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August 20, 2013 - Vol 5, Issue 17
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Call For Speakers: Your Time to Shine
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 The International Parking Institute (IPI) Conference & Expo is the world's largest parking industry event, with 2,700+ attendees, 200+ exhibitors, and 60+ educational opportunities. Proposals from prospective speakers are currently being accepted for the 2014 IPI Conference & Expo, June 1-4 in Dallas.
Experienced and articulate individuals willing to share their expertise and real-world practices are invited to submit speaking proposals. If you can deliver a presentation that illustrates a case study, illuminates important issues, brings how-to knowledge, or increases the professionalism of your peers, be sure to submit a proposal and help further the education of the parking industry.
Building on the success of last year's inaugural Ignite: Parking session, next year's conference will feature three Ignite sessions (Ignite: Technology, Ignite: Sustainability, and Ignite: Parking), where high-energy speakers present for five minutes using 20 slides that automatically advance every 15 seconds.
Presenters at the 2014 IPI Conference & Expo are entitled to a 25 percent discount off full conference or daily registrations (CAPP class registrants are not eligible for registration discounts).
Contact IPI Deputy Director Henry Wallmeyer or 540.371.7535 with questions. We look forward to your proposal!
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New Business Review Feature Added to IPI Parking Buyers Guide and Consultants Directory
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IPI is pleased to announce our new business reviews section in the online IPI Parking Buyers Guide and Consultants Directory. Now you have the opportunity to share your experiences with a company's products or services with your peers in the industry.
Write a review to be entered for a chance to win airfare and seven nights at a luxury resort hotel in Hawaii!
What are the benefits of writing a review?
- Seven of 10 people read reviews before making a purchase.
- 51 percent of buyers trust strangers' opinions over those of friends, family, and trusted business advisors.
- Consumers trust online reviews and other consumer feedback 12 times more than marketing messages from businesses.
- Local business reviews are read by 85 percent of consumers.
- Reviews not only give consumers the ability to share their opinions about the products or services they buy, but also offer businesses a way to evaluate and track what people are saying.
- Good reviews lead to more purchases. Negative reviews allow marketers to make adjustments to products and show their willingness to work with their consumers. Both the consumer and the brand benefit from these opinions!
Approximate Retail Value: $10,000
Restrictions: 18 years or older, Only US residents
One (1) review completion per person/email address
Promotion date: August 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013
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IPI's ADA and Parking Webinar is Tomorrow
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Nobody wants to be the parking professional who's known for all the broken equipment on his lot. Nobody wants to be the one whose exit booths are inadequately staffed after a big event. And nobody--but nobody--wants to be the person in charge of the parking that racked up all the ADA violations. That's all well and good, but few regulations are as confusing and have as many potential potholes as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It's an integral part of every parking operation, from design to enforcement, but as seen by recent traffic on the C-PARK L listserv, there are still more questions than answers out there.
It's time to blow away the fog and take a clean look at ADA and parking. Join moderator Doug Holmes, CAPP, founder of C-PARK L, and panelists Linda Kauffman, Bill Kavanagh, AIA, NCARB, and Teresa Trussell, CAPP, for an information-packed presentation on ADA's political challenges in municipal parking, common mistakes that trigger non-compliance, and recent changes that affect old and new spaces.
Moderator:
W. Douglas Holmes, CAPP, Founder C-PARK L
Instructors:
Linda Kauffman, Retired, Former Executive Director, Allentown Parking Authority
Bill Kavanagh, AIA, NCARB, Director of Parking Design, The Harman Group, Inc.
Teresa Trussell, CAPP, Parking Operations Supervisor, Ohio University
August 21, 2013 2:00 p.m. EDT/ 11:00 a.m. PDT (60 minutes)
$35 IPI Members
$50 Non-Members
For more information and to register!
*All CAPP candidates and graduates who register and participate in the webinar will receive .5 points toward their CAPP certification or recertification requirements.
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Registration Now Open for the IPI International Parking Conference in Mexico City, Mexico
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Join us for the 2013 IPI International Parking Conference - Mexico in beautiful Mexico City, Mexico, October 28 and 29. Those interested in parking, transportation, government, and development in Latin American markets will be able to discover how new approaches to parking can boost revenue, reduce traffic, and create more livable cities. It's also an opportunity for suppliers to introduce innovative new parking products and services to a receptive market. The conference will be presented in Spanish with English translation available. The 2013 IPI International Parking Conference - Mexico will be held at the beautiful Hilton Mexico City Reforma. Visit the conference website for more information and to register.
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August Airport Online ShopTalk: When Do Customers Need Parking Information?
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August's Online ShopTalk will provide an opportunity for IPI members working at airports to share ideas on how to increase parking use by reaching their target audience as they decide where to park before a flight. 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.
Moderator: Rick Decker, CAPP, Assistant Manager, Parking Operations, Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport
IPI Online ShopTalks are provided at no charge to IPI members*.
Wednesday, August 28 at 2:00 p.m. EDT/ 10:00 a.m. PDT (60 minutes)
*If you want to participate, make sure to join IPI and receive all the benefits.
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American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Hosting Parking and Landside Management Workshop
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Parking is the largest non-airline revenue source for an airport, and landside facilities are the first and last impressions experienced by airport users. Controlling parking and landside costs and maximizing revenues must be carefully balanced with providing efficient services and good customer care. These and other critical revenue and service issues will be addressed at the 26th Annual Parking and Landside Management Workshop in Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 4-6.
Participants will discuss the challenges facing parking and landside operations and learn strategies on how proactive landside management works to minimize roadway congestion and ground transportation delays and maximize non-aeronautical revenue. For more information and to register.
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Calling All Shutterbugs!
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Have an eye for the beautiful? Catch something funny with your iPhone camera? Have a co-worker with a dazzling smile every day? It's time for the second annual The Parking Professional photo contest. If you have a great shot of a person, animal, facility, or funny car, we want to see it!
We're looking for photos in the following categories:
- Beautiful
- Funny
- People in Parking
- Structure/Lot
- Nature
- Most Offbeat or Unusual
All photos will be entered into the competition for Best in Show--the winner in that category wins a free registration to the 2014 IPI Conference & Expo, June 1-4 in Dallas. Individual category winners get to outfit themselves with gift certificates to the Shop IPI store.
Amateur photographers only, please. Click here for more information and to enter.
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Register for the CAPP Facility Design, Rehabilitation and Maintenance Seminar
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The CAPP Facility Design, Rehabilitation and Maintenance seminar is designed specifically for parking professionals with an interest in the design and maintenance functions of garage operations, and includes information for municipal and institutional parking administrators, commercial operators, engineers, consultants, transportation planners, garage owners, and others affiliated with public and private parking. The seminar is open to all those interested in protecting and maintaining parking facility assets. Topics presented cover areas important to your operations in terms of specialized design and engineering issues. Other professionals will be on-hand to discuss their operations and trends and share ideas and experiences with you.
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The Parking Professional: Transforming On-Street Parking Spaces
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 Midway through an otherwise ordinary day three years ago, Jeff Petry picked up the phone to hear the voice of a seriously stymied parking enforcement officer.
"He said we had people sitting in parking spaces outside Starbucks and other downtown businesses," says Petry, parking manager at the City of Eugene, Ore. "They'd paid the meters and they had chairs and were sitting there. My officers wanted to know what to do."
With that, Petry and his staff were introduced to Park(ing) Day. Launched by San Francisco art and design studio Rebar in 2005, Park(ing) Day encourages organizations, governments, businesses, and individual citizens to re-think parking spaces one day a year and (legally) transform them into mini-parks, art exhibits, exercise spaces, and other things that have nothing to do with cars.
You can read the rest of this article and the August issue of The Parking Professional here. Submit photos from your city or college's Park(ing) Day activities to Kim Fernandez and we will run them in a future issue.
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New RFPs Posted
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 These are the latest parking RFPs available at the IPI RFP Portal. Access to complete RFP details is a benefit of IPI membership.
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Learn from Your Peers at the Parking Matters® Blog
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 Sign up to receive Parking Matters® Blog posts as they are published (about two to three times each week). Recent posts:
- Wise Beyond Your Field by Dennis Burns, CAPP
- My Worst Nightmare: The Parking Death Spiral by Casey Jones, CAPP
- Olmstead and the Urban Park by Isaiah Mouw, CAPP
- The ADA Parking Conversation by Doug Holmes, CAPP
Join the conversation and sign up for free.
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Industry Headlines From IPI's Social Media
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Did you know that IPI provides an easy way to follow the latest news and trends in the parking and transportation industries? Join us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and the Parking Matters® Blog. Here are just a few examples of the stories you may have missed:
AU parking services hope to help students, visitors http://ow.ly/nY52R
Night parking in Milwaukee? There's an app for that http://ow.ly/nY6T1
Bad parking leads to wanted man's arrest in NY http://ow.ly/o4uDy
Reno takes deliberate approach to parking http://ow.ly/o4vT6
Windshield warning aims to stop disabled parking cheats in Chicago http://ow.ly/o4wxN
Time up for CBD paperless parking http://ow.ly/o6206
New parking meters installed downtown Bloomington http://ow.ly/o62lw
Parking ticket hot spots: Website shows when and where you're most likely to get nailed http://ow.ly/o647c
Shakespeare in a NYC parking lot http://ow.ly/o657Z (@CBS news video)
Beyond the tech, autonomous driving is an issue of trust - and parking http://ow.ly/o66dt
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Free IPI Membership Benefits 101 Webinar
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IPI will host a free webinar on Thursday, September 19 at 2:00 p.m. EDT to provide current and prospective IPI members with an overview of the many available membership benefits. Participants will learn how to access the online benefits on the IPI website and how to take advantage of many other IPI programs and services. Participants will also have time to ask questions.
Presenter:
T.J. Cantwell, IPI membership director
Thursday, September 19 at 2:00 p.m. EDT /11:00 p.m. PDT (60 minutes)
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