7:30 – 8:15 AM
Check In at Metro Transit North Loop Garage
600 N 8th Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55411
7:30 – 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast Available
8:30 – 8:35 AM
Introductions
Bryan Sooter, Director-Standards, American Public Transportation Association
8:35 – 8:40 AM
Welcome
Elizabeth Caruso, Executive Director/CEO, AREMA
8:40 – 8:45 AM
Safety Briefing
8:45 – 9:00 AM
Why Are We Here? – Dr. Christopher P.L. Barkan, PhD, George Krambles Director - Rail Transportation and Engineering Center, Director – National University Rail Center of Excellence, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9:00 – 10:30 AM
Industry Needs from Universities
10:30 – 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Industry Needs from Universities (continued)
12:15 – 1:15 PM
Lunch
1:15 – 2:30 PM
Town Hall Discussion on Industry Needs
All Morning Sessions Panelists to Participate
Moderator: David Nelson, Senior Research Engineer, Rail Transportation Program, Michigan Technological University
2:30 – 2:45 PM
Break
2:45 – 3:45 PM
AREMA & APTA Presentation: Resources to Assist Universities
Elizabeth Caruso, Executive Director/CEO, AREMA
Daniel Rappoport, Civil Engineer III, Chicago Transit Authority
Bryan Sooter, Director-Standards, American Public Transportation Association
3:45 – 4:15 PM
REES & pREES Modules Overview, Discussions and Questions
David Nelson, PE, Senior Research Engineer, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan Tech Transportation Institute
5:00 – 9:00 PM
Reception and Dinner – TBD