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Hotel Information
This year's host hotel is the Hilton Charlotte and
Towers. Located in the heart of Charlotte, along the trolley
line, the location offers attendees an opportunity to see
how transit has helped to revitalize downtown Charlotte.
Hilton
Charlotte
222 East Third Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Phone: 704-377-1500
Fax: 704-377-4143
- The conference room rate is $115/night for a single and
$125/night for a double
- Room rate available through Thursday March 10th, 2005
- More information soon on room registration
Confirmed
Speakers:
Mayor Patrick McCrory (Charlotte, NC)
Ron Tober, Charlotte Area Transit System (Charlotte, NC)
Bill Millar, American Public Transportation Association (Washington,
DC)
Art Guzzetti, American Public Transportation Association (Washington,
DC)
Janette Sadik-Khan, Parsons Brinckerhoff (New York, NY)
Jeff Boothe, New Starts Working Group (Washington, DC)
Anne Canby, Surface Transportation Policy Project (Washington,
DC)
Howard Goode, San Mateo County Transportation Authority (San
Carlos, CA)
Cal Marsella, Regional Transportation District (Denver, CO)
Robert Foy, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Flint,
MI)
Pat Strong, Strong Strategies (Houston, TX)
Robert Meyers, Miami-Dade Ethics Commission (Miami, FL)
Jack Tevlin, City of Phoenix (Phoenix, AZ)
Gary Gallegos, San Diego Association of Governments (San Diego,
CA)
Rick L'Amie, Capital Metro (Austin, TX)
Gibson McKay, High Ground (Phoenix, AZ)
Bill Lind, Free Congress Foundation (Washington, DC)
Priscilla Ingle, VIA Metropolitan Transit (San Antonio, TX)
Scott Patterson, C-Tran (Vancouver, WA)
Maria Garcia-Berry, CRL Associates (Denver, CO)
Jeff Raimundo, Townsend Raimundo Besler & Usher (Sacramento,
CA)
Debbie Alexander, Capital Area Transit Authority (Lansing,
MI)
More to come......
Program
Sunday, April 10, 2005
Time |
Session |
Location |
Afternoon |
Guided Tour of LRT route |
TBD |
Monday, April 11, 2005
Time |
Session |
Location |
| 7:30-8:15 |
Packet Pick Up and Continental Breakfast
Registration Table |
TBD |
| 8:15-9:30 |
Opening/Welcome Session: A
Look at Recent Campaigns
Mayor Patrick McCrory
Overview of the 2004 Election Season:
CFTE Board members
|
TBD |
| 9:45-10:45 |
Where To Start Assessing Your
Community’s Needs
• Creating the
Wish List
• Involving the
Community
• Developing the
Right Mix
• Different types
of attempts:
•
Renewal vs. New
•
New service vs. expansion
• Expenditure Plans
(CA – but a good idea for all)
• Timing of campaign
|
TBD |
| 11:00 12:00 |
The Legalities of Your Campaign
• Signatures/Certification
• Advocacy vs. Information
• Ballot Language
Strategies
• Message Development
|
TBD |
| 12:30 |
Lunch Plenary
Improving the Federal Partnership
Keynote: Bill Millar, APTA
|
TBD |
| 2:00-3:30 |
Campaign Preparation: Gathering
the Nuts and Bolts
• Political
Support (engaging the agency board, grassroots
leaders, transportation partners and businesses)
• Financial Support
• Logistics of a
Campaign Office/Responsibilities
• Message Development
• Polling |
TBD |
| 3:30 |
Break (w/snack) |
TBD |
| 3:45-5:15 |
Getting the Word Out: Marketing
and Media Strategies That Work
• Message Development
• Media Tactics:
(Editorial Boards, Earned vs. Paid, Coordination)
• Marketing: (Web,
Direct Mails, Blogs and Newsletters, Other)
|
TBD |
| 5:15 |
Break |
TBD |
| 6:00-7:30 |
Reception & Poster Session
|
TBD |
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Time |
Session |
Location |
| 7:30 |
Continental Breakfast |
TBD |
| 8:00 – 9:00 |
Responding To Critics
• Pro-Active
vs. Reactive
• Choosing Your
Fight(s) |
TBD |
| 9:15 – 10:15 |
After the Campaign: What to
Do When you Win (or Lose!)
• Preparing
for future renewals
• Crafting a new
campaign after a loss
|
TBD |
| 10:15 – 10:45 |
Break |
TBD |
| 10:45 - 11:45 |
Breakout Session A
Large Campaigns
|
TBD |
| |
Breakout Session B
Small Campaigns
|
TBD |
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
The 60 Minute Campaign
Led by a group of experts who have been through
the process before, a campaign will be developed and
implemented with input from the audience. The purpose
would be to address the very specific questions and
needs of the attendees. The panel will also defend their
methods.
|
TBD |
| 1:00 |
Wrap-Up Lunch: Stump The Experts
Audience members will have an opportunity through
roundtable discussions to ask questions one-on-one with
experts from the various panels.
|
TBD |
| 2:30 |
Conference Ends – Thanks
for Coming |
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