13th Annual NOACA Summit 

Attend NOACA’s 13th Annual Summit

The theme of NOACA’s 13^th Annual Summit is “Moving into a New Era.” As an organization, NOACA will undergo a change in leadership when Executive Director Howard Maier retires. Cuyahoga County government has completely restructured, and efforts are underway to coordinate planning efforts for a 12-county region. And all of this is taking place in a new and uncertain world of transportation and infrastructure funding. Welcome to the dawn of a new era! 

Date:     Friday, June 8, 2012

Time:    Registration: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

 Presentations: 9:30 a.m to 2 p.m.

Place:   Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center, 2000 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland

Featured Speakers:

·         “Gearing Up for a New NOACA”

Speakers:

Edward S. Jerse, NOACA Governing Board President

Howard Maier, NOACA Executive Director, “NOACA Retrospective”

·         Update on the Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium

Speaker:  Hunter Morrison, NEOSCC Program Director

·         Panel Discussion: “Dealing with the New Realities of Transportation Funding”

Moderator:  Stephen D. Hambley, Medina County Commissioner

Panelists:     Virginia Ainslie, NOACA’s Legislative Liaison

   Joseph Calabrese, General Manager, Greater Cleveland Regional

       Transit Authority

   Lillian A. Kuri, Program Director for Architecture, Urban Design and

          Sustainable Development, Cleveland Foundation

   Ari Maron, Partner, MRN, Ltd.

  Greg Murphy, Chief of Staff, ODOT

·         Keynote Address: “Update on the New, Improved Cuyahoga County”

Speaker:      Ed FitzGerald, Cuyahoga County Executive

Cost (includes lunch):

• $40
• $20 for students and senior citizens (60 years and over) with ID
• Free for NOACA Governing Board members, alternates and staff

Payments can be made by check or cash. Please let us know if you would like NOACA to send you an invoice.

For More Information: Visit www.noaca.org or call Gayle Godek at 216-241-2414, ext. 283, or e-mail her at ggodek@mpo.noaca.org.

You will receive a confirmation e-mail when you have successfully registered.