EPA Water Laboratory Alliance 3-Day Security Summit
2021-11-16 11:00 - 2021-11-18 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Webinar Only
The Water Laboratory Alliance (WLA) will host a 3-day virtual summit on November 16 – 18, 2021. The Summit will include:

An overview of the Water Laboratory Alliance/Environmental Response Laboratory Network and EPA Water Security Resources.
Exciting track sessions related to the Water Sector with subject matter experts in the areas of: Climate Resiliency, Environmental Justice, Cybersecurity, Technology Innovation, and Water Resilience in Indian Country.
A Tabletop exercise featuring a water contamination scenario and designed to showcase EPA tools and resources and emergency response planning. Participants will be guided through the process of enhancing response readiness by developing a roadmap to update analytical support Emergency Response Plans.

Day 1 will feature state of the art discussions of the challenges presented by climate change and cybersecurity. Speakers will present useful resources from EPA’s Water Security Division, partner utilities, and laboratories to support preparedness and response efforts for you and your stakeholders.
On Day 2, we are excited to host panel presentations on environmental justice, a spotlight on Tribal utilities, and a special session highlighting WLA emergency response planning. The resources presented in these sessions, paired with the expertise of our panelists, will enhance your water contamination response readiness.
Day 3 will walk participants through a collaborative WLA Tabletop Exercise, featuring a scenario-based contamination event as a backdrop for developing emergency response plans that address analytical support.
Sessions will run from 11am-4pm daily ET daily!
Nov 16, 2021 11:00 AM
Nov 17, 2021 11:00 AM
Nov 18, 2021 11:00 AM
There are a limited number of virtual seats, so register soon!

Baywork Virtual Training Buffet | Don’t Put This Off: Strategies to Address Procrastination
2021-11-17 10:00 - 11:00
Rita Mae Brown said, “If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.” Most of us have experienced procrastination at some point in our careers or personal lives. Did you know procrastination chronically affects 15%–25% of adults. Join us as we discuss some of the opportunities and challenges with procrastinating behaviors. We will discover why we procrastinate and strategies to help get the work done. This session is for all audiences.
Instructor: Karoline Terrazas, Organizational Performance Manager, Union Sanitary District

The webinar is hosted by: BAYWORK

Baywork Virtual Training Buffet | Training the Workforce of Tomorrow
2021-11-17 11:00 - 12:00
In order to meet our need for more skilled maintenance & operations workers, the water sector needs to offer more structured and intentional on-the-job training. Apprenticeship and internship can not only help meet our need for new workers, but address our diversity challenges as well. Join this conversation among former apprentices and apprentice program coordinators.
Panelists:
● Jonathan Burgess, Utility Maintenance Manager, Valley Water
● Robert Scott, Technical Training Program Administrator, Valley Water
● Scott Goodell, Manager, IEWorks
Moderator: Michael Kushner, Manager, BAYWORK

The webinar is hosted by: BAYWORK

Baywork Virtual Training Buffet | The Digital Worker: Using Digital Tools to Deliver Water Services
2021-11-17 13:00 - 14:00
This workshop will outline the research and process BAYWORK underwent to produce the white paper on the Digital Worker: Using Digital Tools to Deliver Water Services. This workshop will give the audience samples of challenges and lessons learned in nine categories and will be a chance to discuss these challenges and lessons learned, as well as next steps and how we can continue to collaborate on these critical areas.
Instructor: Catherine Curtis, BAYWORK Board Member, Workforce Reliability, CBTS Task Force Lead, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Wastewater Enterprise

The webinar is hosted by: BAYWORK
