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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">FYI from NH Local Roads…….. learn about using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in public works<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Peter M. Coughlan, P.E.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Director, Maine Local Roads Center (LTAP)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Community Services Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">MaineDOT, Station 16, 24 Child St<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Augusta ME 04333-0016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Ph: 207/624-3266 FAX: 207/624-3301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:peter.coughlan@maine.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">peter.coughlan@maine.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please feel free to share with your local agencies and anyone who may be interested in this topic.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We’ve shared a few sessions on AI recently and had great conversations with public works staff who are already finding success, and saving time, using tools like ChatGPT and
Copilot in their daily work. Several of you who missed those sessions have reached out with interest, so by popular request, we’re hosting another 90-minute webinar to explore how these tools can make a real impact in your operations and administration; helping
you do important work, more efficiently.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Practical, Time-Saving Uses of AI in Public Works Operations and Administration</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
</span></u><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Date:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Monday, December 1, 2025 |
<b>Time:</b> 12:00 PM ET<br>
<b>Duration:</b> 90 minutes, including Q&A and plenty of demonstration time<br>
<b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Register:<span style="color:#0070C0">
<u><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/c7W1IsG3Sf2RfxKaxrGSqw#/registration" target="_new"><span style="color:#0070C0">Click here to register</span></a></u></span></span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">About the session:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
Discover how AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot can transform your work in Public Works. Whether you’re an Administrative Assistant, DPW Director, Road Agent, or other municipal professional, this session will show how AI can serve as your
<i>personal assistant</i>, streamlining tasks and boosting productivity. From drafting emails and summarizing reports to reviewing technical documents and organizing meeting materials, you’ll see practical ways to work smarter and faster.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Beyond the basics, explore how AI can support creative problem-solving, research, strategic planning, and public engagement, helping you focus on what matters most. No prior
AI experience required; if you’re not sure where to start, this session is for you. Please also consider sharing this opportunity with others in municipal operations who are curious about AI use.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">You’ll learn how AI can help you:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Improve efficiency: Draft, edit, and summarize documents in just minutes, improve technology and application use, create
efficiencies in day-to-day tasks<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Enhance communication: Create clear, polished materials for staff, boards, and the public.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Support strategy: Generate ideas and solutions for challenges, complete deep research to develop proposals and programmatic
efforts, and much more<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Register now:
<span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/c7W1IsG3Sf2RfxKaxrGSqw#/registration"><span style="color:#0070C0">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/c7W1IsG3Sf2RfxKaxrGSqw</span></a> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This
session is designed for everyone, and we look forward to hearing how you put AI to work in your office!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">About the presenter:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
Marilee Enus is the Director at the UNH T2 Center, home of New Hampshire’s Local Technical Assistance Program, which supports local highway departments with training, technical resources, and customized assistance. While not a coder or AI engineer, Marilee
is an enthusiastic AI strategist who uses tools like ChatGPT and Copilot to streamline daily operations, automate tasks, improve communication, and reclaim time. Since proving to herself how AI can transform everyday work for greater efficiency, she’s been
passionate about sharing those ideas and opportunities with public works administrators—or anyone she meets.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Lee Cooper</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Program Coordinator, Technology Transfer Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">NH Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Email: <a href="mailto:Lee.Cooper@unh.edu">
<span style="color:#0563C1">Lee.Cooper@unh.edu</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:5.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Website: <a href="http://www.t2.unh.edu/">
<span style="color:#0563C1">www.t2.unh.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Phone: (603) 862-1362<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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