APTA’s 2012 Annual Meeting will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 3 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, WA. This schedule is preliminary and up to date as of July 19, 2012.

Saturday, Sept. 29
8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Committee Meetings
Noon – 4 p.m.: APTA Board of Directors Meeting
 
Sunday, Sept. 30
7 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.: Committee Meetings
1 – 2:30 p.m.: This Is APTA 
3 – 4 p.m.: Meet with Mike: A Conversation with the CEO
6 – 8 p.m.: Welcoming Reception/Products & Services Showcase
 
Monday, Oct. 1
8 – 9:30 a.m.: Opening General Session-Public Transportation Takes Us There
9:45 – 11:15 a.m.: Concurrent Sessions
  Host Forum: Partnership Strategy Moves Puget Sound Region Toward Its Vision
  General Forum: Being Game Changers
  The Federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities
  Creative Ridership Initiatives
  Small Operations: Best Practices = Big Results
  Opening the Door to Public-Private Partnerships
11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.: Products & Services Showcase (includes lunch)
2:15 – 3:45 p.m.: Concurrent Sessions
  Executive Suite: The Journey
  Bench Press Your Benchmarking: Best Practices in Performance Measure Development, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
  Thinking Globally = Success Locally
  Transit Asset Management Recommended Practices
  Value for Money
  How Many U.S. Jobs Will Your Transit Procurement Create? (Buy America)
  AdWheel Awards Ceremony
 4 – 5:30 p.m.: Concurrent Sessions
  Advances in Serving Older Adults & People with Disabilities by Supporting Community Transportation Programs
  Planning Partnerships for Livable Communities
  MAP 21: Getting to Know the New Authorizing Law!
  Winning Approaches: Resources at Your Disposal Through APTA
  APTF Scholarship Awards Program: Harness the Change
7 – 9 p.m.: APTF Gala Reception

Tuesday, Oct. 2
8:30 – 10 a.m.: General Session: APTA Business Members Present Rehana Moosajee
10:15 – 11:45 a.m.: Concurrent Sessions
  Host Session: Customer Information Technology Round Table
  Going for Gold: What Leadership in Sustainability Means to the Transit Industry
  Industry Engagement
  APTA/COMTO DBE Assembly: Best Practices in On-Track Safety Programs
Noon – 1:30 p.m.: Awards Luncheon
1:45 – 3:15 p.m.: Concurrent Sessions
  Bringing High-Speed Rail to the U.S.
  Olympic Games. World Cups, and Mega Events: Transporting the Masses
  Beyond APTA: Why APTA’s Partnerships and Partners Matter
  Beyond APTA: Transit in Your Future—APTA's R&T Strategic Plan
  Unlock the Treasures of APTA's Website
2 - 5 p.m.: Technical Tours
3:30 – 5 p.m.: Concurrent Sessions
  Alternative Funding & Finance Strategies/Solutions for Challenging Times
  Current Issues in Public Transit Safety: An Industry Dialogue with NTSB Board Member Earl F. Weener
  Leadership APTA -- Celebrating Tomorrow's Leaders
5:15 – 6:15 p.m.: Leadership APTA Reception 

Wednesday, Oct. 3
7:30 – 9 a.m.: APTA/WTS Speaker Breakfast: Powerful Women—Reflections on Power, Leadership, and Effecting Change
9:15 – 10:45 a.m.: Concurrent Sessions
  Forging Transit/Bicycle Partnerships
  Fare Policy for Regional Integration
  Infrastructure Projects 2012
  Non-Farebox Revenue
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Closing General Session: FISH! Alive in Leaders!
1 – 5 p.m.: New Starts/Small Starts Workshop