8:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.


1:00 - 2:00 p.m.



2:30 - 3:30 p.m.



4:00 p.m.


7:00 p.m.

Golf Event; Nemadji Golf Course, Superior, WI

Registration Open
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC)

Concurrent Training Sessions - DECC

• Training Your Staff - RTAP
• Customer Service - Allison & Associates

Concurrent Training Sessions - DECC

• Technology - Determine What You Need - RTAP
• Communicating With Drivers - RTAP
  
  

MPTA Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony
WISC Annual Meetings & Awards Ceremonies

Joint Welcoming Reception / Hors D'oeuvres
Harbor Side Ballroom

 7:00 a.m.

 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.










10:00 a.m.

10:20 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.








Noon - 3:30 p.m.


 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.






 6:00 p.m.

Registration Open
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC)

Buffet Breakfast Served - Harborside Ballroom

Welcoming Remarks; Opening Session

• Don Ness, Mayor of Duluth
• David Ross, Mayor of Superior
• Tony Kellen, MPTA President
• Dave Mumma, WURTA Chair
  
  

Keynote Speaker, Dr. Don Bartlette (photo left)


Break

Concurrent Sessions I

• Midwest High Speed Rail Initiative
• Partnering & Collaborating With Training
• Managing Paratransit Growth
• Meeting Customer Expectations - Allison & Associates
• Advocacy & Community Outreach
  
  

Buffet Lunch & Vendor Expo - Pioneer Hall


State Transit Funding and Policy Updates

• MN/DOT Office of Transit
• Metropolitan Council
• WIS/DOT

3rd Annual First Transit Reception - Harbor Side Ballroom

  7:00 am


  7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

  8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.


10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.








11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.








12:00 Noon

Registration Open
Holiday Inn Downtown Waterfront

Breakfast - Holiday Inn Ballroom

General Session II: Federal Funding and Authorization

• FTA, APTA, & Congressional Updates

Concurrent Sessions II - Tentative

• Transit Marketing 101
• Operations and Safety
• Federal Motor Carrier Regulations
• Wisconsin Non-Emergency Medical
  Transportation Services Update
• Mobility Management

Concurrent Sessions III - Tentative

• MN/WISC JARC/New Freedom
• Future Trends & Demographics
• Branding Your Transit System
• Advances in Fuel & Lubricant Technology
• County Elderly, Disabled & Rural
  Transit Coordination

Lunch, Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sandra Rosenbloom

Do I have to give up my car?

Mobility for an aging population.