Events and Awards

Partnership for Mobility Management
Annual conference - May 9-10, 2012, in Long Beach, Calif. Hosted this year by the American Public Transportation Association, the conference will feature sessions and workshops on performance measurement, successful partnerships with different organizations, non-emergency medical transportation and brokerages, customer focus, information technology, and integration of facilities.

National Council on Independent Living
Annual conference - June 11-14, 2012 in Washington, DC. Come celebrate three decades of growth "from a handful of advocates and the Centers they represent into a force of thousands of people with disabilities from CILs and SILCs in every state and territory of the U.S."

American Public Human Services Association
2012 National Policy Forum: - June 3-5, 2012, in Washington, DC. The forum will focus on the policy analysis and recommendations from the Pathways: The Opportunities Ahead for Human Services document that will guide the APHSA's legislative priorities.

Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
Annual Conference - Sept. 11-14, 2012 in Saratoga Springs, New York. All presentation proposals are due by March 2. The instructions for submissions are available on the AMPO website. Proposals are welcome about topics such as transit planning, reauthorization, performance measures and transit demand management.

Association for Commuter Transportation
2012 ACT International Conference - July 29-Aug. 1, 2012 in Savannah, GA.

National Association of Counties
Annual conference and exposition - July 13-17, 2012, in Pittsburgh, Pa. The conference provides county officials with the opportunity to vote on NACo’s policies related to federal legislation and regulation; learn about innovative county programs; and find out about issues impacting counties across the country.

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Award applications are being accepted to honor area agencies on aging accomplishments in care transitions, financial assistance, caregiving, livable communities, technology, volunteerism and more. The deadline is March 14.

Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living
Annual conference - Oct. 5-8, 2012, in Lake Tahoe and Reno, Nev. Information is posted on APRIL's homepage.

National Association of Development Organizations
Applications are currently being accepted for the Excellence in Regional Transportation Award, a program of NADO’s RPO America and the NADO Research Foundation’s Center for Transportation Advancement and Regional Development, which recognizes noteworthy projects and practices in rural and small metropolitan transportation planning. The organization applying to receive the award must be a member of NADO. Awards recognize uniqueness/level of innovation; regional impact; ability to be replicated; long-term viability of the program and its impact; innovative partnerships and collaborations; and creative funding. Winners will be recognized at a roundtable reception during the National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference (April 25-27, 2012 in Burlington, Vt.)

[Editor's note: This post is archived under Events and not under the individual organizations. This is due to a strict character maximum.]