Public Works Training School Tentative AGENDA (subject to change)

• 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

  Meet and Greet Reception (Players Sports Bar & Grille | 2405 Main Street)

• 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

  Continental Breakfast

• 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

  NYCOM Registration Desk Opens

• 8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

   Public Works School Orientation 

• 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

  Plenary Session

  • Navigating Choppy Waters: Ethics for the Public Works Professional +*#
• 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

  Concurrent Sessions

  • Invasive Species Tool Kit for Municipalities, Contractors and Land Managers
  • Wastewater Update +
• 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.

  Lunch

• 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

  Concurrent Sessions

  • Managing Projects In and Out of the Right-of-Way +*#
  • Surviving and Thriving During a PESH Inspection +*
• 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

  Concurrent Sessions

  • Property Preservation, Maintenance and Fire Protection +
  • Lead and Copper Rule: The Countdown is On *#
• 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

  Concurrent Sessions

  • Snow and Ice Control: Please Hold the Salt
  • H2O Talent Flow +*
• 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

  Welcome Reception

• Evening

  Dinner on Your Own

• 7:00 a.m.

  Breakfast

• 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

  NYCOM Registration Desk Opens

• 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

  Early Riser Roundtable

  • It's All About Safety +*
• 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

  Concurrent Sessions

  • Good Roads and Streets: 10 Things Your Governing Board Needs to Know #
  • Asset Management +*^
• 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

  Concurrent Sessions

  • Urban Composting: Why Aren't You Doing It?
  • CHIPS Nuts and Bolts
• 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

  Awards Luncheon

  • Presentation of Attendance Certificates
• 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

  Plenary Session

  • How to Recruit and Retain the Next Generation of DPW Professionals
• 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

  Concurrent Sessions

  • Budgeting and Multi-Year Planning for Department Heads +*^
  • Stormwater MS4 Planning for Highway and Public Works Departments +
• 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

  Olympic Ski Jump Reception (transportation provided)

• 7:00 a.m.

  Breakfast

• 8:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

  NYCOM Registration Desk Opens

• 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

  Early-Riser Roundtable

  • Peer-to-Peer Q&A 
• 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

  Concurrent Sessions

  • Energy Efficiency for Water and Wastewater Systems +*
  • Reasonable Suspicion Drug Testing: A Refresher and Tutorial +
• 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

  Concurrent Sessions

  • Yes, It Really is Public Information: Managing FOIL and Personnel Records +
  • The Drinking Water Source Protection Program *
• 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

  Plenary Session

  • Legal Panel *^