Recycle-A-Bicycle's third annual Youth Bike Summit is a three-day event geared toward youth, bikes, education, and advocacy.
Whether you're a student, educator, or advocate, there is much to be learned though this dynamic, inter-generational exchange. This national conference offers a Keynote presentation, 15 engaging workshops, hands-on activities, a thought-provoking visioning session with youth and adults working in communities near and far.
Register here: youthbikesummit2013-eac2.eventbrite.com
Friday, February 15, 2013 at 6:00pm - Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 2:00pm (EST) The New School, 66 W 12th Street, New York, NY 10011
Keynote Address By:
Enrique Penalosa, former Mayor of Bogota, Colombia
& Devlynn Chen, Local Spokes Youth Ambassador
PROGRAM SCHEDULE 2013
Friday February 15
9:30am-5:00pm - The New School’s Symposium, featuring a conversation w/ Enrique Penalosa; 5th Avenue Bike Station Town Hall Event; showcase of URBAN Bike projects by students of The New School; and a NYC Department of Transportation Helmet Fitting
6:00pm - 9:00pm - Youth Bike Summit - Welcome / Registration / Organic Orchestra
Saturday February 16
8:30am - 10:00am - Breakfast & Keynote Introduction
Enrique Penalosa, Former Mayor of Bogota, Colombia
Devlynn Chen, Local Spokes Youth Ambassador
10:15am - Youth Bike Summit Procession w/ Rude Mechanical Orchestra
11:00am - 12:15pm - Workshop Session I
Got Teen Cycling? - Bike New York, I Challenge Myself, Midwood High School
Theories of Social Change - Bikes Not Bombs
Unusual Suspects - Biking Public Project, Milwaukee Bike Works, WE Bike, Planet Bike
Getting Around: How Transportation Shapes the City - NYC Department of Transportation, Museum of the City of NY
Get Creative with Cycle Craft - Recycle-A-Bicycle
12:15pm - 1:45pm -Lunch / Tabling / Political Action Center
2:00pm - 3:15pm -Workshop Session II
Improving Your Neighborhood Through Biking - Local Spokes
Safe Routes to School 101 - Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
Creating Safe Space - Girls Bike Club, West Town Bikes, Ali Forney Center
Get a Job! - Bicycle Habitat, League of American Bicyclists, Eleanor's, Recycle-A-Bicycle
Open Space: How to Implement Vision - BikeWorks
Engaging Not-Yet Cyclists: DIY Tool Roll - WE Bike
3:30pm - 4:15pm - Workshop Session III
How to Install Bike Racks Near Your School - International High School at LaGuardia Community College
Youth In Governance - BikeWorks
Biking in the Great Outdoors - Spoke'n Revolutions
Starting a Business: Let's Make a Plan! - West Town Bikes
4:30pm - 6:00pm - Bike Shorts + Presentation: Hip-Hop vs. Rap
6:30pm - 8:00pm - Pizza Party / Networking
Sunday February 17
10:00am - 2:00pm - Brunch / Open Space Technology Visioning Workshop
Register here: youthbikesummit2013-eac2.eventbrite.com
