| Monday,
May 19 |
| 7:00/8:00
a.m. |
Charter
buses depart with set pick-up points in Idaho, Montana
and Wyoming |
| 12:30-1:00
p.m. |
Buses
due to arrive and box lunches distributed |
| 1:30
p.m. |
Pre-conference
activities
- Test drive
electric vehicles courtesy EcoAuto of
Bozeman, MT
- Volunteer Service
Project at the New Laurence S.
Rockefeller Preserve
- Special Todd
Litman Seminar – for YBP Program
participants
- Nature hikes and
horseback rides by reservation with
GTLC
- YBP New Director
Orientation followed by full Board
Meeting
|
| 2:00
p.m. |
Registration
opens |
| 6:00-8:00
p.m. |
Opening
Dinner Reception
– Cash Bar
Sponsored by
The Nature Conservancy – Greater Yellowstone
Program |
| Tuesday,
May 20 |
| 7:30
a.m. |
Breakfast
with Resource Agency Managers
- Enjoy
informal conversations with leaders from our national and state parks,
national forests, wildlife refuges and BLM public lands
|
| 8:45
a.m. |
Welcoming
Remarks
- Gary Van Dyke, YBP Chair
- Mary Gibson Scott, Superintendent, Grand Teton
National Park
- John Rutter, General Manager, Grand Teton Lodge
Company
|
| 9:00
a.m. |
Keynote
Speech – Creating a Quality Transportation Experience
Todd
Litman,
Victoria
Transport
Policy Institute
Introduced by YBP
Executive
Director Janice Brown
Presentation
sponsored by the Idaho National
Laboratory
|
| 10:00
a.m. |
Refreshment
Break; Exhibits Open
Hosted by
Yellowstone General Stores |
| 10:30
a.m. |
Connecting
the DOTS: Exploring New Possibilities for Regional Mobility
Moderator Basil Barna
will introduce panelists working on a Concept of Operations Plan to
network transportation services across the Yellowstone-Teton region.
- Randy Kyrias,
Idaho Transportation Department
– Boise, ID
- Lisa Ballard,
Current Transportation Solutions,
Bozeman, MT
- David Kack,
Western Transportation Institute,
Bozeman,
MT
- Tim
Young, Friends of Pathways, Jackson Hole, WY
|
| 12:00 noon |
Lunch
–Table
Hosts: Local,
State,
and National
Park Transit Officials |
| 1:30
p.m. |
Concurrent
Session I
A. Leading the
Way: Case Studies from Local Transit
Providers
Moderated
by David Kack,
Skyline and Streamline
Transit Systems, MT
- Ron
Binggeli – Pocatello
Regional Transit, ID
- Sandy
Shuptrine, Yellowstone-Teton Clean Energy
Coalition
- Michael
Wackerly, START Transit System, Jackson, WY
B. Healthy
Choices:
Regional Trail Networks and Walkable Communities
Moderated
by Tim Young,
Friends of Pathways, Jackson
Hole
- Tim
Adams, Teton Valley
Pathways, Driggs, ID
- Grant Barnard,
Beartooth Recreational Trails
Association, Red Lodge, MT
- Gary Vodehnal,
Trails Program Coordinator, Gallatin Valley Land Trust, Bozeman, MT
|
| 3:00
p.m. |
Refreshment
Break; Exhibits Open
Hosted by
Yellowstone Park.com |
| 3:30
p.m. |
Concurrent
Session II
A. Front
and Center: Transportation
in Our National Parks
Moderated
by
Lisa Ballard, Current Transportation
Solutions
B. Reconsidering Rail: Status of Train Travel in the
Region
Moderated
by Paul Shea, West
Yellowstone
Historic Center
|
| 5:00
p.m. |
Free Time; Exhibits and
Electric
Car Test Drives
|
| 6:00
p.m. |
Social
Hour -Sponsored by Xanterra |
| 7:00
p.m. |
Celebration
Banquet |
| 8:30
p.m. |
Banquet
Program and YBP Recognitions: A Short Drive Down Memory Lane |
| Wednesday,
May 21 |
| 7:30
a.m. |
Breakfast
with the
YBP Board
YBP
Annual Membership Meeting |
| 9:00
a.m. |
Tri-State
Meetings -
Feedback on Concept of Operations Plan Scenarios |
| 10:30
a.m. |
Refreshment
Break;
Final Visit to Exhibits |
| 11:00
a.m. |
Future
Challenges Panel – Perspectives on
Obstacles and Opportunities |
| 12:00 noon |
Closing Luncheon
Speaker: Dale
Marsico, Executive Director, Community
Transportation Association of America
|
| 2:00
p.m. |
Charter
Buses Depart |
