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July 04, 2008
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APTA > Conferences & Calendar > Transit Board Members Seminar & Board Support Workshop  

Program At A Glance

Transit Board Members Seminar & Board Support Employee Development Workshop
July 19-22, 08
Seattle, Washington

Program At-A-Glance: As a Web Page | In Adobe PDF format
Preliminary Program:
As a web page | In Adobe PDF
Registration: Online | In Microsoft Word | In Adobe PDF
Pre-Registration List: click here
Lodging: In Microsoft Word | In Adobe PDF
Tour Information: coming soon
Travel: Travel Discounts | Official APTA Travel Agency
Visitor Information: Sound Transit | King County Transit | Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau

Program Information: Contact Lynne Morsen, or phone (202) 496-4853.
Registration Information: Contact Heather Rachels, or phone (202) 496-4838.

Saturday July 19

2 – 5 p.m.

Registration

2:30 – 4:15 p.m. 

Transit Board Members Committee Meeting

4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

This is APTA:  Realizing the Full Potential of Membership*

6 – 7 p.m. 

Welcoming Reception*

Sunday July 20

8 a.m.  – 5 p.m. 

Registration

8 – 9:30 a.m.

Opening General Session – Public Transportation: 
Wherever Life Takes You … Today and Tomorrow*

9:45 – 10:50 a.m. 

Decision Traps*

11 a.m. – 12 p.m. 

Managing Future Uncertainties*

12 1:45 p.m.  

Board Members Lunch by System Size

2 3 p.m. 

APTA Chair & Presidents Roundtable*

3:15 – 4:45 p.m.

When Your CEO Leaves:  Executive Recruitment and Hiring Trends

Monday July 21

8 – 11 a.m. 

Registration

8:30 – 10 a.m.

Board Governance through Relationships

10:15 –11:15 a.m.

Sharing Contract Risk:  Innovative Ways for Both Public and Private Sectors to Win

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

TransitVision 2050 – Help Shape the Vision!

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.  

Lunch on Your Own

1:30 – 3:30 p.m. 

Moving Towards Sustainability

3:45 – 8:30 p.m.

Sounder Commuter Rail Trip – Seattle to Mukilteo*

Tuesday July 22

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.  

Federal Surface Transportation Authorization

9:45 – 10:45 a.m.

Parliamentary Procedure*

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Meetings that Move with Efficient Presiding Skills* 

12:30 1:30 p.m. 

Lunch on Your Own

1:30 – 4 or 5 p.m. 

Mobile Workshops – King County Metro and Sound Transit*

6 8 p.m.  

Farewell Dinner*

   Board Support Staff Members

Saturday July 19

2 – 5 p.m.

Registration

4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

This is APTA:  Realizing the Full Potential of Membership*

6 – 7 p.m.   

Welcoming Reception*

Sunday July 20

8 a.m.  – 5 p.m. 

Registration

8 – 9:30 a.m.

Opening General Session – Public Transportation:  Wherever Life Takes You … Today and Tomorrow*

9:45 – 10:50 a.m.

Decision Traps*

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.  

Managing Future Uncertainties*

12 1:45 p.m.  

Board Support Luncheon and Peer Information Exchange

2 3 p.m. 

APTA Chair & Presidents Roundtable*

3:15 – 4:45 p.m.

Board Support Subcommittee Meeting

6 p.m.  

Board Support Staff Dutch Treat Dinner

Monday July 21

8 – 11 a.m. 

Registration

8:30 – 11:30 a.m. 

The Resilient Clerk: Working in the Wonderful World of Board Support

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 

Lunch on Your Own

12:30 – 3:30 p.m.

The Resilient Clerk:  Skills Applied

3:45 – 8:30 p.m.

Sounder Commuter Rail Trip – Seattle to Mukilteo*

Tuesday July 22

8:30  – 9:30 a.m.

Information Exchange: Board Meeting Agenda Packets

9:45 – 10:45 a.m. 

Parliamentary Procedure*

11 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

Meetings that Move with Efficient Presiding Skills* 

12:30 1:30 p.m. 

Lunch on Your Own

1:30 – 4 or 5 p.m. 

Mobile Workshops – King County Metro and Sound Transit*

6 8 p.m.  

Farewell Dinner*

 

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