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Fall Conference

The APWA-MN Fall Conference is held each November in Minneapolis-St. Paul. The two-day conference is focused on technical education and offers hours towards professional continuing education requirements. Winners of the APWA-MN chapter awards and recipients of chapter scholarships are announced and recognized during the fall conference. 

The 2014 APWA-MN Fall Conference was held November 20-21, 2014, at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center. If available, presentations are posted below, in conference order.

Pavement Striping and Patching (pdf)
Moderator: Mindy Carlson, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota
Tom Wood, Minnesota Department of Transportation

  • Where’s the Water? Providing a Sustainable Water Supply for the Metro Area
    Presentation 1 (pdf)
    Presentation 2 (pdf)
    Moderator: Sherri Buss, TKDA
    Ali Elhassan, Metropolitan Council; Jason Moeckel, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; Steve Albrecht, City of Burnsville; Klayton Eckles, City of Woodbury
  • Asset Management (pdf)
    Moderator: Mark Kasma, Bolton & Menk, Inc.
    Mark Schulz, Bolton & Menk, Inc.
  • MSP Winter Operations and Road Weather Information Systems
    Moderator: Mark Ray, City of Golden Valley
Paul Sichko, MSP Operations
 
Road Weather Information Systems
Presentation 1 (pdf)
Presentation 2 (pdf)
Curt Pape, Minnesota Department of Transportation; Robert Ellis, City of Eden Prairie
 
  • Water Sources
    Moderator: Adam J. Kramer, Progressive Consulting Engineers, Inc.

Well Rehab (pdf)
Naeem Qureshi, Progressive Consulting Engineers, Inc.

Reduce, Reuse, Replenish: The Three R’s of Hugo’s Stormwater Management Plan (pdf)
Bryan Bear, City of Hugo; Pete Willenbring, WSB and Associates

  • Emergency Management - Here for You
    Presentation 1 (pdf)
    Presentation 2 (pdf)
    Presentation 3 (pdf)
    Moderator: Mark Ray, City of Golden Valley
    Eric Waage, Hennepin County Emergency Management; Scott Galeazzi, Minnesota National Guard; Matti Gurney, Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM)
  • University of Minnesota Infrastructure Systems Management and Engineering (ISME) Capstone Projects
    Moderator: Brad Henry, University of Minnesota

ISO 55000 (pdf)
Peter Hilger, University of Minnesota

​Droning for Information – Opportunity in Surveying and Mapping (pdf)
Adam Smith and Matt Aguirre, Minnesota Department of Transportation

Building Information Modeling (BIM), 3D Design and Highway Projects (pdf)
Danilo Sosa, Minnesota Department of Transportation (Invited)

  • SAFETY
    Moderator: Matt Saam, City of West St. Paul

Work Zone Safety Technology Benefits of Automatic Flagger Assistance Devices (pdf)
Alan Rindels, Minnesota Department of Transportation; Ed Terhaar, Wenck Associates, Inc.

Safety Considerations at Uncontrolled Pedestrian Crossings (pdf)
Bryan Nemeth, Bolton & Menk, Inc.

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