APTA is joining the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the Community Transportation Association of America to present the 2012 State Public Transportation Partnerships Conference Aug. 14-16 at the Sax Chicago Hotel in Chicago. The Illinois Public Transportation Association and Illinois DOT are hosting the event.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the State Public Transportation Partnerships Conference, which emphasizes the important role states play in support of public transportation. The agenda includes best practices and programs of state associations and state DOTs, as well as federal, state, and local partnerships for public transportation.

Sessions will cover topics such as procurement, performance measurement and management, mobility management, refining messaging for federal and state legislators, state initiatives, state DOTs and state transit relationships, state financing of public transit, and effective management of state transit associations. In addition, the conference will feature a program update from the Federal Transit Administration as well as state association and national partner roundtables.

Registration is now open for this event. The program overview—along with additional information about the conference, registration, and hotel accommodations—is available here.