To be recognized as a graduate of the Leadership APTA Class of 2013 and receive a certificate of completion, each member of the class must actively contribute and participate in the following:

Class of 2010 member Andrea Lofye, Texas Department of Transportation, at one of the many Leadership APTA events held throughout the year.

• December 2012 and July 2013 workshop sessions.

• March 2013 APTA Legislative Conference and related class workshop sessions.

• 2013 APTA Annual Meeting to deliver class team leadership project presentations at committee meetings, conference sessions, and during the class graduation program.

• Assigned projects with fellow team members, including the team leadership projects.

• Conference calls, on-line meetings, collaboration sites, and other web-based events.

• Highly Recommended: Highly Recommended: The program highly recommends attendance and full participation at the 2012 APTA Annual Meeting in  Seattle where class members will participate in customized workshop sessions and orientation programs, including joint sessions with the graduating class. They will attend committee meetings and Annual Meeting conference sessions.
  
  Attending the 2012 Annual Meeting will give new class members the opportunity to learn more about APTA, the industry, and its members, build their professional network and relationships, bond with fellow classmates, see and hear the deliveries of the graduating class leadership project presentations, and better realize the many learning and professional development opportunities ahead of them for the coming program year through the Leadership APTA program.

NOTE: If you are selected to participate in Leadership APTA, and you change jobs during the course of the program year, your new employer must be an APTA member and must write a letter of support to APTA for your continued participation in the program. You will be responsible for resolving the tuition fee payment between your new and former employers.