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Roadeo • May 15 - May 17, 2009
Conference and Trade Expo • May 17-20, 2009

Hilton Wilmington Riverside
Wilmington, North Carolina

Conference at a Glance

NC Public Transportation Conference and EXPO

Sunday, May 17

The 2009 NCPTA/NCDOT-PTD Roadeo competition brings the best public transit drivers from across North Carolina to test their skills and abilities in the areas of driving, wheelchair boarding and securement, pre-trip inspection and a written safety test. Participants will compete in three divisions – Bus, Van Cut-Away and Van. Training, practice and preliminary activities begin on Saturday, May 16th, for all Roadeo participants. Competition will be held on Sunday, May 17th.

The roadeo will conclude with an awards luncheon at the Wilmington International Airport where all drivers and judges will be honored and the top winners in the categories will be crowned.

6:30 – 8:00 am Breakfast for Drivers, Judges and Volunteers • Wilmington Airport

7:00 – 8:00 am Judges meeting and Course Walk Through • Wilmington Airport

8:00 – 8:30 am Drivers Walk Through • Wilmington Airport

8:30 – 1:00 pm NCPTA/NCDOT Roadeo Competition • Wilmington Airport
Roadeo T-shirt is sponsored by MV Transportation

1:00 – 5:00 pm Golf Tournament • Magnolia Greens Golf Club

4:00 – 9:00 pm Pre-Conference Registration for Exhibitors and Participants • Lobby Area, Hilton

5:00 – 9:00 pm Exhibitor Set-Up • Grand Ballroom, Lower Level

Bus Display • Outside Hilton

8:30 – 11:00 pm Poolside Reception • Hilton Poolside
Sponsored by Ilderton Conversion,Braun & Q’straint

7:30 – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast • Cape Fear Lobby

7:30 – 1:00 pm Conference Registration • Lobby Area, Hilton

8:30 – 9:30 am Welcome & Opening Session "Sharing The Vision" • Grand Ballroom

9:45 – 11:30 am Keynote Speaker • Grand Ballroom
Sponsored by Veolia Transportation

Topic: “Mobility Networks – the Next Generation”

Come hear how expanding mobility choices in urban and rural communities require new approaches to serving markets. Using global experiences, explore why the next generation of transit will be impacted by various factors including the new economy, sustainability, demographics, the environ ment, technology and many more. Additionally, come and hear why mobility networks
will be the future for transit and what this means for you.

11:30 – 12:45 pm Lunch • Cape Fear Ballroom

1:00 – 2:15 pm Region IV Federal Transit Administration Update • Grand Ballroom

FTA Region IV staff will give an update on current Federal Transit Administration activities and provide information and answer questions about the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA).

2:15 pm Exhibitor Trade EXPO Opens • Grand Ballroom
See list of exhibitors

2:45 – 5:30 pm Trade Expo Events • Grand Ballroom

Awarding of Prizes and Vendor Giveaways

5:30 – 6:30pm Vendor Reception • Grand Ballroom

Tuesday, May 19

7:30 – 8:15 am Breakfast Buffet • Grand Ballroom

Visit the Vendors in the Grand Ballroom
Exhibits are open from 7:30-Noon

8:30 – 9:45 am Concurrent Sessions

Connecting Communities: Marketing, Communications, and Customer Service
Cape Fear, Salon A

Does your transit agency have the essentials in its tool box to communicate its mission and its services effectively? This session will give you the basics and let you meet and discuss marketing, communications and customer service challenges with your fellow transit professionals.

Moderator
Randy Bass, Cabarrus County Transportation System

Presenters
Brad Schulz, Communications Officer, Triangle Transit
Steve Spade, Transit Director, Chapel Hill Transit

Expanding and Integrating Community Transit Through Mobility Management Strategies
Cape Fear, Salon B

This session will provide definitions of mobility management, useful practices across the country and strategies to expand or integrate mobility management outcomes in a coordinated community transportation service.

Moderator
Camille Sterling, WPRTA

Presenter
Jo Ann Hutchinson, United We Ride Ambassador - FTA’s Region IV

Lessons Learned: The Real Costs Associated with Risk Management
Carolina

Learn about the real costs of current transit risk management in North Carolina. Speakers will examine the details of public transportation losses and the underlying causes of those losses. What went wrong and what could have prevented the loss. Attendees should be able to learn from the lessons of previous losses.

Moderator
Dennis Williams, Alamance County Transportation Authority

Presenters
Lester Nixon, North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
Bob Haynes, North Carolina League of Municipalities

10:00 – 11:15 am General Session • Grand Ballroom

NC Legislative Update

11:30 – 1:00 pm Annual Awards Luncheon • Cape Fear Ballroom

1:15 – 2:15 pm Roundtable Discussions • Grand Ballroom

[Small groups of 15 people per table. See program insert for locations by topic.]

2:30 – 3:45 pm Concurrent Sessions

Mobility Management Centers
Cape Fear, Salon B

Come find out more about mobility management centers and how they make travel options more attractive to the general public in communities.

Moderator
Camille Sterling, Western Piedmont Regional Transportation Authority

Presenters
Dave Cyra, United We Ride Ambassador, FTA Region IX

Conducting System Safety Audits
Cape Fear, Salon A

Learn the steps to conducting a successful safety audit and how the results can benefit your system in the short-term and long-term.

Moderator
Patti Foster, Western Piedmont Regional Transportation Authority

Presenter
Tim Lett, McDonald Transit Associates

Technology in Urban and Rural Transit
Carolina

Learn about how technology is benefiting transit systems in North Carolina. Multiple applications will be discussed.

Moderator
Lori Hembree, Buncombe County, Mountain Mobility

Alternative Fuels in Paratransit

Presenter
Lori Hembree, Buncombe County, Mountain Mobility FTA Region IX

Update of Statewide GIS activities

Presenter
Alex Rickard, Planning and GIS Services Director, Eastern Carolina Council

Deploying DriveCam’s Behavior-Based Risk Mitigation Solution

Presenter
Russ Tieskoetter, Regional Manager, MV Transportation

3:45 – 4:00 pm Break • Cape Fear Lobby

4:00 – 5:00 pm Technology User Sessions

RouteMatch Software Users Group Meeting • Cape Fear, Salon A
Trip Maker Software Users Group Meeting • Cape Fear, Salon B
Trapeze Software Users Group Meeting • Carolina
CTS Software Users Group Meeting • Executive Board Room

5:45 – 9:00 pm Evening Reception and Dinner • Grand Ballroom

Don’t miss the chance to relax and gather with friends for an evening of food and fun sponsored by National Bus Sales. Attendees will be able to enjoy dinner and music throughout the evening.

Sponsored by National Bus Sales, Champion Bus, Inc. and Goshen Coach, Inc.

Wednesday, May 20

7:00 – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast • Grand Ballroom

8:00 – 9:30 am NCDOT Update

9:30 – 12:30 pm Intensive Training Session: Transit Policy Development • Grand Ballroom

Good policies are guides to decision-making. Good policies can bring organization and satisfaction to your place of work. This workshop is designed to teach some of the basic skills required to be effective and consistent in developing written policies. Plan to have some fun as we use a policy style guide to review and rewrite some favorite subjects dealing with the operations in a public transportation system. Bring along your favorite subjects for review and retooling!

11:00 am Food and Beverage Break

12:45 – 1:00 pm Closing Session • Grand Ballroom