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A total of 20 presentations, seminars, and round tables over two and a half days will provoke thought, provide solutions, and perhaps give a laugh or two. Here is a sampling of the seminars that will be happening at PIE 2008. Come back to confirm sessions, days and times.
Capturing and Using Data
to Better Manage On-street Parking
Tuesday, April 1 10:00-11:00 am
How data can be captured, how it can be used and a case study where approximately 100,000 observations are made across several municipalities. This presenter will show you the extent of the revenue opportunities your cities are leaving behind.
Declan Ryan, Data Consultants Australia
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Practical Application of Parking Technology
Monday, March 31 4:00-5:00 pm
New technology is enticing, but is it worth your investment? Let's explore what we want from technology and how to use it successfully?
Michele Krakowski, Independent Parking Consultant
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Audit - A Legislative Approach
Wednesday, April 2 8:00-10:00 am
See how one major City is requiring PARCS systems to have sufficient reporting capabilities simply to ensure that the City can effectively and efficiently audit and collect the appropriate taxes due to them. The seminar is not presented on the political points of the legislation; rather, the reporting requirements of the PARCS system themselves.
Dennis Cunning, DLC Consulting
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Parking and Public Policy
Tuesday, April 1 9:00-10:00 am
How does a city meld the pressures of parking availability with the requirements of income generation and the realities of political pressure?
Barbara Chance, PhD,
Chance Management Advisors
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Revenue Control
Monday, March 31 3:00-4:00 pm
Parking dollars from the point of view of the owner, operator, AND the parker
Dennis Cunning,
DLC Consulting
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Parking Meter Fraud
Wednesday, April 2 10:00-11:00 am
It comes from the parker and from your employees. This seminar will help you solve both.
Larry Donoghue,
Larry Donoghue Associates, Inc.
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Airports
Tuesday, April 1 9:00-11:00 am
You can't live without them, and you can't park at them. This panel, led by Gavin Duncan, will help the airport plan for expansion, funding, and security. (2 hours with break)
Gavin Duncan,
Jacobs Consultancy; Arlie Johnson,
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport
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Higher Education
Monday, March 31 9:00-10:00 am
The University and its parking issues. This is for the senior university manager. A talk from someone who runs one of the largest parking operations in the country.
Gerald R. "Bob" Harkins,
University of Texas, Austin
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The All Inclusive Operation
Tuesday, April 1 3:00-4:00 pm
How about a parking operation that is Public, Private, university, hospital, special event, valet, pay on foot, pre pay, pay on exit, run by both the owner and a private operator. Talk about solving problems. This speaker does it all
Robert Milner,
University of Maryland, Baltimore.
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Marketing your Parking
Tuesday, April 1 4:00-5:00 pm
Special for private operators and owners. Marketing, not your business, your product. An expert in parking operations tell all.
Clyde Wilson,
The Parking Network
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Insurance
Monday, March 31 9:00-10:00 am
You hate thinking about it but you must have it. The person who has most knowledge in insurance for parking operations, public and private shares her knowledge with you.
Kathy Phillips,
Alliant Insurance Services
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The Public Private Partnership
Monday, March 31 3:00-5:00 pm
Otherwise known as the Three P's. Rick West leads a panel on how to fund the maintenance and repairs of your ageing facilities. Lets someone else do it and you keep the money.
Rick West,
Parking Entrepreneur, Dana Levenson, RBS Global Banking & Markets, Emanuel Eads, Central Parking, Alan Lazowski, Laz Parking, Thomas Lanctot, William Blair
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What Does Your Customer Think?
Tuesday, April 1 4:00-5:00 pm
PT columnist and parker Melissa Bean Sterzick takes a firm but humorous look at what the world thinks of parking, and how we can fix it.
Melissa Bean Sterzick, Parking Today Columnist
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Rules for Parking
Tuesday, April 1 3:00-4:00 pm
You've heard about market based parking rates and how they will change your lives, but have your heard the founder of the theory talk about something else. Dr. Donald Shoup from UCLA holds forth on other issues that affect the way people park - Can you say "blocking a sidewalk." You'd be surprised the political hassles enforcing that little law can cause
Dr. Donald Shoup, Professor of Urban Planning, UCLA
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The Largest Parking System Ever
Monday, March 31 8:00-9:00 am
Just what is happening in the Middle East? In case you haven't noticed, Abu Dhabi is installing the largest parking system on the planet, and PT's correspondent is there for every bit of it. Hear the report on what this massive system will look like.
Peter Guest, Past President of British Parking Association and Parking Today European Correspondent.
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Limits to Talking the Market Down - Real Growth Amidst Dire Guessing
Monday, March 31 8:00-9:00 am
This session will speak to less than rosy economic forecasts in terms of what real numbers and other indicators show for growth in the domestic parking industry. It includes everything from official GDP data correlating parking construction and industry revenue trends with the larger economic picture, to a look at last years pay-on-foot revenue control and multi-space meter markets. In short, this talk puts the 2008-09 market in perspective.
Dale Denda, Parking Market Research Company
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The Newest Products in Parking
Wednesday, April 2 8:00-9:00 am
With technology changing so rapidly what are the newest products that are available on the open market and what is coming. While not everything can be covered in 55 minutes go ahead and get a peek at the future of parking.
Andy Van Horn, Parking Today
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Parking and Business Development
Wednesday, April 2 10:00-11:00 am
Finally, parking planning can play a huge role in cities' efforts to promote business development and enhance the quality of life of residents. Find out about the important role of parking in these regards, and some of the planning approaches that can have the greatest impact.
John Revell, Rich and Associates
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Emerging Trends In Parking Facility Design And Security
Wednesday, April 2 9:00-10:00 am
This exciting presentation will highlight the emerging trends in parking technology and design in relation to safety and security issues and concerns. Dr. Atlas will address architectural and environmental design considerations and what are the standards of care for parking garages and lots to improving legitimate use and deterring crime.
Randy Atlas, Atlas Safety & Security Design Inc.
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Speed Networking
Monday, March 31 10:00-11:00 am
Meet associates from the parking business, get their contact data and some insight into what they do. Then when you need resources you will have information in your rolodex (or palm pilot). You've heard of Speed Dating. Here's the networking equivalent.
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Roundtables
Tuesday, April 1 8:00-9:00 am
Find out from each other about the issues most directly facing your area of interest. A separate roundtable for Airports, Municipalities, Universities, and Private Owners/Operators.
- Airports
- Universities
- Cities
- Private Sector/Operators/Developers/Owners
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