The Michigan Public Transportation Annual Conference, hosted by the Michigan Public Transit Association, is fast approaching on August 22-24 at the Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville, MI. Public transportation officials from throughout Michigan, along with representatives from MDOT, the FTA, and transit-affiliated vendors will convene from throughout the state and around the country to discuss issues important to the operation of Michigan's transit network, attend educational meetings and view the latest products during one of the midwest's largest state transit vendor exhibits. Participating, and sponsoring, Diamond level vendors this year are: Gillig LLC, Michigan CLASS and Q-Ryde. Ruby level sponsors are: Ecolane,FirstNet/AT&T,Hoekstra Transportation Inc.,LIFT-U,Maner Costerisan CPA,TESCO-Transportation Equipment Sales Corp.,Transdev,and Transit RE.