Archive for April, 2008

Control the Snow – Part 3

Although this entry is not a direct synopsis from the recent APWA Snow Show that I attended, it is definitely related. My friend, Martin Brown, has a great blog about new technology being used in England for snow and ice control. You can check it out by visiting his fairsnape/isite blog.

04.28.2008 | Public Works | admin

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Control the Snow – Part 2

Continuing on with a synopsis of a few of the sessions I recently attended at the APWA Snow Show held in April of this year in Louisville, Kentucky: One of the great benefits of attending a conference is the chance to find out what is new in our industry from others who are already using these to

04.26.2008 | Public Works | admin

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Science Conference to be Held in World of Warcraft

Science Conference to be Held in World of Warcraft

In May of this year the World of Warcraft (WoW) will host its first Scientific Conference. Although I am a frequent visitor to the virtual world of Second Life and have even ventured into a few other virtual worlds, I have yet to visit WoW. However, after hearing about this conference, my curiosity

04.20.2008 | Public Works in the Metaverse | admin

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Control the Snow

In today's world, rapid changes in technology are even reaching into the world of snow and ice control. I just spend three days at the annual APWA Snow Show in Louisville, Kentucky, and learned an incredible amount of new information to take back home. On the first day, Richard Hanneman from the

04.16.2008 | Public Works | admin

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