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The conference included a mixture of panels, workshops, and discussion-based sessions, with a range of transportation-related topics open to individuals with years of experience in the field and those who are just beginning their transportation careers.
Click here for the conference program (PDF)
Welcome and Opening Plenary
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Conversation Café Facilitated Networking Session
RPO America Business Meeting and National RPO Council of Peers Meeting
Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards Showcase
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Networking Lunch
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Closing Plenary: KC Rising: Fostering a Shared Vision for Regional Prosperity
Registration for this event started on May 02, 2022 and is currently Open.
Registration is open! See rate details below. Email Krystal DeLeon, [email protected], with questions regarding registration or for assistance registering your group.
**If your organization paid an RPO Subscription for 2022 you are eligible for an RPO Subscriber discounted rate of $365! Email Krystal De Leon, [email protected] to take advantage of this RPO subscriber perk or for more information on becoming an RPO Subscriber.
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Relax in style at the Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza. Their modern, pet-friendly Kansas City hotel offers stylish rooms within walking distance to over 150 Country Club Plaza and Westport shops and restaurants. Recharge in spacious rooms and suites with plush bedding and productive workspaces. Whether you’re in the mood for a relaxing drink in the Greatroom or a hot cup of Starbucks® coffee, their onsite amenities fit the bill. Stay active with cardio equipment and free weights at the onsite gym. Experience the best of Kansas City with attractions like Country Club Plaza, Kauffman Stadium, Arrowhead Stadium, T-Mobile Center, and Power & Light nearby.
Airport Phone:Â +1 816-243-5237
Hotel direction:Â 23.1 miles S
This hotel does not provide shuttle service.
Exit the airport onto I-29 South. Go approximately 18 miles and merge onto US-71 South. Follow US-71 South for approximately 4 miles. Take the exit for Emanuel Cleaver II blvd/Swope Parkway. Turn right on Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. Go approximately 1.5 miles and turn right on Main Street. Proceed to 45th and Main Street. The Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza main entrance will be on the right immediately after crossing 45th Street.
Avis
3412 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: +1 816-931-1039
Hertz
1 East Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: +1 816-474-4970
The conference will last all day on July 19th and 20th, as well as the morning of July 21st.
Additional session details will be confirmed soon, but the conference will include a mixture of panels, workshops, and discussion-based sessions, with a range of transportation-related topics open to individuals with years of experience in the field and those who are just beginning their transportation careers.
Draft agenda--subject to change
Welcome and Opening Plenary
Conversation Cafe: Small Group Discussions
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
RPO America and National RPO Council of Peers Business Meeting
Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards Reception
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Closing Plenary
In a typical year, this conference is attended by 125 - 150 individuals, most of whom are regional planning practitioners working on transportation, economic development, and other planning in rural and small metropolitan regions around the United States. State agency staff and other planning partners also attend. Sponsorship is designed to allow for optimal interaction with these audiences of attendees, as well as NADO's greater membership of regional planning and development organizations and their partners.
View our 2022 sponsor and exhibitor brochure and sign-up form here (PDF) or contact our staff to discuss other virtual event sponsorship opportunities.
Contact Brittany Salazar for more information, at [email protected].
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Joe McKinney serves as Executive Director of the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO). Headquartered in Washington DC, NADO provides advocacy, education, research, and training for the nation’s 500+ regional planning and development organizations.
Joe has thirty-one years of experience having served in city, county, regional, national association, and government management since 1991. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy Analysis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a candidate for a master’s degree in Public Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill.
McKinney has provided congressional testimony on numerous occasions regarding the importance of regional development organizations in helping shape the nation’s economic growth. He is nationally recognized for promoting innovative solutions in areas such as planning and economic development, workforce development, transportation and transit, and aging services.