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How to Convince Stakeholders to Implement New Winter Maintenance Practices
Date
May 24, 2016
$20
Standard Price
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The 2016 Snow Conference in Hartford will bring together more than 2,000 snowfighters from every corner of the winter maintenance community…
One of the great challenges in winter maintenance is implementation of new ideas or new programs. Success depends on getting buy in from both leadership and operations. Having data to back up what you bring forward is vital. Come see how others agencies have succeeded in bringing new ideas forward and implementing new programs
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Examine ways to implement new products and programs into their agency's winter maintenance program.
- Determine methods to gather best practices and data for the purpose of convincing stakeholders of the benefits of new methods and materials.
- Assess how other agencies' successes and failures implementing new programs may impact decisions when bringing new ideas forward.
Speakers
Richard Nelson, PE, SE
SICOP Coordinator, AASHTO
Mark DeVries, PWLF
Business Application Manager, Vaisala Inc
Wilfrid Nixon, Ph.D., P.E., PWLF
President, Professional Snowfighters Association
Director of Public Works, City of Grimes
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