Public Works Training School Tentative Agenda (subject to change)

• 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

  NYCOM Registration Desk Open for Attendees

• 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

  Meet and Greet Reception in the Bookmaker's Lounge at the Holiday Inn

• 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

  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

  • A Day in the Life of a Public Works Professional +
• 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

  Concurrent Sessions

  • Wastewater Update +#
  • Budgeting for Department Heads +^
• 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

  Lunch

• 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

  Concurrent Sessions

  • Roadway Preservation and Maintenance
  • Drinking Water Update *#
• 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

  Concurrent Sessions

  • Avoiding Street and Sidewalk Maintenance Claims
  • It Happened in Harrisburg: How a Public Sector Owner Saves Money on Capital Projects
• 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

  Concurrent Sessions

  • Multi-Year Planning +^
  • Don’t Worry, Be Hoppy: What You Need to Know Before a Micro-Brewery Comes to Your Municipality +#
• 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

  Welcome Reception

• Evening

  Dinner on Your Own

• 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 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

  • Priority #1 - SAFETY ^
• 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

  Concurrent Sessions

  • MS4 Good Housekeeping and Pollution Prevention for Municipal Facilities Under GP24
  • Local Road and Street Safety Plans #
• 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

  Concurrent Sessions

  • Navigating Choppy Waters: Ethics for the Public Works Professional
  • Reasonable Suspicion Drug Testing: A Refresher and Tutorial +
• 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

  Awards Luncheon

  • Presentation of Attendance Certificates
• 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

  Plenary Session

  • Managing Stress in the Workplace +^
• 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

  Concurrent Sessions

  • Salt Reduction and Snow Plowing
  • The Pavement Management Blueprint
• 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

  Concurrent Sessions

  • Illuminating Your City and Village
  • Invasive Species Integrated Pest Management: Prevention and Response for Municipalities
• Evening

  Dinner on Your Own

• 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

  Evening at The Bunker (307 Broadway, Saratoga Springs)

• 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 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

  • Riding into the Sunset: Planning for Retirement
  • Cyber Security: Protecting Your Infrastructure +*
• 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

  Concurrent Sessions

  • Managing in a Union Environment +
  • News from NYWEA: A Panel Discussion +*
• 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

  Plenary Session

  • Legal Panel ^