Location
Duluth, MN
Monday, October 19th
- 8:30 AM - Registration Opens
- 9:00 AM - WATO Meeting
- 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Safety and Emergency Preparedness Training Session
- 10:00 AM - SMV Meeting
- 10:00 AM - WAMM Meeting
- 11:00 AM - Expo Move-In Begins (Vehicles In By 2:00 PM)
- 11:00 AM - WRAPP Meeting
- 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Marketing and Social Media Training Session
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Expo Move-In (Non-Vehicle Vendors)
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - WURTA and MPTA Annual Meetings
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Reception
Tuesday, October 20th
- 7:30 AM - Breakfast and Registration Open
- 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Welcome and Keynote Speaker John Sweeney
- 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Break
- 10:20 AM - 11:20 PM - Concurrent Sessions I
- 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM - State DOT Updates
- 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM - Vendor Expo & Buffet Lunch
- 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM - Off-Site Tours - Email Laura to join a wait list.
- 6:00 PM - First Transit Reception
Wednesday, October 21st
- 7:30 AM - Breakfast and Registration Open
- 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM - General Session: FTA/Federal Update
- 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM - Concurrent Sessions II
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Concurrent Sessions III
- 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM - Lunch with Keynote Speaker Greg Blake
Vendor Notes
- Expo fees are all inclusive, with exception of electrical charges and a per vehicle fee for buses. There is an additional fee of $200 for each vehicle under 35 feet and $350 for each vehicle 35 feet or longer. Vendors with vehicles receive a table and two chairs.
- For Gold and Silver sponsors, there is no fee for additional vendor representatives; simply register as many as you need to cover the show. Vendors who have a booth and are Bronze sponsors, as well as vendors that are not sponsors, are limited to one representative.
- Doing only a sponsorship? Click the Register Now button to select your company and sponsorship level.
- Interested in sponsoring a specific event like a breakfast at this year's conference? Call MPTA at 651-659-0804 for more information!
- Registrations not paid in full by October 12th, 2015 will not be assigned expo space and will not be allowed to set up in the expo hall.
Event Vendor Items
Event Sponsorship Program Options
- $1500 - Gold Level Sponsorship
- $750 - Silver Level Sponsorship
- $250 - Bronze Level Sponsorship
Early Registration Categories (Before Oct. 12th)
- $600 - Regional / National Vendor
- $400 - Statewide Vendor - Based Only In MN Or WI
- $600 - Vendor with Vehicle(s)
MPTA Membership
- $350 - 2015 MPTA Member Dues
Cancellation Policy
- $25 fee through October 12th 2015.
- No refunds after October 12th 2015.
Event Accommodations
Holiday Inn and Suites Duluth Downtown
200 West First Street
Duluth, MN 55802
218-722-1202
Rates: $99
Notes: Group code: MNP. WI RTAP has agreed to cover the Duluth hotel, so WI attendees can stay at the Holiday Inn. To view other nearby lodging options, copy and paste this link: http://bit.ly/1K45zkL