Saturday, April 25, 2009
10:00am-12:00pm ASLRRA POLICE & SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETING
12:30pm - 5:00pm EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING - SESSION
1:00pm -5:00pm JOINT MEETING OF THE POLICE & SECURITY AND THE SAFETY & TRAINING
COMMITTEES
2:00pm - 5:00pm ASLRRA REGISTRATION
ASLRRA Cosmic Bowling Ticket Pickup Desk will remain open until 7:00pm
2:00pm - 5:00pm EXHIBITOR SETUP
6:00pm - 9:00pm COSMIC BOWLING: WHERE NEON MEETS NATURE
This is an optional event.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
8:00am - 7:30pm ASLRRA REGISTRATION
8:00am - 2:00pm EXHIBITOR SETUP
8:00am - 3:45pm RAILROAD SECURITY OFFICER TRAINING SESSION - PART 1
8:00am - 11:00am TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE MEETING
9:00am - 1:00pm BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AND LUNCHEON
1:30pm - 3:30pm LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING
4:00pm EXHIBITION GRAND OPENING CEREMONY
4:00pm - 7:30pm EXHIBITION HALL RECEPTION
Visit with over 145 Exhibitors and learn all about the newest products and services
available to the rail industry.
7:30pm DINNER ON YOUR OWN
Monday, April 27, 2009
7:00am - 7:30pm REGISTRATION
7:00am - 7:50am EXHIBIT HALL CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00am - 12:30pm RAILROAD SECURITY OFFICER TRAINING SESSION - PART 2
8:00am GENERAL SESSION
8:00am - 8:10am Call to Order and Safety Briefing
Thomas L. Schlosser, ASLRRA Chair
Thomas E. Streicher, ASLRRA Staff
Welcome Presentation
Jalene Forbis, Pacific Region VP and Convention Chair
8:10am - 8:40am Keynote Speaker
Hon. Ray H. LaHood, Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation (Invited)
8:40am - 9:00am Safety Award Presentations
ASLRRA Safety Awards
ASLRRA Safety Person of the Year
9:00am - 10:00am Taming the Financial Zoo: Caging the Bear and Unleashing the Bull
Moderator: Tony Hatch
Additional Speakers TBA
10:00am -10:45am REFRESHMENT BREAK - EXHIBIT HALL
10:45am-11:00am Marketing Award Presentations
ASLRRA Marketing Awards
Railway Age's Short Line and Regional Railroads Awards
11:00pm-12:30pm Betting on the Future, A Sure Thing or Roll of the Dice? A Report from the Class I
Chief Marketing Officers
John J. Koraleski, Union Pacific
Dave Garin, BNSF Railway
Clarence W. Gooden, CSX Transp.
Donald W. Seale, Norfolk Southern
12:30pm - 2:00pm LUNCH AMONG THE EXHIBITS
Open to all Registered Annual Convention Attendees and Exhibitors
Replaces traditional sit-down luncheon
12:30pm - 2:00pm GENERAL COUNSEL COMMITTEE LUNCHEON MEETING
12:30pm - 5:00pm EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
2:10pm - 5:00pm BREAKOUT TRACKS
TRACK 1 - ENGINEERING & M-O-W
- Session 101 - Economics of Crosstie Density Replacement: Does the Business Support the Investment? RR101
- Session 102 - Essential Elements of a Bridge Management Plan RR101
- Session 103 - Extreme Engineering: Case Studies of Challenging Projects - Tunnel Restoration and Underpass Design 8-ft. Below Sea Level
TRACK 2 - FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
- Session 201 - Look Ma, No Forms! Tired of Filtering Through Paper Job Applications? !magine the benefits of having an Online Applicant Tracking System
- Session 202 - Making "Cents" of Safety: A Case Study of a Successful Safety Incentive Program
- Session 203 - Working for the Railroad: What's All the Fuss about Railroad Retirement? RR101
TRACK 3 - LEGAL
- Session 301 - The Common Carrier "Obligation" - What Is It and When Does it Apply, and its affect on TIH/HazMat RR101
- Session 302 - Preemption: Where It Stands
- Session 303 - Diagnosis of an FELA Case
TRACK 4 - LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY
- Session 401 - Short Line Tax Incentive - Get in the Game
- Session 402 - 2009 Action Plan for Truck Size and Weights
- Session 403 - New President/New Congress: 2009 Legislative Developments Impacting Our Industry
TRACK 5 - MARKETING
- Session 501 - Transforming Your Short Line into a Transloading Success Story
- Session 502 - Revenue Settlement Methods - ISS, Junction, Switch, or Handling Line - Which is the Best for Your Railroad? RR101
- Session 503 - Ethanol - Is it "Gone to the Wind"? The Outlook for Ethanol and the Emerging Wind Turbine Market
TRACK 6 - OPERATIONS & SAFETY
- Session 601 - Hey Lucy! What Goes Into a Fatigue Management Plan? (Hint: Not Vitameatavegamin) RR101
- Session 602 - Do You Know What You Don't Know About HR 2095? (Get Smart on the Requirements to be in Compliance)
- Session 603 - Switching Operations Fatality Analysis [SOFA], Causative Factors for Injuries, Accidents, and Fatalities
TRACK 7 - TECHNOLOGY
- Session 701 - Advancements in Locomotive Technology
- Session 702 - The ABCs of PTC (Positive Train Control) RR101
- Session 703 - Imagine the Possibilities: New Options in Handheld Technology
3:55pm - 4:20pm REFRESHMENT BREAK - EXHIBIT HALL
5:15pm - 5:45pm 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, April 28, 2009
7:00am-12:30pm INFORMATION DESK
7:00am - 9:15am MEMBERSHIP BREAKFAST MEETING
Breakfast service starts at 7:00am; Meeting starts at 7:30am
9:25am - 10:10am SMALL RAILROAD NETWORKING AND SANDHOUSE SESSION
9:25am - 12:10pm BREAKOUT TRACKS
TRACK 1 - ENGINEERING & M-O-W
- Session 104 - Putting Your Railroad on the Map: Using GIS and Digital Mapping to Maximize Workflow Efficiency and Safety
- Session 105 - AREMA Bridge Handbook Primer, An Overview RR101
- Session 106 - New Regulations for the Installation, Maintenance, and Repair of Continuous Welded Rail (CWR)
TRACK 2 - FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
- Session 204 - Company Valuations: What You Can Do Today to Maximize Your Company's Value for Tomorrow
- Session 205 - Benchmarking, Part II - How Does Your Deck Stack Up to the Other Guy's?
- Session 206 - Railroad Tax Maintenance Credit Update: The Renewed and Improved Credit and Putting it To Work For Your Railroad
TRACK 3 - LEGAL
- Session 304 - Railroad Retirement Board: Disability Claim Developments
- Session 305 - Railroads and the Antitrust Laws: When Do They Apply? RR101
- Session 306 - Major Legal Ramifications of the New Safety Bill
TRACK 4 - LOCOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (LMOA)
- Session 404 - To Be Determined
- Session 405 - To Be Determined
- Session 406 - To Be Determined
TRACK 5 - MARKETING
- Session 504 - Demurrage Application and Collections Problems? Extended Asset Utilization Tariff: Offering Innovative and Proven Options for Short Lines
- Session 505 - Trucks and Trains: Friends or Foes?
- Session 506 - ASLRRA Marketing Award Winners: Profiles in Excellence
TRACK 6 -OPERATIONS & SAFETY
- Session 604 - The 411 on Accident/Incident Reporting RR101
- Session 605 - Suicide by Train: How To Deal With This Growing Phenomenon
- Session 606 - Fitness for Duty - Evaluating New Employees and Employees Returning to Work
TRACK 7 - TECHNOLOGY
- Session 704 - It's More Than Point A to Point B: Get a Grip on Your Operation with Locomotive GPS
- Session 705 - What's Up Doc? Industry System Updates From Railinc (UMLER, EMIS, etc.)
- Session 706 - Get Revved Up About Fuel Conservation and Green Initiatives: Options and Practices for Your Short Line
10:10am-10:30am REFRESHMENT BREAK
12:10pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS ADJOURN
12:30pm-5:30pm UP SLAG COMMITTEE MEETING
1:30pm-6:00pm ANNUAL GOLF OUTING
Angel Park Golf Course
Lunch and beverages will be provided to golfers at the course
Transportation will be available
AFTERNOON FREE
Some Ideas for You to Consider:
Red Rock (and slightly beyond):
- Visit the Spa
- Red Rock Lanes
- Red Rock Movie Theaters
- Bike Up Into Red Rock Canyon on the Bike Trail
- Hike Red Rock Canyon
- Horseback Riding
- Shop at the Outlets
- Tour Hoover Dam
Las Vegas Strip:
- The Coral Reef at Mandalay Bay
- The Titanic at the Tropicana
- Ride the Inclinators at Luxor
- Rollercoaster at New York New York
- See the lions at MGM
- See the Cars at Imperial Palace
- Stroll through the Forum Shops at Caesars
- See the flowers, art, and the fountains at the Bellagio
- Visit the animals at the Mirage
- Meet your favorite celebrity at Madame Tussauds at the Venetian
- See the Ferraris at Wynn
- Ride the Monorail
- Travel to another galaxy at the Star Trek Experience at the Hilton
- Ride the rides at the Sahara
- Try the scream machines on top of the Stratosphere
- Shop at Fashion Center Mall
7:00pm RECEPTION
8:00pm DINNER AND PRESENTATIONS
Golf Awards
Susan Murray Scholarship
10:00pm - 12:00am LOCO LIZARD LOUNGE
Stop by and relax before turning in for the night. Enjoy an after dinner drink and kick up
your heels with our Southern Region friends, the hosts for the 2010 Annual Convention
at the fabulous new Hilton Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Florida.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
8:00am - 4:00pm ASLRRA BRIDGE COMMITTEE MEETING
8:00am - 11:00am RIWG MEETING
