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RailNation California Event Agenda & Program

The following is the current event agenda and programming information - Revised to 10-13-19

Agenda For Printing (PDF)

Thursday, October 17
	Time	Location
THIS EVENT IS CANCELED! Ale Nation - Local & Regional Transit Advocate Networking Mixer	6:00pm - 8:00pm

Friday, October 18

Breakfast On Own

Welcome Desk & Tour Information	7:00am - 3:00pm	Sheraton Lobby

Optional Trip & Tour To Ride The New Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Train Between San Rafael & Santa Rosa SOLD-OUT	All-Day

THIS TOUR IS CANCELED! Siemens Was Unwilling To Host Us... Tour of the Siemens Mobility USA Manufacturing Plant In Sacramento

Optional Guided Tour of the Sacramento Regional Transit System Full Details Advance Ticket Purchase Required	Afternoon Time TBA

Individual Opportunity To Visit The World-Famous California State Railroad Museum Open 10:00am - 5:00pm Pay Museum Admission On Own	On Own

Optional 'Hands-On' Advocacy Workshop Lead By Rail Passengers' Sean Jeans-Gail Full Details Advance Registartion Required	1:00pm - 5:00pm	Falor Level 2

Welcome Networking Reception & Award Presentation Optional Opportunity To Greet Advocacy Colleagues From Across The Country And Make New Friends In An Informal, Relaxed Atmosphere. In Addition, The Association Will Present The Following Awards During The Reception: The Ross Capon Citizens Advocacy Award To Chris Koos, Mayor of Normal, IL The Tracks To The Future Award To Rick Klein, City Manager of La Junta, CO The Community Action Award To Carey Maynard-Moody of Lawrence, KS $20.00 Per Person - Separate Ticket Required Lite Snacks & Soft Drinks Included Cash Bar For All Other Beverages All Are Welcome! You Don't Need To Be Registered For The Symposium To Attend. NOTE: You Will Wish To Make Dinner Plans Outside Of This Reception!	6:00pm - 8:00pm	3rd Floor Reception Rooms

Saturday, October 19

Event Registration & Welcome Desk	7:00am - 5:00pm	Lower Level Lobby

Buffet Breakfast	7:15am - 8:15am	Camellia Lower Level

Advocacy Symposium Convenes	8:30am	Gardenia Lower Level

Opening General Session Creating An 'Amtrak 2.0' - Amtrak Is Looking At Re-Inventing Itself - Rail Passengers Have The Opportunity To Help Shape The Discussion	8:30am - 10:00am

Break	10:00am - 10:15am

Morning Concurrent Sessions	10:15am - 11:45am
'Inclusion And Equity Track' Session Moderator - Jim Mathews 'Inclusion & Equity in Transit & Housing' Presenter - Alfred Twu & 'Valuing Inclusion And Equity Over Zero-Sum Thinking In Public Transportation' Presenter - Jason Lee		Gardenia Lower Level
'Making Change Happen Track' Session Moderator - Matt Melzer ‘Plucky Corridors, Regional Rail, & The Green New Deal’ Presenters - Karen Christenson, Michael Christensen & Robert Munson		Beavis Level 2
'What Passengers Want Track' Session Moderator - George Chilson ‘California’s Coordinated Multi-Modal Scheduling Plan’ Presenter - Jim Allison 'Advancing The Case For A Daily Sunset' Presenter - Abe Zumwalt		Bondi Level 2

Break	11:45am - 12:00n

Lunch With Keynote Address Chad Edison - Deputy Secretary for Transportation - California State Transportation Agency	12:00n - 1:30pm	Camellia

Break	1:30pm - 1:45pm

Afternoon Concurrent Sessions	1:45pm - 3:15pm
'Inclusion And Equity Track' Session Moderator - Micahel Christensen ‘Engaging Youth Stakeholders in Transit Advocacy’ Presenters - George Basile, Seung Lee & Alicia Trost		Gardenia Lower Level
'Making Change Happen Track' Session Moderator - Tom Girsch ‘Changing Rail Passenger Policy’ Presenters - Carl Fowler & Doug Kerr		Beavis Level 2
'What Passengers Want Track' Session Moderator - Bruce Becker ‘Improving the Rail-Getaway Experience’ Presenters - Tom Martinelli & Chef Madi Butler		Bondi Level 2

Break	3:15pm - 3:30pm

General Session Wrap-Up	3:30pm - 4:00pm	Gardenia

Advocacy Symposium Concludes	4:00pm

Council Committee Meetings By Prior Arrangement Routes & Schedules Committee - Beavis - Level 2 Mid-West & Mid-South States - Bondi - Level 2	4:05pm - 6:00pm

'Meet The CEO & Company' Cocktail Hour By Invitation Only	6:00pm - 7:15pm	Compagno Level 2

Free Evening - No Other Planned Events

Sunday, October 20

Buffet Breakfast	7:00am - 7:50am	Camellia Lower Level

Council Business Meeting Convenes	8:00am	Gardenia Lower Level
- Chair's Report
- President's Report
- Financial Report
- Future Event Report
- Election of Candidate Certification Committee Members For 2020 Term
- Election of Membership Action Review Committee Members
BREAK
- Consideration of By-Law Admendments
- Consideration of Submitted Council Resolutions
- Committee Reports Routes & Schedules - Steve Musen
- Other Scheduled Council Business
- General Question & Answer Time
Council Business Meeting Concludes	12:15pm
- Amtrak ‘2.0’ Wrap-Up & Next Steps (Optional)
Session Concludes	1:15pm

Optional Winery Tour Wine Tour to Clarksburg Full Details Advance Ticket Purchase Required	2:00pm - 5:30pm

Afternoon Free Time To Explore Sacramento

Monday, October 21

Breakfast On Own

SOLD-OUT Optional Trip To Tour California High Speed Rail Construction Projects In The Central Valley Full Details This Tour Is Limited To 25 Participants! Advance Ticket Purchase Required	All-Day

"The National Association of Railroad Passengers has done yeoman work over the years and in fact if it weren’t for NARP, I'd be surprised if Amtrak were still in possession of as a large a network as they have. So they've done good work, they're very good on the factual case."

Robert Gallamore, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University and former Federal Railroad Administration official, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University
November 17, 2005, on The Leonard Lopate Show (with guest host Chris Bannon), WNYC New York.

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RailNation California Event Agenda & Program

The following is the current event agenda and programming information - Revised to 10-13-19

Agenda For Printing (PDF)

Thursday, October 17

THIS EVENT IS CANCELED!

Friday, October 18

THIS TOUR IS CANCELED! Siemens Was Unwilling To Host Us...

Welcome Networking Reception & Award Presentation

$20.00 Per Person - Separate Ticket Required

Saturday, October 19

‘Plucky Corridors, Regional Rail, & The Green New Deal’

‘California’s Coordinated Multi-Modal Scheduling Plan’

'Advancing The Case For A Daily Sunset'

‘Engaging Youth Stakeholders in Transit Advocacy’

‘Changing Rail Passenger Policy’

‘Improving the Rail-Getaway Experience’

Sunday, October 20

Monday, October 21

SOLD-OUT

"The National Association of Railroad Passengers has done yeoman work over the years and in fact if it weren’t for NARP, I'd be surprised if Amtrak were still in possession of as a large a network as they have. So they've done good work, they're very good on the factual case."