Welcome to Chapter Connects — your hub for professional growth, connection, and innovation in public works. Here you’ll find a curated collection of virtual trainings hosted by our Chapter, featuring expert-led sessions on timely public works topics from across New England.
View the upcoming training schedule and register for these virtual trainings: New England Chapter Connects Schedule and Registration Links
Whether you missed a live event or want to revisit key insights, these on-demand recordings are available anytime, anywhere. Dive in and explore the challenges, solutions, and success stories shaping our region’s public works landscape.
Browse our previous trainings below and stay connected to the conversation.
2025
- April 2025 – Growing the Future: The Role of Data and Community in Urban Tree Management
- March 2025 – Twin Track Your Facility Asset Management
2024
- November 2024 – Ethics in Action: A Guide for Public Works Leaders
- October 2024 – Public Works Leadership Hot Topic Roundtable
- September 2024 – Increasing Efficiency in Winter Maintenance: Weather vs Road Weather
- May 2024 – From Applications to Allocation: Mastering Municipal Grants for Public Works
- April 2024 – Growing and Greening Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Programs
- March 2024 – Innovations for Resilient Municipal Infrastructure – A Holistic Approach
2023
- November 2023 – Workforce Planning in Turbulent Times – Success Stories from Navigating Turnover
- October 2023 – Winter Operations – Challenges & Solutions
- September 2023 – Grant Writing – How to Get Started
- May 2023 – Electrification of Municipal Public Works Fleets and Equipment
- April 2023 – Facilities and Grounds Hot Topics
- March 2023 – Entry Level Driver Training & Your Organization
2022
- December 2022 – Taking Flight with Drones – Insight on Starting a Municipal Drone Program
- November 2022 – Navigating Our Way to the Extra Mile with Special Guest Speaker Kenya Rutland
- October 2022 – The Road to Environmentally Sustainable Winter Operations Through Technology
- May 2022 – New Technologies in Public Works
- April 2022 – Recruiting and Retention in the Workforce
- March 2022 – Tips for Dealing with the Public
2021
- December 2021 – Snowplow Drivers Needed
- November 2021 – Sustainable Winter Operations – Are you Prepared?
- September 2021 – Young Professionals in Public Works
- August 2021 – Scalable Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS)
- July 2021 – How to Market Your Department
- June 2021 – Culvert Failures
- May 2021 – Preparing for Hurricanes/Storms – Emergency Operations
- April 2021 – Risk and Resiliency Assessments (RRA) and Emergency Response Plans for Water Systems
- March 2021 – Planning for National Public Works Week and Beyond
- February 2021 – Selling Your Department’s Capital Improvement Projects to Elected Officials and the Public
- January 2021 – Selling Your Department’s Budget to Elected Officials and the Public
- January 2021 – Local Perspective on Winter Operations during Covid-19
2020
- November 2020 – Managing Winter Operations During Covid-19