Summer Meeting 2015 | American Bus Association

Summer Meeting 2015

June 22-23, 2015 – Program  |  June 24, 2015 – Optional TSA Security Exercise
Washington, DC, Area  |  BWI Airport Marriott

Did We Miss You in Baltimore?

Catch up on some of what you missed:

Motorcoach company owners, safety directors, operations managers, and maintenance professionals:

Join the Bus Industry Safety Council June 22-23 for a dynamic program:

  • Get to know many of the federal agencies that affect bus operations
  • Get an in-depth understanding of bus fire causes and prevention
  • Hear from a prominent accident reconstruction expert
  • Learn about the Federal Transit Administration’s new bus safety program
  • And much more!

On June 24, join us for a live, TSA-sponsored security training exercise to help operators prepare and respond to a terror incident at a large-scale event (separate registration required).

Thanks to BISC’s sponsors for supporting this summer’s excellent program.
 

DateTimeSession/Activity
Mon., June 228 am – 5 pmBISC registration Open
Mon., June 228 am – 11 am

MD Motorcoach Association Meeting

Additional registration required!

Mon., June 229 am – 11 amBISC Executive Committee Meeting
Mon., June 2211:30 am – 1 pmBISC Lunch
Mon., June 221 pm – 3 pmOpening General Session
Mon., June 223 pm – 3:30 pmBreak
Mon., June 223:30 pm – 5 pm

Security Committee Meeting

Mon., June 223:30 pm – 5 pmGet to Know Your Federal Agency: FMCSA
Mon., June 223:30 pm – 5 pmTopical Session: Bus Fires
   
Tues., June 237 am – 5 pmBISC Registration Open
Tues., June 237 am – 8 amBISC Breakfast
Tues., June 238 am – 10 am

Government Activities Review Committee Meeting

Tues., June 238 am – 10 amGet to Know Your Federal Agency: NHTSA
Tues., June 238 am – 9 amTopical Session: Reconstructing a Bus Accident
Tues., June 239 am – 10 am

Topical Session: FMCSA HOS Research, Understanding the Operating Practices of the Industry

Tues., June 2310 am – 10:30 amBreak
Tues., June 2310:30 am – 12:30 pm

Workplace Health & Environmental Safety Committee Meeting

Tues., June 2310:30 am – 12:30 pm

Human Performance Committee Meeting

Tues., June 2310:30 am – 12:30 pmGet to Know Your Federal Agency: NTSB
Tues., June 2312:30 pm – 1:30 pmBISC Lunch
Tues., June 231:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Vehicle and Technical Operations Committee Meeting

Tues., June 231:30 pm – 3:30 pmGet to Know Your Federal Agency: TSA
Tues., June 231:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Topical Session: Understanding FTA’s New Bus Safety Program

Tues., June 233:30 pm – 3:45 pmBreak
Tues., June 233:45 pm – 5:00 pmClosing General Session, Committee Meeting Recaps
   
Wed., June 248:30 am – 1 pmTSA Exercise Registration Open
Wed., June 249 am – 9:30 amIntroductions & Exercise Overview
Wed., June 249:30 am – 10:30 amModule 1 Training – Briefing/i-Step Training Concepts
Wed., June 2410:30 am – 10:45 amBreak
Wed., June 2410:45 am – 11:30 amModule 2 Training – Table Top Exercise
Wed., June 2411:30 am – 12:30 pmLunch
Wed., June 2412:30 pm – 2:30 pmModule 3 Training – Live Exercise (offsite)
Wed., June 242:30 pm – 3:30 pmExercise Debrief
Wed., June 243:30 pmAdjourn

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