tech: Augmented Reality Edition

Join us for a look at augmented reality through the perspective of different lenses such as Public Works, Consultants, Industry, and International.  Leaders in each field will participate in a panel discussion and answer APWA member questions.
Each "Talking Top Tech" webinar is in a panel discussion format and will focus on looking at one of the identified 2019 Top Tech through different lenses, including public works, industry, policy and legislation, and international.

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Making Space: Optimistic Strategies for Addressing Urban Homelessness in Public Works

As visible homelessness presents an increasing challenge for public works managers, staff and elected officials are being asked to respond to this complex issue in productive, politically-sensitive ways. Explore optimistic…

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Public Speaking, Presentation and Communication Skills Needed for Success!

Public speaking, presentation and communication skills are requisite competencies for public works leaders. These skills are needed for effective communication to the public, elected officials and peers. Communication capabilities remain…

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Bellevue Transportation Department Preparedness Initiative

The Cascadia Rising 2016 Exercise- the Pacific Northwest’s largest, multistate functional exercise- explored the risks associated with a full rupture of the Cascadia Subduction Zone; risks that could include a…

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We’ve Got You Covered from Emergency Response to Recovery: Public Works as the Backbone of Local Emergency Response

Coconino County is a breathtaking landscape of towering mountains, steep canyons, painted deserts, and sprawling plateaus with four distinct seasons. The potential for natural disaster in this diverse County is…

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Using Liquids for Snow and Ice Control

From southern states to the northern-most provinces, liquids are part of the public works toolbox for fighting snow and ice. This lightning round presentation will cover topics relating to the…

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Stormwater Summit Day Two Presentations: Part 2

Session 1: Using Green Stormwater Infrastructure to Bolster Economic Development The City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, is creating a transit-oriented development (TOD) district on two million square feet of underutilized…

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