Sunday, September 19

8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.: Public Transportation Roadeo 
(sponsored by the Washington State Transit Association)

11:30 a.m.-noon: BBQ luncheon at the Roadeo competition site

3-6 p.m.: registration and information desk

3:30-4:30 p.m.: Katy's Corner
(discussion with Katy Taylor, WSDOT Director of Public Transportation)

6-9 p.m.: Roadeo Awards Banquet
(sponsored by the Washington State Transit Association) 

Monday, September 20

7 a.m.-6 p.m.: registration and information desk

8-11:30 a.m.: association meetings 

11:30a.m.-1.p.m.: opening luncheon
Don Kardong, former Olympic marathoner, businessman and community activist 

1-2:30 p.m.: workshops

• Livable Communities Partnerships
• Transit Service Planning to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• What’s in a Survey?
• Making Local Coalitions Work

2:45 pm-3:45 p.m.: workshops

• Sustainable Communities
• Adaptation / Preparation
• Update on Federal Opportunities Workgroup
• Intercity Bus

4-5 p.m.: workshops

• Sustainable Transportation
• Incentive Programs Successful in Mode Change
• Green Innovation
• Mobility Management: a Transportation Resource

6-9 p.m.: Wall of Fame Recognition Banquet
Paula Hammond, Washington State Secretary of Transportation
Katy Taylor, Director, WSDOT Public Transportation Division

Tuesday, September 21

7 a.m.-6 p.m.: registration and information desk

7-8 a.m.: vendor breakfast

8:30-9:45 a.m.: workshops

• Procurement 101
• Ask FTA and WSDOT
• Fuel Savings through Green Technology
• Rebels by Bus

10-11:15 a.m.: workshops

• Procurement 102
• Peak Oil – Planning for Future Energy Shortages
• Emerging Paratransit Technology
• Regional Mobility Grant Application Training

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: association awards luncheon
Geri Beardsley, Executive Director, Washington State Transit Association 

1-5 p.m.: workshops

track 1

• 1:00-2:00 p.m. Procurement 103
• 2:50-3:50 p.m. Labor Negotiations and Other Legal Issues
• 4:00-5:00 p.m. Connecting with your Community: How People Want to Engage with Decision-makers on Key Projects

track 2

• 1:00-2:00 p.m. Paratransit Eligibility
• 2:50-3:50 p.m. Wheelchair Securement part 1
• 4:00-5:00 p.m. Wheelchair Securement part 2

track 3

• 1:00-2:30 p.m. Commute Trip Reduction Program Assessment and Development
• 3:30-5:00 p.m. Moving Washington

track 4

• 1:00-2:30 p.m. Grant Writing
• 3:30-5:00 p.m. Consolidated Grant Application Training

2-4 p.m.: vendor show and ice cream social

Wednesday, September 22

7 a.m.-1 p.m.: registration and information desk

7:30-8:30 a.m.: breakfast

8:30-9:45 a.m.: workshops

• RideshareOnline.com: New Tools to Boost Your Trip Reduction Program
• Innovations for Providing Sustainable Mobility Options for Rural and Urban Residents
• GTEC: a Success Story with Growth and Transportation Efficiency Program

10-11:15 a.m.: workshops

• WSDOT Carpooling Pilot Project
• Creative / Non-Traditional Approaches to Public Transportation Service
• Update to the Washington Transportation Plan

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: closing lunch
Katy Taylor, Director, WSDOT Public Transportation Division
Doug MacDonald, former Washington State Secretary of Transportation

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