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The conference topics have been carefully selected to respond to the needs of Local Government beyond 1997. Local Government engineering is about the best use of technology, and the best management of people and the resources available. The conference program incorporates a very significant emphasis on engineering management which complements the technical role of engineering in Local Government.

Management topics will include:

• benchmarking and performance measurement
• competitive tendering - market testing
• quality management and continuous improvement
• project management
• contract management
• strategic, corporate and annual plans
• Local Government marketing
• professional development
• customer service
• leadership in Local Government

Technical developments and new initiatives are of equal importance in meeting the community's needs. The technical topics will include:

• roads
• storm water drainage
• waste management
• sewerage
• water supply
• environmental engineering traffic
• geographic information systems
• asset management
• maintenance management
• computers in Local Government engineering

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