From PG major Katrina Bloemsma:
Below is information on the Washington State Rideshare Organization conference in Bellingham April 26-27. As part of my internship with the City of Tacoma I plan to attend the conference on Monday. The focus is on 'educating the educated' and the importance of alternative transportation in 24 hour communities like hospitals and universities. There will be presentations by professionals and students as well as a panel session. The normal registration fee for a day is $120 but students can register for just $10, which is a killer deal. I was hoping to find other students and educators interested in more sustainable transportation options or developing tools for effective planning who want to attend the conference, and all drive up together early Monday morning. I know it is late notice, but pleases let me know if you have students or faculty interested in attending, and I will reserve a van from ASUPS. If you want to chat in person about logistics i can stop by your office(s) this afternoon. Thanks,
Katrina Bloemsma
http://www.wsro.net/workshop.htm
The Washington State Ridesharing Organization (WSRO) will be hosting the
first ever Student Forum at the upcoming Spring conference. The forum will
start with presentations from students from colleges and universities around
Washington State on the topic of Transportation and Sustainability. These
presentations will be followed by a panel discussion on "Sustainability
Literacy-Finding Ways of Incorporating Multimodal Literacy into the Higher
Education Experience". WSRO members are encouraged to attend as well as
submit questions they may have for the panel on the designated topic.
Today's classrooms are filled with tomorrow's workforce, which is why it is
critical to embrace the challenge of incorporating sustainable
transportation habits into the college experience. This will serve as
a fantastic opportunity to hear from tomorrow's leaders in TDM, today as
well as learn about how you can help change the societal mind-set from car
centric to multimodel literate.
Students can attend the forum for free by registering with Mark Melnyk using
the contact info below. If they wish to stay for the entire day, there is a
small fee of $10. In addition, a special student rate has been established
if they wish to attend the entire conference.
Contact Mark Melnyk at 425-348-2304 or by email at mark.melnyk@commtrans.org
for more information. Students registering for the entire conference
should contact Mark by April 16th.
