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This year's conference in Rochester, Minnesota focused on the exciting new developments happening with the Destination Medical Center and the role transit plays in making all communities healthier and more prosperous places to live.
Conference Presentations
Alternate Formats, Accessible Websites and Public Outreach
Economic Development: How Transit Plays a Role
Embracing Opportunities Through Shared Rides and Autonomous Vehicles
Greater MN Transit Investment Plan
MnDOT Update: Greater MN Transit Plans Coming Together
MN's Olmstead Plan: A New Day in Minnesota
Role of Transit in Rochester's Planned Economic Development
Smartlink Mobility Management - RTCCs
Technology at Rochester Public Transit
Transit for Healthy Communities
Transit for Livable Communities
Understanding the Impact of Olmstead on Public Transit Capacity
Conference Schedule
Monday, October 17th
- 10:00 AM - Registration Opens
- 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM - Training Session I - Communication and Writing: Information Websites, Brochures and Schedules (includes lunch)
- 11:00 AM - Expo Move-In Begins (Vehicles In By 2:00 PM)
- 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM - Training Session II - Managing Customer Behavior
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Expo Move-In (Non-Vehicle Vendors)
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - MPTA Annual Meeting and Transit Awards Ceremony
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Opening Reception
Tuesday, October 18th
- 7:00 AM - Breakfast and Registration Open
- 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM - Welcome and Keynote Speaker Michael Melnik on Managing Change
- 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM - Break
- 10:20 AM - 11:20 PM - Concurrent Sessions I
- Idea Cafe on Driver Recruitment
- Olmstead Plan
- Transit Apps and Technology
- Transit Building Healthy Communities
- 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM - MnDOT and Metropolitan Council Updates
- 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM - Vendor Expo and Lunch
- 3:45 PM - Trolley Tour
- 6:30 PM - First Transit Reception feat. Sonny Knight and the Lakers
Wednesday, October 19th
- 7:30 AM - Breakfast and Registration Open
- 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM - General Session - FTA Update
- 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM - Concurrent Sessions II
- FAST Act
- Greater MN Transit Investment Plan Update
- Idea Cafe on Mobility Management
- Mergers / RTCC
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Concurrent Sessions III
- Autonomous Vehicles and Uber: Implications for Transit
- Bus Stop Design
- How Transit Plays a Role in Economic Development
- Idea Cafe on Negotiating Contracts
- 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Lunch with Panel Discussion on the Role of Transit in Rochester's Planned Economic Development
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Bus Tour of Rochester Public Transit Operations Center
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; other vendors receive an 8' by 10' booth with a table and two chairs.
- Doing only a sponsorship? Click the Registration Information link to select your company and sponsorship level.
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Please provide notice of cancellations prior to October 9, 2016.
$25 fee prior to October 9th | No refunds AFTER October 9th - Registrations not paid in full on or before October 9th will not be assigned expo space and will not be allowed to set up in the expo hall. On site payment is not permitted.
DoubleTree by Hilton
150 South Broadway
Rochester, MN 55904
507-281-8000
Rates: $139/night
Hilton Garden Inn
225 South Broadway
Rochester, MN 55904
507-285-1234
Rates: $119/night