American Public Works Association

Conferences: the 2018 pwx (Public Works expo) national education conference, annual business meeting and trade show exhibit for Public Works professionals was held in Kansas city, mo. The event brought more than 5,000 Public Works and industry-related professionals together in one forum with more than 150 educational sessions, 79,900 net sq ft exhibit floor with 371 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.the 2019 north American snow conference and trade show exhibit for snowfighters and winter maintenance professionals was held in salt lake city, ut. This event 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 ...

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, ...

Reporter magazine: monthly magazines 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.