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State & Regional Spotlight / FPTA

Photo of FPTA Board of directors on a golf course

State & Regional Spotlight

State & Regional Spotlight

Florida Parking & Transportation Association

Photo of FPTA Board of directors on a golf course
FPTA Board of Directors

FPTA logo The Florida Parking and Transportation Association (FPTA) was established in 1979 by parking professionals from Orlando, Tampa, and Miami. Since its inception, FPTA has grown from 20 members to more than 200. During those years, FPTA partnered with IPMI to provide relevant training programs, offer opportunities to earn CAPP points, and hold an annual conference and trade show each December. This year’s trade show will be held in the beautiful city of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida at the PGA National Resort and Spa. The PGA National course is a championship golf experience that always sells out for attendees! Sign up early, click here to register. If you are looking to recognize someone on your team or submit your company for one of our awards, please visit our website for details and opportunities.

We value our vendors and review how our vendors could sponsor all year in addition to attending our trade show. For the past two years, FPTA restructured its vendor spotlight and sponsorship programs. Now offering opportunities all year long, sponsors have more frequent access to existing and future customers. Please visit the website to read about not only our spotlights for vendors but also our FPTA member profiles. In our industry, our members remain our most valuable resources for parking professionals and industry experts. If you were a member in the past, we encourage you to visit our new website, improved vendor opportunities, and save a date for next June for our FPTA Mid-Year Educational Seminar. 

This year, the mid-year was held in Historic Lummus Park in Miami, Florida, focusing on educational courses for front line workers along with time for networking lunch and an early evening gathering at American Social Miami. Attendees enjoyed educational courses, FPTA board members highlighted the association’s plans for the conference and trade show, sponsors were provided an opportunity to share their products and details about their company, and there was a fun yet informative visit to see the IPMI Award of Excellence winning Free Flow Parking operation at loanDepot Park from Mike McKeon, Principal, Parking Partners and Angel Diaz, Director of Operations, Miami Parking Authority along with their crew. The group then got to catch a baseball game—go Marlins!

Looking to get involved with FPTA? We offer several committee opportunities from small to larger roles in planning, marketing/media, or awards. Please contact our association manager Dawn Marti for details on how to get involved!

Salena Laws is associate director of PATS at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville and is president of FPTA.

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