Conference Agenda
Wednesday, June 5
Iowa DOT Presentation | 3 - 3:45 p.m.
Kristin Haar, Public Transit Director for Iowa DOT, will be presenting on updated grants as well as administrative and safety information for transit systems.
CTAA & APTA Presentation | 4 - 5 p.m.
Scott Bogren, Executive Director of CTAA, and Katie Corr, Legislative Representative from APTA, will be speaking on national trends, issues, and legislative agendas. This session tends to be a crowd favorite.
Exhibitor Reception | 6 - 7:30 p.m.
IPTA, along with our host, CyRide, are excited to host an Exhibitor Reception offsite at Sweet Caroline's in Downtown Ames. A selection of appetizers and drinks will be provided.
Thursday, June 6
IPTA Business Meeting & Legislative Update | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Join us for a great breakfast and meet your fellow members as we conduct our IPTA Business Meeting and give a recap of our State and Federal Legislative Priorities. During our Business Meeting we will also conduct our elections of officers.
Have Good Ripple Effect & Workplace Joy | 9:45 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Life doesn’t happen tomorrow at noon, it happens today… in every moment, situation, and scenario. I invite you to be part of an energetic, yet practical and implementable, session, about creating positive impact and JOY.
We will celebrate your ripple effect, talk through strategies for implementing positive impact, and creating JOY in your life.
Session to focus on: impact, overcoming change, team culture, generations and joy.
Exhibitor Reception | 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Join us for lunch along with Acting Deputy Regional Administrator, Bill Kalt, Regional Counsel, Jason Pollack, and Acting Regional Administrator, Mark Bechtel, for FTA Region VII updates.
Exhibitor Dessert Reception
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Dessert will be served in our vendor space in the Cardinal & Gold Room where members can continue to network with exhibitors and vendors.
Lo-No Emission Busses: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Panel Discussion | 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Join us for a panel discussion with regional and urban systems on low and no-emission busses as we share real life examples of what has gone well and issues that exist. Panel discussions will also include lo-emission options such as CyRide's B-100 fuel pilot program.
HIIT Session (CDL Testing, MicroTransit, CyRide Building A Safety Culture) | 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
Bringing back the session favorite, the High Immersive and Intensive Training (HIIT) session will highlight updates with CDL Testing, Micro Transit and Building A Safety Culture.
Packed with great information each topic will only be discussed for 15 minutes keeping the energy and discussion moving.
Presentation speakers are CyRide and CamBus.
Exhibitor Reception | 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Join us for our Exhibtor Trade Show and Reception that will be onsite at the Gateway Hotel. Drinks and appetizers will be available in the exhibitor room.
AWARDS DINNER
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Dinner will be located at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center. This year we will also include awards from Iowa DOT and IPTA Awards including Friend of Public Transit, Operator of the Year, and Dispatcher of the Year Awards.
Friday, June 7
Breakfast
As we finish up our last day, join us for a great breakfast to get the day started.
Compliance and What To Know from Iowa DOT | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Join the Iowa DOT as they discuss compliance issues every system must know in an interactive way.
HR Topic BrownWinnik | 10:45 - 11:45 a.m.
We are excited to have Nick Ott from BrownWinnik join us as he brings his employment law expert to discuss on HR issues. Don't miss this session as it is a chance to hear on upcoming issues, solutions, and provides an opportunity to ask an HR expert questions.
11:45 a.m. - Adjourn
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