Passenger Transport August 2017 Vol 75 No 15 - 9

2017 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPO PREVIEW

PROGRAM-AT-A-GLANCE
SATURDAY, OCT. 7

MONDAY, OCT. 9

TUESDAY, OCT. 10

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11

8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

8:30 - 10:15 a.m.

8:30 - 10:30 a.m.

7:30 - 9:15 a.m.

Committee Meetings

1- 5 p.m.

APTA Board of Directors Meeting,
including election of officers

Opening General Session: Where
Public Transportation Goes,
Community Grows

10:30 a.m.

EXPO Grand Opening, remains open
until 5 p.m.

2 - 3 p.m.

SUNDAY, OCT. 8
8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Committee Meetings

1 - 2:15 p.m.
This Is APTA

6 - 7:30 p.m.

Welcome to Atlanta Reception
(tickets required)

8 - 11 p.m.

APTF Fundraiser and Chairman's
Reception
Ventanas, 275 Baker Street, Atlanta
(donation requested)
Join APTA's incoming chair for a
reception and fundraiser to benefit
the American Public Transportation
Foundation. All donations directly
support APTF's mission to provide
scholarships and engagement
opportunities to the industry's future
leaders.

General Session: A Conversation with
U.S. DOT Leaders (invited)

3:30 - 5 p.m.

Concurrent Educational Sessions
n Applying Lessons Learned from
APTA's 2017 International Study
Mission to Asia
n Executive Roundtable: Creating
World Class Organizations-
Leadership, Culture, Trust,
Empowerment
n Federal Legislative Overview with
U.S. Congress Staff
n MARTA Host Session: Georgia on
My Mind

APTA Awards Ceremony and
Breakfast (tickets required)

9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
EXPO

1 - 3 p.m.

Capital Programs-Major Projects

1:15 - 3 p.m.

APTF Scholarship Awards-
Generation Next: Building Leaders
for the Future

1:30 - 3 p.m.

Concurrent Educational Sessions
n Leading the Way: Small Operations
Best Practices and Innovative
Solutions
n Technological Innovation and
Transit
n Agency, Federal and Research
Perspectives on How to Reduce
Fatalities & Injuries: An SMS (Safety
Management Systems) Outlook

3:30 - 5 p.m.

Concurrent Educational Sessions
n High-Speed and Intercity Passenger
Rail Corridor Update
n Innovations in Planning and
Implementing TOD
n Leadership APTA: Celebrating
Its 20th Year

Wednesday Wake Up Breakfast:
Climbing the Ladder, Building the
Pipeline, in conjunction with WTS
(tickets required)

9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
EXPO

9 - 11 a.m.

Capital Programs-Managing Risks &
Lessons Learned

9:30 - 11 a.m.

Concurrent Educational Sessions
n Advancing Performance Based
Planning and Programming
n COMTO/APTA Forum: "Free to Ride"
n JTA Session
n FTA State Safety Oversight
Agency (SSOA) Certification and
Best Practices

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Closing General Session:
Is Opportunity Knocking?
Intergovernmental Solutions for
Challenging Times

Schedule as of Aug. 1

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Leadership APTA Reception

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