Georgia Bike Summit

Georgia Bike Summit

Please mark your calendar — Georgia Bikes will host the Georgia Bike Summit in Savannah Saturday Oct 9, 2010!

The first Georgia Bike Summit will bring together advocates, business leaders, on-road and off-road recreational cyclists and commuters, elected officials and staff from across Georgia to meet in a state-wide forum, setting the stage for bicycling gains. We will network, collaborate, educate, and empower advocates and attendees; identify common issues in our local communities; and set priorities for Georgia Bikes in 2011.

Please visit www.gban.org for full details.

SCHEDULE

Schedule/Sessions
Saturday, October 9 from 8 am – 5 pm

Below is a list of sessions in the works – please note details are being finalized; this list is to give a sense of the offerings in store. There will be three tracks, so some sessions will run concurrently.

Sessions

Large group sessions

• State of GA Bikes & GA Bikes Alliance. Speaker: Drew Wade (President, GA Bikes)
• Keynote Lunch. Speaker: Andy Clark (President, League of American Bicyclists)
• Meeting in the Middle: Where our paths/trails/roads converge (Panel)

Advocacy track

• * Advocacy Digital Toolbox. Speaker: Ali Mangkang
• Connecting the DOTs – Working with transportation agencies and planners (Panel)
• Collaborating with your Elected Officials. Speaker: Emily Ham
• Change of Scenery: Broadening the Community of Cyclists (Panel)
• Success Stories. Speaker: Eric BroadwellState of the State: Georgia DOT Update. Speaker: Byron Rushing
• Community Events & Road Course Design

Partners/Government track

• Staff Orientation: Bicycle Infrastructure
• Non-Profit Orientation: Collaborating with Advocates
• Building a Bicycle-Friendly Community, The Case for Complete Streets & Funding Sources. Speaker: Steve Acenbrak

Off-road (SORBA) track

• Designing and building All-Weather Mountain Bike Trails. SORBA will share the newest techniques for building weather resistant dirt surface trails. Discussion will include pocket parks and gateway trails. Speaker: Walt Bready, Georgia Trails Education Specialist
• You Belong with Us: The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) and the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association‘s new Chapter program. Meet staff from IMBA – SORBA and learn how the new partnership can help grow club capacity and work with land managers to create more mountain biking in Georgia. Speakers: Tom Sauret, IMBA – SORBA Regional Director and Robin Allen, IMBA – SORBA Communications Director

Social

To help bicyclists from around the state build connections and strengthen ties, the summit attendees will be encouraged to attend optional social gatherings on Friday and Saturday evenings, and a sightseeing ride around Savannah Sunday morning. We hope you’ll make a full weekend of it!