04/23/2017
8:30 am - 4:00 pm	International Property Maintenance Code (2015 Edition) [More Info]
8:30 am - 4:00 pm	Zoning Administration 101 [More Info]
9:00 am - 4:00 pm	Tips and Tricks for QuickBooks [More Info]
9:00 am - 4:00 pm	Township Emergency Management Association Educational Forum [More Info]
10:30 am - 11:30 am	Non-Denominational Worship Service [More Info]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Secretaries-Managers Thank-You Luncheon (Others) - $25.00 [More Info]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Secretaries-Managers Thank-You Luncheon (Secretaries-Managers) - $10.00 [More Info]
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Exhibits Open
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm	PSATS Cyber Corner [More Info]
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Roadmasters Roundtable [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm	Grassroots Lobbying Network Reception (free) [More Info]
5:15 pm - 6:00 pm	First-Time Attendees (“New-bees”) Meet and Greet [More Info]
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Welcome Reception * $25 [More Info]
04/24/2017
7:30 am - 8:00 am	Breakfast with the Exhibitors (Coffee and Pastries)
7:30 am - 8:15 am	Donuts with Dave - Morning Refreshments with PSATS Executive Director David Sanko
7:30 am - 4:00 pm	Exhibits Open
8:00 am - 5:00 pm	PSATS Cyber Corner [More Info]
8:30 am - 11:30 am	Township Engineers Seminar [More Info]
9:00 am - 10:30 am	General Session Opening Ceremony, Call to Order, Speakers, Presidents Report, Executive Directors Report
9:00 am - 11:00 am	Painting Class • Hershey Lodge • 9 to 11 a.m. • $30 [More Info]
9:30 am - 3:30 pm	Township Solicitors Seminar [More Info]
9:30 am - 4:00 pm	Wine Tour & Lunch • 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. • $70 [More Info]
10:55 am - 12:05 pm	Act 111 Essential Strategies for Police and Firefighter Contracts [More Info]
10:55 am - 12:05 pm	Best Practices for Enforceable Ordinances [More Info]
10:55 am - 12:05 pm	Checklists for Quick and Easy Office Administration [More Info]
10:55 am - 12:05 pm	Communicating the Benefits of Recycling [More Info]
10:55 am - 12:05 pm	Dancing with the Devil? Partnering with Private Developers to Create Better Communities [More Info]
10:55 am - 12:05 pm	EMS and Townships: Helping Each Other [More Info]
10:55 am - 12:05 pm	FHWA 536 Form: What Is It and How Do I Complete It? [More Info]
10:55 am - 12:05 pm	Getting the Most Out of Your Technology [More Info]
10:55 am - 12:05 pm	How to Save Money by Buying through COSTARS [More Info]
10:55 am - 12:05 pm	Increase Revenue by Maximizing Delinquent Collections [More Info]
10:55 am - 12:05 pm	Maximizing Your Limited Road Budget with Pavement Management [More Info]
10:55 am - 12:05 pm	Preparing Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Recovery Plans [More Info]
10:55 am - 12:05 pm	The Secrets to Successful Real Estate Tax Collection [More Info]
10:55 am - 12:05 pm	Using Google & Social Media in Research and Investigations [More Info]
10:55 am - 12:05 pm	What Every Supervisor Needs to Know About Investing in 2017 [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	ArcGIS for Local Government: A Fast Track to Building Smart Communities [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Checklists for Quick and Easy Office Administration [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Dazed and Confused: Drugs, Alcohol, and the ADA [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Dust Suppression and Road Stabilization [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Electronics, Drones, and Phones: Is Your Township Ready? [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Employee Misconduct Investigations and Discipline Essentials [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Bridge Systems [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Grant Writing Success Stories [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	How Townships Can Regulate Digital Billboards [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Identifying Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	One Township’s Experience with a Stormwater Authority [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Partnering with Homeowners Associations on Public Works Projects [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Pension Plan Options Available Through the Trustees Insurance Fund [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Planning for Shale Gas Infrastructure [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Public-Facing Maps: Using GIS as a Community Outreach Tool [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	QuickBooks: It's All in the Set-Up [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Secrets of the Township Code and Other Laws [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Smart Ideas to Control Energy Expenses [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Taking the Complexity Out of Technology [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	The “CURE” for Energy Procurement Confusion [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	120-Foot Cell Towers in Your Rights-of-Way? [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	ArcGIS for Local Government: A Fast Track to Building Smart Communities [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Balancing Your Insurance Needs Through the Trustees Insurance Fund [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Challenging Personalities: Keeping It Professional [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Cooling Down Hot Heads at Meetings [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	DEP MS4 Update [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Do Your Homework Today for the Tax Season Ahead [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	How to Calculate Stormwater Fees [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	How to Protect Against Cyber Fraud [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Increase Revenue by Maximizing Delinquent Collections [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Keeping Township Ordinances Current in a Changing Legal Landscape [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Labor and Employment Law Potpourri [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Legal Cannabis, Weed & Work: a 'Highly' Thorny Situation for Employers [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Maintaining Your Township Roads [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Potential Bias Issues in Zoning and Land Development [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Right-to-Know Law: Staying on Top of Open Records Requirements [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Secrets of the Township Code and Other Laws [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Taking on Blight: Strategies to Get the Upper Hand [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	An Innovative Approach to Financing Local EMS [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	Communicate to Your Audience Online [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	Cooling Down Hot Heads at Meetings [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	Downloading Your Township's Future: How to Improve Internet Service for Your Residents [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	How to Protect Against Cyber Fraud [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	Labor and Employment Law Potpourri [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	LED Street Light Rate Schedules and Options for PA Municipalities [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	Managing Municipal Police Departments [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	Prepare Now for Your 2018 MS4 Permit [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	Repositioning the Suburbs Through Public/Private Partnerships [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	Right-to-Know Law: Staying on Top of Open Records Requirements [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	Stormwater: What Your Municipality Needs to Know [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	Surfing the Silver Tsunami: Preparing Your Township for an Aging Population [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	Update on Road Posting and Bonding [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	Using GIS to Prioritize Road Maintenance [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	Workers' Compensation and Volunteer Fire Companies [More Info]
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm	PSATS Legislative Reception [More Info]
5:30 pm - 10:30 pm	Baseball Game & Dinner • Harrisburg • 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. • $35 [More Info]
04/25/2017
7:30 am - 8:00 am	Breakfast with the Exhibitors (Coffee and Pastries)
7:30 am - 8:15 am	Donuts with Dave Morning Refreshments with PSATS Executive Director David Sanko
7:30 am - 1:30 pm	Exhibits Open
8:00 am - 5:00 pm	PSATS Cyber Corner [More Info]
8:30 am - 11:30 am	Township Engineers Seminar [More Info]
9:00 am - 11:30 am	General Session Committee Reports, Elections, Resolutions Voting
9:00 am - 4:00 pm	Amish Country Tour & Lunch • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • $75 [More Info]
9:30 am - 5:30 pm	Sight and Sound Theatre & Lunch • 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. • $99 [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Current Issues in Liability Insurance Coverage [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Design Considerations for Maintenance-Free Road Stream Crossings [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Economic Development: Chart Your Own Course [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	How Parks and Trails Can Address Stormwater Issues [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Media Relations for Municipal Officials [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	MS4 Outfall Screening and Monitoring: Dry Weather vs. Wet Weather [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	New GASB Reporting Requirements for OPEBs [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	New or Renew? Lessons Learned in Building Township Facilities [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Recent Planning and Land Use Laws and Court Decisions [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Road Maintenance and Repair Options [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Strategic Planning for Police Negotiations [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	The Power of e-Procurement - How to Save Money with Electronic Bid Management [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Townships and PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permits [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Traffic Signal Asset Management System [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Understanding Your Community's Stormwater Obligations [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Video Surveillance in the Workplace: What's Acceptable and What's Not [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	What Can We Do About Off-Duty Employee Conduct? [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:25 pm	Wireless Communications: Ordinances, Best Practices, and Trends [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	2020 Census and the 2017 Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Agricultural Security Areas: Preserving Pa.'s Farmland [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Contemporary Zoning Ordinances for the 21st Century [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Creative Municipal Mapping [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Cyber 'Wargames' [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Economic Development: Chart Your Own Course [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	GIS on a Budget [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Hazard Mitigation Planning: What Do You Get for Your Money? [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Making Your Roads Safer by Complying with the MUTCD [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Media Relations for Municipal Officials [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	MS4 Permit Holders – Knowing Your Responsibilities [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Recent Planning and Land Use Laws and Court Decisions [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Show Me the Money: DCNR's Community Conservation Grant Program [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Smart Salting and Precision Application [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Spending $228,000 to Save $8 million: When I&I Investment SAVES Money [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Successfully Outsourcing IT [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	The Good Community: What It Is and How to Create It [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Understanding Your Community's Stormwater Obligations [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:55 pm	Wetlands and Waterways: Compliance and Management [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	Roundtable Discussion for Townships with Population Between 2,001 and 5,000 [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	Roundtable Discussion for Townships with Population Between 5,001 and 10,000 [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	Roundtable Discussion for Townships with Population Less than 2,000 [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:25 pm	Roundtable Discussion for Townships with Population Over 10,000 [More Info]
8:15 pm - 9:15 pm	Tuesday Night Entertainment [More Info]
04/26/2017
8:00 am - 11:00 am	PSATS Cyber Corner [More Info]
8:30 am - 9:15 am	Fire and EMS Services in Your Township - A Panel Discussion [More Info]
8:30 am - 9:15 am	Self-Driving Vehicles: PennDOT’s Role? [More Info]
8:30 am - 9:15 am	Township Secretaries and Managers Q&A [More Info]
9:00 am - 11:00 am	Pennsylvania Bingo • Hershey Lodge • 9 to 11 a.m. • $25 [More Info]
9:30 am - 12:00 pm	General Session Leaders Q&A Forum, Leadership Awards, Keynote Speaker [More Info]