Summer Training Event Ipswich 16, 17 and 18 June 2015

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Venue — University Campus Suffolk, Ipswich

£275 for ATCO members if booked before 31 May 2015

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Summer Training Event

Ipswich

16, 17 and 18 June 2015

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Summer Training Event 2015

“Cuts on cuts — can we deliver

Safe, Smart and Sustainable Transport?”

The summer training event will look at the increasing challenges faced by transport professionals who are required to deliver more at the front line whilst resources are being withdrawn.

With emphasis on safe and sustainable transport and on developments in Smart ticketing, there is a full programme of speakers including industry specialists, and colleagues from local authorities who will recount their experiences and development of good practice.

Programme

Please note programme and speakers may be subject to alteration at short notice

Tuesday 16 June

13:00 - 14:00 Registration and Exhibition

14:00 – 14:15 Welcome and Introduction to the Conference

Portfolio Holder for Transport, Suffolk County Council

14:15 - 15:30 Rail policies - bringing value to the local authority

Winning a tender on quality rather than price. Abellio now owns ScotRail. “Norwich in Ninety” improvements for all railways, not just HS2.

“Improving Connectivity Consultation” - applying principles from Swiss railways

Jonathan Denby, Abellio Greater Anglia

Denver Rail Study

Stephen Pauling, TfL (winner of the Martin Robertson Bursary)

15:30 – 16:00 Break for Tea / Coffee and Exhibition

16:00 – 17:15 Cambridgeshire Guided Busway - Success so far and future opportunities What difference has the Busway actually made to the Cambridge to Huntingdon corridor? What technology has been introduced to attract passengers? What public health benefits has it brought?

Joseph Whelan, Cambridgeshire County Council

Safeguarding, how to get drivers to get it

Norfolk’s approach to getting drivers and passenger assistants to understand the basic principles of safeguarding and stop themselves getting into hot water.

Martin Stringfellow and Sean Asplin, Passenger Transport Managers, Norfolk County Council

17:15 Close

18:30 Social Night including Quiz

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Wednesday 17 June

The agenda for today is divided into two streams which will run concurrently. Delegates may chose which sessions in either stream they will attend.

A. Client Transport

09:30 – 11:00 Learning from tragedy – why we shouldn’t cut corners on health and safety Exploring the lessons learnt and possible ways forward, following a tragic death on fleet transport. This will include how technology could help.

Chris Pettifer, Head of Transport Operations, Bedford Borough Council; Paul Meadows, Keir PLC; Tom Green, ACL

11:00 – 11:15 Break for Tea / Coffee and Exhibition 11:15 – 12:00 Personal Transport Budgets

The approach taken by Dudley

Lynn Marks, Dudley Borough Council

A summary of issues from different authorities

Ian Gwenlan, Chair of the ATCO School Travel Executive

12:00 – 12:45 Building Trust

1) What do parents expect from transport, how much engagement would they like, what are the impacts when transport changes or goes wrong?

Chantal Chaervey, vice-chair of the Suffolk Parent Carer Network (SPCN) and mother of a child with special needs

2) Exploring effective ways to change school transport for children with special needs

Ian Gwenlan, Principal School Transport Officer, West Sussex County Council

12:45 – 14:00 Lunch and Exhibition

14:00 – 15:45 A 40-minute taster of safeguarding training

Tricia Knight, independent trainer and former Head of Hants SEN Transport Team

A chance to debate current issues:

1) Is training worthwhile and what should it be? Are we spending money on the things that deliver the biggest impact?

Niki Park, member of the ATCO School Travel Executive

2) How far does our transport responsibility go? Are we responsible for all care needs?

Dave Smith, member of the ATCO School Travel Executive

16:00 – 17:00 A joint session with the Public Transport stream - Using smart data in innovative ways

How to make smart data work for you, e.g. for land use planning, to plan services like public and school transport, and to manage instant travel information

Alan Barrett, Gloucestershire County Council; Laurie Egan, Norfolk County Council; Gary Umpleby, Hogia Transport Systems Ltd

17:00 Close

18:30 – 21:30 Evening Boat Trip and Buffet on the Orwell Lady

A cruise along the River Orwell from Ipswich to Harwich and return. Includes a buffet meal on board.

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B. Public Transport

09:30 – 11:00 What’s in store for public transport following the election? An overview of the policies and pressures

Chris Cheek, TAS Partnership and

Speaker from a major operator to be confirmed

11:00 – 11:15 Break for Tea / Coffee and Exhibition 11.15 – 13:00 What’s next for smart ticketing?

An overview of what is currently happening across the country with Smartcards, plus looking forward to the government’s priorities and technology advancements over the next 5 years.

Followed by a structured discussion with delegates about successes and problems associated with smart schemes – your chance to have your say!

Jenni Borg, Head of Smart & Integrated Ticketing, DfT

13:00 – 14:15 Lunch and Exhibition

14:15 – 15:45 How to go smart on a practical level, and the benefits it brings Norfolk’s smart pilot: discoveries and experiences to share

Commercial smart ticketing: the managed service, P&R and the multi-operator world.

Smart ENCTS: getting great value (hotlisting and using smart data for reimbursement)

Laurie Egan, Project Manager, Norfolk County Council; Ian Robinson, Systra; James Bloor and Andrew Seedhouse, SWSAL

16:00 – 17:00 A joint session with the Client Transport stream - Using smart data in innovative ways

How to make smart data work for you, e.g. for land use planning, to plan services like public and school transport, and to manage instant travel information.

Alan Barrett, Gloucestershire County Council; Laurie Egan, Norfolk County Council; Gary Umpleby, Hogia Transport Systems Ltd

17:00 Close

18:30 – 21:30 Evening Boat Trip and Buffet on the Orwell Lady

A cruise along the River Orwell from Ipswich to Harwich and return. Includes a buffet meal on board.

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Thursday 18 June

09:00 - 09:30 Registration and Exhibition 09:00 - 09:30 ATCO AGM

Chris White & the ATCO Board

09:30 – 10:30 Total Transport

What is Total Transport? What’s been tried? Is it the solution?

Peter Hardy, from JMP

10:45 – 11:30 Getting Around in Essex - a bus and passenger transport strategy

Helen Morris, Head of Commissioning Infrastructure, Essex County Council

11:30 – 12:15 Best Practise in Public Transport Tendering

Chris Cheek TAS Partnership

12:15 – 12:30 Conference Closure

Chris White, Chair of ATCO

12:30 Lunch and Farewell

13:30 Visit to Ipswich Transport Museum

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EARLYBIRD BOOKING OFFER - booking must be received before 31 May ATCO Members Non Members

Full event and accommodation * £275.00 £315.00 Event booking prices after 31 May ATCO Members Non Members

Full event and accommodation * £325.00 £365.00 Day rates ATCO Members Non Members

Day delegate Tuesday 16 June Day delegate Wednesday 17 June Day delegate Thursday 18 June

£65.00 £95.00 £65.00 £85.00 £115.00 £85.00 Total VAT @ 20% Grand total

* For those booking full conference the cost includes bed and breakfast, cooked lunch on the 17th, packed lunch on the 18th and two evening buffet meals, pub quiz on the 16th, river trip on 17th, plus the optional museum trip on the afternoon of the 18th. Accommodation available on a first-come, first served basis.

Please return form and payment to: ATCO Hermes House, St John’s Rd, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9UZ Tel: 0844 209 6556 Fax: 0844 209 6557