AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION

CHAPTER RELATIONS: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES LEADERSHIP & STRATEGIC PLANNING, TRAINING, CHAPTER CAPACITY BUILDING AND MENTORING SERVICES TO OUR 62 CHAPTERS AND MORE THAN 90 BRANCHES AND THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS SERVING IN LEADERSHIP ROLES THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA. PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE FUNDING A BI-ANNUAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING, A "COUNCIL OF CHAPTERS" MEETING TO ADDRESS INFO-SHARING, BEST PRACTICES, STRATEGIC PLANNING, MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AND INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)APWA FUNDS TRAVEL FOR NATIONAL STAFF AND NATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL APWA LEADERSHIP (STRATEGIC PLANNING) MEETINGS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS; GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE; REBATES TO HELP FUND LOCAL INITIATIVES AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH DOING BUSINESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL ARE FUNDED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AS WELL.CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: ON A LOCAL LEVEL, WE HAVE 62 ACTIVE CHAPTERS AND MORE THAN 90 ACTIVE BRANCHES WHICH PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL TRAINING TO LOCAL MEMBERS OF APWA AS WELL AS OTHER PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS VIA EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, TECHNICAL TOURS AND SAFETY AND TRAINING COURSES ON VARIOUS TOPICS SURROUNDING THE PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSION. THESE CHAPTERS ALSO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES VIA PUBLIC OUTREACH TO K-12 STUDENTS, FUNDING STIPENDS/SPONSORSHIPS OF LOCAL AGENCY EFFORTS FOR TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ENTERING THE ENGINEERING OR PUBLIC WORKS RELATED FIELDS.

AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, APWA PROVIDES SERVICES TO MORE THAN 32,000 MEMBERS IN NORTH AMERICA. IN A TYPICAL YEAR, MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATION-RELATED ACTIVITIES, OF WHICH ABOUT 25% ARE NON-MEMBERS. OUR PRIMARY SERVICES INCLUDE E-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, WEBINARS, EDUCATIONAL FORUMS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITS, PUBLICATIONS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, CREDENTIALING PROGRAMS, AND ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE RESULTS OF OUR SERVICES TO PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE INDIVIDUAL AND TRULY BENEFITS THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVES, PROVIDING SERVICES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ASSET MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABILITY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY; FACILITIES & GROUNDS; LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION; WATER RESOURCES; UTILITY AND PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AND FLEET SERVICES. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH OTHER PEER ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO EXTEND INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE BEYOND OUR OWN SERVICES. THE TRAINING AND RESOURCES MADE AVAILABLE BY APWA TO THE PUBLIC AGENCY WORKERS INCREASES THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF BEST PRACTICES AND PROVIDES RESOURCES THEY ARE ABLE TO APPLY TO THEIR WORK, IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, ON A DAILY BASIS.