Conference Planner

Sunday | Oct 3

Noon – 4:30 pm

Registration Open – Pre-registered Only

4:30 – 6:30 pm

Cocktail Reception

6:30 pm

Unscheduled Evening

Monday | Oct 4

7:30 am

Registration Open

8:00 am

Breakfast

8:30 am – 9:30 am

Sector Round Table Meetings

  • Municipalities – Regency A Room
  • Universities/Colleges – Regency B Room
  • Airports – Windsor Room                                        
9:45 am – 10:35 am

Main Stage

Lessons in New Urban Design Concepts
Case Study: Calgary’s Platform Innovation Centre & Parkade

Reachel Knight, Calgary Parking Authority
Ralph Bond, BA Consulting Group
Chris Davis, RJC Engineers

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

Educational Breakout Sessions

Session A

Precast Double Tee Parking Garage Deterioration: Things that go “Bump-Bump”

Michael Pond, RJC Engineers

Session B

Do more with less: How robotics is primed to transform the parking industry

Pouya Shayan Arani, Guardamate
Ashley Meehan, Genesis Security               

12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

Awards Luncheon

1:15 pm – 4:00 pm

Trade Show Exhibition

4:00 pm – 4:50 pm

Session A

A Brave New (Convenience-driven) World: Touch-Free Parking Payments that Go Beyond the APP

Brian Jones, University of British Columbia
Kacey Siskind, HONK

Session B

Flattening the Curve on Indoor Pollution in Parking Garages

Kae Shummoogum, Gasonic Group Ltd.
Kam Hammad, U Technology

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Cocktails

6:00 pm

Unscheduled Evening

Tuesday | Oct 5

8:00 am

Registration Open   

7:45 am – 8:30 am

Breakfast

8:00 am

Annual General Meeting

8:30 am – 9:30 am

Main Stage  

Use Your Parking Data to Identify Cost-saving Opportunities

Nigel Bullers, EasyPark
Wen Sang, Smarking
Anoush Razavian, Smarking

9:30 am – 1:45 pm

Final Trade Show

11:45 – 12:30 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm – 2:50 pm

Session A

What COVID-19 Taught Us About Managing Parking

Sang Hwang, PaybyPhone

Session B

Upcoming Changes to CSA S413 – The Canadian Parking Standard

Bob Matich, Master Builders Solutions Canada
Roger Steers, RJC Engineers

3:00 pm – 3:50 pm

Session A

Making the Most of Your Curbside and Parking Data

Jacob Malleau, IBI Group

Session B

No More Hardware Upgrades

Nathan Armstrong, HotSpot Parking Inc.

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Main Stage  

EV Charging in the Parking Industry

David Rehimi, ChargePoint

5:00 pm – 5:15 pm

Closing Remarks

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Celebrating Success Social Event

Time to ditch your pajama pants and come out from behind that zoom screen!  It’s time to up your style and join us for a taste of the Mediterranean.

The Venue: Hydra Vancouver Estiatorio Mediterranean

A beautiful restaurant whose name comes from the culinary hotspot in the Aegean Sea, the chef-driven Hydra Estiatorio Mediterranean & Bar is an up-market dining destination that goes far above and beyond your typical taverna.

Featuring: Erica Sigurdson, who will help us close the event in style!

Wristband Required.