Sunday, November 5, 2023
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Location: 4th Floor of Hilton Americas – Houston
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Location: 4th Floor of Hilton Americas – Houston
Monday, November 6, 2023
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Location: 4th Floor of Hilton Americas – Houston
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Location: Grand Ballroom
Time: 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Keynote Speaker: Transit Mobility CEO, Gerry Leonard
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Location: Rooms A-C
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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FASTER Win To Web Data Cleanup Tools | Speaker: Jeff Liddington | Track: FASTER Win | Room 339.A
This session will provide the FASTER Win customers a Fleet-level overview of the tools associated with the Win-to-Web migration; these tools are the Pre-Migration Report, the Vendor and RTY Consolidation Utility, and the Mass Delete Utility.
FASTER Web: Hosting, Integrations, and API’s. | Speaker: Tyler McCuen | Track: FASTER Web | Room JBy the end of this session, you will understand the timeline of a migration, the components of a migration, and how your data will migrate.Everything you need to know about transitioning to EV that they don’t tell you about. | Speaker: Rick Longobart | Track: Fleet | Room LLearn firsthand knowledge of some of the myths, do’s and don’ts about transitioning your fleet to electrification. During this session you will learn from experts and have an open dialog about the things you don’t hear about when electrifying your fleet that you need to know about.Supporting Reports and Dashboards in FASTER Web | Speaker: Mike Brawley | Track: It/Admin | Room KThis session will cover the things a FASTER System Administrator should know to support FASTER’s reports and dashboard features.Managing your GTFS and What it Means for your Transit System | Speakers: Tim Hibbard & Scott Reiser | Track: Business Intelligence | Room 340 BDefining GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification); Fixed, Real time, and Flex. Why you need it, when you need it, and how to manage it.Success in MicroTransit-Begin Today for a Better Tomorrow | Speakers: Lib Magra & Adam Fox | Track: Transit | 339.BLearn how to plan your own successful microtransit program, from the technical parameters of planning to the future of microtransitRiders Choice Program -Where Software Meets Managed Services | Speakers: Rob Turner & Ecolane | Track: Integrations | 340.A
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Asset Replacement Program, Best Practices & Overview | Speaker: Kelly Brown | Track: FASTER Web | Room J
- 15- Point Scale, Life Cycle Billing, management of your replacement program
Fleet Management 101 | Speaker: Sam Lamerato | Track: Fleet
- Attendees will learn: 1. Fundamentals of a fleet budget. 2. Develop a fleet plan. 3. Develop vehicle replacement cycles. 4. Set Vehicle Utilization standards.
FASTER Web and IT Security | Speaker: Alan Gamboa | Track: IT/Admin | Room K
Improving Passenger Experience with Technology | Speakers: Jeff Neese & Eric Erdman | Track: Business Intelligence | Room 339.B
- Top trends in public transportation focusing on how agencies can improve the customer experience.
Accessible and Equitable Mobility | Speakers: Jess , ADA Guru | Track: Transit | 340. A
Single Sign-On SSO | Speaker: Lucas Majewski | Track: Integrations | Room 340.B
- Highlighting the ease of use and a technical run down of the features of FASTER’s newest Integration
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Location: Grand Ballroom 4th Floor
Keynote Speaker: Retired NASA Astronaut, Educator – Don Thomas
Selected as a mission specialist astronaut in NASA’s 13th group pf astronauts in 1990, Don Thomas is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions, three aboard Columbia and one aboard Discovery. He spent 44 days in space completing nearly 700 orbits of the Earth and traveling 17.6 million miles in the process.
After retiring from NASA in 2007, Don became the director of the Hackerman Academy of Mathematics and Sciance at Towson University working to encourage and inspire young Maryland students about the wonders of science and mathematics. He encouraged them to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and worked to energize ad prepare teachers in these disciplines. Since 2015, Don engages in public speaking, continuing his efforts to excite and inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and astronauts, and encouraging all students to reach for the stars!
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FASTER VEU’s: How to set them up and when and how to use this data | Speaker: Kelly Brown | Track: FASTER Web | Room J
Vehicle Equivalency Unit (VEU) analysis. How to set up your VUE’s. How to tie the VEU to your existing Class Codes. When to run the VEU Analysis.
What does the Report provide for Fleet Management?
Building Trust with a Strong Information Security Posture | Speaker: Chance Irvine | Track: IT/Admin | Room K
Reviewing the accreditation process and how this translates into better customer service.
Data Driven Metrics at Your Fingertips | Speaker: Jon Cooper & Lorri Foster | Track: Business Intelligence | Room 339.B
This session will discuss reporting options and how to streamline these monthly and annual tasks.
Understanding Fixed and Deviated Routes | Speaker: TBD | Track: Transit | 340.B
Driver Recruiting, Retention, and Safety | Speakers: Patrick Parents & Mike Forbes | Track: Integrations | Room 340.A
Prepare Your Fleet’s Future | Speaker: Dean Bailey | Room L
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Location: Partner Pavilion A – C
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Location: Transportation will be being at 4:30 PM in the Hotel Lobby
Join us for an unforgettable evening at the Space Center Houston. Explore the wonders of space and transportation as you mingle with industry leaders and fellow conference-goers. Get up close and personal with real spacecraft and artifacts from NASA’s history, and discover the latest innovations in space exploration. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to network, learn, and be inspired by the achievements of our past and the possibilities of our future. it will be an out-of-this-world experience!
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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Location: 4th Floor of Hilton Americas – Houston
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Location: Grand Ballroom
Speaker: Author, World Record Breaking Pilot – Ryan Campbell
How do you bounce back better? Not just from a bad day or tough quarter, but from life’s more challenging moments? Ryan Campbell is a firm believer in resilience – the bedrock foundation for a life of success, happiness, adventure, and endless professional growth. At just 19, Ryan became the youngest person and first teenager to fly solo around the world – 24,000 nautical miles, 35 stops, and 15 countries. A Guinness World Record breaking adventure that led to the title of one of Australia’s 50 Greatest Explorers.
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Networking and Coffee Break
Location: 4th Floor A – C
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FASTER WIN Advanced Systems Administration | Speaker: Jeff Liddington | Track: FASTER Win | Room 339.A
- FASTER Win and FASTER Web Attendees will understand how the repair codes are used and how group codes and component codes are used.
Maintenance Module, Shop Floor Activity, Repair Status, Repairs, and Labor, and Utilizing Average Repair Times, Overview & Training
Speaker: Jeremy Angus | Track: FASTER Web | Room J
- KPI, Managing by Work Order Status, Repairs & Labor, Best Practices
The Success Formula for Fleet Management in the Next Decade…What You’ll Need, What You Want. | Speaker: Bob Stanton | Track: Fleet | Room L
- Change in inevitable, we’ve all heard and lived it. Our industry is undergoing a metamorphosis like never before. Almost everything you see, manage, touch,
Open Data Access Using Passio Reporting & API’s | Speaker: TBD | Track: Transit
Let’s get the NOW picture with BI KPI’s | Speaker: Mike Brawley | Track: Business Intelligence
- From installation to making your own KPI charts, join us to see this in process!
Co-mingling Your Transit Services Panel: Paratransit, NEMT, Broker Services | Speakers: Byron Webster;John Walters;Aaron Franek;Misty Mansfield
Track: Transit
Addressing Driver and Vehicle shortages | Speakers: Eric Erdman & Josh Bobbitt | Track: Transit
- This session will discuss how to handle driver and vehicle shortages by optimizing routes and reducing empty miles and hours. Across the country, operator
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Using Passio to Run Your Fixed Route System | Speaker: Kevin Izan & Sam Tupman | Track: User Training | Room 340.B What’s new in WEB and General Overview: When/Why You Should Keep Current on the Latest Version
Speaker: Kelly Brown & Jeremy Angus | Track: FASTER Web | Room JReport Tools in FASTER Web | Speaker: Alan Gamboa | Track: IT/Admin | Room K
- How to deploy custom reports in FASTER Web and utilize the Microsoft report builder feature
Processes and How They can Affect the Data in Your FMIS | Speaker: Scott Rood | Room L
Collaborative Transit | Speakers: Matt Taylor & Adam Fox | Track: Integrations | Room 340.A
Broker portal, TUX 2.0 and how NEMT and Rider choice programs can see additional software and operational benefits through Ecolane Evolution Brokerage
modules and additional connections to Provider Software solutions.The TripMaster Technology Roadmap | Speakers: Jon Cooper & Adam Fox | Track: Transit | 339.B
This session is designed to show you optimal transport options by combining public transport with other modes. Combine demand response, with fixed route,
TNC’s, and more
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Location: Grand Ballroom
Speaker(s): Industry Panel – FASTER Asset Solutions & Passio President & Co-Founder Mitch Skyer, TripMaster President Adam Fox, Ecolane President Spiro Gjorgjievski , CTO & Co-Founder Scott Riser, MJM Innovations President Rob Turner, and Vestige President Twain McDougal
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Repair Codes: How Are You Using Repair Codes to Report Out? | Speaker: Kelly Brown & Jeremy Angus | Track: FASTER Web | Room J
Open discussion with Fleet Peers on how to use Repair Codes to manage your fleet, how to edit repair Codes, breakdown of Asset Record, Data input, Asset
templates, and reporting.How Do You Bring Recognition to You Agency and Fleet? | Speaker: Sam Lamerato | Track: Fleet | Room L
A panel discussion of this years recognized fleet managers and fleet organizations.
NTD Reporting & APC Certification | Speaker: Tim Hibbard | Track: User Training – Passio | 340.B
Understanding of federal reporting regulations and certifying your technology.
Harnessing the Power of AI in the Fleet and Transit Industry | Speakers: Ryan Montgomery & Marina Brown | Track: Business Intelligence | Room KMobility Super Wallet: X4MaaS | Speaker: Sumithra Jagannath & Martin McAvory | Track: Transit | 340.A
Rideshare/microtransit best practices Streamlining Your Operations – TripMaster Integrations | Speakers: James Young & Derek Platow | Track: Integrations | 339.B
Come see how a single solution, on a single screen can perform all the tasks related to your daily operation. This will discuss integrations with cameras,
brokers, credit cards, and more.
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Inventory Management, Best Practices, Overview & Training | Speakers: Jeremy Angus & Kelly LaPointe | Track: FASTER Web | Room J
Parts lists, Stock orders. Parts Records, Reporting FASTER Support and Learning Resources | Speaker: Karlee Beasley & Jeff Liddington | Track: IT/Admin | Room K
Customers for Life – Fleet support and learning over the entire FASTER Technology Lifecycle On-Demand Options to Flex Your Fixed Route | Speaker: TBD | Track: Transit | 340.B
In order to service your ridership in the best possible way, there are times when you need to pick up or drop off people that aren’t able to be at your fixed stops.
This is when you need to Flex your Fixed route, so that you can service your entire community.Add Ons and Integrations – What are you missing? | Speaker: TBD | Track: Integrations | Room L
A review of the benefits of our Add Ons, Integrations and What is NEW TripMaster Open Forum – Part 1 | Speaker: Adam Fox, Derek Paltow, & the TripMaster Training | Track: User Training | 339.B
Bridge knowledge gaps, improve employee performance, align your agency with organizational goals. Answers to your questions!
Evolving with You: Ecolane Ads Value | Speaker Byron Webster | Room 340.A
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Location: Grand Ballroom
Speaker: FASTER Asset Solutions & Passio President and Co-Founder Mitch Skyer
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Location: Hilton Americas – Houston Parking Garage 1st level.
- Head to the hotel lobby and exit right past the gift shop. Head right down the street and cross over to the parking structure.
Dress in your favorite decade attire, and join us for a night as we ‘walk down memory lane.’
- Head to the hotel lobby and exit right past the gift shop. Head right down the street and cross over to the parking structure.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 (All- tracks: DEEP Dive User Training)
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Location: 4th Floor Hilton Americas – Houston
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Location: Grand Ballroom
Speaker: FASTER Asset Solutions & Passio President and Co-Found Mitch Skyer
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Location: 4th Floor A-C
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The Future of Ecolane | Speakers: Ecolane President, Spiro Gjorgjievski & Twain McDougal | Room 339.A
Vision for the organization FASTER Web User Training – Part 1(9:15 AM – 11:30 AM with 15 minute break at 10:15 AM) | Speaker Tyrone Poist | Room J
Fleet Analytics Using Microsoft SQL Reporting Services & FASTER Web | Speaker: Mike Brawley | Room K
Route Design and Stop Creation | Speaker: Lucy Lee | track: Passio | Room 340.B
Using Navigator to create your fixed routes and stops. Learn how to make detours and future versions in real-time.
TripMaster: Open Forum – Part 1 | Room 339.B
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Ecolane User Experience Open Forum | Speaker: Matthew Taylor | Room 339.A
Questions from clients with Ecolane VP of Operations, Matthew Taylor. Data Modeling with FASTER Web. Reporting Tools Beyond Standard Reports | Speaker: Mike Brawley | Room K
ParaPlan Q&A | Speaker: Brett Cale | 340.B
Ask your questions on ParaPlan paratransit software solution.
FASTER Web User Training Part continued | Room J
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Location: Grand Ballroom
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Ecolane Roadmap | Speakers: Byron Webster, Matthew Taylor, & Satish Agrawal | 339.A
Speak with seasoned product executive Byron Webster. With over 20 years experience bringing compelling business solutions to market, with a specialization in
Software as a Service, a passion for usability, and a natural talent for translating complexity into actionable plans, Byron is responsible for leading Ecolane’s
product strategy and delivery.FASTER Web User Training – Part 2 (12:45 PM – 3:00 PM with 15 minute break at 1:45 PM) | Speaker: Jeremy Angus | Room J
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How to Maximize Your Transit Program Efficiency with Ecolane Evolution | Speaker: Matthew Taylor | Room 339.A
- Ecolane offers a full system data deep dive and operational suggestions to improve and refine the Ecolane server to an agency need. We will review what our
FASTER Web User Training Part 2 continued | Room J
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