APWA - Minnesota Chapter 2012 Spring Conference

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May 9 - 11, 2012
Grand View Lodge and Conference Center, Nisswa, Minnesota

Wednesday, May 9, 2012
7:30 p.m.
"APWA Update - National Perspective"
Elizabeth Treadway, APWA President-Elect

How to Say Anything to Anyone
Shari Harley, Candid Culture, Denver, CO


Thursday, May 10, 2012
8:00 a.m.
"Just Say It.  Making Difficult Conversations Easy"
Shari Harley, Candid Culture, Denver, CO

9:45 a.m.
North Dakota: The Bakken is a Rockin'

1."The Bakken: North Dakota's Great Oil Resource" (1.8 mb)
Dave Bartenhagen, P.E., Hess Corporation

2."North Dakota: The Bakken is a Rockin'" (30.0 mb)
Lance Meyer, P.E., P.E., Minot City Engineer

3. "City of Williston: Bakken Oil Development Impacts" (10.5 mb)
Monte Meier, P.E., Williston City Engineer

11:15 a.m. Leadership Academy Graduation

11:30 a.m. Chapter Business Meeting
MN Chapter Spring Conference Business Mtg. Packet (2.3 mb)

1:30 p.m. Chapter Technical Tour
Brainerd International Raceway

Friday, May 11, 2012
8:30 a.m.
Legislative Update
Margaret Donahoe, Executive Director, MN Transportation Alliance

9:30 a.m.
Minnesota Department of Transportation - Update
Tom Sorel, P.E., Commissioner

10:45 a.m.
"China, America and the Global Economy"
David Davies, Hamline University