North American Snow Conference 2019

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Registration Open

21 May 19
7:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Automated Vehicles and Adverse Weather (Room 255E)

21 May 19
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM

Tracks: Winter Fleet Operations & Equipment Management, Winter Maintenance Planning & Operations

Speaker(s): David Neumeister
Any vehicle, regardless of who or what is driving it, has limits in the kinds of atmospheric weather and road surface conditions that it can handle... More...

Charting a Route for Success – Improving Service with Route Optimization and In-Cab Optimization Turn-by-Turn Directions (Room 255C)

21 May 19
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM

Tracks: Winter Maintenance Planning & Operations

Speaker(s): Fred Braun ; Robert Pilat
Staff reductions left the Village of Niles Public Works Department with a large dilemma: How could they continue to provide the snow removal servic... More...

Exhibits Open (Room Exhibit Halls 1-4)

21 May 19
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Snow Conference exhibitors are a wealth of knowledge and support the North American Snow Conference with their presence. Make the most of your time... More...

Helping Agencies to Help Themselves (Room 255A)

21 May 19
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM

Tracks: Leadership & Workforce Solutions, Winter Maintenance Planning & Operations

Speaker(s): Diana Clonch ; Diane Watkins
While snow and ice control programs across North America can vary depending upon individual needs and resources, there remain areas of commonality.... More...

Let's Simplify the Weather Situation Room (Room 255B)

21 May 19
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM

Tracks: Winter Maintenance Planning & Operations

Speaker(s): Jon Tarleton
Answer this: What is the main tool that you use to make winter weather decisions? If you answered radar, you need to attend this session! We will e... More...

Overcoming Operational Challenges at a Snow Storage Site (Room 255F)

21 May 19
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM

Tracks: Winter Maintenance Planning & Operations

Speaker(s): Neeraj Saroj P.Eng., MBA
In cities where the snow does not melt for the entire winter season, snow storage facilities are an essential component of winter maintenance. Depe... More...

New Product Theater: MBS Snow Plough (Room New Product Showcase - Booth 411)

21 May 19
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
MBS Snow Plough is a brine imjection system for snow ploughs. The combination of the mechanical scraping and anti-ice brine injection causes the im... More...

Prize Drawings (Room APWA Connect LIVE 151)

21 May 19
9:45 AM - 9:50 AM
Drop your Tuesday Prize Drawing ticket in the drum at APWA Connect LIVE! before 9:45am. Must be present to win More...

Exhibitor Solutions Theater: The New Salt Storage Solution (Room Exhibit Hall - Booth 1761)

21 May 19
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Tracks: Exhibitor Solutions Theater

Speaker(s): George Lawless
Did you know that the building you choose to store salt in can end up costing you more than the actual salt inside? In this engaging session, learn... More...

New Product Theater: MD30 Mobile Road State Sensor (Room New Product Showcase - Booth 411)

21 May 19
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Speaker(s): Jouko Heiskanen
MD30 is a plow-ready mobile road state sensor with a rugged double hood and heated lens. It helps improve accuracy, optimize routes and plan the ri... More...

How Organizational Health Drives Service, Productivity, and Employee Morale (Room 255C)

21 May 19
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: Leadership & Workforce Solutions

Speaker(s): Brian McLeod ; Michael Duffy
Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa with a population of 131,127, more than 600 miles of paved roadway, and a vibrant downtown. In 2014... More...

Jam Session: Why Do We Always Get Picked Last? (Room 255B)

21 May 19
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: Winter Maintenance Planning & Operations

Speaker(s): Mike Smith ; Shane Mark MSM
Put yourself in your residents’ point of view and then brainstorm ways to develop a plan for prioritizing service levels, order of execution,... More...

Liquids 301 (Part 3 of a series of 4 sessions on the use of liquids) (Room 255E)

21 May 19
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker(s): Matt Morreim ; Wilfrid Nixon
Many agencies under pressure to reduce the use of chlorides in winter maintenance are switching to liquids-based solutions including salt brine, ot... More...

New Research Perspectives: Two Examples of Current Research Impacting Winter Operations (Room 255A)

21 May 19
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: Innovative Solutions for Snow & Ice Control

Speaker(s): Derek Bailey ; Nick Johnson
Friction Measurements Used as a Metric to Evaluate Deicer Montana State University’s Western Transportation Institute and EnviroTech S... More...

Snow and Ice Control - Equipment and Techniques (Room 255F)

21 May 19
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: Winter Maintenance Planning & Operations

Speaker(s): Larry Schneider
The City of Fort Collins, Colorado, will share how new approaches and technologies have been incorporated into their snow and ice control oper... More...

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall (Room Exhibit Halls 1-4)

21 May 19
10:50 AM - 1:00 PM
Full Registrations and Pre-registered exhibitors receive lunch tickets for up to $14.00 with their badge.  (No cash back)  Redeem them at... More...

Exhibitor Solutions Theater: Accurately Tracking Snow & Ice Event Costs (Room Exhibit Hall - Booth 1761)

21 May 19
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Exhibitor Solutions Theater

Speaker(s): Quint Pertzsch
Effectively tracking snow events is of the utmost importance when planning for the upcoming snow and ice season. See how you can track all of your ... More...

New Product Theater: Henke Talon (Room New Product Showcase - Booth 411)

21 May 19
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
The Henk Talon is engineered to clear snow, leaves, brush, debris, trash, and landscape materials. Attached to a wheel loader the operator hydrauli... More...

Advanced Liquids (Part 4 of a series of 4 sessions on the use of liquids) (Room 255E)

21 May 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Laura Fay ; Wilfrid Nixon
Some agencies have been using liquids for a number of years and are now implementing various advanced techniques. Among the new techniques being tr... More...

Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award Winners (Room 255A)

21 May 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Tracks: Winter Maintenance Planning & Operations

Speaker(s): Austin Rowser ; Fred Braun ; Matthew Brown
The Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award was established to promote excellence in the managment and administration of public works snow and ice... More...

Maintaining the Path for Walking and Bicycling (Room 255F)

21 May 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Tracks: Innovative Solutions for Snow & Ice Control, Winter Maintenance Planning & Operations

Speaker(s): Connor Cox
Explore the planning and operational challenges of providing good pedestrian and bicycle access year-round in cold climate cities. The case for... More...

National Weather Service (NWS) Planning Aids Decision Support and Collaboration (Room 255C)

21 May 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Tracks: Winter Maintenance Planning & Operations

Speaker(s): Alex DeSmet ; Glen Merrill
National Weather Service representatives from Salt Lake City, Utah, and Pocatello, Idaho, will discuss the decision-support planning resources avai... More...

Past, Present & Future: The Evolution of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Snow Operations (Room 255B)

21 May 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Tracks: Innovative Solutions for Snow & Ice Control, Winter Maintenance Planning & Operations

Speaker(s): Daniel Schacher ; Michael Coffey
Since statehood in 1959, little changed in Alaska’s snow removal operations beyond minor equipment configurations and operators in the seats.... More...

A Tale of Two Bicycle and Pedestrian Friendly Cities (Room 255F)

21 May 19
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Tracks: Innovative Solutions for Snow & Ice Control, Winter Maintenance Planning & Operations

Speaker(s): Matt Morreim ; Mike Kennedy
Bicycles, pedestrians, and now motorized scooters dot the Twin Cities landscape year-round. Being a bicycle and pedestrian friendly city in a cold ... More...

Alternative Deicer Research (Room 255B)

21 May 19
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Speaker(s): Laura Fay
To address the issue of elevated chloride levels in surface and ground water and the associated environmental impacts these levels are causing, man... More...

Pacific Northwest Leaders - City of Surrey, BC (Room 255A)

21 May 19
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Tracks: Innovative Solutions for Snow & Ice Control, Winter Fleet Operations & Equipment Management, Winter Maintenance Planning & Operations

Speaker(s): Matthew Brown
Welcome to the 21st Century!  City of Surrey’s Public Works’ staff are proud to share industry leading projects. Learn from our su... More...

Safe and Sustainable Snowfighting: How Well Are You Doing? (Room 255E)

21 May 19
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Tracks: Winter Maintenance Planning & Operations

Speaker(s): Pam Buckley ; Wilfrid Nixon
Safe and sustainable winter operations is an excellent operational goal for any winter maintenance agency to pursue. But the problem is determining... More...

The GOOD, the BAD & the UGLY in Snow Operations: A Foreman's Perspective (Room 255C)

21 May 19
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Tracks: Leadership & Workforce Solutions, Winter Maintenance Planning & Operations

Speaker(s): Kevin Collins
Join us in this day in the life of a Highway General Foreman during snow operations. He'll cover long-term planning and logistics and daily ope... More...

Closing General Session: View from Above (Ballroom 355)

21 May 19
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Terry Virts, Former NASA Astronaut, United States Air Force Colonel (Ret) Terry Virts is a veteran of two spaceflights: a two-week mission onboa... More...

Snow Celebration (Room Squatters Pub & Brewery/Salt Lake Brewing Company)

21 May 19
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Hosted by the APWA Utah Chapter and sponsored by Henderson Products, Western Products and SnowEx Products, this year’s Snow Celebration will ... More...