2024 Summer BISC Meeting
Meeting | July 22-24, 2024 | 9 AM - 5:30 PM ET
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Registration is now Open!
This meeting will feature tons of safety and compliance education as well as a ton of networking opportunities. We will also be holding a 4-5 hour TSA-led table top security exercise on July 23.
The Bus Industry Safety Council is your forum to address the latest safety and compliance topics that affect motorcoach operations.
Download a 2024 Summer BISC Registration Form
Housing Reservations:
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Book by Friday, June 28 for best rate and to ensure availability.
Room Rate:
$119/night
Double Tree By Hilton SeaWorld Orlando International Drive
10100 International Dr.
Orlando, FL 32821
Phone: (407) 352-1100
Meeting Agenda
| Date | Time | Session | Room |
| July 22, 2024 | 9 – 10:00 am | Opening General Session Session and Agenda Overview Mentor Pairing Upcoming Events Awards Presentations: * 2024 TAT Champion Award Presented by Busing on the Lookout and Truckers Against Trafficking Keynote Address: James Blain, Pax Training “Using Artificial Intelligence Tools to Refresh Your Safety Policies and Recharge Your Safety Program” | |
| 10:00 – 10:15 am | Break | ||
| 10:15 am – 12 pm | Spotlight Session: Mock Trial, Trial Run, Tabletop Role Playing GUILTY or NOT? It is like our companies worst nightmare, “the big one”, having an incident involving an injury which ends up going to court for the jury to decide our fate. While some of us may have experienced the litigation process, many have not. Within our companies, associations, networking events, sales processes, we all strive for “best practices” and operating in a prudent manner for our passengers. In our various roles, we all have many responsibilities and want to ensure that we practice what we say we are going to do, however what happens if we don’t? Join us for a live Mock Trial to witness firsthand an actual court case and how you, by developing (or not) your processes, can greatly impact your case. After the trial, verdict and settlement, join us for our additional training session as our experts provide further information and insights on various methods that could be used to help you navigate the entire process. | ||
11 am – 12 pm | Greyhound Maintenance Manager’s Meeting | ||
| 12 pm – 1 pm | Lunch | ||
| 1 – 2 pm | FMCSA Agency Update | ||
| 2 – 2:30 pm | Break | ||
| 2:30 – 3:30 pm | Spotlight Session: Responding to an Incident: Navigating the Initial Steps of the Legal Process, Understanding Document Retention & Preparation (similar to a DOT Audit), and Negotiating a Settlement | ||
| 2:30 – 3:30 pm | Greyhound Maintenance Manager’s Meeting | ||
| 3:30 – 4 pm | Break | ||
| 4 – 5:00 pm | Spotlight Session: Responding to an Incident: Crisis Communications, Police/Insurance Investigation, and Starting the Claims Process from Soup to Nuts | ||
4 – 5:30 pm | Greyhound Maintenance Manager’s Meeting | ||
| 5:45 – 6:45 pm | Networking Reception | ||
| Date | Time | Session | Room |
| July 23, 2024 | 8:30 – 9:30 am | Safety Director 101: Driver Behavior and Coaching | |
| 8:30 – 9:30 am | TSA Agency Update | ||
| 8:30 – 9:30 am | Emergency Operations, Preparing a GO Bag and Continuity of Operations Plan | ||
| 9:30 – 10 am | Break | ||
| 10 – 11 am | Safety Director 201: | ||
| 10 – 11 am | DOD Agency Update | ||
| 10 – 11 am | NTSB Agency Update | ||
| 11 – 11:30 am | Break | ||
| 11:30 – 12:30 pm | Closing General Session – Mentor Office Hours | ||
| Date | Time | Session | Room |
| July 23, 2024 | 12:30 – 1:30 pm | TSA Tabletop Exercise – BusMARC Lunch | |
| 1:30 – 2:30 pm | BusMARC Session: Ok Your Vehicle has Been in an Accident or Impounded, What’s Next? | ||
| 1:30 – 2:30 pm | TSA Tabletop Exercise: Cybersecurity Preparedness, Overview – Intelligence & Awareness Briefing | ||
| 2:30 – 3:30 pm | BusMARC Session: AC Systems/Battery Maintenance | ||
| 2:30 – 3:30 pm | TSA Tabletop Exercise: Cybersecurity Preparedness, Module I | ||
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm | BusMARC Session: Fleet Maintenance Benchmarking and System Diagnostics | ||
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm | TSA Tabletop Exercise: Cybersecurity Preparedness, Module II | ||
| 4:30 – 5:30 pm | BusMARC Session: NHTSA Agency Update | ||
| 4:30 – 5:30 pm | TSA Tabletop Exercise: Cybersecurity Preparedness, Module III & Hotwash | ||
| 5:45 – 6:45 pm | Networking Reception Sponsored by Prevost | ||
| Date | Time | Session | Room |
| July 24, 2024 | 9 – 3 pm | BusMARC Site Visits | |
| 9:00 am | Bus Loading & Departure | ||
| 9:30- 11:30 am | BusMARC Site Visit: Location #1, MCA Transportation | ||
| Facility Tour & Education Session | |||
| 11:30 – Noon | Travel to Location #2 | ||
| 12 – 2:30 pm | BusMARC Site Visit: Location #2, ABC Companies | ||
| Lunch | |||
| Facility Tour & Education Session | |||
| 3 pm | Return to Hotel |
