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April 10, 2012 - Vol 4, Issue 8 |
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IPI Conference & Expo Only Two Months Away |
Register and Reserve your Hotel Room Now for the Best Rates!
Having just left March, it is hard to believe that we are exactly two months away from the 2012 IPI Conference & Expo June 10-13 in Phoenix, Ariz. And it's even harder to believe that there is only one month left to get discounted registration and hotel rates. In these challenging economic times and shrinking budgets, we know how important each and every dollar is to you and your organization. Make sure you take advantage of the lower cost by registering by May 10. Registration is simple and many different packages are offered to tailor your experience to your specific needs. Conference Registration.
Hotel rooms are filling up fast and once they are gone, you will not be able to get the IPI Conference rate of only $139 per night. Book now and save! Hotel Reservations.
And to help you convince your superiors why you need to attend and of the value of the IPI Conference & Expo, IPI provides a Justification Toolkit. It has everything to present your business case, including a letter template that you can simply fill out and drop off with your supervisor. Justification Toolkit.
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Online ShopTalk: Managing Parking at Colleges and Universities | |
Join IPI for our April Online ShopTalk: Managing Parking at Colleges and Universities on Tuesday, April 24 at 1 p.m EDT. April's virtual roundtable provides an opportunity for IPI members who work at academic institutions to share ideas and best practices on campus parking issues. Participants will be asked to share their experiences. Contact info of all participants will be sent to all registrants to allow for further offline networking.
Online ShopTalks are FREE but only for IPI members.
If you want to attend make sure to join IPI and recieve all the benefits. |
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IPI in the New York Times |
In the last Insider, we mentioned an article that appeared in the March 25 New York Times regarding parking lots. It was written by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor of urban design Eran Ben-Joseph, PH.D. The professor wrote how unsightly and underutilized parking lots are, and provided examples and ideas to transform them into multi-use areas.
After reading the article, IPI Executive Director Shawn Conrad, CAE, wrote a letter to the editor providing our input and thoughts on postive parking lot design. We are pleased to report the letter was published in the New York Times on April 2. In May you will read a feature by Dr. Ben-Joseph in The Parking Professional. IPI is proud to proactively represent the parking industry and share our positive messages about parking. |
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New Posts on the Parking Matters® Blog |
 The Parking Matters® Blog is a new platform for parking and transportation professionals to share ideas, voice opinions, inspire, enlighten, educate, and inform. Visit the blog to see the latest posts, and subscribe to receive new posts in your inbox. See what you have been missing.
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IPI's Career HQ: Now More than Just a Job Board |
 For almost three years, IPI's Career HQ has been the best place for job seekers to search for parking jobs and post their resumes free to find their next career opportunities. However, we know that there is more to finding the perfect next job than just connecting employers and candidates. IPI is pleased to add new tools to benefit job seekers.
Beginning today, IPI features new Career Resources for job seekers who will now get free access to a database of career-related articles and paid access to valuable services such as:
* Career Tips
* Professional Resume Writing
* Career Coaching
* Social Networking/Profile Development
* Reference Checking/Employment Verification
Working with certified career coaches and expert resume writers through new Career Resources is a cost-effective way for IPI members to enlist the support of trusted advisors. Whether you need it now or later, Career Resources is smart tool to assist you in your career advancement.
To see and take advantage of the Career Resources, visit www.parking.org/careerhq and click on the Resource tab.
New Job Postings
View more job listings
Have a job to post? Reach thousands of parking professionals at www.parking.org/careers.
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The Parking Professional: Street Smarts | |
 Texas Tech launches a motion awareness program with great results
Students riding the bus to the Texas Tech campus felt and heard a thump after their vehicle stopped to pick up more passengers. Looking out the window, they saw a student sprawled on the ground with his backpack contents scattered and his cell phone in pieces on the sidewalk around him. The student had been texting and walking, and he walked right into the side of the bus. Rattled but O.K., he picked up his things and went on his way.
IPI Members can read this article and the rest of the March issue by accessing the online version of The Parking Professional.
To advertise in the award-winning The Parking Professional, contact Bonnie Watts at 540.371.7535.
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New ADA Guidelines for Parking | |
IPI's Next Webinar: Parking ADA Self Audit
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. EDT
Thinking of restriping your lot/structure? It's about to get more complicated. New ADA guidelines took effect March 15, 2012 that removed safe harbor clauses of the original 1991 law. That means lots  that are striped after March 15 must meet the latest requirements for van accessible space ratios, and "readily achievable" architectural barriers between parking areas and business must be removed. Are you ready for these changes? Join us on this webinar to learn the most common parking ADA mistakes, what items must be fixed to comply with the new guidelines, and how to use a checklist to easily audit your facility and create a realistic plan.
Instructor: Michelle Wendler, AIA, principal, Watry Design, Inc.
$35.00 for IPI Members; $50.00 for Non-Members
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The Parking Professional Wins EXCEL Award |
IPI's monthly magazine, The Parking Professional, won a Gold Medal for its 2011 redesign in the 2012 EXCEL Awards, administered by Association Media & Publishing. The EXCEL Awards honor the best publishing products of the association industry; more than 1,000 publications are entered into the competition every year to be judged by an expert panel of association and publishing professionals.
The Parking Professional was chosen as the Gold winner for best redesign of a publication with a circulation of less than 50,000 based on its excellence of design, originality, technical quality, and the degree to which the design enhances the accompanying editorial material.
IPI will be recognized for this accomplishment at the 32nd Annual EXCEL Gala on June 11 in Baltimore.
The behind-the-scenes story of the redesign of the award-winning The Parking Professional was prominently featured in the Jan/Feb issue of Signature magazine, the flagship magazine of Association Media & Publishing.
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Industry Headlines From IPI's Social Media |
Did you know that IPI provides an easy way to follow the latest news and trends in the parking and transportation industry? Just join us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and the Parking Matters Blog. IPI staff regularly post information that is important to parking professionals. Here are just a few examples of the stories you may have missed:
Americans waste 1.9 billion gallons of gas a year in stalled traffic http://ow.ly/9Wb6P
Check out IPI members quoted in Mobile Apps Revolutionize Municipal Parking http://bit.ly/GVaM1j
Frank McCourt will receive no parking revenue from Dodgers Stadium via @sportingnews http://ow.ly/9Z7J8
Sen. Levin tries to legislate a parking place -via @DailyCaller http://ow.ly/9Z8m8
10 new RFPs posted for #parking products and services http://ow.ly/9Zfmu
IPI Letter to the Editor published in @nytimes discussing the value of parking professionals http://ow.ly/a1ntZ
Want To Expand A City? Make It Float http://ow.ly/a26Vp parking on the water?
Pay-by-phone options proposed for Camden parking meters http://ow.ly/a28dv
A Brief history of the Parking Meter via @AtlanticCities http://ow.ly/1JRsCX
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