| Starts: | Sunday November 15, 2009 at 9:00am |
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| Ends: | Wednesday November 18, 2009 at 5:00pm |
| Event Type: | Conference |
| Region: | Toronto, Canada Area |
| Location: |
Fairmont Royal York Toronto, ON CA |
| Price: | Registration fees apply |
| Website: | http://www.ACTCanada.com |
| Industry: | transportation/trucking/railroad |
| Keywords: | Tdm, Transportation Demand Management, Sustainable Transportation, Trip Reduction |
| Intended For: | TDM Coordinator, Transportation Planner, Transportation Engineer, TDM Specialist, Director Facilities, Director HR, Transportation Policy Advisor, Sustainability Director, Planner, Engineer |
| Organization: | ACT Canada |
ACT Canada's TDM Summit 2009 offers an exciting opportunity for TDM stakeholders to network, share best practices and learn. The theme of TDM Summit 2008 is 'To our Health, Wealth and Community' and the program is designed to increase TDM knowledge and capacity in these areas.
Your registration fees include the full comprehensive program. Keynote speaker highlights are: • Monday morning Welcoming Plenary Keynote Speaker: Dr. Daniel Sperling Author of Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability, Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science and Policy, and founding Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis (ITS-Davis). Dr. Sperling is recognized as a leading international expert on transportation technology assessment, energy and environmental aspects of transportation, and transportation policy. He was recently honored as a lifetime National Associate of the National Academies, is author or editor of 200 technical articles and 10 books, and has testified ten times to the US Congress and California Legislature on alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technology. • Tuesday Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Mr. Claude Ouimet, Senior Vice President and General Manager, InterfaceFLOR Canada and Latin America. Claude Ouimet, Senior Vice President and General Manager for InterfaceFLOR in Canada and Latin America, will present his company's vision, Mission Zero, which is InterfaceFLOR's promise to eliminate any negative impact the company may have on the environment by 2020. This mission embraces cutting-edge philosophies such as Life Cycle Assessment and Biomimicry. Claude believes that all of us, individuals and companies, have the power and courage to change, to be the change, and do something to help address the global environmental crisis.
Also included in your registration fees are events specifically designed to build collaboration and networking. These include: • Welcoming reception at the CN Tower - Canada's most recognizable and celebrated icon. At a height of 553.33m (1,815 ft., 5 inches), it is the World's Tallest Building where you`ll have amazing views of the Greater Toronto Area. • Monday evening dinner event at the Steam Whistle brewery - located only a short walk from the Fairmont Royal York • Tuesday evening at the renowned Distillery District - Join us for an evening of celebration with GTA employers who have established award winning commuter options programs.
Register today and join your TDM colleagues at the Canadian TDM Summit 2009 in Toronto. Register at www.ACTCanada.com or for more information email Summit@ACTCanada.com