American Public Works Association

Conferences: 2019 pwx (Public Works expo) national education conference, annual business meeting and trade show exhibit for Public Works professionals was held in seattle, wa. The event brought more than 5,000 Public Works and industry-related professionals together in one forum with more than 150 educational sessions, 79,500 net sqft exhibit floor with 384 companies showcasing new technology, products and services available to the Public Works sector. This meeting also serves as our annual business meeting for our volunteer board of directors, national committees and chapter leadership.2020 north American snow conference and trade show exhibit for snowfighters and winter maintenance professionals was to be held in cincinnati, oh. This event typically hosts more than 1,500 snowfighters from cities and townships, county and rural streets divisions, and state and provincial departments of transportation. It's four days of education and networking, featuring an exhibit floor with the newest equipment and products available, quality education programs and technical tours, and opportunities to exchange ideas with manufacturers, distributors, consultants and other Public Works professionals. The 2020 snow conference was cancelled due to covid-19.

Chapter relations: this program provides leadership & strategic planning, chapter capacity building and mentoring services to our 63 chapters and more than 90 branches and the volunteer members serving in leadership roles throughout north america. Program services include funding a bi-annual leadership training, a "council of chapters" meeting to address info-sharing, best practices, strategic planning, membership recruitment and retention and involvement of young professionals. We also fund travel for national staff and national board members to participate in local apwa leadership (strategic planning) meetings and educational events; general liability insurance; rebates to help fund local initiatives and other administrative fees associated with doing business at the local level are funded through this program as well.chapter activities: on a local level, we have 63 active chapters and 97 active branches which provide educational and technical training to local members of apwa as well as other Public Works professionals via educational conferences, seminars, workshops, technical tours and safety and training courses on various topics surrounding the Public Works profession. These chapters also provide services to their local communities in the way of Public outreach to k-12 students, funding more than $412,000 in sponsorships of local agency efforts for training and professional development and educational scholarships to university students entering the engineering or Public Works related fields. Overall, the chapters and branches conducted more than 700 activities across the united states and canada, including their membership and business meetings.

Reporter magazine: monthly magazine provided to the membership. Articles contain information on leadership and management techniques, product research, training programs, and new technology. Editorial content is focused on subject matter in the areas of computers, computer applications, water resources, stormwater management, fleet management, construction inspection, environmental, solid waste, municipal engineering, transportation, equipment services, buildings and grounds, snow removal, sustainability and other Public works-related topics.