The 2007 Operation Lifesaver Region 8 Workshop will be held in Missoula, Montana, from July 15-18, 2007. Safety advocates from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming will gather to renew contacts, learn the latest safety presentation techniques and find out what’s new in highway-rail grade crossing safety and pedestrian rail trespass prevention.
The workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn Parkside, located in downtown Missoula in a serene park-like setting on the banks of the Clark Fork River. The hotel offers a complimentary airport shuttle to the nearby Missoula Airport. The Region 8 OL Workshop room rate for this beautiful hotel is only $79 per night. Please call the hotel at 406-721-8550, and ask to reserve a room for the Operation Lifesaver Workshop. The cut-off date for hotel reservations is June 30. Make your reservations today because the rooms will book quickly. More information on the hotel may be found on their website at http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/MSUMT/welcome.
Full registration for the workshop is only $65 before July 1, and $85 July 1 and after. Spouse/guest registrations are $50 prior to July 1 and $60 July 1 and after. Full registration includes: materials, opening reception, breaks, breakfasts, recognition luncheon, Monday evening dinner, Wednesday lunch and evening BBQ dinner at Washington Ranch.
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OPERATION LIFESAVER REGION EIGHT 2007 WORKSHOP July 15-18, 2007, Holiday Inn Parkside, Missoula, Montana DRAFT Agenda as of 4/30/07
Sunday, July 15
State Board Meetings 1:00pm-5:00pm (2 rooms) Registration 3:00pm-8:00pm (Atrium?) Carousel Reception 6:00pm-8:00pm (Riverside Park) Supper on own
Monday, July 16
Breakfast Buffet 6:30am-7:30am General Session 8:00am- 0845am (Local Dignitaries and Helen Sramek, OLI President) Generations Presentation 9:00am – 10:15am (Melinda Lewis, Shandy Lam, ID) Break 10:15am-10:30am General Session – How Do Other Presenters Do It? 10:30am – 11:30am Recognition Luncheon (Speech Winner-Awards) 11:30am-1:00pm General Session – How Do Other Presenters Do It? 1:00pm-2:30pm Break 2:30pm-3:00pm General Session – How Do Other Presenters Do It? 3:00pm-4:45pm Daily Wrap Up 4:45pm-5:00pm
Fiddler’s Association BBQ/Dinner 6:00pm - ? (Beach Transportation providing buses)
Tuesday, July 17
Breakfast 6:30am-7:30am General Session – Media 101 Workshop 8:00am-11:30am (Reporters from Missoulian, TV and Radio Stations (Lecture &Practical Exercises) Break 1 10:00am-10:30am General Session – Media 101 Workshop 10:30am-11:30am (Reporters from Missoulian, TV and Radio Stations (Lecture & Practical Exercises – Wrap Up) Lunch on Own 11:30am-1:00pm General Session - Engineering 101 1:00pm-2:15pm (Pete Lawrenson) Break 2:15pm-2:30pm General Session – Engineering Quiet Zones 2:30pm-3:15pm (Chris Adams, FRA) New Technology 3:30pm-4:30pm (Dick Mathers) Daily Wrap-up 4:30pm- 4:45pm
Evening On your own to Explore Missoula.
Wednesday, July 18
Breakfast 6:30am-7:30am General Session 8:00am-9:30am State Reports OLI Education Projects (Wende Corcoran, OLI) Break 9:30am-10:00am General Session – MT PPA, Enforcement 10:00am-11:30am (Lawrenson-Flink?) Lunch on the River walk 11:30am-1:00pm Breakout Workshops – OOT 101 1:00pm-2:00pm Break 2:00pm-2:30pm Breakout Workshops RSER Training Overview 2:30pm-3:30pm (Roy Harper, BNSF – Steve Mills,) General Session – Wrap up 3:45pm-4:45pm (Melinda and Shandy – Motivation) Final Wrap-up 4:45pm-5:00pm
BBQ at Washington Ranch (OL, Law Enforcement) 6:00pm-? (Beach Transportation provides buses)
For more information please contact:
Rick Flink, Host State Coordinator, Montana OL State Coordinator, phone 406-862-6564, email mtgrizzly@mtoli.org
