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Bringing Joy to Our Work with Lean Thinking! Transforming Infrastructure Delivery with Integrated Design (Room 611-612)

08 Sep 19
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Speaker(s): Jason Simmers PE, PMP
Discover how lean thinking can be integrated into the public works and transportation worlds. Among the concepts and topics we'll discuss are t... More...

CANCELLED -- SC/RC Perspective: Tackling Sustainability Challenges in Small Cities and Rural Communities (Room 615-616)

08 Sep 19
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Tracks: Sustainability/Resiliency

Speaker(s): Richard Hardy
THIS SESSION IS CANCELLED.  Frequently, large cities and highly urbanized metro areas celebrate community sustainability efforts or Smart Grow... More...

Going Mobile! The Next Phase in Asset Management (Room 605-606)

08 Sep 19
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Tracks: Asset Management, Top Tech

Speaker(s): Chad Lindberg ; Eric Meyers ; Jesse Wilson
The City of Beaverton, Oregon, uses Cityworks as its asset management software. In 2018, the city upgraded its internal GIS servers with ArcGIS Ent... More...

How Golf Course Hazards Can Reduce Neighborhood Flooding (Room 604)

08 Sep 19
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Tracks: Water Resources: Stormwater

Speaker(s): Nate Hardy PE
An increase in frequency and intensity of storms since 2013 caused hundreds of north Everett homes to flood, resulting in millions in damage claims... More...

INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE: Make Urban Nature Work for You! Case Studies from Sweden Introducing an Ecosystem Services Perspective to Urban Management (Room 613-614)

08 Sep 19
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Tracks: Sustainability/Resiliency

Speaker(s): Lars Johansson ; Lis Nelis
There is a need for integrated and holistic models to support urban management to meet the complex social and ecological challenges currently facin... More...

LIGHTNING ROUND: Urban Forestry Strategies (Room 608)

08 Sep 19
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Tracks: Grounds, Parks, and Urban Forestry Management

Speaker(s): John Ugrob CPM ; Nick Entinger ; Peg Staeheli PLA, FASLA
Join us in this fast-paced Lightning Round investigation into urban forestry practices and approaches. *8:30 - 8:55 a.m. Trees and Sidewalk... More...

Navigation Centers – A Different Approach to Shelter the Homeless (Room 602-603)

08 Sep 19
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Speaker(s): Julia Laue ; Mohammed Nuru ; Rachel Alonso ; Rachel Gordon
Cities across the United States are dealing with homeless encampments and struggling to move people off the streets and into more stable living sit... More...

Pavement Data Collection, Rating History & Pavement Management Program in the City of Houston (Room 618-619)

08 Sep 19
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Tracks: Transportation

Speaker(s): Raj Shah ; Scott Gordon PE, IAM ; Steve Loo PE ; Walter Hambrick
From 2008 through 2014, the City of Houston (COH) moved to an automated pavement management system using cameras and a profiler to collect data via... More...

Public Fleet Management Open Forum (Room 607)

08 Sep 19
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Tracks: Fleet Services Management

Speaker(s): James (Darryl) Syler CPFP ; Kevin Schlangen CPFP, CAFM, CEM ; Mark Stinson CPFP
Presented by APWA’s Fleet Management Committee Get your conference off to a great start by joining other fleet professionals in this open dia... More...

We’ve Got You Covered from Emergency Response to Recovery: Public Works as the Backbone of Local Emergency Response (Room 609-610)

08 Sep 19
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Tracks: Emergency Management

Speaker(s): Christopher Tressler ; Jeremy Floyd ; Sam Beckett
Coconino County is a breathtaking landscape of towering mountains, steep canyons, painted deserts, and sprawling plateaus with four distinct season... More...

Opening General Session - Facing Homelessness with Rex Hohlbein (Ballroom 6C)

08 Sep 19
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Rex Hohlbein Founder and Creative Director, Facing Homelessness Facing Homelessness At the 2019 PWX, homelessness and its impact on public works se... More...

Exhibitor Solutions Theater: Getting the Most out of Your Regenerative Air Street Sweeper (Room Exhibit Hall - Booth 1925 - APWA Connect Live)

08 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Tracks: Exhibitor Solutions Theater

This session will focus on ways to improve operational efficiency of regenerative air street sweepers through dumping into roll off containers, qui... More...

Exhibitor Solutions Theater: The Environmentally Sustainable Solution to Conventional Municipal Water Infrastructure (Room Exhibit Hall - Booth 242)

08 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Tracks: Exhibitor Solutions Theater

Speaker(s): Peter Dyke
Worldwide water infrastructure continues to deteriorate at alarming, unsustainable levels. Domestically, water loss rates average 15%, and in some ... More...

Technology Solutions Theater: Commercial Sustainability & Fleet Optimization Through Idle-Reduction Technology (Room Exhibit Hall - Booth 1809)

08 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Tracks: Technology Solutions Theater

Speaker(s): Duncan Curd
In this session, we will identify the science, reasons, and impact of vehicle idling and introducing IRT's as a solution to reaching green/sust... More...

Exhibitor Solutions Theater: Preserving Pavement: Utilizing New GIS Tools and Techniques (Room Exhibit Hall - Booth 242)

08 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: Exhibitor Solutions Theater

Speaker(s): Becky Tamashasky
Municipalities are adopting Asset Management as the synergistic framework combining strategic and financial planning, levels of service and risk-ba... More...

Exhibitor Solutions Theater: The Rediscovery of Vitrified Clay Pipe (Room Exhibit Hall - APWA Connect LIVE! Booth 1925)

08 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: Exhibitor Solutions Theater

Speaker(s): Jeff Boschert
After 6,000-years as the worldwide sewer material of choice and 200 years’ experience in U.S. sanitary sewers, municipalities are rediscoveri... More...

Technology Solutions Theater: The DOT Model: Tracking Infrastructure Projects in the Cloud From Bid to Close-out (Room Exhibit Hall - Booth 1809)

08 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: Technology Solutions Theater

Speaker(s): Joey Myer
State DOTs have lead the way in adopting e-Construction technology designed for faster project delivery and can serve as a good example, even on a ... More...

Agents of Change – The Evolving Face of Public Works in the Modern World (Room 618-619)

08 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Speaker(s): Arturo Vivar ; Dylan Ward ; Jack Plaunty ; Kamron Nash, PE ; Travis Laughlin
An update from the 2018 APWA Emerging Leaders Class Academy (ELA) Project Class XI of the APWA’s Emerging Leaders Academy (ELA) was a diverse... More...

Aspiring to Leadership in Public Works? (The Myron Calkins "Excellence in Leadership" Series Presentation) (Room 609-610)

08 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Speaker(s): Elizabeth Treadway ; Francis Marinaccio, PE ; Jennifer Toth ; Katie Marwitz ; Mary Joyce Ivers ; Victor Chavez ; Wendy Springborn MBA, PWE, PWLF
Do you aspire to be a leader in your organization or professional association? Then this interactive learning opportunity is for you! You will meet... More...

Dare to Ask Presentation: Game of Drones: Innovation is Coming (Room 611-612)

08 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Asset Management, Top Tech

Speaker(s): Bryan Chappell ; Mike Johnson
Pierce County, Washington, uses drones for asset management functions including tracking and verifying quantities of stock, assessing high risk are... More...

eBART: New Technology Provides a Sustainable, Eco-friendly, and Equitable Transit Solution at Half the Cost of Conventional Options (Room 613-614)

08 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Transportation

Speaker(s): Andy Kleiber ; Dan Elshire ; Maurice (Rick) Rattray ; Ronald Wong
San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has been providing rapid transit in safe, affordable, equitable, and environmentally-friendly w... More...

Exhibitor Solutions Theater: True Integration in Fleet Management (Room Exhibit Hall - Booth 242)

08 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Exhibitor Solutions Theater

Speaker(s): Shawn Gilbert
A look at the multi-faceted, complex challenges of a fleet operation, and how an automated and integrated solution can make life easier for fleet m... More...

Exhibitor Solutions Theater: Using AI to Create Highly Precise Planimetric Maps for Infrastructure Planning + Asset Management (Room Exhibit Hall: APWA Connect LIVE! - Booth 1925)

08 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Exhibitor Solutions Theater

Speaker(s): Bill Singleton
Ecopia.ai works with civil engineers and municipal GIS departments to create highly detailed planimetric maps for ssset management, construction an... More...

Greenroads Certification with Federal Funding in Bellingham, Washington (Room 607)

08 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Sustainability/Resiliency

Speaker(s): Freeman Anthony ; Jeralee Anderson
The City of Bellingham, Washington, is completing a major road project through a brownfield site located in the downtown area. They are also going ... More...

Making Space: Optimistic Strategies for Addressing Urban Homelessness in Public Works (Room 602-603)

08 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Grounds, Parks, and Urban Forestry Management

Speaker(s): Brice Maryman
As visible homelessness presents an increasing challenge for public works managers, staff and elected officials are being asked to respond to this ... More...

One Water: From the Street to the Toilet, the First of its Kind Non-Potable Reuse at Los Amigos Park (Room 608)

08 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Water Resources: Stormwater

Speaker(s): Katie Harrel
The Los Amigos Park Stormwater Harvesting and Direct Use Demonstration Project is the first project of its kind to capture offsite runoff for treat... More...

Operational Impacts - Capturing the Cost of Poorly Located and Failing Facilities on Field Crews and Service Delivery (Room 604)

08 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Facilities Management

Speaker(s): Easton Branam ; Julie Bassuk AICP
Are you wasting hours making trips between facilities to find widgets? Is your crew spending more time in traffic than on work orders? Public works... More...

Planning Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for Your Community (Room 605-606)

08 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Sustainability/Resiliency, Top Tech

Speaker(s): Dan O'Shea ; Mike Usen AICP ; Philip Saunders MCFE, DSL, LSSGB
Preparing for an electrically-powered mobility future means developing a well-designed vehicle charging infrastructure network. Public Works offici... More...

Technology Solutions Theater: Optimizing Roadway Assessments with AI & GIS Analytics (Room Exhibit Hall - Booth 1809)

08 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Technology Solutions Theater, Top Tech

Speaker(s): Salar Shahini
Learn how some municipalities are modernizing the way they manage their roads and sidewalks, which are among the most important and costly municipa... More...

The Core Competencies of Resilience (Room 615-616)

08 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Sustainability/Resiliency

Speaker(s): Richard Fosse
Extreme weather and acts of terrorism highlight the need for resilient infrastructure systems and responsive public works staff. The academic commu... More...

Trash to Cash: How Maine’s Capital is Using a Landfill to Save on Utilities (Room 620)

08 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Solid Waste Management

Speaker(s): Lesley Jones ; Megan McDevitt
In 2017, Augusta, Maine, decided to put Hatch Hill Landfill to work. The active municipal solid waste disposal site, serving the city’s popul... More...

Communicating in a Crisis: Lessons Learned from the Lower Cape Fear Transmission Main Break (Room 604)

08 Sep 19
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Tracks: Emergency Management

Speaker(s): Mike McGill
After Hurricane Matthew, a 48-foot raw water main serving southeastern North Carolina failed. More than 12.5 million gallons of daily supply s... More...
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