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INAUGURAL REGIONAL TRANSPORT CONFERENCE
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TRANSPORT BOARD
50th Anniversary Celebrations 2005
October 20th - 23rd 2005
Service Excellence, an important element in Public Transportation
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Aims & Objectives
- To further enhance the quality of public transportation in the region
- To further contribute to economic and social development in the Caribbean region via national and regional transport initiatives.
- Develop an association of Transport Professionals in the Caribbean.
- Play a meaningful role in national/regional development and integration.
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WORKSHOP TOPICS AND RESOURCE PERSONS
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- NISE: Improving Public Transport Customer services in Barbados and the Caribbean.
Miss Kim Tudor, CEO, NISE, Barbados
- Traffic Management: Dealing with congestion in small island economies.
Ms Cheryl Bennett-Inniss, Deputy CTO (Design Services), The Ministry of Public Works, Barbados
- Transportation Access and Mobility for the Disabled in Caribbean Communities.
Mr. Desmond Sabir, Operations Manager, Transport Board, Barbados.
- Panel Discussion: Public Transport as a growth tool in the Caribbean Economies.
Presenters/Panellists:
Mr. Dennis Miller, Transport Economist, Jamaica
Mr. Ian Jessamy, General Manager Transport Board
Mr. Dennis Tull, Minibus Association
The General Secretary, BWU
- Human Resource Issues in the Transportation Sector in light of CSME.
Mr. Malcolm Bovell, Deputy General Manager, Transport Board, Barbados.
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Panel Discussion: Regulation and Transport Policy presenting the Trinidad, Barbados and Bahamas Experience.
Presenters/Panellists:
Mr. Phil Subiah
Corporate Manager – Operations, Public Transport Service Corporation, Trinidad and Tobago
Ms. Sharon Griffith
Traffic Engineer, Ministry of Public Works, Barbados and Transport Policy & Planning Unit
Mr. Errol McPhee Ministry of Transport & Aviation, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Ms Andrine Jackson, Transport Authority, Jamaica
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Meeting: Setting the framework for The Establishment of a Regional Transportation Association.
Panel to be selected at the conference
- Presentations on transport related products
- Cost-Effectiveness in Fixed-Route Transport: Benefiting from Technology
David Reed, Schedule Masters, Canada
NISE = National Initiative for Service Excellent
| Day 1 - Thursday 20th October |
| 0900 - 1600 |
Registration for Conference |
| 1900 |
Official Opening of Conference:
- National Anthem of Barbados
- Invocation
- Welcome
- Opening Remarks
- Feature Address
- Vote of thanks
- Cocktails
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| DAY 2 Friday 21st October |
| 0930 – 1030 |
Improving Customer service in Public Transport |
| 1030 – 1100 |
Break |
| 1100 – 1230 |
Panel Discussion: Public Transport as a growth tool in Caribbean economies. |
| 1230 – 1330 |
Lunch |
| 1330 – 1430 |
Traffic Management:
Dealing with congestion and productivity in the Caribbean Transportation Access and mobility in Caribbean communities |
| 1430 – 1500 |
Presentation by SOL |
| 1500 – 1530 |
A presentation by Look CCTV – Close circuit Television |
| 1530 – 1545 |
Break |
| 1545 – 1630 |
Transportation Access and mobility in Caribbean communities |
| 1630 – 1730 |
Cost-Effectiveness in Fixed-Route Transport: Benefiting from Technology |
| 1730 – |
Close |
| DAY 3 Saturday 22nd October |
| 900 – 1030 |
Panel Discussion Regulation and Transport Policy: The Experiences of Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Barbados and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas |
| 1030 – 1100 |
Break |
| 1100 – 1200 |
Human Resource Issues in the Transportation Sector in light of CSME |
| 1200 – 1300 |
Lunch |
| 1300 – 1500 |
Setting the framework for The Establishment of a Regional Transportation Association |
| 1500 – 1600 |
A presentation of a transport related product |
| 1900 – |
Closing Banquet |
| DAY 4 Sunday 23th October |
| 0900 – 1130 |
Bus Tour |
Book a hotel on the South Coast for easy transport
Hotel: Accra Beach Hotel and Resort (Conference location)
Tel: 246-435-8920
Fax: 246-435-6794
Cost per room: US$163
Meals: Breakfast
Website: reservations@accrabeachhotel.com
Hotel: Golden Sands Hotel
Tel: 246-428-8051
Fax: -
Cost per room: US$60
Meals: Breakfast US$8
Email: goldensands@caribsurf.com
Hotel: Blue Horizon
Tel: 246-435-9473 /4/5
Fax: 246-435-8822
Cost per room: -
Meals -
Website: reservations@gemsbarbados.com, bluehorizon@gemsbarbados.com
Hotel: Coconut Court Beach Resort
Tel: 246-427-1655
Fax: -
Cost per room: -
Meals: -
Website: -
The Conference fees are: US$ 200.00 payable by draft to TRANSPORT BOARD.
PLEASE NOTE
Prospective participants or those that have the ability are requested to provide a brief of public transport in their country so that a conference booklet can be published. If you are not attending, then still send the information.
A copy will be emailed to you.
Thank you.
FLIGHT INFORMATION FORM
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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
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