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2010 APWA-NC ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Feb 18, 2010

2010 APWA-NC ANNUAL CONFERENCE
From Keith Pugh, 2010 Annual Conference Planning Committee Chair
If your calendar isn’t already marked, then “What are you waiting for?” You should go ahead and mark it now, because..... YOU NEED TO BE HERE! The American Public Works Association - North Carolina Chapter will hold its 53rd Annual Conference and Equipment Show Sunday, June 13th through Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 in downtown Winston-Salem.
The Annual Conference Planning Team asked, you responded. Our request for technical session ideas was a huge success. The North Carolina Chapter members responded with nearly 140 potential session ideas. We’ve worked through that list to bring you a terrific program filled with 27 concurrent sessions and 5 general sessions that are certain to interest everyone. We’ll post this information on our website at http://northcarolina.apwa.net/ .
The general sessions should appeal to everyone, with topics ranging from; “How to deliver public services in today’s economy”, to “Human Resources Issues”, to a “Legislative Update and News from the League”. Another interesting general session we’re working on will bring locally elected officials together to discuss the state of the economy from a federal, state and local perspective.
A sampling of the concurrent technical sessions includes diverse topics such as; “Public and Private Perspectives on Reverse Bidding”, to “Biodiesel: 101”, to “Innovative ways to meet local government pavement needs”, and “Maintaining green and sustainable operations”. We’ve tried to target specific sessions for our different technical divisions.
We recognize that these are extraordinarily difficult times and budgets are tighter than ever, your local APWA chapter is putting together the highest quality program at the lowest possible cost, filled with technical and practical information for the multiple disciplines involved in Public Works. We’ll also use this opportunity to spotlight and recognize the best that public works has to offer with our Past Presidents dinner and our Chapter Awards program.
But this conference isn’t just about APWA. We’re also planning to be active in the community while we’re in Winston-Salem. We plan to host a blood drive on Monday, June 14th that will be open to conference attendees, vendors, sponsors and the folks who live and work in downtown. On the evening of Tuesday the 15th, we plan to host a community service project for everyone who might be interested in serving in that capacity. Details on both of these opportunities will be in the registration packages available near the end of March.
This conference promises to be more “New-comer Friendly” by offering an orientation session and providing opportunities for first timers to learn more about our Chapter, meet our Chapter Leadership and reach out to other APWA members .
So, whether you are public or private sector; whether you are involved in Water Resources, Fleet Management, Buildings and Grounds, Solid Waste, Technology, Streets, or Administrative Management; "YOU NEED TO BE HERE" so go ahead, mark your calendar now, save the date, and make plans to join us at the Marriott Downtown and the Benton Convention Center.
2010 APWA-NC ANNUAL CONFERENCEFrom Keith Pugh, 2010 Annual Conference Planning Committee ChairIf your calendar isn’t already marked, then “What are you waiting for?” You should go ahead and mark it now, because..... YOU NEED TO BE HERE! The American Public Works Association - North Carolina Chapter will hold its 53rd Annual Conference and Equipment Show Sunday, June 13th through Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 in downtown Winston-Salem. The Annual Conference Planning Team asked, you responded. Our request for technical session ideas was a huge success. The North Carolina Chapter members responded with nearly 140 potential session ideas. We’ve worked through that list to bring you a terrific program filled with 27 concurrent sessions and 5 general sessions that are certain to interest everyone. We’ll post this information on our website at http://northcarolina.apwa.net/ . The general sessions [ ... ]

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About the NC Chapter of APWA

Nov 24, 2009

About the NC Chapter of APWABy Bob WilsonThe NC Chapter of APWA is all about educational and networking opportunities for its members. The NC Chapter has 7 divisions that provide training specific to an individual’s particular interests and needs. They also provide the opportunity to meet your peers from other municipalities in a particular discipline. The 7 divisions are listed below: Administrative Management Buildings & Grounds Equipment Services Solid Waste Streets Technology (formed in 2008) Water Resources Each division has an annual conference and some divisions (like Equipment Services) also provide specific training at different times of the year. In addition, the NC Chapter has an annual conference in June of each year. The conferences vary in size from as small as about 40 people for the new Technology [ ... ]

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