IPI Conference & Expo Preview By Liliana Rambo, CAPP
It’s that time of year—thousands of parking professionals from around the globe are busy booking hotel rooms,
scheduling flights, and ensuring they have plenty of business cards for connecting with their colleagues from every segment of the industry. The IPI Conference & Expo, June 10-13 in Phoenix, Ariz., is just a few weeks away, and the biggest parking event in the world is one not to be missed. Seasoned parking professionals know that IPI Conference educational offerings are unparalleled: • Keynote speaker Britta Gross, director, global energy systems and infrastructure commercialization with General Motors, will deliver a keynote address about the electric car revolution, what’s next for auto makers, and what it all means for the parking and transportation industries.
• George Hazel, Ph.D, will draw on his research for Siemens to explain global transportation trends and how they will affect parking in the cities of the future.
• Media expert Nick Calderone and news anchorman Sean McLaughlin will deliver a valuable general session address on maximizing media opportunities, relaxing in front of the cameras, and use simple techniques to stay on message and speak with confidence about parking.
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• The Federal Highway Administration’s
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Greenberg will discuss the most important, innovative parking pricing strategies to reduce congestion and promote livability. As a special bonus, every IPI
IPI: Consultant Tim Haas addresses the International Parking Association Exposition and Conference held last year in Pittsburgh.
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newest products, technologies.
Conference & Expo attendee will receive a complimentary copy of the FHWA’s just-published Parking Pricing and Management Primer to take home.
Of course, the schedule will be filled with valuable education
sessions; this year, the 40 sessions are organized into tracks, including Best Practices 1 and 2; technology; sustainability/ organizational improvement; and finance, so attendees can mix it up across specialties or concentrate on the one that best suits their needs. Details on sessions can be found at
www.parking. org/conference. Attendees may also choose to attend the premier one- day IPI/ACT summit on transportation demand management (TDM), to learn more about how best to put TDM to work for you. This event is free for full-Conference attendees, and can be added to a one-day registration for just $195. Finally, the education continues on the Expo floor, with more
than 225 exhibitors in 125,000 square feet of space, showcasing all the newest products, services, and technologies. It’s the best opportunity all year for hands-on learning about the things you’ve only heard about so far, and seeing new-to-you offerings up close and personal, with all the top experts assembled in one place. It’s also, of course, a great place to network, and you
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won’t want to miss events that include the Meet and Mingle, golf tournament, Industry Event, hands-on tours, ShopTalks, and PowerPitch Forums.
I’ve already reserved my trip to Phoenix this June for the IPI Conference & Expo; it’s the one event I won’t miss all year. Will I see you there?
IPI: Over 2,000 attendee and exhibitor personnel jammed the trade show floor at the IPI’s Pittsburgh conference.
Liliana Rambo is Chair-elect, International Parking Institute and Director of Parking, Houston Airport System.
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