This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn interviews Patrick Dean, Vice President of Dean Transportation and co-chair of the NSTA Business Development Committee, to discuss the 2021 Private Market Share - Data Acquisition Project. Patrick outlines the origins of the project and recaps the first two iterations of the initiative. Patrick and Curt then highlight the relationship between Dean Transportation, NSTA, and the Spectrum Consulting Group out of Michigan State University. The pair then pursue the importance of this data and how it helps NSTA achieve its advocacy goals, as well as support membership recruitment. Patrick provides preview of the Data Acquisition Project session - taking place on Wednesday at the 2022 NSTA Annual Meeting and Convention in Niagara Falls. Lastly, Curt asks Patrick to share his thoughts on the recent expansion rumors of the B1G Conference. Plenty of information to go along with your morning coffee at NSTA: The Bus Stop.