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	Meetings & Seminars / 2011 Eastern Region Meeting

October 1-4, 2011
Renaissance Hotel
Cleveland, OH

To view the entire 2011 Eastern Region Meeting mailer, click here.

NEW!! - The Renaissance Hotel has extended the deadline for our room block to Tuesday, September 20. Please note that after the deadline passes, the room rate goes up from $139/night (plus 15.5% tax) to $249/night (plus tax). Act now to reserve your rooms!! When making room reservations, reference ASLRRA or American Short Line to obtain our group rate. Or, you can click here to make your reservations online.

Our Meeting Sponsors

INVITATION TO ATTEND from BOB BAILEY, EASTERN REGION VP and DAVID COLLINS, MEETING CHAIR

As ASLRRA's Regional Vice President and Meeting Chair, we are delighted to encourage you to attend and participate in this year's meeting in Cleveland, Ohio. Your Meeting Planning Committee has focused all of its energies on creating a valuable educational experience, full of opportunities to network and learn something new, while remaining mindful of the current economic conditions as well as the many commitments vying for your time and attention.

This meeting will provide a great mix of business and social activities starting on the social side with an optional service project with Habitat for Humanity on Saturday, continuing with receptions, lunches, breakfasts, and breaks in the event sponsor area. On the business end of the program, and new to the educational lineup this year, is a training seminar that will cover two timely topics: the new Conductor Certification requirement and the changes to Accident/Incident Reporting. You can arrange to just attend this training session or add it on to the existing regional meeting registration.

The General Business Session topics are timely and thought-provoking and designed to keep members up-to-date on the latest changes to the regulations affecting the small railroad industry. As always, this event embraces all of the education, industry news, and social events that you've come to expect from an ASLRRA meeting. Topics include:

an economic update from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank
fuel conservation and locomotives
putting your rail operation in a positive light
the latest in remediation issues
short line business success stories
an update on various rail industry committees, their initiatives and deadlines
legislative update
TSA regulation changes and the security grant process
short line and regional railroad profiles
where things stand with the hours of service pilot project
and the ever popular Rocky Horror Regulatory Show

Why Cleveland? Frommers says it best: More than nine million people a year visit this plucky city perched along the Lake Erie shoreline. What's the draw? Professional sports, cutting-edge medical care, and world-class cultural institutions are part of the appeal. Perhaps less well known to outsiders are the array of charming neighborhoods -- Coventry Village, Little Italy, Tremont, and Shaker Heights -- filled with boutiques, galleries, and coffee shops. This underrated city's abundance of locally owned restaurants is also helping Cleveland burnish its reputation as the "epicenter of the Midwest food scene," in the words of the Chicago Tribune.

George Washington once said that a great city would stand in the blessed spot where the Cuyahoga River met Lake Erie. Industrial success infused the city with money early on, as steel and oil barons built a monumental downtown and a cultural legacy. The city's institutions provided a solid foundation for postindustrial urban development, which took a giant step forward in 1994 with the opening of Progressive Field, the first of the nation's new wave of retro-modern Major League ballparks. A year later came I. M. Pei's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Although Cleveland's industrial foundation is very much in evidence, downtown's steel warehouses and tool-and-die factories now house clubs and restaurants, and its many bridges lead to gentrified neighborhoods.

Our downtown hotel, the Renaissance Cleveland, is located on Public Square and is connected to Tower City Center's exclusive boutiques, restaurants and cinema. Within walking distance to Progressive Field, Quicken Loans Arena and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Renaissance is a city landmark.

So don't miss out on this opportunity to meet with your peers, while sharing ideas and networking with others in the industry. Make plans to head to Cleveland where we're working on building a strong program complete with new features and activities to help you connect. We sincerely look forward to seeing you and welcoming you to this conference.