Operations Academy

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ARRIVAL - Monday, October 4, 2010
Check-in 3:00 PM
Dinner 5:00 PM
Welcome Reception at Maritime Institute 7:30 PM


DAY 1 - Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Welcome and Program Opening 8:00 AM
BREAK 9:15 AM
I. Making Managers Into Leaders - Ed Oakley 9:30 AM
BREAK 10:30 AM
I. Making Managers Into Leaders - Continued 10:45 AM
LUNCH 12:00 PM
I. Making Managers Into Leaders - Continued 1:00 PM
BREAK 2:00 PM
I. Making Managers Into Leaders - Continued 2:15 PM
Session I: Review Questions and Instructor Evaluation 3:00 PM
BREAK 3:30 PM
Group Assignments, Breakout Rooms 3:45 PM
Introduction - Field Study 1, 2 and 3 4:00 PM
Workshop 1: Introduction 4:30 PM
Group Work Session - Get Organized 5:00 PM
Dinner 6:00 PM


Day 2- Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Field Study 2 - Ride with Maryland SHA Service Patrol (Group 1) 5:30AM
Group Work Session (Groups 2, 3, 4, 5) 8:00 AM
AM Announcements 9:30 AM
II. Operations as a System - Phil Tarnoff 9:45 AM
BREAK 10:45 AM
II. Operations as a System (Continued) 11:00 AM
LUNCH 12:00 PM
Field Study 1 - Maryland Statewide Operations Center (SOC) 1:00 PM
II. Operations as a System (Continued) 3:30 PM
Session II: Review Questions and Instructor Evaluation 5:30 PM
Dinner 6:00 PM


DAY 3 - Thursday, October 7, 2010
Field Study 2 - Ride with Maryland SHA Service Patrol (Group 2) 5:30 AM
Group Work Session (Groups 1, 3, 4, 5) 8:00 AM
AM Announcements 9:30 AM
III: Incident Management - John O'Laughlin 9:45 AM
BREAK 10:45 AM
III: Incident Management (Continued) 11:00 AM
LUNCH 12:00 PM
Speaker: Tom Jennings, FHWA , "Operational Challenges of the Capital Beltway HOT Lane Project" 1:00 PM
III: Incident Management (Continued) 2:00 PM
BREAK 3:00 PM
III: Incident Management (Continued) 3:15 PM
Session III: Review Questions and Instructor Evaluation 4:30 PM
FREE TIME 5:00 PM
Dinner 6:00 PM


DAY 4 - Friday, October 8, 2010
Field Study 2 - Ride with Maryland SHA Service Patrol (Group 3) 5:30AM
Group Work Session (Groups 1, 2, 4, 5) 8:00 AM
AM Announcements 9:30 AM
IV: Customer Service - Phil Tarnoff 9:45 AM
LUNCH 12:00 PM
Session IV: Review Questions and Instructor Evaluation 1:00 PM
Round Table - Field Study 1 - Maryland Statewide Operations Center (SOC) 1:30 PM
BREAK 2:30 PM
Speaker: Stephen Lockwood, PB Consult, "Organization Maturity Models" 2:45 PM
Workshop 2: Introduction 4:30 PM
Open Discussion 5:00 PM
Dinner 6:00 PM


DAY 5 - Saturday, October 9, 2010
AM Announcements 8:00 AM
V: Effective Performance Assessment and Communication - Daniela Bremmer 8:15 AM
BREAK 10:00 AM
V: Effective Performance Assessment and Communication (Continued) 10:15 AM
LUNCH 12:00 PM
Speaker: Bob Marbourg, WTOP News (Traffic), "Communicating with Your Customer" 1:00 PM
Q&A on Session V: Effective Performance Assessment and Communication 2:00 PM
Session V: Review Questions and Instructor Evaluation 2:45 PM
Group Work Session 3:15 PM
FREE TIME 5:15 PM
Dinner 6:00 PM


Weekend: Sunday, October 10, 2010
This is your one day off All Day


Day 6: Monday, October 11, 2010
Field Study 2 - Ride with Maryland SHA Service Patrol (Group 4) 5:30 AM
Group Work Session (Groups 1, 2, 3, 5) 8:00 AM
AM Announcements 9:30 AM
VI: The Intersection of Safety and Operations - Paul Jovanis 9:45 AM
BREAK 10:45 AM
VI: The Intersection of Safety and Operations (Continued) 11:00 AM
LUNCH 12:00 PM
VI: The Intersection of Safety and Operations (Continued) 1:00 PM
BREAK 2:00 PM
VI: The Intersection of Safety and Operations (Continued) 2:15 PM
Session VI: Review Questions and Instructor Evaluation 3:15 PM
BREAK 3:45 PM
Workshop 1: Presentations and Discussion 4:00 PM
FREE TIME 5:15 PM
Dinner 6:00 PM


Day 7: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Field Study 2 - Ride with Maryland SHA Service Patrol (Group 5) 5:30AM
Group Work Session (Groups 1, 2, 3, 4) 8:00 AM
AM Announcements 9:30 AM
VII: Integrating Planning and Operations - George Schoener 9:45 AM
BREAK 10:45 AM
VII: Integrating Planning and Operations (Continued) 11:00 AM
LUNCH 12:00 PM
VII: Integrating Planning and Operations (Continued) 12:30 PM
BREAK 1:30 PM
VII: Integrating Planning and Operations (Continued) 1:45 PM
Session VII: Review Questions and Instructor Evaluation 3:15 PM
BREAK 3:45 PM
Potential Speaker 4:00 PM
FREE TIME 5:00 PM
Dinner 6:00 PM


Day 8: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Group Work Session 8:00 AM
Field Study 3 - Montgomery County TMC 9:15 AM
LUNCH 12:45 PM
Speaker: Michael Pack, UMD CATT LAB 1:45 PM
BREAK 3:45 PM
Round Table - Field Study 2 - Ride with Maryland SHA Service Patrol 4:00 PM
Speaker: Donna Nelson, "Travel Time Measurement" 5:00 PM
Dinner 6:00 PM


Day 9: Thursday, October 14, 2010
AM Announcements 8:00 AM
Workshop 2: Presentations and Discussion 8:15 AM
BREAK 9:30 AM
Round Table - Field Study 3 - Montgomery County TMC 9:45 AM
BREAK 10:45 AM
Discussion - Application of Operations Concepts 11:00 AM
LUNCH 12:00 PM
Speaker: Rob Bertini, RITA Deputy Administrator, "The Future of Operations" 1:00 PM
Discussion - Application of Operations Concepts (continued) 2:00 PM
BREAK 3:00 PM
Implementing Change in Your Organization, Wrap Up, Open Discussion 3:15 PM
Study for Final Exam 5:00 PM
Dinner 6:00 PM
Farewell Gathering at Maritime Institute 7:00 PM


Day 10: Friday, October 15, 2010
AM Announcements 8:00 AM
Group Photo 8:15 AM
Final Exam 8:30 AM
Program Evaluation, Quotes 9:00 AM
BREAK - check out of hotel 9:30 AM
Speaker: Congratulatory Keynote by Jeff Lindley, Associate Administrator for Safety, FHWA 10:00 AM
Recognition of Participants 11:00 AM
LUNCH 12:00 PM
Adjourn 1:00 PM