APTA has scheduled the 2013 Transit CEOs Seminar for Feb. 9-12 at the Renaissance Palm Springs in Palm Springs, CA, hosted by the SunLine Transit Agency.

With federal surface transportation legislation enacted in 2012, planning for the next federal authorization begun, and overall ridership “up,” this seminar focuses on forward-thinking strategies. Discussions will highlight funding and financing ideas, how public transit is driving economic development, leading when in a crisis mode, Buy America, labor trends, and working with many different publics.

Highlights of the seminar will include a breakfast session for chief executive officers who assumed that responsibility within the past year, hosted by APTA President & CEO Michael Melaniphy; luncheon breakout discussions organized by agency size; a roundtable with Melaniphy and APTA Chair Flora M. Castillo; a General Session about the APTA Peer Review process; and CEO peer-to-peer presentations.

New this year is a separate track of study for “deputy CEOs”—direct reports and senior executives with job titles such as assistant general manager, senior director, and vice president—who would like to attain a chief executive position in public transportation. Sessions focusing on “management style” will introduce participants to delegation techniques and presentation skills. Also, small discussion groups will bring together CEOs and senior executives/deputies.

Information about the seminar program is available from Lynne Morsen or online.