Sincerely,

Jonathan Morrison
Executive Director
Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective
2312 S. West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
w: 801-328-2453
c: 801-688-0183
f: 801-466-3856
www.slcbikecollective.org

The mission of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.

On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 4:35 AM, Pasqualina Azzarello <director@recycleabicycle.org> wrote:

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Online registration is now open for the Youth Bike Summit 2012! You will find an updated program and registration information about the conference listed below. Please help us spread the word through your respective organizations, communities, and channels. More information can be found on our website, in this video, and on facebook. Please also feel free to contact me with any questions.

Best regards,
Pasqualina

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YOUTH BIKE SUMMIT 2012

WHEN: Friday January 13 - Sunday January 15, 2012
WHERE: The New School 66 W 12th St New York, NY
ADMISSION: $10/youth; $25/adult

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez

ONLINE REGISTRATION: http://youthbikesummit2012-autohome.eventbrite.com/
*Registration will continue in person at the event *Admission includes meals at the YBS

OVERVIEW: Recycle-A-Bicycle's Youth Bike Summit is a three day gathering geared toward youth, bicycles, education, and advocacy. This national conference aims to bring people from different disciplines to explore, network, and learn how bicycling can be a legitimate and safe form of transportation for today's youth. Planned with a Steering Committee of officers and educators from youth bike education programs throughout the country, the Youth Bike Summit will offer a dynamic inter-generational exchange through educational workshops and panel discussions that are both interactive and practical. The Youth Bike Summit will also provide tools and information on fundraising and best practices for schools that wish to incorporate bikes into the physical fabric of the learning environment. Learn more about the Youth Bike Summit in this video by Streetfilms. This year's conference will feature a "staff track" of workshops led by officers, administrators, managers, and instructors from organizations dedicated to working with youth and bikes. These sessions will highlight practical issues such as fundraising, challenges, and best practices.

YOUTH BIKE SUMMIT PROGRAM 2012

Friday January 13 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Welcome / Registration / Dinner (Wollman Hall)

Saturday January 14 - 8:30am - 10:00am
Breakfast & Keynote Address (Auditorium in Johnson/Kaplan Hall)
Presenter: Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez

Workshop Session I - 10:15am - 11:45am (Johnson)
Paint Your City Safe
NYC DOT & Groundswell Mural
Youth Leadership & Governance
Bike Works
Active Transportation: Converging for a Cause
Velo City / Neighborhood Explorers / NYC DOHMH
Learn to Ride, Ride to Learn!
Bike New York, Atlanta Bicycle Coalition
STAFF: Strategic Planning for Youth Bike Education Organizations
Bike Works & Waterside Workshops
STAFF: First Aid Training for Cyclists
Woodhull Hospital

Workshop Session II - 12pm - 1:30pm (Johnson Hall)
Does It Fit? Designing a Bike Master Plan from Scratch
NYC DOT & Local Spokes
How to Create a Youth Bike Program, Business Plan, and Traveling Bike Shop
Bikes Not Bombs
Women in the Cycling Advocacy Movement
Alliance for Biking & Walking and West Town Bikes
Imagination Bicycle
Lower East Side Ecology Center & Recycle-A-Bicycle
How to Start a Kids Ride Club
Woodhull Hospital
STAFF: What You Need to Know: Risk Assessment & Program Evaluation
Bike Works & Waterside Workshops

Lunch / Tabling - 1:30pm - 2:45pm (Wollman Hall)

Workshop Session III - 3pm - 4:30pm (Johnson Hall)
More than a Bike Lane: A Role-Playing Exercise in Community Planning
NYC DOT & Local Spokes
Partnerships for Green Jobs
Bike and Roll & Recycle-A-Bicycle
Teens Rule the World: An 1800-mile Bicycle Journey Along the Underground Railroad
Spoke'n Revolutions
Need Money? Strategies in Fundraising
ioby
STAFF: How to Launch a Winning Campaign
Alliance for Biking & Walking

6:00pm - 9:00pm - YBS Pizza Party & Film Screening
*Located at Hostelling International

Sunday January 16 - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Food for Thought (+ Action!) (Wollman)
Youth Visioning Session
STAFF Visioning Session

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Alliance for Biking & Walking, Bicycle Habitat, Bike New York, Children's Aid Society, Eastern Mountain Sports, Henry Street Settlement, Hostelling International, Hudson River Foundation, JM Kaplan Fund, New York City Department of Health, New York City Department of Transportation, New York Cycle Club, North Star Fund, REI, Staten Island Bicycling Association, Streetfilms, The New School, and Velojoy.

THANK YOU TO OUR STEERING COMMITTEE: Bike Works in Seattle, Bikes Not Bombs in Boston, Neighborhood Bike Works in Philadelphia, Sibley Bike Depot in St. Paul, and West Town Bikes in Chicago.

ACCOMMODATIONS IN NYC: If you and your group are traveling from out of town, we recommend Hostelling International. Once again, Hostelling International is offering a generous rate to all attendees of the Youth Bike Summit of $35/guest per night anytime between January 10-17. The promotion code is YBS2012 and registration information can be found HERE. Hosteling International is located at 891 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY. Here is a MAP and DIRECTIONS to The New School. *Please note that guests under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and cannot share a dorm with our other travelers. All guests under 18 can only room with members of their own group and or their guardian. If you have any additional questions, please speak to Iman Dean at Hosteling International. She can be reached at (212) 932.2300 ext. 101 or iman.dean@hiusa.org

FUNDRAISING TIPS: Want to come to the Youth Bike Summit but need help fundraising for a trip to New York City? Click here for some helpful tips!

HISTORY: In March 2010, Recycle-A-Bicycle (RAB) attended the League of American Bicyclists' National Bike Summit with two high school interns who had completed a comprehensive job training program and Earn-A-Bike program at RAB. Both participants learned they loved bicycles and expressed an interest in learning more about how bicycling fits into policy, the environment, social entrepreneurship, and community-building. Traveling to Washington DC for the first time, the 17 year old participants explored the nation's capital by bike, attended the conference, and lobbied elected officials. As we debriefed on the bus ride home, we discussed the importance of engaging youth in the national dialogue of cycling education and advocacy. As a result, the idea of the Youth Bike Summit came into being. Both young advocates were active participants in the planning of the conference in 2011.

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Pasqualina Azzarello
Executive Director
Recycle-A-Bicycle
Ph: 718-858-2972
Fax: 718-858-6201
http://www.recycleabicycle.org
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