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ITLC Attends ZEBCon

Posted October 2023

Late last month, ITLC’s Deputy Director Xinge Wang, Program Manager – Technical Training James Hall, Instructional Designer Brandon Liu, and Researcher Douglas Nevins attended ZEBCon in San Diego hosted by the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE). ITLC’s Transit Workforce Center (TWC) featured its new Battery-Electric Bus (BEB) Familiarization Course, along with other TWC-focused projects, and team members spoke with attendees from transit agencies, government organizations, and other industry stakeholders. On the last day of the conference, James served as a panelist in the “Preparing Your Team: Strategic Workforce Development Planning” session, alongside CTE's Engineering Services Manager Jay Woodbeck, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District’s (AC Transit) Director of Maintenance Cecil Blandon, the World Resources Institute’s (WRI) Senior Manager, eMobility Strategy and Manufacturing Engagement Stephanie Ly, and Amalgamated Transit Union’s (ATU) Workforce Development Coordinator Eliseo Acosta Jr.