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7:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

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Standing in front of the room and clicking through your PowerPoint presentation is NOT training!

Are you a public works content expert who has been tapped to train your co-workers or share your expertise at chapter-sponsored or APWA National workshops? Maybe you’ve recognized that you have a wealth of technical knowledge and skill but have not volunteered to share it because you lack the presentation skills to get your point across.

Take advantage of this special opportunity to be a better trainer. Learn how to adjust your instructional style and techniques to the needs of your audience; organize and plan your presentation; and present more dynamically so that your point is made and the audience is better able to retain and apply what they’ve learned.

APWA Chapters that host conferences and workshops and/or are participating in APWA’s Public Works Institute program should encourage your speakers and trainers to sign up for this opportunity to improve their presentation skills.

*Full Congress registrants may attend any of the workshops at no additional charge, but you must indicate on the Registration Form which one(s) you plan to attend. If you are not attending the full Congress, you may register for workshops individually and pay the appropriate registration fee.

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8:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

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Many public agencies spend countless hours and dollars trying to counterbalance for poor hiring decisions and an inability to properly train and hold employees accountable for performance. Learn to improve your skills and systems for interviewing, hiring, orienting, and training new employees.

Arm yourself with the knowledge to better: identify the skills needed for specific job responsibilities; ask behavioral interview questions that identify which candidates possess the right skills and attitudes; conduct orientation programs that have meaning; establish ongoing training programs that ensure that new and existing employees are meeting performance standards, and provide performance feedback and coaching for all employees.

*Full Congress registrants may attend any of the workshops at no additional charge, but you must indicate on the Registration Form which one(s) you plan to attend. If you are not attending the full Congress, you may register for workshops individually and pay the appropriate registration fee.

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8:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

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Fleet Managers --- how do you determine equipment replacement life cycles? Where do you acquire the funds to replace aging equipment? Learn to identify the factors that influence equipment replacement. Discover how to determine whether the costs of a vehicle repair exceeds its remaining useful life.

This workshop will also cover fleet charge-back systems. Do you know what your full-burden rate is? Are the fees that you pay for accounting, purchasing, IT, legal, HR, janitorial services and building rental competitively priced to you? How do you credit back to your customers any warranty reimbursement that you receive? You’ll get the answers to these questions and more, by attending this workshop.

*Full Congress registrants may attend any of the workshops at no additional charge, but you must indicate on the Registration Form which one(s) you plan to attend. If you are not attending the full Congress, you may register for workshops individually and pay the appropriate registration fee.

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8:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

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Urban forests have impact on the health and quality of life issues facing all urban, suburban, or small city residents including: air and water quality, shade and climate control, animal habitat, recreational opportunities, and overall aesthetics and streetscape.

Urban foresters from the City of Durham, North Carolina, will share the challenges they encountered in establishing their program. Examine how they balanced the wants and desires of municipal officials, staff, citizens, and other stakeholders against the challenges presented by an aging infrastructure and the pressures of new development.

Learn to identify and implement the components of a successful urban forestry management plan including choosing the right trees and vegetation for the right place, minimizing sidewalk and curb damage, and preparing for storm damage.

*Full Congress registrants may attend any of the workshops at no additional charge, but you must indicate on the Registration Form which one(s) you plan to attend. If you are not attending the full Congress, you may register for workshops individually and pay the appropriate registration fee.

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8:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

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Intersections are ranked high on most communities’ lists of “top ten” accident locations. “Quick clearance” programs are one of the most effective tools that can be used to minimize the negative impacts of traffic incidents.

“Quick clearance” can be enhanced through pre-incident planning involving a coordinated effort between all responders - including police, fire, EMS, private towing companies, and of course, public works.

Gain a working knowledge of: relevant industry standards related to traffic incident management; methods to implement incident command procedures; roadway space management techniques including lane closures and the use of response apparatus to protect the scene and facilitate traffic flow; and tools for pre-planning traffic incident management.

*Full Congress registrants may attend any of the workshops at no additional charge, but you must indicate on the Registration Form which one(s) you plan to attend. If you are not attending the full Congress, you may register for workshops individually and pay the appropriate registration fee.

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8:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

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What’s your public works story? Who do you tell it to? How often and in how many ways do you tell it? Most in the general public don’t think about public works until they perceive a gap in service, i.e., the storm drain down the block clogs, the snowplow hasn’t made it to their block yet, or storm debris is not cleaned up immediately.

Have fun learning from two public information pros as they guide you through: the components of a community outreach plan, how to select the public works stories you want to tell, presentation tips for those times you have to appear before the city council or a neighborhood group, and how to build relationships with the media that will make both you and the reporters happy.

*Full Congress registrants may attend any of the workshops at no additional charge, but you must indicate on the Registration Form which one(s) you plan to attend. If you are not attending the full Congress, you may register for workshops individually and pay the appropriate registration fee.

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8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

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Here’s your chance to not only hear about innovative street construction materials and processes but to SEE an actual project first-hand! This workshop will begin in the classroom with an overview of the various phases of a street reconstruction project from the sub-grade layer up through the pavement base and surface layers. Then we’ll transport you to the city streets of San Antonio for an on-site demonstration of a project with poor sub-grade soils that have been lime stabilized. For the overlying base layers, a reclaimed asphalt emulsion-stabilized base layer will be placed upon the lime stabilized sub-base. The pavement surface will be an innovative type of asphalt pavement known as “warm-mix asphalt.”

At the conclusion of this workshop, you’ll be able to: analyze how these processes perform during the various phases of a project and evaluate whether these materials and technologies will work for the streets and roads in your jurisdiction.

*Full Congress registrants may attend any of the workshops at no additional charge, but you must indicate on the Registration Form which one(s) you plan to attend. If you are not attending the full Congress, you may register for workshops individually and pay the appropriate registration fee.

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8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

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Most people have heard of San Antonio’s River Walk along the historic San Antonio River. Yet miles of untapped potential lie beyond downtown and the Paseo del Rio. The San Antonio River improvements project is a $140 million city, county, and federal investment in flood control, amenities, ecosystem restoration, and recreational improvements.

The classroom portion of this workshop will highlight the concerted community effort involved in this river revitalization project. We’ll discuss the planning, design, project management, and construction phases and describe how funding was obtained for these efforts.

Then – you’ll take to the river to visit the various sites impacted by this project. This is a not-to-be missed opportunity to see this tremendous project first-hand.

*Full Congress registrants may attend any of the workshops at no additional charge, but you must indicate on the Registration Form which one(s) you plan to attend. If you are not attending the full Congress, you may register for workshops individually and pay the appropriate registration fee.

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1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Many public agencies spend countless hours and dollars trying to counterbalance for poor hiring decisions and an inability to properly train and hold employees accountable for performance. Learn to improve your skills and systems for interviewing, hiring, orienting, and training new employees.

Arm yourself with the knowledge to better: identify the skills needed for specific job responsibilities; ask behavioral interview questions that identify which candidates possess the right skills and attitudes; conduct orientation programs that have meaning; establish ongoing training programs that ensure that new and existing employees are meeting performance standards, and provide performance feedback and coaching for all employees.

*Full Congress registrants may attend any of the workshops at no additional charge, but you must indicate on the Registration Form which one(s) you plan to attend. If you are not attending the full Congress, you may register for workshops individually and pay the appropriate registration fee.

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1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Most people know that to protect the environment, they should recycle more, water their lawns less, get out of the car and take a multitude of other steps to reduce their ecological footprint. But, as often as not, the actions people take are not consistent with what they know to be true. In fact, research demonstrates that simply providing information usually has little or no effect on what people do. So if you have bombarded the neighborhood with brochures, developed a really good-looking and functional website -and- residents still continue with their old behaviors, what’s your next step?

Learn how to identify the barriers to a desired behavior; how to use behavior change tools to design more effective programs, and how to evaluate the impact of a program once it is implemented.

*Full Congress registrants may attend any of the workshops at no additional charge, but you must indicate on the Registration Form which one(s) you plan to attend. If you are not attending the full Congress, you may register for workshops individually and pay the appropriate registration fee.

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1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Public infrastructure is an obvious target of terrorism. How can you ensure that your public works employees are prepared for their crucial role in protecting, restoring and maintaining critical infrastructure and public services during a catastrophic disaster? This workshop will provide an overview of the steps to developing a multi-disciplined incident management team capable of responding to a terrorism incident. Learn what kind of training is necessary and where to find it.

*Full Congress registrants may attend any of the workshops at no additional charge, but you must indicate on the Registration Form which one(s) you plan to attend. If you are not attending the full Congress, you may register for workshops individually and pay the appropriate registration fee.

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1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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With the increasing cost of construction and the dwindling availability of construction dollars, local governments are looking at ways of managing their existing infrastructure in the most efficient manner. The deployment of an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) has helped San Antonio in this effort. Get a first-hand view of ITS at work by participating in this workshop/tour. Participants will be able to view various ITS techniques at work, along with a tour of the TransGuide Operations Center, a state-of-the-art facility that serves as the hub for a system that provides information to motorists about traffic conditions, such as accidents, congestion and construction in efforts to reduce congestion and improve safety by promptly notifying emergency personnel and by providing efficient incident management

*Full Congress registrants may attend any of the workshops at no additional charge, but you must indicate on the Registration Form which one(s) you plan to attend. If you are not attending the full Congress, you may register for workshops individually and pay the appropriate registration fee.

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