IPI's Call for Volunteers

Have you ever wanted to actively participate in IPI?  Here's your chance.  IPI is pleased and excited to announce a new process for members to share their talents to build a stronger parking industry.  We need your skills, passion and perspectives to build a vibrant, inclusive, and multi-cultural corps of volunteer leaders throughout the associations committees, Advisory Council, and task forces.  To submit your name to volunteer your talents, please respond to IPI’s Call for Volunteers.

Volunteer opportunities with the International Parking Institute exist within many different areas of interest and on varying levels of commitment: from participation with short term projects to our highest level of commitment as an active member of a Chair-appointed council or committee.  

Review the Call for Volunteers to learn about the council, committees, organizational activities, and other projects to which you can volunteer your time.  Please fill out the form, and be sure to share with us information on your interest, experience, and relevant expertise—in short, tell us why you are a good fit with the volunteer group in which you're interested. 

The deadline to respond to the Call for Volunteers is
Friday, June 26, 2009; appointments will be made in early August.

Save the Date!

Fresh off the success of this year’s IPI Conference & Expo is the perfect time to start thinking about next year’s event. IPI will begin accepting presentation proposals on August 18, 2009 for the 2010 IPI Conference & Expo in Las Vegas.  Experienced and articulate individuals willing to share their expertise and real world practices are invited to submit a presentation by October 1, 2009. Be on the lookout for specific submission information on www.parking.org, in The Parking Professional, and in future issues of the IPInsider.

2009 IPI Conference & Expo Recap

Would you like to know who attended the International Parking Institute Conference & Expo?  The final conference registration roster is available (in PDF format) for both Exhibitors and Attendees.  Exhibitors can access the list in the Exhibitor Service Center with the login and password from their booth purchase confirmation email, and Attendees are able to access the list in the Attendee Service Center with the login and password from their conference registration confirmation email.

Parking in the News

Parking in the News, one of the most popular features in The Parking Professional contains the latest parking industry news and has now moved to the IPInsider. Now you get even more vital industry information in a much timelier manner, as well as be able to read the complete articles and stories.

This edition includes stories such as:  

• Politics And The Financial Crisis Slow The Drive To Privatize
• Columbia, SC Plans Parking Garage For Downtown
• Public Art To Dress Up Greene Street Parking Deck in NC
• New Garage Adds 950 Spaces, Six Levels To University Of Florida
• $300M Makeover For Charlotte Airport Includes New Parking Garage
• Google Maps Mania: University of Arizona Google Map
• Flipping The Switch? Mayor Wants To Turn Off Late-Night Lights at Parking Deck
• Ticket Tussle - What's So Bad About Enforcing The Law?
• Cincinnati Offers Free Parking for Electric Cars
• Stuck For A Parking Space? Why Not Rent Someone's Empty Driveway
• Pittsburgh Airport Mulls Leasing Parking Sites To Pay Off $489M Debt
• Fake 'No Parking' Signs Net More Than 200 Tickets
• Parking Garage Tops Team’s Priority List for Downtown Loveland, CO
• North Carolina Airport Probes Parking Lot Substance
• Topeka, KS Woman Wracks Up $31,000 In Parking Tickets
• Thousands of unpaid parking tickets total $1.3M in fines in Oklahoma City
• Rivers Casino Offering Parking Passes to Steelers Fans
• Como Park Shuttle Begins Service to Ease Parking, Traffic Congestion

For these stories plus many more, click here.

New IPI Parking Publications Just Released

The 3rd volume in the Parking 101 Series, Parking Management - Planning Design and Operations is now available – and at a special introductory rate!  This IPI publication will provide you with the best information and training available to succeed as a parking and transportation professional. Learn from the top experts in the parking industry through chapters such as:

• Parking Demand Studies
• Life Cycle Cost Analysis
• Successful Parking System Organizational Models
• Operations Audit Basics
• Projecting Parking Usage
• Plus much more

Click here for a list of the table of contents as well as ordering information.
Special Member Pricing:  $89      Regular Price: $145    Non-Member Price: $195

Special Pricing:  Parking Management Publications!

Parking 101 – A Parking Primer is designed to serve as a first source and to provide basic information on a wide variety of topics and give an initial understanding of some key aspects in the parking industry. Written by recognized experts in the field, this IPI publication provides the information needed to formulate a course of action and gain a better understanding of parking issues.  Click here for a list of the table of contents as well as ordering information.
Special Member Pricing:  $89      Regular Price: $145    Non-Member Price: $195

Parking Management – The Next Level is designed to serve as a continuation and deeper exploration of the topic s covered in the first publication in the series:  Parking 101 – A Parking Primer. This will serve as a resource to everyone involved in the parking industry through chapters written as part of a “handbook” series.  Click here for a list of the table of contents as well as ordering information.
Special Member Pricing:  $129     Regular Price: $200    Non-Member Price: $250

Conference Educational Programs on Disk

IPI's Conference & Expo education presentations are available for purchase on CD.  If you missed a session while at the conference, or you want to share a favorite session with staff, or you couldn't make this past conference...you no longer have to miss out on adding these presentations to your library.  You have many to chose from Dr. Hill, our keynote speaker and over 70 other presentations.  For more information and to order, please contact Aisha Duckworth via email duckworth@parking.org or via phone (540) 371-7535.

June 2009 The Parking Professional Issue – What’s Inside?

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