Washington State Ridesharing Organization

WSRO 2021 - "Transportation in Technicolor!"

The Washington State Ride Sharing Organization is excited to announce the theme for the 2021 WSRO Conference, “Transportation in Technicolor!”

Mark your calendars for September 19 - 21!
We are planning for an in-person conference this year with a meet and greet event on Sunday and the conference seminars on Monday and Tuesday! This year’s conference is about growing past the grey state of unease we currently find ourselves in and looking towards a brighter colorful future in the world of TDM.

Registration is not currently available for the WSRO 2021 Conference.
The WSRO board considers the health of members and conference attendees of the utmost importance and will adhere to guidance from local & regional health authorities.

We have opened our call for presenters and are excepting submissions!
Do you have a TDM, ETC-related topic that your passionate about, something you are inspired by that you feel fits the idea of this year’s conference? Maybe you know someone who you think could educate and inspire others with their knowledge? If so, consider submitting yourself or them as a speaker for this year’s conference.
Click here, submissions are due by March 31^st.

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This year’s conference will be held in
Leavenworth, WA!
Located in Chelan County, Leavenworth features a city center built to resemble a Bavarian village with dozens of themed shops and restaurants sure to charm you.

Considered a four-season tourist destination, Leavenworth offers scenic landscapes full of rolling hills, rich green forests, and stunning mountain ranges that give adequate scope for the imagination and make it the perfect place for this year’s conference!

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The conference will be held at the picturesque
Enzian Inn
The Enzian, so named after the German Enzianblüte flower, is nestled in the heart of Leavenworth, only a hop, skip, and a jump from the city center. A perfect mixture of old and new, the Enzian offers stunning views and a warm comfortable place to hang your hat while you attend the WSRO conference!

As we get closer to the conference registration information will be provided for Enzian.

Why “Transportation in Technicolor”? Technicolor was a major advancement in filming history, it’s first use in 1916, but one of it’s most notable uses was in the movie “Wizard of Oz”. When Dorthey Gale traveled over the rainbow and left a grey world behind for a more colorful one. This is the perfect metaphor for what we’ve gone through in 2020 and what we hope for in 2021. Along with the fact that we’re always working towards advancing transportation options is the idea that the way each person commutes is as diverse as the colors of the rainbow.