NAPT heads back to Kansas City in 2016
The association’s 42nd Summit will return to Kansas City, Missouri, which was the site of the 2014 event.

NAPT's 42nd Summit will return to Kansas City, Missouri, which was the site of the 2014 event.
RICHMOND, Virginia — The National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) Summit will return to Kansas City, Missouri, in 2016, the association announced here this weekend.
The dates for the 42nd Summit will be Nov. 4-8, 2016.
NAPT’s annual event was also held in Kansas City in 2014.
Pupil transportation professionals from the U.S., Canada and abroad are currently convening in Richmond for the 2015 NAPT Summit, which concludes on Tuesday.
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