News Release

Iowa Bicycle Summit to be held Feb. 2-3

AMES , Iowa – The second annual Iowa Bicycle Summit is expanding to two days, Thursday and Friday, Feb. 2-3 at the Holiday Inn Downtown at Mercy Campus in Des Moines . The gathering will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day and is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Transportation and Iowa Bicycle Coalition.

Thursday's session will focus on bicycle facility design with a workshop presented by Michael Ronkin, bicycle and pedestrian coordinator for the Oregon Department of Transportation. This workshop will be especially useful to engineers, planners and others interested in the design of bicycle facilities. Workshop attendees are eligible for professional development hours.

On Friday attendees will explore issues important to bicyclists and advocates, including bicycle tourism, complete streets, safety, education, trail mapping, and bicycle clubs.

The Thursday workshop is limited to 100 people and Friday's session is limited to 150 attendees. Early registration is recommended prior to Jan. 21. Registration for the entire summit is $100 ($110 after Jan. 21). The cost to attend the Thursday session only is $85 ($95 after Jan. 21). To attend only on Friday, the cost is $25 ($35 after Jan. 21). Registration includes all conference materials, lunches and break snacks. A block of rooms has been reserved at the hotel for attendees at a rate of $89.54. Call 515-283-0151 or log on to www.iowabikes.com to reserve your room.

To register for the conference online, go to www.iowabikes.com or www.iowabicyclecoalition.org or call Kathy Ridnour at 515-239-1713 for registration details.

Following the conference, the Iowa Bicycle Coalition will hold the First Annual Bike Night Celebration fund-raising dinner at the Holiday Inn Downtown at Mercy Campus. The event will run from 6-9 p.m. and will feature Richard Schwinn of Waterford Bicycles and the famous Schwinn Bicycle family. This event is hosted by Mark Wyatt, president of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition and chaired by Charity McCauley, Iowa Bicycle Coalition member. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased on-line at www.iowabicyclecoalition.org or by calling 319-626-6017.

 

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