American Public Works Association
2007 International Congress & Exposition Call for Presentations
Speak at the Best Show in Public Works!
2007APWA International Congress & Exposition!
September 9-12, 2007 San Antonio, TX
Share Your Knowledge and Experience!
New Submission deadline: October 10, 2006
The 150 education sessions at APWA’s International Congress & Exposition are
presented by public works professionals like you and offer participants a
dynamic forum for information exchange, problem solving, and networking.
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Share lessons learned, "how we did it" case studies, and strategies for
addressing emerging trends
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Describe practical and relevant methods for dealing with the critical issues
facing public works today
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Increase your professional visibility among your public works peers
Proposals must be submitted using the Online Submission Form or the Official
E-mail Proposal Submission Form. No faxed or mailed submissions allowed.
2 Ways to Submit:
 Online:
http://www.apwa.net/Meetings/Congress/2007/CallForPresentations/
Simply fill in the required fields on the Online Submission Form, then instantly
transmit your proposal by clicking "Submit."
 E-mail:
Download the Official
E-Mail Proposal Submission Form. Complete it, save it on your computer
as a new file, then attach it to an e-mail addressed
education@apwa.net. Within 48 hours, you will receive confirmation via
e-mail of your proposal tracking number.
All submissions are reviewed and evaluated by a committee of accomplished
professionals representing various public works functions. The evaluation
process is competitive – approximate 50% of the total proposals submitted are
selected for presentation. Your success in the selection process depends on how
well your proposal supports these primary criteria:
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Relevance and Clarity: Content is interesting and useful to a significant
number of expected attendees. Learning objectives are clearly stated using
active verbs that describe how the presentation will help attendees.
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Practical Application: Presentation provides take-away knowledge and material
that can be used by participants in their day to day work settings, describes
how ideas and methods can be transferred for use by others, and/or offers
how-to skills to improve performance.
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Leading Edge: Presentation addresses critical issues, emerging trends,
innovative technologies and methodologies.
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Balance: The selection committee will conduct a review for balance to ensure
that any one speaker or organization is not disproportionately represented and
that any one topic area is not overrepresented in the final selections.
The APWA Congress audience is interested in the broad topic areas listed below
as they relate to the variety of public works functions and the provision of
infrastructure services. Think about how your knowledge and experience will
help other public works professionals more successfully lead their agencies,
manage their operations, and serve their communities.
Leadership and life skills
Operational nuts and bolts
Best practices and innovative approaches
Practical applications for technologies and methodologies
Process and system enhancements
Emerging regulatory and legal trends
Future visions for the profession
Proposals are encouraged in areas of interest and importance to the public
works profession. (But don’t feel limited by these suggestions – out-of-the-box
thinking is encouraged!)
State-of-the-Art Operations for Every Type of Public Works Service
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Roads, streets, traffic (pavement performance and maintenance, work-zone
safety, snow and ice control, street, arterial, and intersection design,
traffic calming, community mobility, etc.)
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Solid waste systems and issues
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Water and wastewater systems and issues
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Stormwater management and erosion control practices and issues
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Smart growth and sustainable design
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Right-of-Way issues
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Infrastructure security and emergency management and preparedness
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Facilities management (maintenance strategies, inventory systems, condition
assessments, etc.)
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Urban forestry (caring for trees and vegetation, sidewalk issues, recycling
green waste, etc.)
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Engineering/Construction (public works project management, project delivery
systems, etc.)
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Fleet (maintenance and replacement strategies, business plans, service level
agreements, customer service, shop and parts management, etc.)
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Technologies used in public works (GIS, GPS, ITS, RFID, wireless
communications, online bidding, asset management systems, pavement management
systems, etc.)
Public Works Leadership
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Core values and competencies
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Critical issues facing public works today and ideas and visions for the future
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Human resource issues (employee recruitment, retention, motivation, etc.)
The Business Side of Public Works
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Public/private partnerships, contracting, budgeting, financing public
improvements, citizen participation, etc.
Personal Enrichment
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Stress management, improving communication skills, life strategies, etc.
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ONLINE OR EMAIL SUBMISSIONS ONLY: All proposals must be
submitted either online or by e-mail using the Official Proposal Submission
Forms. Submit your proposal only once.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES : All submissions must include three (3)
learning objectives that complete the sentence: At the end of this session,
participants will be able to: (e.g. – develop a project plan, evaluate which
method will work best for certain climatic conditions, etc.)
Tip: When writing learning objectives use active verbs like:
implement, evaluate, prepare, solve, identify, demonstrate, discuss. Avoid
verbs like: know, understand, learn, believe, comprehend.
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SESSION LENGTH: Please indicate the expected length of your
session. (50, 75, 90 minutes). APWA will try to allocate your session the
requested number of minutes, however due to space limitations and time
constraints, we may be asking you to shorten your session into a shorter time
block, or we may ask that you combine your presentation with similar-themed
submissions into a larger time block.
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SCHEDULING: Due to the complexity of determining topic
placement, we are unable to accommodate specific date and time requests. Make
sure that you and other speakers in your session will be available to present
on any day of the Congress beginning at 2:00 pm Sunday, September 9, 2007
through noon on Wednesday, September 12, 2007.
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DO NOT REFER TO SPECIFIC COMPANIES, AGENCIES, OR PEOPLE IN THE CONTENT
DESCRIPTION PORTION OF YOUR PROPOSAL: The selection committee’s
first reading of all proposals is done in an anonymous format.
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COMMERCIAL-FREE ZONE: Direct promotions of a speaker’s
products, services, or monetary self-interest are not appropriate for education
sessions. Case studies on product applications, project management systems and
services, etc. should include presentations from user agencies and
organizations.
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REGISTRATION FEES AND TRAVEL EXPENSES: Speakers at APWA’s
International Public Works Congress & Exposition are also considered
attendees and are expected to pay their own travel expenses and the appropriate
member/nonmember registration fee. If you can only attend the Congress on the
day of your presentation, you may qualify for a complimentary single-day
registration.
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PAID PROFESSIONAL TRAINERS AND SPEAKERS are welcome to use the
Online and E-mail Submission Forms, but be sure to check the appropriate ‘paid
speaker’ box.
Deadline: The submission deadline is October 10,
2006!
Questions? Contact Karen Wilson (816) 595-5210.
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