For more information on the numerous different educational opportunities, click on a heading below.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, May 3, 2008
1:00pm - 5:00pm EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING - SESSION
2:00pm - 5:00pm ASLRRA REGISTRATION
ASLRRA Top Chef Chili Cook-off Ticket Pickup Desk will remain open until 7:00pm
2:00pm - 5:00pm EXHIBITOR SETUP
3:00pm -6:00pm SAFETY & TRAINING COMMITTEE MEETING
6:00pm - 8:00pm ASLRRA TOP CHEF CHILI COOK-OFF RECEPTION
This is an optional event. See page 22 of the mailer for ticket prices and further information.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
8:00am - 7:30pm ASLRRA REGISTRATION
8:00am - 2:00pm EXHIBITOR SETUP
9:00am - 12:00pm ASLRRA POLICE & SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETING
10:00am - 12:00pm TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE MEETING
10:30am - 1:30pm BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
2:00pm - 4:00pm LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING
4:30pm EXHIBITION GRAND OPENING CHAIN-CUTTING CEREMONY
4:30pm - 7:30pm EXHIBITION HALL RECEPTION
Visit with over 130 Exhibitors and learn all about the newest products and services available to the rail industry.
7:30pm DINNER ON YOUR OWN
Monday, May 5, 2008
7:00am - 7:30pm REGISTRATION
7:00am - 7:50am EXHIBIT HALL CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00am - 5:00pm POWER BRAKE TRAINING SESSION BEGINS
8:00am GENERAL SESSION
Be sure to arrive early for the start of the General Session and the Door Prize Drawing
8:00am - 8:10am Call to Order and Safety Briefing
Thomas L. Schlosser, ASLRRA Chair
Thomas E. Streicher, ASLRRA Staff
Welcome Presentation
Door Prize Drawing
Michael Ogborn, Central Region VP
Judy Petry, Convention Chair
8:10am - 8:40am Keynote Speaker
Frankly Speaking: Hot Irons In The Fire At The STB
Hon. Francis P. Mulvey, Commissioner, Surface Transportation Board
8:40am - 9:05am Wall Street Outlook: What's on the Horizon for Short Lines? A Fistful of Dollars or The Great Train Robbery?
Anthony Hatch, Wall Street Analyst
9:05am - 9:25am How the Thoroughbred Rides for the Safety Brand (or The Magnificent Eighteen Harriman Awards)
Charles J. Wehrmeister, VP-Safety & Environmental, Norfolk Southern Corp.
9:25am - 9:45am Safety Award Presentations
· ASLRRA Safety Awards
· ASLRRA Safety Person of the Year
9:45am -10:30am REFRESHMENT BREAK - EXHIBIT HALL
10:30am-12:00pm True Grit: Weathering the Economic Downturn - A Report from the Class I Chief Marketing Officers
John J. Koraleski, Union Pacific
John P. Lanigan, BNSF Railway
Clarence W. Gooden, CSX Transp.
Donald W. Seale, Norfolk Southern
12:00pm-12:20pm Marketing Award Presentations
· ASLRRA Marketing Awards
· Railway Age’s Short Line and Regional Railroads Awards
12:30pm - 2:00pm LUNCH AMONG THE EXHIBITS
· Open to all Registered Annual Convention Attendees, Power Brake Session Attendees and Exhibitors
· Replaces traditional sit-down luncheon
12:30pm - 5:00pm EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
LMOA Presentations will take place in the Exhibit Hall Education Area from 3:00pm - 5:00pm
2:10pm - 5:00pm BREAKOUT TRACKS
Click table above to see detail pages for session times and speakers
TRACK 1 - ENGINEERING & M-O-W
· Session 101 - Getting to the Nuts, Bolts & Spikes of Railroading (Repeated in Sess. 104) RR101
· Session 102 - Hey! Look Me Over: Bridging the Gulf
· Session 103 - One Man's Garbage, Another Man's Gold
TRACK 2 - FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
· Session 201 - Closing the Revolving Door: Tried and True Methods for Retaining Employees
· Session 202 - How Does Your Operation Measure Up? Using Benchmarking to Set the Bar RR101
· Session 203 - Planning for Your Railroad Retirement: What You Need to Know Before You Go (Repeated in Sess. 206)
TRACK 3 - LEGAL
· Session 301 - So You Think You Want to Buy a Railroad? Acquire More Track? What Does the STB Want From You? RR101
· Session 302 - Now That You’ve Paid Your Insurance Premiums, Are You Covered?
· Session 303 - Using Temps and Contractors to Balance Your Workforce? Beware the Pitfalls
TRACK 4 - LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY
· Session 401 - State Assistance for Small Railroads
· Session 402 - Good Neighbors - How to Handle Community Relations RR101
· Session 403 - So Where’s My Tax Maintenance Credit!?! Dealing With the Expiration/Reauthorization of Section 45G
TRACK 5 - MARKETING
· Session 501 - Short Haul Markets: Don’t Overlook the Under 500-mile Market
· Session 502 - Don’t Pass Up Passengers - Marketing Short Line Excursion Services
· Session 503 - Great Rates: An Art or a Science? RR101
TRACK 6 - OPERATIONS & SAFETY
· Session 601 - Testing, Testing, Can You Hear Me Now? Complying With the New Cab Noise Rules (Repeated in Sess. 606)
· Session 602 - The Rules are Your Tools to Build a Safe Operation (Repeated in Session 605)
· Session 603 - Bracing for Safety: Helping Bridges Span the Test of Time
TRACK 7 - TECHNOLOGY
· Session 701 - Stay Tuned For Change: Radio Narrowbanding RR101
· Session 702 - Going Green to Save Green: How Environmental Solutions Can Be Applied to Your Railroad RR101
· Session 703 - Paper or Electron? How Paperless Railroading Can Benefit Your Railroad
3:50pm - 4:10pm REFRESHMENT BREAK - EXHIBIT HALL
5:00pm - 5:30pm ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP MEETING & ELECTIONS
6:00pm - 7:30pm RECEPTION - EXHIBIT HALL
Be sure to attend this reception to get in on the door prize drawing
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
7:00am-12:30pm INFORMATION DESK
7:00am - 9:15am MEMBERSHIP BREAKFAST MEETING
Breakfast service starts at 7:00am; Meeting starts at 7:30am
8:00am - 12:00pm POWER BRAKE TRAINING SESSION CONTINUES
9:25am - 12:05pm BREAKOUT TRACKS
Click table above to see detail pages for session times and speakers
TRACK 1 - ENGINEERING & M-O-W
· Session 104 - Getting to the Nuts, Bolts & Spikes of Railroading (Repeated in Sess. 101) RR101
· Session 105 - Help, My Bridge Has Fallen and Can’t Get Up: One Railroad’s Bridge Tale
· Session 106 - Thar’s Gold in That Scrap Pile
TRACK 2 - FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
· Session 204 - Health Insurance: At What Cost?
· Session 205 - Car Hire Rules 3 and 14 and the Railroad Clearing House
· Session 206 - Planning For Your Railroad Retirement: What You Need to Know Before You Go (Repeated in Sess. 203)
TRACK 3 - LEGAL
· Session 304 - Labor Pains: Workforce Thinking of Unionizing? Do’s and Don’ts for Management
· Session 305 - Accessorial Charges: What Are They? How Do You Impose Them? What Can You Do If The Shipper Won’t Pay? RR101
· Session 306 - HOT! HOT! HOT Legal Topics
TRACK 4 - LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY
· Session 404 - When The Tax Credit Is Reauthorized, Will It Finally Help Me!?!
· Session 405 - Federal and State Truck Size and Weight Policy: Why It Should Matter To You
· Session 406 - The Increasing Regulatory Burden on Small Railroads
TRACK 5 - MARKETING
· Session 504 - Growing or Slowing? An Emerging Markets Update
· Session 505 - Be the Best You Can Be: Creating the Culture to Provide Superior Service
· Session 506 - Dirty Dirt = Clean Cash
TRACK 6 - OPERATIONS & SAFETY
· Session 604 - The 411 on Accident/Incident Reporting RR101
· Session 605 - The Rules are Your Tools to Build a Safe Operation (Repeated in Session 602)
· Session 606 - Testing, Testing, Can You Hear Me Now? Complying With the New Cab Noise Rules (Repeated in Sess. 601)
TRACK 7 - TECHNOLOGY
· Session 704 - Like a Rolling Stone: Rolling Stock Issues
· Session 705 - What’s Up Doc? Updates From Railinc and TTCI
· Session 706 - Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are: Computerized Dispatching Systems Increase Safety And Productivity
10:10am-10:30am REFRESHMENT BREAK
12:10pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS ADJOURN
12:30pm -5:30pm UP SLAG COMMITTEE MEETING
1:00pm - 6:00pm ANNUAL GOLF OUTING
Republic and Pecan Valley Golf Courses
Lunch and beverages will be provided to golfers at the course
Transportation will be available
AFTERNOON FREE
Some Ideas for You:
· The Alamo
· Mission Trails
· River Walk Tour
· Tower of the Americas
· Sea World
· Witte Museum
· Texas Air Museum
· Institute of Texan Cultures
· Shopping
7:00pm RECEPTION
8:00pm DINNER AND PRESENTATIONS
Golf Awards
Susan Murray Scholarship
10:00pm - 12:00am LOCO LIZARD LOUNGE - VIVA LAS VEGAS
Stop by and relax before turning in for the night. Enjoy an after dinner drink and kick up your heels with our Pacific Region friends, the hosts for the 2009 Annual Convention at the fabulous Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas!
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
8:00am - 4:00pm ASLRRA BRIDGE COMMITTEE MEETING
8:00am - 12:00pm RIWG MEETING
