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May 17, 2008
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APTA > Conferences & Calendar > Webinars  

Making Sustainability a Strategic Priority: International and U.S. Experiences

The American Public Transportation Association Presents
Its 2nd International Online “Webinar”

Tuesday, June 10, 2008
11 am - 1 pm Eastern Time (North America)
4 pm - 6 pm Greenwich Mean Time

Public transportation is a key element of global sustainability and can make an even stronger contribution to make by becoming more sustainable itself.  Join APTA’s 2nd international webinar to understand why and how transit agencies in the U.S. and around the world are making sustainability a strategic priority.  Leaders from our industry will share the steps they have taken, the challenges faced, and the benefits gained on the track to sustainability.

This webinar will explore the triple bottom line: People, Planet, and Profit

Learn from and dialogue with leading industry experts:

  • Kevin Desmond, General Manager, King County Metro Transit Division, Department of Transportation, Seattle, Washington, webinar moderator

  • Dr. Glenn Frommer, Chairperson of the Sustainable Development Commission of UITP (The International Association of Public Transport) and Sustainability Development Manager, MTR Corporation, Hong Kong, China

  • Eveline Branders, Sustainable Development Coordinator, STIB, Brussels transit operator,  Brussels, Belgium (invited)

  • Fred Wong, Director, Calgary Transit, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  • John M. Inglish, General Manager, Chief Executive Officer, Utah Transit Authority, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Ernest Tollerson, Director, Policy & Media Relations, Metropolitan Transit Authority, New York, New York

This webinar is for: Transit agency executives, general managers, transit board members, project managers, business members, policy developers, and transit professionals with interest in this topic.

QUESTIONS? For information, please contact APTA’s Joe Niegoski, Director, Educational Services at jniegoski@apta.com, (202) 496-4870 or Rich Weaver, Senior Program Manager, Planning and Programs at rweaver@apta.com, (202)496-4809.

FEES & REGISTRATION: APTA members, $245.00 per site; non-members, $295.00 per site. Each registration fee is for one computer log-on. You may have many individuals viewing the webinar from just one computer.

(Click here to register)

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