2. Trails Equal Sales Why Bicycle Advocacy is Good for Your Business Pete Taylor, Bluedog Cycles, WI Chris McNeese, AB Cycles, MO Phil Cohen, Chain Reaction Bicycles, GA Dan Thornton, Free-Flight Bicycles, GA Gary Sjoquist, QBP, Moderator

3. National Advocacy Organizations Bikes Belong, Bikes Belong Foundation America Bikes National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA)

4. Bikes Belong Grants Program – industry funds to build places our products will be used Partnerships – leveraging non-endemics Government Relations – BikesPAC, Bikes Mean Business People For Bikes Campaign – approaching 200,000 people in the U.S. who have signed the pledge www.bikesbelong.org for more infowww.bikesbelong.org

5. Bikes Belong Foundation Safe Routes to School Partnerships Deb Hubsmith oversees this project Velo-City Scholarships Bicycling Design Best Practices Project Taking electeds and influential community leaders to Europe Bicycle Friendly Communities

6. America Bikes Funded by Bikes Belong AMB a coalition of the following: Adventure CyclingLAB Rails to Trails Bikes BelongIMBAAlliance for Bicycling and Walking Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals National Center for Bicycling and Walking Fulltime ED and staff in Washington, DC Monitors federal transportation bill developments www.americabikes.org

7. NICA National Interscholastic Cycling Association Founded in 2009, excellent article Feb. Mountain Bike Action Governing body for high school mountain bike racing Operating leagues - NorCal, SoCal, Colorado New Leagues for 2011 - Washington, Texas League Debut in 2012 - Minnesota Goal to have nationwide leagues by 2020 www.nationalmtb.org for more infowww.nationalmtb.org