On-Site Registration
On-site registration will be available at the Michael Ross Event Center at the following rates:
- $215 Active PPTA Member (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday)
- $180 Active PPTA Member (Sunday & Monday)
- $300 Non-Member (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday)
Payment must be provided when registering. Please make checks payable to PPTA.
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Schedule of Events
| 6:30 AM |
Bus departs for course set-up |
Residence Inn & Towneplace Suites |
| 7:00 AM |
Course Set-up |
Williamsport Regional Airport |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Registration and Optional Driver Passenger Assistance & Securement Training |
Michael Ross Event Center |
| 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM |
Welcome Reception
(dinner & refreshments)
|
Michael Ross Event Center |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Drivers Registration and Optional Driver Passenger Assistance & Securement Training |
Michael Ross Event Center |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Mandatory Drivers Meeting |
Michael Ross Event Center |
| 10:00 AM |
Driver Written Testing
|
Michael Ross Event Center |
|
Pre-Trip Inspections
Wheelchair Securement |
Transit Drive |
| 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch for Drivers & Volunteers |
Transit Drive |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Judges Registration |
Michael Ross Event Center |
3:30 PM
|
Bus departs for 4 PM Hiawatha Cruise*
|
Residence Inn & Towneplace Suites
|
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Mandatory Judges Meeting |
Michael Ross Event Center |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Digital Scoring System Orientation |
Michael Ross Event Center |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Hiawatha River Cruise* (cruisers will be bussed back to hotels) |
|
| 4:45 PM |
Bus departs for 5:15 PM Hiawatha Cruise* |
Residence Inn & Towneplace Suites |
| 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM |
Hiawatha River Cruise* (cruisers will be bussed back to Bowman Field) |
|
| 6:15 PM |
Bus departs for Bowman Field |
Residence Inn & Towneplace Suites |
| 6:30 PM |
Crosscutters Baseball Game & Dinner at Cutters Cove |
Bowman Field |
| 7:30 PM |
Buses available to Residence Inn & Towneplace Suites as needed or on 30-minute loop |
Bowman Field |
*Sign up for the 4 PM or 5:15 PM Hiawatha River Cruise when registering on-site
| 5:30 AM |
Buses begin to depart to Roadeo site for drivers and attendees |
Residence Inn & Towneplace Suites |
| 5:30 AM - 7:00 AM |
Driver Breakfast and Check-In |
Williamsport Regional Airport |
| 7:00 AM |
Driver Walk-Thru & Judges Check-In |
Williamsport Regional Airport |
| 7:30 AM |
LET'S ROADEO! |
Williamsport Regional Airport |
| 1:30 PM* - 2:30 PM |
Awards Presentation & Lunch |
Williamsport Regional Airport |
| 6:00 PM |
Buses depart to Peter Herdic Transportation Museum |
Residence Inn & Towneplace Suites |
| 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM |
Clam Bake, Lawn Games, Bocce Ball |
Peter Herdic Transportation Museum |
| 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM |
Buses loop back to Residence Inn & Towneplace Suites every 30 minutes |
Peter Herdic Transportation Museum |
*Timing is dependent upon completion of tabulation
Parking at the Roadeo site is not available. A continuous shuttle will run all day between the Residence Inn & Towneplace Suites and the Williamsport Regional Airport.
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
PPTA Board of Directors Meeting |
Michael Ross Event Center |
| 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
PPTA Membership Meeting (coffee and continental items available)
PPTA Business
PennDOT Update
MATP Update
Legal Update |
Michael Ross Event Center |
| 11:30 AM |
Adjourn |
|
| 12:00 PM |
Golf Outing (12 PM Burger Bar, 1 PM Tee Time)
|
Williamsport Country Club
(Participants responsible for own transportation) |
The Michael Ross Event Center is located at 144 W 3rd Street, Williamsport, PA, on the third floor of the Trade & Transit Center II Building.
The Peter Herdic Transportation Museum is located at 810 Nichols Place, Williamsport, PA.
Deadline to register is Friday, July 26!
Hotel Information
A block of rooms has been secured at two hotels in downtown Williamsport for the nights of August 1 to 5:
Residence Inn Williamsport
150 W Church Street, Williamsport, PA 17701
located across the street from the Michael Ross Event Center
King Studio: $129/night*
Click here to book online or call (570) 505-3140
Deadline to Book: July 12
Towneplace Suites Williamsport
10 W Church Street, Williamsport, PA 17701
located two blocks from Residence Inn & Michael Ross Event Center
King Studio: $109/night*
Click here to book online or call (570) 567-7467
Deadline to Book: July 11
*plus taxes & fees
Intermittent problems with Marriott's online reservation system may prevent you from booking online. If you have trouble booking online, please call to book over the phone! Mention "PA Public Transportation Association (PPTA)" when booking over the phone to secure our discounted group rate.
Guests staying at either hotel will receive a complimentary hot breakfast, free parking, and complimentary high speed internet access. Check-in is at 4 PM, check-out is at Noon. A limited number of guests checking out on Sunday may be eligible for late checkout (4 PM). Requests should be made to PPTA when registering.
Sponsorships
PPTA is pleased to provide several opportunities to sponsor the 2019 Roadeo & Summer Meeting. Details are available by following the links below.
View Sponsorship Opportunities
Secure a Sponsorship
Confirmed Sponsors
Summer Meeting & Roadeo Sponsor
Sunday Bocce & Dinner Sponsor
Passenger Assistance & Wheelchair Securement Sponsor
Sunday Roadeo Awards Lunch Sponsor
Roadeo & Summer Meeting Lanyard Sponsor
Monday Membership Breakfast Sponsor
Showcase Sponsors
Roadeo Water & Snack Sponsors
Digital Scoring System Pilot
PPTA will be piloting a digital scoring system at select stops during the 2019 Roadeo. This system, provided and managed by Robert Carlson Consulting, has been used at several national and state Roadeos with great success. During this pilot, paper will still be the primary scoring device for the Roadeo, as each stop will have a judge completing a paper form. Judges will not be required to use the digital system, but may opt in when registering. They will then receive a tablet to input scores digitally during the competition, and an orientation will be provided during Saturday's mandatory judges meeting. Provided that we have enough judges, every effort will be made to only require one input method per judge (paper or digital).
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