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OHIO NEEDS TRANSIT CONFERENCE & OPTA EXPO 2021 Education & Networking

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OHIO NEEDS TRANSIT CONFERENCE 2021 includes Feature Presentations, twenty-four Panels and Topic Discussions, Industry Track Sessions, Networking and Social activities and the vibrant OPTA EXPO 2021.

OHIO NEEDS TRANSIT CONFERENCE 2021 provides continuing education credit sessions presented by the National Transit Institute – NTI.

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FEATURE PRESENTATIONS

NATIONAL TRANSIT INSTITUTE – NTI PRESENTS

Wednesday, September 15

9:30 - 3:30 pm

Growing Your Ridership by Welcoming Older Riders (details)

REGISTRATION REQUIRED TO ATTEND | LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE

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INDUSTRY TRACK SESSIONS

Wednesday, September 15

9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Maintenance Track & Luncheon

9:30 am – 12 Noon

Educational Vendor Presentations

 

Cummins Diesel Engines Update:

Best Maintenance Practices and Campaigns

 

Cummins Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Battery Electric Systems

12 Noon – 1 pm

Luncheon & Networking

1 pm – 3:30 pm

Preteckt “Predictive” Maintenance Analytics

 

Trapeze Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) – Asset Management, Maintenance and Inventory Software for Transit

 

Trapeze “Next Gen” Maintenance with Yard Management & Vehicle Intelligence

REGISTRATION REQUIRED TO ATTEND

Wednesday, September 15

9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Mobility Management Track & Luncheon

9:30 am – 12 Noon

Medicaid Transportation 101

Best Practices When Transitioning to Regions

12 Noon – 1 pm

 Luncheon & Networking

1 pm – 3:30 pm 

Mobility Managers Fall Roundtable

Hosted by the Ohio Department of Transportation

REGISTRATION REQUIRED TO ATTEND

Wednesday, September 15

11:00 am - 3:30 pm

Marketing Industry Track & Luncheon

11:00 – 11:45 am

Story-Pitching to News Outlets

Radio, Print & Television Panelists

12 Noon – 1 pm

Lunch & Learn

Crisis Management, Crisis Communications and Social Media (details)

 

1 pm – 3 pm

Marketing Annual Meeting

REGISTRATION REQUIRED TO ATTEND

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NETWORKING & SOCIAL EVENTS

Wednesday, September 15

OPTA Member Celebration

Akron Art Museum


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Thursday, September 16

OPTA Celebrates Transit

Canal Park Stadium

Akron RubberDucks vs Somerset Patriots

 

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PANEL & TOPIC DISCUSSIONS

24 Panel & Topic Discussions will be presented on a variety of topics.

Diversity & Inclusion Funding Growing Ridership

 Human Resources & Leadership

Legal MaaS Marketing Mobility Management   Vehicle Maintenance

Thank you to our

OHIO NEEDS TRANSIT & OPTA EXPO Committee!

Denisa Baba, PARTA

Daron Brown, Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority

Katherine Conrad, Ohio Transit Risk Pool

Elle Decot, CHW Advisors

Matt Dutkevicz, Butler County RTA

Marcia Fletcher, PARTA

Andy Hodovan, Ohio Transit Risk Pool

Claire Merrick, METRO RTA

Angela Neeley, METRO RTA

Jessica Olson, Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority

Julia Schick, Laketran

Blair Taseff, TESCO

Tom Wagner, GILLIG

Shannon Webster, Greene CATS Public Transit

Ohio Public Transit Association

605 N. High St., #175

Columbus, OH 43215

Elle Decot, Administrator

elle@chwadvisors.com

937.537.0625

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