Our Hosts

The California Bicycle Museum is being created to educate the public about the history of bicycles and the important role they play in our society. The core holdings of the museum are contained in the Pierce Miller Bicycle Collection. This collection spans over 100 years of bicycle evolution between the 1820s and the early Twentieth Century. The collection is currently owned by UC Davis.

UC Davis, the City of Davis, and an avid group of cycling and history enthusiasts are looking for a permanent exhibit space for which the Pierce Miller collection will provide the core of what is planned to be a major bicycle museum.

The UC Davis Bike Barn and UC Davis' Bike Program Office are also owed a big thanks for their hosting/ support of this conference at Davis. MSU Bikes is providing further long-distance organizational support. The University of Wisconsin Hoofers have been a big help in getting the Campus Bike Programmers network & listserv rolling (they host the listserv; see below for more info. on that).

---

Campus Bike Programmers
1st Annual Conference
Nov. 1 ~2, 2008
Davis, CA

The City of Davis' famous bike statue; click the image for more bike info. in Davis.

Does your campus have a growing bike program or are you just starting to plan one? Well, this is a meeting you won't want to miss and a network of campus bike programmers you need to join.

The first weekend in November we'll be gathering in the defacto Capitol of USA Bicycling, Davis, CA. Why Davis you ask? Well, Davis is a Platinum winner of the League of American Bicyclists Bicycle Friendly Communities award (watch a great video about Davis & see why they got the award for yourself; our hosts Rober and David are interviewed as well), and is also known as the first city in the USA to install bike lanes as well as many other firsts for promoting safe bicycling. Read an in-depth article "Evolution of a Bicycle Friendly Community - the Davis Model" by David Takemoto-Weerts, UC Davis' Bicycle Program Coordinator, for an excellent reference on how to be true bike friendly community.

Bikes lined up outside the ASUCD Bike Barn; click here for more pics from Davis & UC Santa Cruz.

The UC Davis Bike Barn is the oldest university-operated bike program in the USA (maybe the world?) and is undoubtedly the busiest and most advanced. The Bike Barn's General Manager, Robert St. Cyr, has kindly assisted many other bike programs around the country over the years and, in the interest of helping coach more bike programmers, is loaning his support and coordination efforts to help make this conference a success. David Takemoto-Weerts, who will be presenting at the conference, is a nationally known advocate for bicycling, and is also helping out behind the scenes to make this happen.

---

Three for One

This weekend was selected for our conference due to two other big bike events happening at Davis: 1st, the City of Davis is celebrating their Centennial with some very cool historical bike displays and programming, and 2nd, Davis is hosting the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for the Class of 2008 & banquet on Sun. Nov. 2nd. This will be the first time the induction ceremony will be held in the western United States. The keynote speaker will be none other than one of America's strongest (current) bike racers, Levi Leipheimer. The ceremony and banquet are also expected to attract many other big names in bicyling. Click here for more info. on the event and go here to register online for the HOF events ASAP (it's expected to fill up soon; registration will close in advance of the event) as well as links to hotels, transportation and other essential information for your visit.

---

The Agenda

Here are our plans for the weekend:

Oct. 31/ Friday evening
    
Optional activities for early arrivals:

1. Gather with other early arrivals (location TBD); entertain/familiarize yourself in downtown Davis or a bike ride around town (free rental bikes available from UC Davis Bike Barn).
2. Dinner/ hors d’oeuvres party (dinner - on your own)
   

Nov. 1/ Saturday

9 - 11 am:	Gather at 3rd and B,the location of the teen center and farmer's market (Davis centenial display is here; meet/greet, have breakfast, and view some of the Pierce Miller collection); Bike tour around Davis and vicinity (for those with bikes - bikes available from UC Davis Bike Barn).
12 – 1 pm:	Luncheon / Opening Session (included)
1:30 – 3 pm:	UCD Bike Barn tour/ TAPS presentations
Break:	Sponsor opportunity
3:30 – 6:30 pm:	Sessions (approx. 1 hr. ea) - round-table discussions around the following topics:

1. Computerization of the program/ shop (POS software, rentals, inventory, etc.).
2. Building good relationships with local bike shops (LBS) & distributors
3. Recycling bikes vs. buying new, rent then sell used (Bike Barn model)
4. Advocacy issues/ incentive programs for encouraging more bike commuting on your campus/ in your community.
5. Bike parking topics (racks, lockers, bike stations, electronic mgmt)
6. Safety edu: strategies, materials, tips, methods
7. Bike maintenance edu. Topics, materials, tips, methods
8. Organizational models (co-op/ volunteers/ paid staff): short presentations by each programmer followed by longer presentation by established programmer (or 2) then roundtable discussion.
9. Bike rental systems/ issues (library system? Share a bike? Leases?)
10. Other ways to generate $$$ w/ bikes on campus/ community
1. Messenger svcs
2. Pedicabs
3. Valet bike parking
4. Mobile/ bike trailer advertising
5. Mobile repairs

Evening:  Dinner (on your own)


Nov. 2/ Sunday morning/afternoon

10 am – noon:	Open time to view the Pierce Miller Bicycle Collection
Lunch:	On your own
2 – 5 pm:	Same sessions as Sat. in the afternoon

Nov. 2/ Sunday evening

6:00 pm:

Reception

7:00 pm:

Dinner (catered by Il Fornaio) - optional Cycling Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & dinner at Freeborn Hall on the University of California at Davis campus. Click here for more info. on the event and go here to register online for the HOF events ASAP (it's expected to fill up soon; registration will close in advance of the event) as well as links to hotels, transportation and other essential information for your visit.

Nov. 3/ Monday morning

Breakfast:	(on your own) Organizers/ volunteers for planning next conference/ next steps.
Rest of morning:	Visit Bike Barn, watch the action!

---

The Costs

In an effort to keep this conference as affordable as possible we'll be seeking sponsors to help cover as much of the meals and other incidentals as possible. (If you know of a potential sponsor please email Tim)

• The cost for the conference itself is $49.00. Please send your check with this form (Word document; sorry, we don't have an online system yet) by October 15 to:

California Bicycle Museum
3492 Oyster Bay Ave.
Davis, 95616-5606

The California Bicycle Museum is registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.

• Information on hotel accomodations are provided on this page. As noted on that page: The U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame has made arrangements with local Davis hotels for reduced conference rates for a limited number of rooms.  Please use the identifier, “U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame” when making reservations.  The cut off date for rate and hold on the room blocks is October 18th, 2008.

• Transportation from/to all the airports in the area (Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is the closest) and around Davis can be found on this page.

• Rental bikes (cruisers; sorry, no one in Davis rents road/ touring bikes) will be kindly provided at no charge by the Davis Bike Barn. Bikes can be shipped via UPS/ FedEx to the Davis Bike Barn where their staff has offered to kindly assemble them in time for your arrival. Contact Robert if you'd like to do that to obtain their shipping address, etc.

---