2018 Fall Conference October 17 - 19

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2018 FALL CONFERENCE OCTOBER 17 - 19

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch Schedule-At-A-Glance

Note: Sessions, times and dates are subject to change WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 2:00 p.m. Registration Opens

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Meet CVTA’s Board of Directors

3:30 – 5:45 p.m. Roundtable Session

6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Reception THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 8:00 a.m. Registration Opens

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:00 – 9:20 a.m. Opening Remarks

9:25 – 10:15 a.m. Freight & Trucking Trends

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. CEO Series

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. CVTA’s ELDT Pilot Program: Highlights, Feedback & Evaluation

12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 – 2:30 p.m. Networking

2:30 – 3:15 p.m. Local SEO: Why It’s Important

3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Break

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Transitioning Students from School to a Successful Career FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Best Practices: Admissions

10:00 - 11:15 a.m. Don’t Waste Your Money. Optimize Those Leads.

CVTA Member CVTA Block Room Rate* Before 9/17/18 (Early Bird) $485 By 9/17/18 $189

CVTA Member * Please note there will be no extensions. After 9/17/18 $550 CHECK-IN/CHECK-OUT CVTA Additional Member $310 Check-in 4pm Before 9/17/18 Check-out 11am

CVTA Additional Member $375 Address After 9/17/18 Hyatt Regency The Arch at St. Louis 315 Chestnut St. | St. Louis, MO 63102 Non-Member $880 P: 314.655.1234

Non-Member Additional $475 As the closest hotel to the newly transformed Gateway Arch, our contemporary downtown St. Louis hotel is within walk- Exhibitor $485 ing distance of popular attractions, like Busch Stadium. (Cut off date is 9/17/18)

* Please review CVTA’s Conference Refund Policy

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

CHAIR VICE CHAIR Jerome Redmond Jill Balleh American Truck Training, Inc. CDS Tractor Trailer Training

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Kim Carsten Duane Boswell Paul Rasmussen Commercial Driver Training MTC Truck Driver Training Paschall Truck Lines

Angela Horowitz Jake Hoffman Curt Valkovic Stevens Transport Eureco Health Maverick Transportation

Matthew Bither Marilyn Surber Bill Collins Advanced Career Institute Melton Truck Lines Interstate Truck Driving School

Don Klaus Deb Rishel Donna Miller Midwest Technical Institute Paradigm Media Consultants Liberty Career Finance

HYATT REGENCY ST. LOUIS AT THE ARCH 315 Chestnut Street St. Louis, Missouri 63102, USA T +1 314 655 1234 F +1 314 241 9839 stlouisarch.regency.hyatt.com

ACCOMMODATIONS RESTAURANTS & BARS 910 guestrooms, including 62 suites / parlors, 388 kings, • Red Kitchen & Bar: daily breakfast buffet, seasonal menu and and 442 double / doubles creative cocktail concoctions All Accommodations Offer • Starbucks®: full service one-stop coffee shop; conveniently located • Free Wi-Fi is available in guestrooms and social spaces like lobbies on the lobby level and restaurants, excluding meeting spaces • Brewhouse Historical Sports Bar: a huge selection of local craft beers, • Hyatt Grand Bed® in-house smoked meats and BBQ • Spectacular Gateway Arch or Downtown view rooms • Ruth’s Chris Steak House: fine dining; famous sizzling steaks, seafood • 50-inch flat-screen television with remote control, in-room pay movies and signature cocktails • Video checkout RECREATIONAL FACILITIES • Telephone with voicemail and data port • StayFit™ Center featuring the latest equipment such as Life Fitness® cardio • Deluxe bath amenities and hair dryer and strength-training machines complete with flat-screen televisions • Coffeemaker • In-room refrigerator MEETING & EVENT SPACE • Iron / ironing board • A total of 83,000 square feet of indoor / outdoor stacked meeting • iHome® alarm clock radio and event space • Dog friendly • Grand Ballroom offers 19,758 square feet of space with 14,600 square feet of prefunction space SERVICES & FACILITIES • Regency Ballroom offers 16,800 square feet of space with 8,725 square feet • Hyatt Fast Board™ of prefunction space • 1-800-CHECK-IN® • The intimate Park View room offers 3,300 square feet of unique space with beautiful arched windows, and a view of the Gateway Arch • In-room dining • Gateway East, West, and Terrace located on the 18th floor features • Concierge services over 6,840 square feet of meeting space and outdoor space with • FedEx Office® Print and Ship Center spectacular Arch views • Enterprise Rent-A-Car® • 18 conference rooms that offer the utmost in style and flexibility • Laundry / Dry Cleaning • PSAV® Presentation Services • Valet parking • Gift shop

WA SHIN GTO The N AV N America’s E

LOCATION POINTS OF INTEREST Center Dome EAD S BRIDGE Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The • America’s Center® T O S LIV E T S H T S Arch offers its guests a haven of • Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour T T To Airport 8 H S contemporary style coupled with • Ballpark Village T 7 H Via I-70

PI T NE Lumiere S 6 the convenience of a location within • Basilica of St. Louis (Old Cathedral) T

Place Casino

walking distance of the city’s most • Busch Stadium (Cardinals)

C HE famous sightseeing attractions. Walk S T • Cathedral Basilica (New Cathedral) NU T S T to riverboats, major sporting venues,

• Citygarden

Gateway Arch and Citygarden. Kiener Union • City Museum Y

Plaza Station

• Contemporary Art Museum W

VISITOR INFORMATION A Gateway • The Dome T A O M S A R Z RK Arch • Language: English E B H • Forest Park A T S L T 4T P • Currency: USD • Gateway Arch and Riverboats Scottrade® UM Center DI W • Climate: four distinct seasons with • Grant’s Farm A ALN ST UT ST

average temperatures between D • Jefferson National E V L V 80 °F and 30 °F Expansion Memorial I B

Basillica N D

Busch A • Visa: Please refer to your local travel • Laclede’s Landing L of St. Louis V

A Stadium Ballpark I 4 LI

R - L consultant prior to travel • Lumiere Place Casino I U Village O Riverboats

M • Missouri Botanical Garden / E K

M T R TRANSPORTATION • National Blues Museum S

O H N • Peabody Opera House T • St. Louis Lambert International O 8 E S SP L Airport™– 15 miles / 20 mins • Scottrade® Center (Blues) RUC Mississippi River E ST • Saint Louis Zoo I-6 4 / US 40 RAVE REVIEWS FROM SPRING CONFERENCE ATTENDEES

“This was the best one so far”

“It was a great “Awesome!” “This is the most welcom- event” ing and engaging membership group I have ever worked with. Genuinely interested in new ideas, and “Top notch” “Highly rated!” members and leaders go the extra mile to make you feel part of the group, so they can learn how you can help them.” “It is a great “This was by network of people Rich Lineback, VP, Strategic Planning, far the best CVTA and an organization to Higher Learning Technologies, Inc. event i have attended be a part of.” so far.”

Sonny Meeks Amy Bricken, Manager of Director Client Development, Mississippi Truck Driving DriverIQ School, LLC

EXHIBITOR MARKETPLACE

Interested in exhibiting?

Space is limited. There are only 15 spaces available in the Exhibitor room.

Don’t miss this great opportunity to showcase your products & services!

Fill out the Exhibitor submission form and re- serve your spot today! DINE & DRINK Lucas Park Grille

Zia’s Restaurant and Catering

Charlie Gitto’s on The Hill

Cunetto House of Pasta

Broadway Oyster Bar

Blueberry Hill Restaurant & Music Club

Pappys’ Smokehouse

Bogart’s Smokehouse NIGHTLIFE & ATTRACTIONS Lumiere Place Casino

St. Louis Union Station

Laclede’s Landing

The Charles P. Stanley Cigar Company and Lounge

Thaxton Speakeasy

Ballpark Village

Three Sixty Rooftop

#CVTASTL18 WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND

Rush to the airport on Friday or stay for the weekend and enjoy what the city has to offer? Before booking your flight, here are some additional things to consider doing before heading home.

An Evening with Fleetwood Mac Saturday, October 20; 8 PM Scottrade Center Price: $66.50 - $226.50 Tickets: http://www.scottradecenter.com/events/detail/fleetwood-mac-1

Gateway Arch Oktoberfest Cruise Sunday, October 21; 12:30 PM - 3 PM Price: $42 Tickets: https://www.gatewayarch.com/experience/riverboat-cruises/

The Gateway Arch National Park Hours: Daily, 9 AM – 6 PM Plan Your Trip: https://www.gatewayarch.com/plan-your-visit/

National Blues Museum Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10 AM - 5 PM; Sunday 12 PM - 5 PM https://www.nationalbluesmuseum.org/about/hours-and-admission/