EVENTS

Association for Commuter Transportation general membership meeting is Jan. 11 at Gordon Hoyt Conference Center, Anaheim, act-southernca.org

Orange County Transportation Authority will host a meeting for ETCs to discuss how changes to the regional Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) program will impact rideshare programs. Meeting will be held Feb. 1 at OCTA headquarters in Orange, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.; contact Judy Leon at jleon@octa.net.

Telecommuter Appreciation Week, sponsored by the American Telecommuting Association, and celebrating the benefits of off-site work programs, is Feb. 26-March 3, 1.800.ATA4YOU, yourata.com

Inland Empire Commuter Services (IECS)rideshare marketing certificate class is March 7; call 1.866.IECS4HELP.

Reminder:  March 25 is the deadline to complete the Metro ETC Carpool Challenge—the ETC in Los Angeles County that has the largest percentage of carpooling employees that fill out the online Metro ExpressLanes Transponder Interest Form can win an Apple iPad2; contact Megan Nangle at nanglem@metro.net, 213.922.6541, for program details.

OCTA will hold a marketing workshop and Bike to Work Week kickoff on March 29; for details, go to octa.net/Employers/Events/Overview.aspx

NETWORK MEETINGS
Coachella Valley ETC Network meets bi-annually; call 1.866.IECS4HELP.

Glendale TMA meets regularly; call 818.543.7641.

Orange County Network meets regularly; call 714.560.5358 or email sharetheride@octa.net

NETWORK MEETINGS (con't.)
Pasadena TMA meets every other month; call John Miranda at 818.354.7433 or Judi Masuda at 626.744.4111.

Riverside County ETC Network meets tri-annually; call 1.866.IECS4HELP.

San Bernardino County ETC Network meets tri-annually; call 1.866.IECS4HELP.

Santa Monica ETC Network meets regularly; call 310.458.8956.

South Bay/Westside TMA meets monthly; contact Christina Corrales at 310.642.0066, email christina_corrales@equityoffice.com

Torrance Transportation Network meets regularly; call Kim Fuentes at 310.784.7902.

Warner Center TMO meets monthly; call 818.716.5520.

TRAINING
Metro Commute Services upcoming briefings—where Los Angeles area employers can learn about the transportation survey process and services Metro has to offer—are Jan. 11, 9:30 –11:30 a.m., Feb. 15, 1-3 p.m. and March 14, 9:30-11:30 a.m.  There is no briefing in December.  For more information or to reserve a space, email garciama@metro.net.

South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) offers one-day ETC training for $156.98. Upcoming sessions are Jan. 11 and Feb. 2 at AQMD offices in Diamond Bar, Jan. 18 at OCTA offices in Orange and Feb. 22 in Culver City. Contact the AQMD's training program at etctraining@aqmd.gov or visit the AQMD at aqmd.gov.