SC APWA Annual Conference

Agenda Downtown Greenville SC Hyatt Regency

Tuesday, August 7

9:00am 2018 Conference Golf Tournament - Legacy Pines

Golf Club

Prizes awarded: 1st, 2nd, Best Effort, and

2 Hole-in-one Grand Prizes

10:00am –

12:00

Equipment Show Set-up

All Equipment will be staged on Elford St and

moved by the vendor to the display area. Moving

of the equipment will be coordinated by event

coordinators.

10:00am –

8:00pm

Exhibitor Showcase Set-up

12noon Equipment Showcase

View equipment, meet vendors and

discuss equipment innovations for your

organization.

Location: N Main Street adjacent to the

Hyatt Regency.

3:00pm Registration Open

4:00pm Backhoe Rodeo

Location: N Main Street adjacent to the

Hyatt Regency.

5:00pm Equipment Showcase Closes

Equipment showcase breakdown begins

6:30pm APWA Picnic

Location: Hyatt Regency

Thursday, August 9

7:30am Breakfast

Location: Hyatt

7:30am Local Branch Meetings

8 :30am –

9:20am

Session A

Session B

Session C

Ops Session

Educational Sessions

Rethinking Customer Engagement: Knowledge on Tap

Presented by Jennifer Satterthwaite, City of

Columbia, SC

Putting the Public in Public Works (ELA Presentation)

Presented by Samantha Yager, City of Columbia &

Angela Jordan, City of Rock Hill

Broadway Lake Dam Outfall Stabilization Project

Presented by J.P. Johns, Woolpert and Jon Batson,

Anderson County

So You Want to Be a Foreman/Crew Leader?

Presented by Marvin Green and Kevin Brown,

Charleston County

(Facilitated by Frank Carson)

9:30am –

10:20

Session A

Session B

Session C

Op Session

Educational Sessions

How to Be A Public Works Toastmaster

Presented by Robert Anderson, City of Columbia,

SC

Implementing Asset Management, Making It a

Successful Journey

Presented by Steve Lander, The Kercher Group, Inc

Past Infrastructure and the Problems It Presents

Today

Presented by Frank Pandullo, Charleston County

HP Pipe Installation/Inspection for Operators

Presented by Jeff Hartzog, ADS Pipe

10:20am Break

10:30am General Session

SC APWA Chapter Meeting

Employee & Mgr. of Year Awards PresentationElection of Officers

Special Guest

Keith Pugh, APWA Region III

Director

11:30am Lunch

1:00pm –

1:50pm

Session A

Session B

Session C

Ops Session

Educational Sessions

The Role of Public Works on Private Property

Presented by Alex Shissias, The Shissias Law Firm,

LLC

More Fun Underground Than Should Be Legal

Presented by Steve Kirk, City of Charleston

The Stormwater Benefits of High-Performance Urban

Trees

Presented by Matthew Werle, GreenBlue Urban

Panel Discussion: From Operator to Supervisor, a

Career in Public Works

Present by Ben Carroll (City of Greenville), Chris

Robinson (Anderson County), Randy Ashmore

(Greenville County) - (Facilitated by Hesha Gamble)

2:00pm –

2:50pm

Session A

Session B

Session C

Ops Session

Educational Sessions

What to Expect During an OSHA Investigation

Presented by Van Henson, SC Dept of LLR

Dealing with Citizens

Presented by Bob Mihalic, PIO for Greenville

County

There's an App for that! Involving the Public in MS4

Compliance

Presented by Eric Larson, Beaufort County, SC

Equipment Evolution and New Technologies

Presented by Bret Hodne, City of W. Des Moines,

Iowa

2:50pm Break

3:10pm –

4:00pm

Session A

Session B

Session C

Ops Session

Educational Sessions

When the News Is You- A Survivors Guide to Dealing

with the Media

Presented by Tiffany Norton, Dorchester County

Design, Construction & Inspection Best Practices for

Low Volume Asphalt Roadways

Presented by Jayson Jordan, SC Asphalt Pavement

Assoc.

Greenville Public Works Facility Site Visit

Presented by Albert Beedie, City of Greenville,

Michael Pry, DP3 Architects, Ltd.

Pre-Trip/Tie Down Safety

Sgt. B.A. Satterfield, State Transport Police

Cpl. Joshua L. Brock, State Transport Police

(Facilitated by Charles Pinson)

6:00pm Live Music – Passing of the Gavel Block Party

Prize drawing for a Yeti Cooler

Tickets available at 6:00pm

Drawing to be held at 7:00pm

Friday, August 10

7:30am Breakfast

8:30am Active Shooter Training

11:00am Closing SessionProject of the Year Awards – Dana Higgins, SC

APWA President-Elect APWA Opportunities for SC Members – Bill

Spearman, APWA Director-at-Large,Environmental Mgmt.

Closing Remarks – Frances Bryan, SC APWAPresident

Agenda Downtown Greenville SC

Hyatt RegencyWednesday, August 80

7:30am Registration Open

Breakfast

Location: Hyatt

7:30am Exhibit Hall Open, Non-compete

8:00am Winter Maintenance Supervisor Certificate

Workshop

10:30am Opening General Session

Tom O'Brien, Jr - Welcome and

Introductions

Special Guest

Bo Mills, APWA President

Key Note Speaker

Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger12:00pm Lunch with Exhibitors

1:10pm –

2:00pm

Session A

Session B

Session C

Educational Sessions

The Value of Public Works Accreditation

Presented by Oni Maxey, City of Greenville

Town of Mount Pleasant Old Village Drainage

Improvements - Designing for the Future

Presented by Rick Karkowski, Thomas & Hutton

Urban Stream Restoration/Mitigation: Negotiations,

Daylighting, Bridges and Bugs

Presented by Ward Marotti, WK Dickson

2:10pm Break with Exhibitors

2:50pm –

3:40pm

Session A

Session B

Session C

Educational Sessions

Operation Pothole Blitz

Presented by Kenny Williams, City of Rock Hill

(Facilitated by Angela Jordan and Terrence Nealy,

City of Rock Hill)

Richland County's Use of Drones

Presented by Patrick Bresnahan, Richland County

GIS

Sunny Day Flooding: An Innovative Solution

Presented by Frank Newham, City of Charleston

3:40pm Ice Cream Social

5:00pm Exhibit Hall Closes

Exhibitor showcase breakdown begins

6:00pm Social – Hosted by Young Professionals

Venue: Carolina Ale House

Location: 113 S Main St, Greenville

Agenda

Lunch Sponsor

Passing of the Gavel Block Party

Sponsor

Education Session Sponsor

Break Sponsor

Breakfast Sponsor

Sponsor

William (Bo) Mills, Jr., PWLF, President

Daniel “Rudy”

Ruettiger!

Brian (Keith) Pugh

Captain John

Gardner

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Agenda Downtown Greenville SC Hyatt Regency

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