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Summit Agenda--available in detail and in an overview

Detailed Summit Agenda - available for viewing and printing. Revised as of 2/1/2010.

Summit Agenda Overview

Monday, February 1

9:00 am - 10:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast/Showcases

10:00 am - 10:45 am "How Do Workforce Issues Challenge the Future of a 21st Century Transportation Industry?"

10:45 am - Noon "State of the Transportation Workforce in California: Trends in Public Policy and Emerging Industries"

Noon - 1:30 pm Lunch and Keynote Speaker, "Role of the Transportation Manager and Organizational Change"

1:35 pm - 3:00 pm "Taking on the Future: Workforce Development Issues for Industry and the Practitioner"

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Showcases

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm "Pathways to Careers in Transportation"

5:00 pm - 5:15 pm Wrap Up

5:15 pm - 6:30 pm Reception sponsored by the Port of Los Angeles/Showcases


Tuesday, February 2

8:00 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast/Showcases

8:30 am - 10:00 am "Colleges and Universities: Educating the 21st Century Transportation Workforce"

10:00 am - 10:15 am Showcases

10:15 am - 11:45 am "Industry Experience: A Student's Key to Success"

Noon - 1:30 pm Lunch and Keynote Speakers, "Building a 21st Century Workforce from the Ground Up - 'The Long Beach Promise'"

1:40 pm - 3:00 pm "Re-skilling for Career Change and Organizational Change"

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Summary: "What We've Learned and the Next Steps"

3:30 pm Adjourn

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Showcases