SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7

APTA Annual Business Meeting and Election of Officers

The Annual BusinessMeeting of the American Public Transportation Association features reports on the status of the association and the annual election of officers and directors. Representatives ofmember organizations on record as of October 7, 2007, are invited and urged to attend.

This is APTA — Realizing the Full Potential of Membership

Hear everything you’ll want to know about getting involved in your association.

The American Public Transportation Association iswidely recognized as the voice of the transit industry. This session will focus on the many resources available to all members. Find out how APTA works and is governed by its members. How can you realize the full potential of your membership? How can APTA help you showcase your projects and services? We will answer your questions on where to start as a new or long-standing member in getting to know APTA. APTA’s success depends on participation from all its members.

Presenter:

William W. Millar, president, APTA

HOST FORUM
Sustainability through TOD Yesterday and
Today: CATS 2030 Transit Plan

Transit oriented development (TOD) is at the corner stone of CATS’ 2030 Transit System Plan, but in the 1890s, TOD was the catalyst that brought electrical trolleys to the streets of Charlotte. Join CATS and learn the rich history of a transit system first started in the 1880s with horse-drawn trolleyS that today is creating a sustainable community by integrating transit system development and land-use planning.

Welcoming Reception

Welcome to Charlotte! APTA invites all registrants and their guests to join old friends and meet new acquaintances at the welcoming reception. This premier networking event ushers in the 2007 Annual Meeting.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8

OPENING GENERAL SESSION
Public Transportation: Wherever Life Takes You

The public transportation industry’s premier event officially begins in Charlotte with the opening general session. Hear about the state of your association as we review the accomplishments of the past year and the challenges and opportunities ahead. Witness the “exchanging of the gavel” ceremony between Howard Silver, 2006-2007 APTA Chair and Michael S. Townes, 2007-2008 APTA Chair.

President's Welcome and Remarks:

William W. Millar, president, APTA

Remarks:

Howard Silver, 2006-2007 chair, APTA, and board member, Golden Empire Transit District, Bakersfield, CA

Michael S. Townes, 2007-2008 chair, APTA, and president/chief executive officer, Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton, VA

Welcomes:

Patrick McCrory, mayor, City of Charlotte, and chairman, Metropolitan Transit Commission, Charlotte, NC (invited)

Jennifer Roberts, chairman, Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners, Charlotte NC (invited)

Lyndo Tippett, secretary, North Carolina Department of Transportation,
Charlotte, NC (invited)

Ronald J. Tober, co-chair, APTA Procurement Steering Committee, and chief executive officer, director of public transit, Charlotte Area Transit System, Charlotte, NC

Address:

Speaker to be announced.

GENERAL SESSION
Public Transportation’s Future – An Economic View

This year’s annualmeetingwill explore the trends and issues affecting the direction of public transportation in the future. Youwill notwant tomiss this critically important session featuring Dr. John Silvia,Managing Director and Chief Economist for theWachovia Corporation, describing the relevant economic trends for the industry and offering powerful, practical guidance for turning a rapidly changing business environment into a competitive advantage. Previously, Dr. Silviaworked on Capitol Hill as senior economist for the U.S. Senate Joint Economic Committee and chief economist for the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. He serves as a member of the Blue Chip Panel of Economic Forecasters and also serves on an informal advisory group for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Dr. Silvia will engage in a dialogue with the audience onwhat our industry faces as we make sound future plans.

Presiding:

Michael S. Townes, 2007-2008 chair, APTA, and president/chief executive officer, Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads, Hampton, VA

Introduction:

Ronald J. Tober, co-chair, APTA Procurement Steering Committee, and chief executive officer, director of public transit, Charlotte Area Transit System, Charlotte, NC

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. John Silvia

10 Keys To Maximize Your Exhibiting Results

This session addresses ways tomaximize exhibit effectiveness and will provide exhibitors specific recommendations on how to improve exhibiting results and Return on Investment (ROI). Jefferson Davis, a leading results-focused exhibiting expert, shares his insight into keymarketing strategies that will help you construct a plan to get themost out of your trade show experience.

Learn ways to help youmanage your company’s ROI expectations at a trade show. Walk away with ideas, recommendations, do’s and don'ts for exhibitors, and get started on an action plan to take back to your organization.

Presiding:

Jerome C. Premo, chair, APTA International Public Transportation Expo
Advisory Committee; chair, APTA Business Member Programs Committee; and executive vice president, DMJMHarris, An AECOM Company, Orange, CA (invited)

Guest Speaker:

Jefferson Davis, president&chief executive officer, Competitive Edge, Charlotte, NC

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8

The PATH to APTA Leadership: Expanding Member Participation and Leadership Opportunities

Hear APTA leaders share their perspectives and experiences in pursuing leadership roles in the association.

Expanding participation and preparingmembers for leadership roles within our association is a key initiative for APTA, and you can play an active role.

Join your peers for a round-table discussion on the “path to leadership” within the association and howyou can take advantage of these opportunities. This round-table discussion complements the “This is APTA” presentation on Sunday afternoon.

Moderator:

Ronald L. Barnes, immediate past chair, APTA; general manager, East Valley RPTA; and Southwest regional vice president, Veolia
Transportation, Mesa, AZ

Emergency Response Preparedness
If a catastrophe strikes, how ready is your organization?

Is your agency ready if a critical event suddenly occurs? What are the key ingredients necessary for a good emergency preparedness plan? What are the lessons we can learn fromtransit systems that have dealtwith major emergencies? For the answers to these questions andmore, be sure to attend this informative session.

Moderator:

John P. Hogan Jr., director of OCC & training, Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority, Boston, MA (invited)

How To Buy a Bus (Without Kicking the Tires)

A Primer for Transit Board Members and CEOs.

So you need to buy newbuses, but the next APTA bus conference is months away and the local car dealers just don't have buses. Find out how transit agencies and busmanufacturers approach the bus procurement process and howthey deal with some of the complex technical, operating, economic, and political issues that must be considered in the decision-making process.

In addition to discussing the procurement process, this session will also focus on how the maintenance, operating, and procurement staff, the CEO, and transit board members canwork together to get the bus that best suits the agency's needs.

Small Operations I
It's All About the Technology

Hear a panel of experts discuss the latest developments in technology in public transit.

Is your agency tech savvy? New technology can be overwhelming. This can’t miss session will help you navigate the newest technology available and discuss how small operators have successfully integrated it into their systems. Hear what’s going on with the latest cutting-edge technology for fareboxes and Automated Vehicle Location systems. Learn how this technology is helping small transit systems go green and become ecofriendly and how Google is revolutionizing trip planning software. Get ready to ride the technology super highway – this is a stop you can’t afford to miss.

Cross-Modal Standards — Guidance on Key Initiatives Standards development moves beyond the modes.

The newest standards initiatives are focused on cross-model applications of transit security, accessibility, and procurement. The enormous task of developing guidance in these areas to support the transit industry is making progress. Participants in these programswill share thework that is being considered and the progress to date. Feedback and additional participation is critical to the success of these efforts, and at this session attendees are encouraged provide both.

Moderator:

Peter A. Cannito, chair, APTA Standards Development and Oversight Council; chair, APTA Security Affairs Steering Committee, and president, MTA Metro-North Railroad, New York, NY

Sustainable Practices and Standards for Transit

Get the green by going green.

With increasing costs of energy and resources, more and more transit agencies are using green design standards in their facilities and green management systems in their operations. The session will focus on several frameworks for incorporating sustainable practices into transit agencies, with a look at the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environment Design Programfor facilities and neighborhood development.

See howthese standards can reduce the cost of transit operations.

Session sponsoredby HEPO Filters, Inc.

Balancing the Scorecard — Management Tools & Opportunities

Learn how transit organizations are approaching performance management.

For several years the “Balanced Scorecard” has been transforming organizations and industries to the next level in theway businesses approach performanc management. Given the increasingly complex
environment, transit organizations need newtools to enhance their strategic and performance management initiatives.

Individualized Marketing: Changing Behavior One Rider at a Time

Discover how one-on-one consultations can increase transit ridership.

In the spring of 2004, the Federal Transit Administration selected four communities to participate in an innovative pilot program aimed at increasing public transit ridership. The Individualized Marketing Demonstration Program was designed to change commuter travel behavior by promoting the use of public transportation through targeted, customized marketingmethods, including personal outreach to potential riders. Now that the demonstration project is completed, hear fromtransit agency representatives involved with the project.

Public-Private Partnerships: What’s Right for You?

How public transportation providers can make their best decisions.

New project finance, project delivery, and contracting models are taking form in public transportation agencies in the United States and around the world. What considerations need to be taken into account and weighed?

What is the proper public policy posture for APTA? APTA’s Public-Private Partnerships Task Force has peered into these questions and has advice and recommendations.

Accessibility, Coordination and Cooperation:
We CAN All Get Along

How do vehicle sharing and cost allocation strategies add up to better service overall?

Public transportation offers greater freedom, choice, mobility, and independence for millions of riders. Now, agencies are moving beyond providing rides towards managing mobility and this is driving the early success of coordinated transportation systems. Aiming to reduce service duplication and simplify customers’ experiences with 60+ federal funding agencies, providers are developing coordinated plans and services. Join this session to learn unique perspectives thatwill help your organization to successfully plan, establish, andmanage fully-coordinated transportation
services.

Moderator:

Tammy Haenftling, vice chair, APTA Access Committee, and assistant vice president, Paratransit Management Services, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Dallas, TX

Fuel and Propulsion Options for Clean, Reliable Transportation

Finding the right fuel and propulsion for your agency.

Fuels and propulsion technology continue to change as EPA regulations become more stringent and propulsion technologies growin complexity.

Listen to other agencies’ related experiences and strategies formaking fuel and propulsion decisions that provide environmental and operating benefits.

Moderator:

Richard L. Hunt, chair, APTA Clean Propulsion & Support Technology Committee, and general manager, Metro San Fernando Valley service sector, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los
Angeles, CA (invited)

Rail and Commuter Rail Standards —
Making Tracks in a New Direction

The rail and the commuter rail programs are expanding their efforts.

Rail and commuter rail are two of the oldest and most established standards programs. These standards groups are now working on newinitiatives that take these programs into new territory. This sessionwill focus on the new initiatives underway and ot hers that are being considered. Bring your expertise and your questions to add to the discussion.

Moderator:

Patrick A. Nowakowski, chair, APTA Rail Standards Policy and Planning Committee; chair, APTA Rail Transit Committee; chair, APTA Rail Transit CEOs Subcommittee; vice chair, APTA Commuter Rail Committee; vice chair, APTA Commuter Rail CEOs Subcommittee; and assistant general manager, operations, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Philadelphia, PA

New Starts/Small Starts Update

Hear the latest developments in the New Starts Program.

The NewStarts/Small Starts Programis an important funding source for expanding public transportation inmetropolitan regions across the country.

You will want to hear the latest developments in federal policy guidance, reporting instructions, and pending rulemakings affecting major capital investments. In addition, several programsponsorswill showcase the new starts projects in their regions.

APTA Outstanding Business Executive
of the Year Gala

APTA’s BusinessMember Board of Governors (BMBG) will honor the 2007 winner of APTA’s Outstanding Business Executive of the Year Award at a special reception and dinner. This outstanding opportunity to network with transit industry peers and customers and to celebrate the contributions of the private sector to our industrywill be held in Founders Hall at the Bank of America building, located at 100 North Tyron Street, a shortwalking distance fromthe conference hotels.

The reception and dinner are open to all APTA meeting registrants. Individual tickets as well as tables are available for this event. Due to limited seating, early reservations are required. Please contact Fran Hooper at 202-496-4876 or fhooper@apta.comto purchase tickets.

Reception and dinner sponsored by APTA’s Business Members.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9

GENERAL SESSION
APTA Business Members Present

Continuing its tradition over the past several years, APTA’s business members again present a speaker who is innovative, provocative, inspiring, and brings a business message into the annual meeting program. This general session continues a theme fromAPTA’smajor conferences and meetings this year – the relationship of the environment, energy, sustainability, and transportation in the transit industry. Our featured speaker will discuss how emerging trends, markets, and technology in environmental business issues impact the decisions we make today.

Following the presentation, experts will have an opportunity to respond and offer insights on howthe transit industry can pursue innovative partnerships to create breakthrough solutions to environmental challenges.

Presiding:

Dr. Delon Hampton, Ph.D., P.E., vice chair-business members, APTA; chair, APTA Business Member Board of Governors; and chairman, Delon Hampton & Associates, Chartered, Washington, DC

The A to Z of University Transit Services

North Carolina is uniquewith the number of colleges and universities concentrated in regional areas.

Representatives fromthe Triad, Triangle, and Charlotte will highlight innovative “town/gown” relationships and how to use these opportunities to increase ridership for your transit system.

Emerging Technologies

Find out what’s on the cutting edge of new transit technology applications.

Enhance management effectiveness. Improve operating efficiencies.

Attract the next generation of riders. Many transit systems have devoted substantial resources to the latest software and technologies with high expectations of solving a wide array of challenges. Find out what worked, what didn’t, and learn why some agencies are developing new technologies themselves.

GENERAL FORUM
APTA’s Visioning Initiative:
Energizing Our Future

How is the public transportation industry positioning itself for an expanding role?

The APTA Executive Committee has created the Visioning Task Force to develop a long-termvision of public transportation’s role in the future of our nation’s surface transportation system, and tomake certain APTA’s governance structure and strategic plan are properly aligned with APTA’s role in pursuing that long-termvision.

The task force is in full swing. Participate in a dialogue on task force activity and learn how you can contribute to a bright future for public transportation.

I’m a GenXer, You’re a Baby Boomer,
Why Should I Work in Transit?

Generations X, Y, and Millennium bring new and different needs, values, skills, and expectations as they enter the workforce. Baby Boomers are transitioning. What will give transit the competitive edge to attract, hire, develop, and retain these new workers?

Join a highly interactive, two-part session featuring seasoned transit executive leaders, educators, and representatives from the Leadership APTA Class of 2007 as they discuss and debate the realities of these generational, cultural, policymaking, and business challenges. Then join in concurrent round-table discussions with our experts for active table-top sessions on what will give transit the competitive edge to attract and grow a world-class workforce. Find out about cool ideas, innovative approaches, and programs.
Hear about new thinking on policies, practices, and ‘drawing card’ opportunities for a generation with different needs, expectations, and interests. Come with questions. Leave informed with solutions.

Performance Standards —
How Do We Measure Up?

Is it time to set some performance standards for the transit industry?

Performance measurement has been discussed in transit formany years.

It is now gaining support as part of the standards effort. The Bus Standards Policy & Planning Committee approved moving forward with a motion to look at performance measurements related to bus operations. Rail CEOs have approved a similar effort. This sessionwill focus on how to move forward as an industry with this initiative and what the next steps should be to make this a reality that the transit industry can live with.

Linking Smart Growth, Transit Oriented
Development, and Placemaking

Learn how to create great places with transit.

The sessionwill look at regional, corridor, and neighborhood sites that link transit and land use. Howdo you develop the partnerships needed to make the link? Hear the latest trends in transit oriented development and place making that are helping to create new and revitalized communities in Charlotte and in other cities across the country.

AWARDS LUNCHEON

All registrants are invited to the 2007 Annual APTA Awards Celebration to honor APTA's Outstanding Public Transportation Manager, Business Member, and Board Member award winners; APTA's Local Distinguished Service Award; Innovation Award; Outstanding Public Transportation System Achievement Awards; and the newest member of the Hall of Fame.

Presiding:

Stephanie Negriff, chair, APTA Awards Committee, and director, Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus, Santa Monica, CA

Presentation of Awards

APTA Awards Committee
Awards Luncheon sponsored by GFI GENFARE.

Making the Intermodal Connection

New funding opportunities for intermodal facilities.

Becoming World Class: Transforming Your Organizations

Hosted by Leadership APTA graduates and APTA Human Resources Committee members.

21st Century business models, leaders, and practices have to change, reinvent, and transform themselves to lead more effectively in a new world. Change and transformation are the new constants. CEOs and
executive leaders set the stage. An organization’s culture starts at the top.

Join an assembly of seasoned transit executive leaders from the public and private sector, transit board members, along with future transit leaders, as they facilitate a lively workshop on becoming world class in the 21st Century. These leaders, many of them respected graduates of Leadership APTA, address a set of strategic challenges for our industry to help us move from discussion to action. Planned workshop topics include:

• leading new organizations: re-setting your vision, mission and destination
• new workforce demographics and expectations: developing and empowering your employees
• serving your customers and communities – being “Number One”
• developing successful labor union/management relationships: building trust, and partnerships in changing economic environments
• policy making for the changing workforce: positioning your agencies as the "Employer of Choice”
• managing technology innovations: project experimentations and risks

Short presentations followed by concurrent round-table, small-group working sessions will give you valuable ideas and specific take-aways.

TECHNICAL TOURS

Small Operations II
Small Operators Open Discussion Round Table

No more talking heads – except for you.

This interactive roundtable session will provide solutions and “how-tos” focused on small transit systems. Bring your best practices, questions and solutions for addressing communications, green transit issues, revenue management, and working with federal partners. Learn how to get involved with the authorization process and be effective doing so. Also, learn how to become more active with APTA and the benefits of getting involved directly from your peers. This is your chance to have the floor and share your experiences and get solutions on issues and challenges you deal with on a day-to-day basis.

Making the Intermodal Connection

New funding opportunities for intermodal facilities.

In a continuing effort to promote intermodalism and to provide more seamless trips for the traveling public, SAFETEA-LU included new funding eligibility to private, intercity operators for intermodal facilities. Hear FTA and Congressional staff, along with representatives of transit agencies and private operators,who are involved in these public/private ventures, discuss the program. This session will be a great opportunity to network with fellow providers of surface transportation and participants in intermodal facility ventures. Come discover what possible benefits could be in the offing for your organization.

APTA/COMTO DBE Reception

APTA’s Procurement and MaterialsManagement Committee and the Conference ofMinority Transportation Officials (COMTO) invite you to celebrate DBE firms, meet APTA and COMTO members from across the country, and learn about contracting opportunities in the transportation industry. Bring your business cards and be prepared for introductions to prospective partners during this “meet and greet” reception.

Leadership APTA Reception

Join past, present, and futuremembers of Leadership APTA classes and learn about alumni experiences in the program and what Leadership APTA has meant to their careers in public transportation. Share some refreshments and good company as you reconnectwith friends and get to know the next generation of leaders within public transportation and APTA.

International Transit Studies Program Reception

TCRP's International Transit Studies Program (ITSP) sponsors two missions each year for U.S. transit professionals to learn about innovations in practice overseas. Each fall at the APTA Annual Meeting, alumni of the missions reconnect at a festive reception. Prospective applicants for future study missions are encouraged to attend.

The ITSP has conducted more than 25 missions to date. Each two week trip is organized around a topic of particular concern to U.S. transit leaders.

Participants enjoy an exceptional professional development opportunity and later share the knowledge they've gainedwith the greater transit community through publication of amission report. The Eno Transportation Foundationmanages the ITSP under contractwith the Transportation Research Board.

Also at the reception, you can learn about the Eno Foundation's Center for Transit Leadership executive development program. Designed with the support of APTA and TCRP, this intensive week-long course helps senior transit professionals prepare to take on executive roles.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10

APTA/WTS BREAKFAST

APTA and the Women’s Transportation Seminar invite you to attend the twelfth highly successful speaker breakfast.

Guest speaker

Raghida Derghamis the senior diplomatic correspondent
for Al-Hayat, the leading independent Arabic newspaper.

Frommail bombs to military tribunals, Dergham’s career
has brought her into jeopardy on more than one occasion.

She has survived death threats and continues to battle the prejudices of being an independent and successful woman journalist working in the Arab world. She has broken major news stories, such as the Oslo secret talks; covered peace conferences and summits; accompanied U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan on his tours of the Middle East; and was the only journalist to interview Ramzi Youssef, the alleged mastermind of theWorld Trade Center bombing.

Ms. Derghamhas spent her entire career struggling forwomen’s rights in a male-dominated culture. Shewill share her perspective, knowledge, and passion on the challenges facing women in today’s world. “What do women want?” she asks. “They want normalcy, education, and the option to participate in the workforce.”

Presiding:

Michael S. Townes, 2007-2008 chair, APTA, and president/chief executive officer, Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton, VA

Ann L. Koby, AICP, international president, Women's Transportation Seminar, and central region environmental manager, PB, Austin, TX

Guest Speaker:

Raghida Dergham

Breakfast sponsored by Washington Group International, Inc.

GENERAL FORUM
Google Transit

Expand the reach of your schedule and route information with this
online tool.

Hear from a representative from Google on how your transit system can benefit from Google Transit, a free service that allows the public to plan and create their own transit trip online, completewith itineraries and maps.

Additionally, hear firsthand fromt ransit agency representatives on their experience going live on Google Transit.

APTA Authorization Recommendations

Help craft the industry's recommendations for themulti-year authorization bill.

Current federal law governing the federal transit program expires on September 30, 2009. APTA’s Legislative Committee has begun the process of developing industry recommendations for the U.S. Congress on the multiyear authorization bill that it will write between now and then. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from APTA’s Legislative Committee leaders about issues they are considering, and share your own views on those and other potential issues.

Commitment to Quality Service

Quality service. Your customers want it and your employees are capable of it.

Just keeping up with the demands of getting daily service out is a huge task, sowhy try to push to a higher level of quality? Is there really any return on your investment? Join us at this enlightening session and hear from transit system representatives that have made a commitment to the pursuit of quality in their organizations and services.

Moderator:

Fred Gilliam, vice chair-bus&paratransit operations, APTA; co-chair, APTA Quality of Service Task Force; and president/chief executive officer, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin, TX
(invited)

Bringing the Bus Transit Industry to the Table to Develop Standards

Sharing practices and setting standards for a safer andmore reliable bus system.

The Bus Standards Programis one of the largest programs under the standards efforts, but the diversity of the bus industry requires a careful approach in standards development. This session will focus on bringing the industry up to date on what is happening, howto get involved, and what activities are on the horizon as this effort moves forward. New working groups in Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and facilities design will discuss their progress to date.

Moderator:

Arthur T. Leahy, chair, APTA Bus Standards Policy and Planning
Committee, and chief executive officer, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA (invited)

Is Your Street Complete?

Advancing complete streets’ policies and practices.

Complete streets are planned, designed, and built so everyone can use them safely and conveniently. Complete streets address the needs of transit users, bicyclists, pedestrians, and persons with disabilities. Hear the benefits of complete streets and policies and practices to implement them, and how you can get involved in the National Complete Streets Coalition.

International Study and Trade Missions

Lessons learned from around the world.

International study and trade missions are fertile ground for new solutions to transit challenges. Every year, innovative practices and products are being adopted by U.S. transit systems whose staff participate in international missions and APTA business members who explore new markets. Panelistswill highlight some of what they have put into practice and detail upcoming opportunities for joining a transit study mission.

Other Post-Employment Benefits:
Issues To Consider

Responding to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 45

In addition to funding future pension obligations, transit systemsmust soon address new requirements that will significantly change the way nonpension post-employment benefit liabilities — such as health care — are reported. Large, often unionized workforces, combined with persistent operating deficits, create a particularly difficult challenge formany transit agencies. Beyond defining the unfunded obligation, a number of decisions must be made including whether to fund all or any of the liability, and if so how? When and howshould OPEB information be disclosed? What is the view from the rating agencies?

Understanding How To Motivate Communities
to Support and Ride Public Transportation

Discover effective communications strategies for encouraging support of transit.

Hear the findings of the latest TCRP study which examined how to motivate communities to support and ride public transportation. Learn what the research discovered and how you can use the findings at your transit systemto provide marketing and strategic guidance for building support for transit.

Innovative Ways to Make Operating and
Capital Budgets Whole

Can new revenues be generated through new, innovative approaches?

Operating and budget pressures require public transportation agencies to think in new and innovative ways. How can growing needs be met during tight budget times? Are there any win-wins out there?

Security Developments and Funding

Staying on top of current security developments and funding can seem complex and confusing. To help you unravel the confusion and have a better understanding of present issues, initiatives, and resources available, join our panel of industry and government expertswhowill bring you up to date.

Moderator:

Paul MacMillan, chair, APTA Committee on Public Safety, and deputy chief,Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Boston, MA (invited)

What’s Up with IT and the Farecard
Standards Efforts?

Learn from the industry experts in communications and
farecard technology.

The Transit Communications Interface Protocols (TCIP) and Farecard Standards (UTFS) are bothmoving to completionwith their current efforts.

In IT, a new program has been activated to develop guidelines for technical equipment specifications. This session will provide updates on these efforts andwill assist in providing the information needed to take advantage of the work completed.

Moderator:

John P. Bartosiewicz, chair, APTA IT Policy and Planning Committee, and executive vice president/chief operating officer,McDonald Transit Associates, Inc., FortWorth, TX (invited)

Meeting the Service Delivery Challenges

Serving your customers with efficient, cost-effective strategies.

Serving sprawling communities and regions can have a costly operating impact on transit providers. Sprawl affects the bottomline of urban aswell as small urban and rural communities. This session will explore how transit systems are meeting this new challenge with mobility
management and other service delivery strategies.

GENERAL SESSION
Keys to Exceptional Quality Service and Leadership & A Salute to the APTFoundation Scholarship Winners

Building upon theweek’s focus on APTA’s long-term vision of public transportation’s role in the fabric of our nation’s surface transportation systemover the next several decades, this session offers a blend of heart, foresight, and leadership necessary for us tomeet the challenges and opportunities for the future. We’ll hear from a noted speaker who will share leadership lessons and howto create exceptional quality service.

This session also includes the announcement of the 2007 American Public Transportation Foundation Transit Hall of Fame Scholarship Awards.

Presiding:

Michael S. Townes, 2007-2008 chair, APTA, and president/chief executive officer, Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton, VA

Presentation of the APTF Scholarship Awards
Robert H. Prince Jr., chair, American Public Transportation Foundation, and vice president and industry liaison, DMJMHarris, An AECOM Company, Boston, MA

CLOSING GENERAL SESSION Family Feud

The Cash family goes head-to-head with the Peddler family.

Back by popular demand, the hit showfromNashville is coming to Charlotte!

Who will win this battle of the brains – our public sector Cash family team or our private sector Peddler pamily team? APTA’s version of Family Feud is both entertaining and informative. Join us for 90 minutes of fun-filled excitement as our industry teams battle it out in a fast-paced, high energy game of Family Feud. Cheer on your favorite team as they tackle challenging industry topics such as: the top five things buyers distrust about suppliers; risk; getting paid on time; and getting what you wanted from your contractor.

American Public Transportation Foundation Scholarship Fund Reception

The American Public Transportation Foundation Board of Directors requests the pleasure of your company at a reception honoring the future leadership and talent of our industry, the APTFoundation scholarshipwinners. Proceeds fromthis event support the APTFoundation's Scholarship Program Fund.

The APTFoundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the professional development, training, education, and achievement of young professionals pursuing careers in public transportation. The scholarship program financially supports these young professionals and has awarded approximately 130 scholarships since 1988.

Help Build the Leadership for the Future!

Tickets are priced at $75 per person. Please note that the tax deduction portion of each $75 ticket is $50 under the Internal Revenue Code.

If you wish to purchase tickets in advance, please make
your check payable to APTFoundation and mail it to
APTFoundation, Suite 1100, 1666 K Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20006. If you wish to pay by
credit card, please call APTF’s Yvette Conley
at 202-496-4868. Tickets also may be purchased on site at the APTA registration desk until 2 p.m., Wednesday, October 10.

Annual Dinner

Cap off APTA's 2007 Annual Meeting and your visit to Charlotte at the closing dinner. Enjoy fine food, lively entertainment, and a fun-filled evening with friends and colleagues.

Each registrant and guest who has paid to attend the Annual Meeting receives an invitation to the dinner with his/her registration packet.

This invitationmust be exchanged for a valid ticket by 12 p.m., Monday, October 8, in the APTA registration area in the Charlotte Convention Center. At that time, youmay select your table on a first-come, first served basis. If you wish to sit with friends, youmust exchange all invitations at the same time.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11

POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

A Norman Y. Mineta National Transportation Policy Summit: The Crisis inWorkforce Development

Presented at no fee to APTA Annual Meeting registrants by the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) and the Rahall Appalachian Transportation Institute, and co-sponsored by AASHTO, APTA, NCSL, and NGC.

Space is limited. Formore information and to register at no fee, visit
http://transweb.sjsu.edu/ or call MTI at 408-924-7560.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta (Ret.) hosts this one-day session for transportation policymakers and seniormanagers to explore the workforce development crisis. Following themorning expert panel, SecretaryMineta and a senior Administration officialwill keynote the luncheon, after which they will engage themorning panel in an open, roundtable discussionwith the audience.

Presiding:

David L. Turney, chair,MTI; chairman, president&CEO, DRI; and president, RTI, Inc.

Luncheon Keynote Speakers:

Norman Y. Mineta, vice chairman, Hill and Knowlton, and secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation (2001-2006)

Senior Administration official to be announced.

Panelists:

Rod Diridon Sr., chair, Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC), and executive director, Mineta Transportation Institute
William W. Millar, vice chair,MTI, and president, APTA
Robert H. Plymale, II, immediate past chair, National Congress of State Legislators, and executive director, Rahall Appalachian Transportation Institute

Additional panelists to be announced.

Streetcars and Cities in the 21st Century Workshop

(separate registration fee applies)

Streetcars were ubiquitous in the early 1900’s and are uniquely suited now to serve the higher-density development underway in downtowns across the U.S. They are cost effective, promote development and street life, and fit easily into built environments.

Join Reconnecting America, APTA, the Community Streetcar Coalition, and the Seaside Institute to hear practitioners and public officials from around the U.S. explain funding and political strategies that get robust streetcar systems built.

Formore information and to register for theworkshop, visit the Seaside Instituteweb site,www.theseasideinstitute.org, or contact APTA’s Rich Weaver at rweaver@apta.com.