Richard Pifer, AVP of Facilities and Services at the University of Rochester, opened Meeting of the Minds VIII welcoming guests and speakers. Marcia Furey, from University of Rochester Human Resources followed with “Employee Engagement”. Roamy Valera, CAPP from Standard Parking presented on "Parking 101". Andrew Vidor, Design
Engineer from Walker Parking Consultants then took the stage with
“Advancements in Parking Access and Revenue Control Technology”. Judy Clay, Trainer from University of Rochester wowed the audience with her presentation on “ERAPPA - More Than Just a Job Description". Dave Butterbaugh, from University of Rochester presented six 1-hour sessions over the course of the two
days, entitled "Thinking For A Change" - reaching over 50+ University Parking and Transportation staff.
All the way from Tim Haahs and Associates in Philly, Jim Zullo, CAPP came back a 3rd year in a row and spoke on the topic of "Strategies to Maximize Parking Asset Value with Mixed-Use Development". On
Friday, the conference opened with John Nolan, MS, CAPP from the Harvard University who spoke on"Harvard Transportation Case Study: Developing a Regional Bike Sharing Program". Roamy Valera, CAPP from Standard Parking taught a 2nd session on "Program Promotion, Quality Service and Constituency Building". Bonnie Maguire, from RGRTA, presented the "Magic Bus:Connecting Coeds and Community with Transit Technology". Meeting of the Mind VIII’s
host, Glen Sicard, Director of Parking and Transportation at the
University of Rochester again hosted the ever-popular “Area Parking and Transportation Meeting” with over 30+ guests from area universities and colleges. This round table
discussion touched upon subjects such as U-Pass, PCI Compliance, How to Market a Parking Program, New Incentives for Carpoolers, Signage, Lighting and other Hot topics in the Parking and Transportation
industry. Meeting of the Minds guests also played the NEW Parking Newlywed Game, where players paired off into couples and competed to see who knew more about TDM!
Conference attendees came from many different states to as close as the area colleges surrounding Rochester, NY.
It was great to get out of the office, play and network with parking and transportation colleagues from across the states for a couple days. After all, all work and no play, makes parking and transportation a dull industry...
Meeting of the Minds is able to
do a quality show at no cost to attendees other than their participation. We
would not be able to do this without the continued support of our generous
sponsors that make it all possible. Thank you to all our sponsors and vendors:
University of Rochester, College at Brockport, NYSPA, IPI, Bernational Automation, First Transit, Midcity Signs, T2
Systems, Simon School, KBH, Walker Parking Consultants, Zipcar, Advantage
Federal Credit Union, DDS Construction, Villager Construction and O’Connell
Electric. Many thanks also to Monica Tanksley, Assistant to Glen Sicard, for her dedication and assistance in making this conference a success.
The 3-day conference concluded on Saturday with a
Golf Tournament and all-you-can eat-buffet at Island Oaks Country Club. For 3
days we learned, laughed, and enjoyed great company from across the country! Come Join us next year, at Meeting of the Minds IX, where the learning, networking and fun never stops!