APWA Western Snow & Ice Conference 2009



Schedule

Overview Tuesday, September 21
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Show Registration Hours
7:00 am - 4:00 pm National Snow Roadeo Registration and Events
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibit Hours
8:00 am - 9:00 am No Sessions Scheduled - Visit with our Exhibitors!
9:00 am - 3:30 pm Educational Sessions and Major Sponsor Showcases
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm No Sessions Scheduled - Visit with our Exhibitors!
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm McCandless International Welcome Reception
Educational Sessions and Vendor Showcases
9:00 am - 10:00 am
General Session: Snow Plan Development/Evaluation and
Performance Measures
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Colorado Machinery Major Sponsor Showcase: Tier IV Readiness
10:15 am - 11:15 am
GMCO Major Sponsor Showcase: Product and Service Overview
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Break-Out Sessions:
Session I: Balancing Act - How to Manage Your Deicers
Session II: Join the Discussion - Managers Panel
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
EnviroTech Services, Inc. Lunch Session

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm


Break-Out Sessions:
Session I: Strategize Your Capital Fleet Replacements - Panel Discussion
Session II: Drastic Times Call For Drastic Measures - City of Colorado Springs Street Division
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Kois Brothers Major Sponsor Showcase: No More Dead Dogs In The Back Yard
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Break-Out Sessions:
Session I: From Rock to Brine - Salt Brine Technology That Works
Session II: Keeping You Legal - CDL Regulation Update
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
EnviroTech Services, Inc. Major Sponsor Showcase
Event Showcase
11:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Envirotech Services, Inc. Lunch Session
This lunch session will introduce attendees to environmentally-friendly road maintenance and deicing products. RSVP for this event is required on the registration form if you plan to attend.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
McCandless International Welcome Reception
Get your groove on! Dance to live music, hang out with good friends and enjoy appetizers and drinks at this entertaining welcome reception, sponsored by McCandless International. RSVP for this event is required on the registration form if you plan to attend.
Overview Wednesday, September 22
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Show Registration Hours
7:30 am - 8:45 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibit Hours
8:00 am - 4:00 pm Educational Sessions and Major Sponsor Showcases
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Buffet Lunch Provided for Attendees
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm Chains On/Chains Off Competition Hosted by Major Sponsor Pewag Chain (at the Roadeo Site)
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm No Sessions Scheduled - Visit With Our Exhibitors!
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Blades Up Social
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Blades Up Texas Hold 'Em Tournament
Educational Sessions and Vendor Showcases
8:30 am - 10:15 am
Color Guard Presentation and National Anthem. Welcome by Estes Park Mayor and
Introduction by APWA Representatives, Featured Speaker: Mark Mayfield, Presenting “Momma Told Me There’d Be Days Like This”
10:30 am - 11:30 am
General Session: Protecting the Air We Breathe
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Force America Major Sponsor Showcase: New Horizons for Snow and Fleet Management
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
BBQ Lunch Provided
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Chains On/Chains Off Competition Hosted by Major Sponsor Pewag Chain (at the Roadeo Site)
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Certified Power Major Sponsor Showcase
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Break-Out Sessions:
Session I: Sustainability for Snow and Ice Operations
Session II: Ballot Issues 101, 60 and 61 - How Will They Affect Your Organization?
Session III: Pre-Season Preparation & Pre/Post-Trip Inspections - Part 1: Presentation
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm McCandless International Major Sponsor Showcase: Parts and Service… The Rest of the Story
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Break-Out Sessions:
Session I: Ice Wars - Trials and Triumph
Session II: Equipment Operators Transformed to Snowplow Operators - Developing a
Certification Program
Session III: Pre/Post-Trip Procedures - Part 2 : Hands-On Demonstration
Event Showcase
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Blades Up Social
Don’t miss out on this Snow & Ice tradition. Kick back your “blades” and “heels” and enjoy an evening to remember. The 4th annual Plow Pie eating contest will be featured with prizes awarded to the top eater. Sponsor your best Pie Eater for $10 with a limit of 10 contestants allowed. All proceeds will benefit APWA 2011 Congress.
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Blades Up Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament
After the Blades Up Social, join us for the Blades Up Texas Hold’em Tournament, sponsored by the APWA 2011
Congress Planning Committee. Players pay $5 to buy in and play for two hours. Winnings may be used for an auction of prizes at end of the event. All proceeds will
benefit APWA 2011 Congress.
Overview Thursday, September 23
7:00 am - 3:00 pm Show Registration Hours
8:30 am - 3:00 pm Exhibit Hours
8:30 am - 3:00 pm Educational Sessions and Exhibitor Showcases
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch on Your Own
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Roadeo Awards Banquet and Conference Closing
Educational Sessions and Vendor Showcases
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Session I: Public Works as Emergency First Responders
Session II: Join the Discussion - Operators Panel
Session III: Stressed Out? Take a Break
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Mack Truck Major Sponsor Showcase: Mack Trucks Over the
Years... Smarter l Safer l Sustainable
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Continental Breakfast Break
10:30 am - 11:30 am Break-Out Sessions:
Session I: Automatic Vehicle Location - Quest for Two Way Data Communication
Session II: Join the Discussion - Supervisors Panel
Session III: Preserving Your Personal Well-being
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Break-Out Sessions:
Session I: E-470 Snow and Ice Operations
Session II: Keeping Motivated: When Raises Are Not an Option
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Cougar Industries Major Sponsor Showcase: Truck Vibrator Applications
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Closing General Session: 9/11 - Lessons Learned, Presented By: Ken Greene, Deputy
Manager of Aviation / Maintenance at DIA
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Roadeo Awards Banquet Dinner and Conference Closing Session



Event Showcase
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Roadeo Awards Banquet Dinner and Conference Closing Session
Attendees with a full conference registration, and Roadeo participants with a Tuesday one-day registration are invited to this
energizing conference closing, complete with a full buffet dinner and the National Snow Roadeo awards ceremony.



General Information: contact Joan Carpenter at info@westernsnowandice.com    
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