October 1 – 3, 2012 ─ Boulder, Colorado, USA ─ The CarSharing Association presents its fourth annual conference, an event that brings together industry experts and innovators from around the world. Here we examine regional similarities and differences, discuss evolving technologies and best practices, and shape policy that affects the carsharing industry worldwide.
Come share your experience, and learn more of the latest challenges all independent carshare organizations face, leading the development of a more sustainable future in transportation.
Thank you 2012 Sponsors!: Our thanks to these organizations for their generous financial support of the CSA 2012 Conference: gold sponsor Metavera Solutions, silver sponsors INVERS Mobility Solutions and Larry Miller Toyota – Boulder, and bronze sponsors JustShareIt and Convadis.
| Sunday, Sept 30 | Monday, Oct 1 | Tuesday, Oct 2 | Wednesday, Oct 3 | |
| 8:00 AM | 8:00 – 8:30am CSA Registration & Breakfast @ Rembrandt Yard |
8:00 – 8:30am Public Day Registration & Breakfast @ Rembrandt Yard |
8:00 – 8:30am CSA AGM Breakfast @ Rembrandt Yard |
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| 8:30 AM | 8:30 – 9:30am Opening Remarks & Benchmarking 2012 |
8:30 – 9:00am Public Day Welcome |
8:30 – 10:00am CSA Annual General Meeting & Member Consultation – Donald Wiedman – CSA |
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| 9:00 AM | 9:00 – 10:00am CarSharing Leads Mobility to Scale: Overview of Industry Developments ‒ Susan Shaheen – University of California, Berkeley Dave Brook – Team Red US |
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| 10:00 AM | Break | Break | Break | |
| 10:30 AM | 10:00 – 12:00pm CSA “GAB” Session: Member’s Greatest Achievements, and Blunders! |
10:30 – 12:00pm Advancing and Understanding CarSharing Metrics ‒ Susan Shaheen – University of California, Berkeley Marco Viviani- Communauto |
10:30 – 12:00pm Developing Partnerships: Within and Beyond the CSA - Pam Cooley- CarShareHFX & Closing Remarks |
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| Noon | 12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch |
12:00 – 12:30pm Break / Lunch Buffet12:30 - 2:30pmPanel Discussion: The Future of Mobility: Apps, Networks & Seamless Integration ‒ David Van Kesteren – TaxiStop, Belgium, Colleen Miller – Denver Regional Council of Governments, Parry Burnap - Denver Bike Sharing, Marco Viviani – Communauto, Shelby Clark – RelayRides, Jesse Biroscak – JustShareIt, Steve Gutmann – Getaround |
12:00 – 1:00pm Box Lunch |
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| 1:00 PM | 1:00 – 3:00pm Marketing Plans & Budgets: Best Practices – Nic Lowe – GoGet, Anita Daley – City CarShare, Felipe Portugal, Zazcar && CSA Board of Directors Meeting (12:00 – 3:00) |
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| 2:00 PM | 2:00 – 5:00pm Tours of Boulder’s Platinum BikePath System via B-cycle Depart from Hotel Boulderado (free, in groups of 20) |
2:30 – 3:00pmBreak3:00 – 5:30pm Connecting to Transit: Developing an Urban CarSharing Strategy ‒ Tim Papandreou – San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Patrick McLaughlin – Regional Transportation District, Jeff Winter – Car To Go, Aspen, Sharon Feigon - I-GO CarSharing Chicago, Jennifer Dotson – Ithaca Carshare, NY, Xavier Guillaume – Buffalo CarShare, NY |
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| 3:30 PM | Break | |||
| 4:00 PM | 3:30 – 5:30pm Fleet & Financial Analysis Workshop (max 20 participants)David Grenier, I-GO CarShare, Karen New, Modo Co-op or CarSharing in Europe Marco Viviani – Communauto, David Van Kesteren – TaxiStop |
4:00 – 5:30pm Establishing a New CSO (max 20 participants) - Wilson Wood – VRTUCAR |
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| 6:00 PM | 6:00 – 9:00pm Optional Dinner (pay your own fare) @ Conor O’Neill’s Irish Pub & Restaurant |
6:30 – 9:30pm Welcome Dinner @ Centro Latin American Kitchen ** sponsored by INVERS ** |
6:30 – 9:30pm Conference Dinner @ Dushanbe Teahouse ** sponsored by Metavera ** |
| CSA Members – Optional (dinner not part of registration fee) | |
| CSA Members – Only (Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday included in registration) | |
| CSA Public Day – Stakeholders & Public Welcome (all day Tuesday, including sessions and meals) |
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