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VPSI Heads to Phoenix for the 2011 IFMA Conference

November 3rd, 2011 0 Comments

By Don Jenkins
VPSI Business Development Executive

Don Jenkins at the VPSI table.

VPSI sent Business Development Representatives Don Jenkins and Ryan Howard to this year’s International Facility Management Association’s (IFMA) World Workplace Conference and Expo, held in Phoenix, Arizona, October 26-28. Although it involved some early morning flights, the trip was well worth the effort.

The event was truly international. We had around 200 people visit our booth and got to meet people from the UK, Malaysia, Canada, Mexico and Nigeria as well as from most of the US states.

Ryan Howard representing VPSI.

While we were too busy working our booth to attend the educational sessions, we did hear many positive comments regarding the speakers and the topics covered. There were many tours that the attendees could attend, including a tour of Chase Field, the baseball stadium for the Arizona Diamondbacks! The people were all very nice and the weather couldn’t have been better.

At the end of the 2 day expo, we conducted our drawing to give away a gift card for an Apple iPad2 and the winner was Charlie Redmond with URS from Colorado. Congratulations Charlie!

Charlie Redmond receives his gift card for an Apple iPad2.

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VPSI Descends on the Association for Commuter Transportation International Conference

September 10th, 2009 0 Comments

VPSI Chris Simmons

By Chris Simmons
VPSI’s Government Affairs Executive

VPSI was well represented at this year’s ACT (Association for Commuter Transportation) Conference in Washington, DC. From the exhibit hall, to the breakout sessions, to the member activities, VPSI was there. Local representatives Rico Fleshman and Cathleen McIntyre were members of this year’s organizing committees, assisting with new member activities, the exhibit hall and in providing local transportation solutions for attendees.Chris Simmons ACT Conference

VPSI speakers included Jon Martz and myself, discussing the current ACT public policy initiatives, especially those dealing with the next federal transportation authorization. Moreover, in a standing room only session, Angie Payne discussed the successes and challenges of the MichiVan Vanpool Program and how the lessons from that program might prove useful to other vanpool programs across the country. Read More

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Visit VPSI’s Booth at the SHRM Annual Conference & Expo

June 16th, 2009 0 Comments

Interested in a time-tested approach to addressing employment recruitment and retention while adding a competitive edge to your company benefits? Are your employees frustrated by the lack of convenient parking? Are your green initiative programs proving elusive, costly or difficult to quantify? Want a chance to win a 10” Philips Digital Photo Frame?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, come by the VPSI table at booth # 2031 in the Exhibit Hall and learn more about how vanpooling can support your employment, parking management and/or environmental objectives. Simply swipe your badge or bring along your business card to enter our drawing.

The 2009 SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) Conference and Expo will be held June 28 – July 1 in New Orleans. For more information, or to register, please go to: http://www.shrm.org/conferences/annual/Pages/default.aspx

We hope to see you in New Orleans!

Sincerely,
Don and Alice

donjenkins
Don Jenkins
Business Development Executive, Midwest USA
281-463-9866
don[dot]Jenkins[at]vpsiinc[dot]com

alicelee-cook
Alice Lee-Cook
Business Development Executive, Western USA
281-463-9866
alice[dot]leecook[at]vpsiinc[dot]com

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