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INDIANA TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION 81st Annual Meeting August 11 - 13, 2015 South Bend DoubleTree Hotel and Century Center

Tuesday, August 11th

10:00 am The 8th Annual Dave Gionet Golf Outing: (You must be pre-registered to participate in the golf outing.  Directions to the South Bend Country Club will be available in the lobby of the DoubleTree Hotel.)  
5:00 – 7:00 pm Registration desk is open in the Lobby.  
6:30 - 9:00 pm Opening Reception: Century Center – Island Park  

Wednesday, August 12th (All meeting rooms are in the Century Center)

8:00 – 10:30 am Registration desk is open in lobby.  
8:00 - 9:30 am       Breakfast - Century Center Convention Center
Welcome: David Cangany, 1st Vice President of the ITA and General Manager of South Bend Transpo
Welcome to South Bend: Scott Ford, Director of Economic Development for the City of South Bend
Washington Update: Billy Terry, Senior Legislative Representative for the American Public Transportation Association
 
 9:15 - 10:45 am Business Members Forum – Multiple Presentations on Products and Services @ Century Center Convention Center
Kyle Archer of EnGraph Software
Kevin Corkery of RouteMatch
Barry Dykeman of New Flyer
Rick Jacobs of Braunability
Mike Laidlaw of Q’Straint/Sure-Lok
Brady Young of DoubleMap
 
11:00 am – 1:30 pm 81st Annual Meeting Trade Show Opens
Lunch - Served in the Trade Show
Door Prize Awards - You must be present to win.
 
1:15 – 5:15 pm Understanding the ADA @ Century Center Convention Center
Jim McLary, representing the National Transit Institute
 
1:30 – 2:30 pm FTA and Region V News and Updates @ Century Center
Kelley Brookins – Deputy regional Administrator
Derek Davis – Transportation Program Specialist/Project Manager
Anthony Greep – Transportation Program Specialist/ Community Planner
 
2:45 pm Tour of Transpo’s LEED Platinum Maintenance and Administrative Facility: Buses load in front of the DoubleTree  
6:00 – 7:30 pm Whiskey Tasting at The Exchange (112 West Jefferson Blvd.)  
7:30 – 9:00 pm Dinner at The Exchange (112 West Jefferson Blvd.)
CY 2014 Safety Awards: Kent McDaniel, Executive Director
Door Prize Awards – You must be present to win.
 

Thursday, August, 13th

 
8:30 – 9:30 am Breakfast: Century Center Convention Center
South Shore Clean Cities Initiatives: Carl Lisek, Executive Director
 
9:30 – 10:45 am Special Interest Group Meetings - Century Center Convention Center
Finance/Administration/Procurement
Chaired by: John Metzinger, Greater Lafayette Citilink
Marketing
Chaired by: Amy Hill, South Bend Transpo
Maintenance
Chaired by: TBD
Safety & Security
Chaired by: Betsy Kachmar, Fort Wayne Citilink
 
10:45 am – Noon Indiana Transportation Association Board of Directors and General Membership Meeting  
Noon Adjourn