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2024 NMTA Rodeo & Conferences Agendas

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Roadeo

Saturday 4/13/2024

Bus Roadeo Prep & Judges Training

Where: Sandoval County/U.S. 550 Rail Runner Station
400 Station Street Bernalillo, NM

9:30 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. - Roadeo Prep Training Registration

10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. - Roadeo Prep Training for both Large Bus and Paratransit

12:15 P.M. - 12:45 P.M. - Provided Lunch

1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. - Roadeo Judges' Training

Sunday 4/14/2024

Bus Roadeo

8:30 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. - Roadeo Contestants' Registration and Breakfast

9:00 A.M. - 9:30 A.M. - AM Course Walkthrough for Roadeo Contestants and Judges

9:30 A.M. - Until Complete
- AM Paratransit Bus/Large Bus Obstacle Course Competiton First Half of Course
- Paratransit Bus Pre-trip and Wheelchair Securement
- Large Bus Pre-trip Inspection

12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. - Boxed Lunch Provided

1:00 P.M. - 1:30 P.M. - PM Course Walkthrough for Roadeo Contestants and Judges

1:30 P.M. - Until Complete
- PM Paratransit Bus/Large Obstacle Course Competition Second Half of Course

6:30 P.M. - Bus Roadeo Awards Dinner at the Santa Ana Star Hotel

2024 NM Transit Conference & EXPO

Monday 4/15/2024

7:30 a.m. - Registration & Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. ‒ Breakout Session 1
- Section 5310/5311 Compliance and Initiatives (Mandatory) - Bailey White Solutions - Room: Sacramento East
- Reasonable Suspicion—Drugs - Sean Oswald, RLS & Associates - Room: Sacramento West
- Managing the Homeless and Connection to Zero Fare - Rich Sampson, South West Transit Assocation (SWTA)- Room: Sierra Blanca

10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. ‒ Breakout Session 2
- Section 5311/5310 Driver Training (Mandatory) - Sacramento East
- Reasonable Suspicion—Alcohol - Sean Oswald, RLS & Associates - Room: Sacramento West
- Ridership Marketing - Elea Carey, Transit Happy - Room: Sierra Blanca

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
- Award Luncheon
- Introductions: Elizabeth Carter, NMTA President
- Premier Sponsor: Model 1 Commecial Vehicles, Brent Roy
- Opening: Ricky Serna, Cabinet Secretary for Department of Transportation
- FTA Update: Gail Lyssy, Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
- State Awards, David Harris, NMDOT
- Keynote: Transportation, the Vehicle for Access and Social Change - Jose Rosario, Damon Brooks & Associates
- NMTA Business Meeting following Awards Luncheon

2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. ‒ Breakout Session 3
- Procurement Approval Process - Baily White Solutions - Room: Sacramento East
- D&A Hot Topics Update (Marijuana Legalization, Oral Fluid Testing impacts, rules pros/cons, etc. - Sean Oswald, RLS & Associates - Room: Sacramento West
- Creating Empowered Spaces - Jose Roasario, Damon Brooks & Associates - Room: Sierra Blanca

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. - Breakout Session 4
- Human Trafficking - Jodi Godrey, Center for Urban Transportation Reseach at the University of Florida (CUTR) - Room: Sacramento East
- Talking to Lawmakers about Transit - Rich Sampson, South West Transit Association (SWTA) - Room: Sacramento West
- Employee Communications - Elea Carey, Transit Happy - Room: Sierra Blanca

Immediately following last session of day – 7:00 p.m. - Vendor Expo and Dinner Buffett

Tuesday 4/16/2024

7:30 a.m. - Registration & Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. ‒ Breakout Session 1
- Transit Safety Management - Ream Lazaro, Ream Lazaro Safety Consulting, LLC - Room: Sacramento East
- Asset Inventory Management and Procurement - Bailey White Solutions - Room: Sacramento West

10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ‒ Breakout Session 2
- Transit Safety Management (Continued) - Ream Lazaro, Ream Lazaro Safety Consulting, LLC - Room: Sacramento East
- Drug and Alcohol Common Findings - Sean Oswald, RLS & Associates - Room: Sacramento West
- Recruitment Marketing - Elea Carey, Transit Happy - Room: Sierra Blanca

11:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
- Luncheon
- Fireside Chat: Scott Bogren, CTAA & David Harris, NMDOT
- Post-Covid Commuter Travel and Service: Rio Metro Regional Transit District

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. ‒ Breakout Session 3
- Transitition to Zero Emissions - Strategies and Lessons Learned for the Successful Transition to Zero-Emissions (Session 1 of 2)
  - Panel Moderator: Mike Hines, CALSTART, Inc.
  - Panel Participants
    - James Barela, Atomic City Transit - Los Alamos County
    - David Funck, North Central Regional Transit District
    - Thomas Martinez, Santa Fe Trails - City of Santa Fe
    - David Armijo, South Central Regional Transit District
    - Richard Hanway, RoadRUNNER Transit - City of Las Cruces
- Mock Collection Training - Sean Oswald, RLS & Associates - Room: Sacramento West
- 3 Panels - Room: Sacramento East
  - Microtransit in New Mexico? How to Turn Trends into Reality - Dr. Lisa Losada-Rojas & Adrianna Fragozo, University of New Mexico
  - ABQ Ride Connect - Michael Davis, ABQ Ride Connect Program & Kevin Olinger, NMDOT
  - Vanpooling in New Mexico - Kevin Olinger, NMDOT

3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ‒ Breakout Session 4I
- Transitition to Zero Emissions - Strategies and Lessons Learned for the Successful Transition to Zero-Emissions (Session 2 of 2) - Room: Sacramento East
- The State of AVs in Transit - Andrew Carpenter, National Center for Applied Transit Technology (N-CATT) - Room: Sacramento West
- Enchancing Public Transportation: The Synergy of Customer Experience and Marketing - Elia Carey, Transit Happy & Rick L'Amie, North Central Regional Transit District - Room: Sierra Blanca

Conclusion of the 2024 NM Transit Conference and Expo

Managers' Leadership Conference

Wednesday 4/17/2024

8:30 a.m. - Registration & Breakfast

Presenter for the Mangers' Leadership Conference

David D. Knapp, PhD, President

Denver Training Group

9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
- Module 1 - Introduction to Performance Management

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 a.m.
- Module 2 - The R.A.N.™ Model of Performance Management

12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. - Lunch Provided
12:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- Module 3 - Apply the R.A.N.™ Model of Performance Management
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Module 4 - DiSC® and The R.A.N.™ Model of Performance Management

Conclusion of the 2024 NM Transit Managers' Leadership Conference