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The 2007 Texas Parking Association Conference

April 11-13,
San Antonio , TX
Celebrate Parking at the TPA Conference 2007!

The Texas Parking Association Conference and Trade Show will be held in April 2007 in San Antonio.  The El Tropicano Hotel on San Antonio's famed Riverwalk has been selected as the site of this year's conference!  Please be sure to download the Conference Brochure or just the registration forms separately: Conference Registration and Golf Registration

Important Exhibitor Shipping & Setup Information: Freeman

Hotel Reservation Link


El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel (Reservation Link)
Government Rate Available

110 Lexington
San Antonio, TX 78205 
(direct) 210-223-9461 

When making your reservation online please enter TPA as the Group Code to obtain the Government Rate ($85/night).  IMPORTANT UPDATE & CORRECTION: ALL GOVERNMENT RATE ROOMNIGHTS AT THE CONFERENCE HOTEL HAVE BEEN BOOKED! THERE ARE STILL ROOMS AVAILABLE AT MARKET RATES!

The following hotel has rooms available at the state rate, but it is approximately 12 miles from the conference hotel.

Hyatt Place San Antonio - Northwest
4303 Hyatt Place Drive
San Antonio, TX 78230
Phone:  210-561-0099
Fax:  210-561-0513
Reservation Line:  888-492-8847

 

 

 

Schedule of Events

Wednesday

April 11, 2007

  • Golf at Pecan Valley(Separate Fee)
  • Registration
  • ABC's of Parking Training Session
  • Opening Ceremony
  • Exhibit Hall & Dinner

7am-3pm
  Tee Time 8am

12pm-6pm

1pm-5pm


6pm

6:15pm-9pm

Thursday

April 12, 2007

  • Breakfast & Key Note Speaker
  • 2 Morning Educational Sessions
  • Business Meeting / Lunch / Exhibits
  • 2 Afternoon Educational Sessions
  • Parking Round Tables
  • Exhibit Hall & Happy Hour
  • Thursday Event Night

7:30am-8:30am

8:30am-9:15am

9:30am-10:15am

10:30am-11:15am

11:15am-11:30am

11:30am-1:30pm
1:30pm-2:15pm

2:30pm-3:15pm

3:30pm-4:15pm

4:15pm-6:30pm
7pm-9pm

Friday

April 13, 2007

  • Breakfast & Exhibits
  • 2 Morning Educational Sessions

8am-9am

9am-10am

10am-11am

 

Educational Sessions

 

Session 1

Importance of Employee Training

-Kim Jackson, IPI-

 

9:30am-10:15am

 

Session 2

Effectively Using Marketing and Public Relations in a University Environment

-Rod Weis, Texas A&M University-

 

10:30am-11:15am

 

 

Concurrent Sessions 3 & 4

 

Accessible Parking Issues: A Panel Discussion

-Angela English, Accessibility & Disability Rights Coordinator Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities-

-Bruce Elfant, Travis County Constable-

-Peter Grojean, Registered Professional Engineer, Registered Accessibility Specialist-

-Pat Pound, Executive Director of the Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities-

 

1:30pm-2:15pm

 

TollTags and Airports; A Tale of Two Projects and Lessons Learned

-Clayton Howe, North Texas Tollway Authority-

-Daniel Robicheaux, Electronic Transaction Consultants-

-Eric Estell, Formerly with DFW Airport Parking Services-

-Allan Kennedy, Parking Company of America at Dallas Love Field-

Concurrent Sessions 5 & 6

 

Do You Manage Your Parking Revenue Control System or Does It Manage You?

-Chuck Cullen, Consulting Engineering Group-

 

2:30pm-3:15pm

 

Parking Equipment Panel

-Moderator, Casey Wagner, Walker Parking Consultants-

 

Parking Round Tables

 

Enforcement - Liliana Rambo

 

Facilities Maintenance - Rod Weis

 

Parking Operations - Dan Huberty

 

3:30pm-4:15pm

 

 

 

Session 10   9am-10am

 

Clarifying Credit Card Confusion - Process, Security, Payment Options, & Risks

-Michele Krakowski, T2 Systems Inc-

Session 11  10am-11am

 

Developing a Well Balanced On-Street Parking Program

-Liliana Rambo, City of Houston Parking Management Division-

 

Exhibitor Information

Check out past conference exhibitors.  Don't miss out!  Reserve your booth when you register for the conference.  Booth location will be given for registered exhibitors on a first to register, first serve basis.

Exhibitor Layout 

 

TPA Conference 2006 List of Exhibitors & Sponsors

  • Law Enforcement Systems, Inc.

  • Medeco Security Locks

  • Mitchell Time & Parking

 



 
 

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