Tuesday, February 19

2:30 – 4:30 p.m.

OCTA Technical Tour

Bus pick up in front of hotel

Registration

Garden BC

Information Technology Committee Meeting

Park A

Wednesday, February 20

Continental Breakfast

El Prado Foyer

Continental Breakfast sponsored by
 TranSystems Corporation

Registration

Garden BC

8 – 9 a.m.

Session 1: Welcome

Park ABC

Ralph J. Menzano, chair, APTA Information Technology Committee, and transportation industry director, Oracle USA, Lafayette, PA

Kathryn D. Waters, vice president - member services, APTA

Paul Taylor, executive director, planning, development and commuter services, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

William Mao, chief information officer, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

Session 2: Keynote Address

Park ABC

Shelley J. Row, director, ITS joint program officer, Research & Innovative Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC

Break

El Prado Foyer

Session 3: Business Intelligence = Transit Intelligence

Park ABC

Transit means business. Intelligently merging transit business and operations intelligence systems is essential to effective management at all levels.

Moderator:

The OCTA Information Factory – GIS Integration
Ray Riggins, section manager, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

Jim Sterling,manager GIS, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

Unleashing Transit Intelligence
Matt Goddard, director of product management Trapeze Group, Mississauga, ON

Business Intelligence Solutions for the Transit Industry: How Well Are Your Servers Serving You?
Julie Austin, director, business development, TransTrack Systems, Inc., Long Beach, CA

Compiling Key Performance Indicators from APC Data
manager, service development support, Denver Regional Transportation District, Denver, CO

Lunch

Palm Ballroom

Lunch co-sponsored by Oracle and APTA

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Session 4: Business Intelligence Evolution

Park ABC

Panelist:

William Mao, chief information officer, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

Raymond Riggins, section manager, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

Session sponsored by Oracle.

Product Showcase

Plaza Ballroom & Park D

Reception

Plaza Ballroom & Park D

Thursday, February 21

Continental Breakfast

El Prado Foyer

Continental Breakfast sponsored by MAXIMUS.

Registration

Garden BC

Session 5: Moving at the Speed of Light – Radio and Wireless

Park Ballroom

Broadband communication applications are growing in importance. Unique issues are presented by these implementations in mobile environments and are complicated by the ever-increasing demands on the communications spectrum to support these applications.

Moderator:

Bibiana McHugh, manager, geographic information systems, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, Portland, OR

Wireless Network on the Las Vegas Strip
Rick Moore, director of information technology, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

Rail - Road to 4G: Implications of WiMAX on RR Communications
Paul McClusky, industry manager, telecommunications, Phoenix Contact, Inc., Middletown, PA

Break

Session 6: Technology Innovations in Transit

Park Ballroom

Introduction of advanced technology and innovative practices is essential to improvements in transit system operations.

A wide range of technology deployments is finding favor in bus and rail applications designed to streamline operations and improve customer service.

Moderator:

Shyam K. Dunna, president and chief executive officer, nMomentum Corporation, Suwanee, GA

RFID and Bus Yard Management, Taking Over Where GPS Leaves Off
William McFarland, director, business development, INIT Innovations in Transportation, Inc., Chesapeake, VA

Translink AFC for SF Bay Area - Perspective from Golden Gate Transit
director of planning, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District, San Rafael, CA

Developing and Implementing a Complex Technology Project - Train Control Systems
Annemarie Eades, director, technology infrastructure & operations, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta, GA

Vijay Mididaddi, managing principal, Intueor Consulting, Inc., Irvine, CA

Break

El Prado Foyer

Session 7: Business Intelligence: Focusing on Customers

Park Ballroom

Integrated transit IT systems produce data essential to operations management and of significant value to customers. Accurate and easily available schedule and real time information encourage ridership and lead to satisfied customers. Finding ways to deliver them requires innovative thinking.

Moderator:

Carolyn Young, executive director, communications and technology, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, Portland, OR

VOIP Enterprise Contact Center Implementation Bobbie Morton, IT director, Fort Worth Transportation Authority, Fort Worth, TX

Making Transit Data Accessible
Tim McHugh, manager, enterprise systems, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, Portland, OR

Leveraging Customer Relationship Management Data Art Alvidrez, business computing solutions specialist, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

Business Rules and Ridership
Curtis Pierce, associate, Booz Allen Hamilton, San Francisco, CA

Lunch

Plaza Ballroom

Session 8: Technology for Paratransit

Park Ballroom

The costs of delivering essential paratransit services consume a disproportionate share of transit operating revenues. Applications of appropriate technology to assist in streamlining and consolidating dispatching, scheduling, and trip planning can assist in easing this burden and improving service to this community.

Moderator:

Blake Pellitier, chief technical officer, AC Transit, Oakland, CA

Optimizing the Delivery of Paratransit Services – A GIS Based Application
Olayiwola Taylor, senior ITS/GIS developer, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta, GA

Integrating Google Earth into Paratransit Operations Ryan J. Larsen, president, Ecolane Finland Oy, Elk Horn, IA

Managing Growth through Technology: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Patrick Sampson, transportation analyst, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

New and Innovative Ways to Use State-of-the-Art Technology
Marsha Moore, chief information officer, MV Transportation, Inc., Fairfield, CA

Christian Kent,
vice chair, APTA Workforce Development Subcommittee, and assistant general manager, access services, Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority, Washington, DC

Break

El Prado Foyer

Session 9: The Evolving World of Traveler Information Systems

Park Ballroom

Accurate and easily available traveler information derives from integrated and properly managed IT systems. Applications are proliferating on the web, on mobile platforms, and in the cellular world.

Moderator:

Robin Cody,
department manager, information technology, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Oakland, CA

Development of an Inexpensive Bus Departure Prediction System for Small-Scale Agencies
Adrian Pearmine, P.E., associate, IBI Group, Portland, OR

Adam McGavock, director of transportation projects, Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, Arlington, VA

Trip Planner Express
Thomas Monson, vice president, business development, HopStop.com, Inc., New York, NY

Friday, February 22

Continental Breakfast

El Prado Foyer

Registration

Garden BC

Session 10: Digital Video Convergence

Park Ballroom

To the traveler, even the smallest amount of information is valuable. An awareness of what to expect provides the traveling public with peace of mind and the perception of a safer, more secure trip. This session will discuss an inexpensive departure prediction system for small scale operators; a cost effective, web-based trip planning tool; and a transportation resource scheduler ideal for paratransit operators.

Moderator:

Jonathan H. McDonald, chair, APTA Communications Subcommittee, and principal, transportation, Stantec Consulting Inc., Oakland, CA

Live Video for Transit Operations Using Commercial Mobile Wireless Services
Donald Roberts, senior manager, Noblis, Inc., Washington, DC

Fighting Fraudulent Claims with Video Evidence: What You Need to Know
Amy R. Cote, general counsel, Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority, Rochester, NY

Use of a Wireless CCTV System for Security at NYCT Train Yards
Michael Fitzmaurice, Parsons Corporation, Washington, DC

Kwame Asamoah, design manager, MTA New York City Transit, New York, NY

Real Time Streaming Video - A New Generation of CAD/AVL Systems
Chad Huffman, manager, sales and marketing, Orbital Transportation Management Systems, Nashville, TN

Break

El Prado Foyer

Session 11: Business Intelligence: Measuring What We Do

Park Ballroom

Applied information technology is the facilitator and enabler of business intelligence. Properly structured data systems feeding key performance indicators can make this a streamlined and productive process. The tools are at hand to accomplish this task, and careful data planning can make the results meaningful.

Moderator:

Roger Thorn, director of IT, Sacramento Regional Transit District, Sacramento, CA

Performance Measures within Balanced Scorecard Framework
Tara Balakrishnan, director, technology management and planning, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta, GA

Congratulations on Your Acquisition of an Automatic Passenger Counter (APC) System, Now What?
Simon Guevrekian, systems manager, service performance analyst, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles, CA

Leveraging Technology to Monitor Key Performers Indicators (KPI) for Effective Management of Contracted Transit Operations
Randy Floyd, executive director, Antelope Valley Transit Authority, Lancaster, CA

Rahul Kumar, director of planning, Foothill Transit, West Covina, CA

Measuring Our ROI Promise - BART's Transformation Beth Trip, department manager, operations liaisons, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Oakland, CA

Sreeni Malireddy, president, Intueor Consulting, Inc., San Ramon, CA

Lunch

Plaza Ballroom

Session 12: Moving at the Speed of Light – Radio and Wireless

Park Ballroom

The key to IT sustainability is attention to modularity and platform portability. Keeping systems current requires careful planning and selection of hardware and software. IT systems engineering, coupled with intelligent application planning, will result in sustainable IT systems.

Moderator:

Denise G. Wendler, immediate past chair, APTA Information Technology Committee, and deputy chief information officer, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Houston, TX

Transformational Change in the Mass
Transit Industry
Christopher Peabody, chief, network and communications, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC

METRONet - Smart Use of Technology
Erik Oistad, vice president and chief information officer, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Houston, TX

Data Center Consolidation
Barry Reynolds, manager technical services, Orange County Transportation Authority,
Orange, CA

Break

Session 13: Providing Wireless Internet Services on Transit

Park Ballroom

Internet service in mobile transit applications is certainly a high-profile issue. How to keep riders on the internet seems to be on the minds of riders and operators. While that technology evolves, there are systems in place from which valuable lessons can be learned.

Moderator:

David Sullivan, vice president, information technology, Hampton Roads Transit, Norfolk, VA

Bus Wi-Fi: The Elements of a Successful Project, and Stretching Your Dollars with Advanced Appliations of Wi-Fi Equipment
Bart Robison, sales engineer transportation, Parvus Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT

Leveraging Vertical Assets Approach to Formulating a Wi-Fi RFP for Transit
Annemarie Eades, director, technology infrastructure & operations, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta, GA

Armando Cuevas, vice president, strategic initiatives division, enGenius Consulting Group, Duluth, GA

Wireless Network for the Capitol Corridor - Lessons Learned
Jim Allison, principal planner, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, Oakland, CA

Closing Remarks

Park Ballroom

David Sullivan, vice president, information technology, Hampton Roads Transit, Norfolk, VA