Professional Development Conferences
The College of Continuing Education partners with industry, associations, and organizations across the country to bring you high-quality professional development opportunities to keep you up to date and to fulfill your continuing education requirements in a variety of professions.
Professional Development Conference Listing
Professional Development Conferences
Whole Grains Summit 2012
The Whole Grain Summit is an event to convene scientists, business, and health professionals from around the world to examine where we’ve been and where we’re going in the area of research on whole grains, dietary fiber and functional grain components. This is an effort to bring together the various sectors and disciplines focusing on grain-based foods not only from the science and technology perspective, but also from the business, marketing, and regulatory perspectives that will allow healthier grain-based foods to more readily flow into the supply chain for easier access by the consumer.
American Quaternary Association Meeting
The meeting is hosted by the Large Lakes Observatory and the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Fresh water is a vital resource and a critical component of the Earth System; the Duluth AMQUA meeting, located on the shores of Lake Superior, provides an ideal opportunity for the American Quaternary community to consider the roles that water has played in the warm world of the Holocene - and could play in the future.
Engineering Conferences
Aerosol and Particle Measurement Short Course
This course includes information on air pollution, industrial hygiene, and nanoparticle technology, as well as aerosol sampling and measurement for bioaerosol, cleanroom, and contamination control. It covers both fundamentals and applications to meet the growing demand of professionals for training in the aerosol field.
Bioaerosol Measurement Short Course
The objective of this course is to provide information and hands-on training for individuals who are interested in bioaerosol measurement instrumentation, protocols, capabilities, and limitations in both laboratory and field settings.
City Engineers Association of Minnesota Annual Conference
This conference is an annual educational opportunity for city engineers to maintain their professional development.
Coating Process Fundamentals Short Course
This course provides coating engineers and their co-workers with an understanding of the principles of the many processes by which liquid coatings are applied and solidified.
Concrete Conference
This professional development program is for engineers, contractors, architects, consultants, educators, and engineering students.
Transportation Research Conference
This conference acts as a forum for researchers and practitioners to share their research findings in a variety of transportation-related areas, including safety and traffic flow, infrastructure, economy, and planning and the environment.
Freight and Logistics Symposium
This symposium is designed for shippers, carriers, and other private sector organizations involved in logistics and transportation.
Gravel Roads Maintenance and Design
Workshop helps supervisory personnel and operators better understand the materials, techniques, and equipment needed for maintaining gravel roads, and review new techniques and ideas in gravel road maintenance.
Minnesota County Engineers Association Annual Conference
This conference is an annual education opportunity for county engineers to maintain their professional competency.
Minnesota Power Systems Conference
This conference provides electric utility engineers and consultants the opportunity to stay abreast of today’s power system technology. The conference emphasizes the unique challenges faced by electric utilities in the Midwest.
Water Resources Conference
Presents innovative and practical water resource management techniques and research highlights about Minnesota’s water resources.
Minnesota Terra Pavement Conference
Present information to practitioners and others in pavement design, construction, and maintenance.
Reforming Electric Energy Systems Curriculum Workshop
This workshop focuses on reforming the electric energy systems curriculum to be forward-looking with an emphasis on renewables/storage, smart delivery, and efficient end-use.
Structural Engineering Seminar Series
The series addresses specific structural issues, principles, and concerns in the design and construction of buildings, bridges, and other structures.
Toward Zero Deaths
This conference provides a forum to share information on best practices in engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency medical and trauma care, and to identify new approaches to reducing the number of traffic fatalities and life-changing injuries on Minnesota roads.
Truck Weight Compliance Program
The program promotes voluntary compliance to significantly reduce damage to public roads and highways-and the resulting repairs and expense-due to overweight vehicles.
Wind Energy Essentials
The objective of this online course is to familiarize participants with various essential aspects in harnessing wind energy and its conversion and delivery as electricity. It will consist of a series of seminars offered by various speakers.
Government / Public Policy Conferences
Annual Institute for Building Officials
The Annual Institute for Building Officials provides a continuing education opportunity for code officials and inspectors from the building, electrical, fire, housing, mechanical, and plumbing fields as well as permit technicians and elevator professionals.
APWA MN Chapter Fall Workshop and Conference
The Workshop segment of this annual professional development opportunity is designed for public works operations people. The Conference portion offers an update over a broad range of current public works activities for supervisors, superintendents, and managers.
APWA MN Chapter Spring Conference
This annual professional development conference is for public works managers and superintendents.
Midwest Regional Water Utility Management Institute
This program focuses on management topics for professionals working in the public works arena. Current and future public works supervisors/managers in utilities, maintenance, and engineering will learn management skills and how to implement them effectively to improve their organizations.
Annual Minnesota County Highway Accountants Association Conference
Sponsored by the Minnesota County Highway Accountants Association under the general direction of the Minnesota County Engineers Association, the program provides an excellent opportunity for all county highway accountants to obtain current information and share ideas about important dimensions of work in the field.
National Seminar on Government Contracts
This program is designed for contract professionals, lawyers, accountants, price analysts, government property managers, and other representatives of business, industry, and government interested in various aspects of government contracts.
Health Conferences
MN Emergency Readiness Ed. & Training (MERET)
These online MERET modules contribute to the preparation of the healthcare workforce through comprehensive competency-based modular education and training.
Radon Courses for Professionals
These programs provide training on health risks posed by radon and demonstrate methods of radon measurement and mitigation in residential, educational, and other environments.
Agriculture and the Environment Conferences
Annual Minnesota Shade Tree Short Course
This is a two-day course for everyone involved in urban forestry and arboriculture.
Turfgrass Pathology Online Course
The Turfgrass Pathology Online Course is a continuing education course for turfgrass managers that deal with turfgrass pathology problems.
