Meeting Program

Saturday, September 11, 2010

9:00am - 4:00pm        

SERVICE PROJECT - B & O RAILROAD MUSEUM
Sponsorship Opportunity

   

5:30pm - 6:30pm

PARTY WITH A PURPOSE - Benefitting the B&O Railroad Museum
Sponsorship Opportunity

Sunday, September 12, 2010

10:00am - 2:00pm          

SERVICE PROJECT - B & O RAILROAD MUSEUM

   

2:00pm - 7:30pm            

ASLRRA REGISTRATION
Sponsorship Opportunity

   

2:00pm - 5:30pm

EXHIBIT HALL SET-UP

   

4:00pm - 5:00pm

SMALL RAILROAD KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE SANDHOUSE SESSION

   

5:30pm - 7:30pm

OPENING RECEPTION ATOP THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
(Heavy hors d'oeuvres service)
Sponsorship Opportunity 

 

 

7:30pm

OPEN EVENING FOR VENDOR ENTERTAINING
Check out the dining guide for restaurant ideas 

Monday, September 13, 2010

7:00am - 5:00pm             

REGISTRATION AND INFO DESK

   

7:00am - 7:55am             

EASTERN REGION BOARD BREAKFAST MEETING

   

7:00am - 7:55am              

BUFFET BREAKFAST IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
Sponsorship Opportunity

   

8:00am - 12:15pm

HAZMAT HANDLING TRAINING SESSION
  Bill Schoonover, Staff Director, HazMat Division, FRA
  Ray Kasey, RR Safety Specialist, HazMat, FRA

   

8:00am - 12:20pm

GENERAL SESSION

   

 

SAFETY BRIEFING AND CALL TO ORDER:
  Bob Bailey, Eastern Region VP
  Steve Friedland, Meeting Chair
 

 

 

8:05am - 8:30am

KEYNOTE:  Freight Railroads and Their Rightful Place in the National Transportation Plan
  Hon. Daniel Elliott, Chairman, Surface Transportation Board

   

8:30am - 9:30am

Dateline Washington:  Capitol Hill Happenings
  Ed McKechnie, LPC Chair
  Keith Hartwell, Lobbyist, ASLRRA 

 

 

 

Size Does Matter:  Truck Size & Weights - An Update on What is Happening in Eastern Region States
  Coalition Against Bigger Trucks

 

 

 

A Day in the Life of the ASLRRA Lobbyists
  Speaker TBD

   

9:30am - 10:00am

REFRESHMENT BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREA
Sponsorship Opportunity 

 

 

10:00am - 10:45am

Planning Ahead - When Disaster Strikes; A Report From the South East Emergency Response Network (SEERN)
  Ian Hay, President, SEERN

   

10:45am - 11:30am

Advanced Security Awareness Training Requirements: What Do the Feds Expect?
  Brian Lusty, Programs Manager, Rail Freight Division, TSA 

 

 

11:30am - 12:15pm        

FRA RR Crossing Project:  Dates and Deadlines Ahead
  Thomas Woll, General Engineer, Crossing Inventory, FRA

   

12:15pm - 12:20pm

2011 CONVENTION PRIZE DRAWINGS

   

12:20pm - 1:30pm

NETWORKING LUNCHEON IN EXHIBIT AREA
Sponsorship Opportunity 

 

 

1:30pm - 5:00pm

HAZMAT HANDLING TRAINING SESSION
  Bill Schoonover, Staff Director, HazMat Division, FRA
  Ray Kasey, RR Safety Specialist, HazMat, FRA

   

1:30pm - 4:00pm

Railroad Survivor 2010:  Keeping the Meat & Potatoes on the Short Line Menu
  Hosted by Michael V. Smith, President, Finger Lakes Railway

 

 

1:30pm - 2:15pm

 

Preserving Carload Business
  Tom Egan, Asst to President, Finger Lakes Railway
  Charles N. Marshall, Sr. VP of Industry Rel., Farmrail System

   

2:15pm - 3:00pm

Costing Models:  Factors to Consider When Pricing Interline Traffic
  Bob Holland, Director, Maine Rail Group and Transportation Economist, NS (Retired) 

 

 

3:00pm - 3:20pm

REFRESHMENT BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREA
Sponsorship Opportunity

   

3:20pm - 4:00pm

Attracting Business:  What Makes One Rail Site More Appealing Than Another To A Shipper?
  Moderator:John P. McCreavy
  Roy Kardon, VP, NAI Mertz Commercial Real Estate Services
  Speaker TBD, Land Developer

 

 

4:00pm - 5:00pm

ASSOCIATE SANDHOUSE SESSION

   

4:00pm - 5:00pm

RAILROAD SANDHOUSE SESSION

   

5:00pm - 5:30pm

REGIONAL MEETING & ELECTION - Railroad Members

   

6:00pm - 7:30pm

RECEPTION IN EXHIBIT AREA
Sponsorship Opportunity

   

7:30pm

OPEN EVENING FOR VENDOR ENTERTAINING
Check out the dining guide for restaurant ideas 

 

 

9:00pm - 10:30pm

KABOOSE KLUB LOUNGE DESSERT RECEPTION
Sponsorship Opportunity

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

7:00am - 7:55am

BREAKFAST IN EXHIBIT AREA
Sponsorship Opportunity

   

8:00am  - 12:00pm

HAZMAT HANDLING TRAINING SESSION
  Bill Schoonover, Staff Director, HazMat Division, FRA
  Ray Kasey, RR Safety Specialist, HazMat, FRA

   

8:00am

GENERAL SESSION

   

 

SAFETY BRIEFING

   

8:05am - 8:45am

Economic Outlook:  What's Ahead for the Transportation Industry?
  Speaker TBD

   

8:45am - 9:15am

Get Ready to Go Cold Turkey: Major Industry Change to the Damage Defective Car Tracking System
  Speaker TBD, Railinc 

 

 

9:15am - 9:45am

Whistleblowing - OSHA/FRA Response to Reporting Injuries & Employee Medical Treatment
  Speaker TBD

   

9:45am - 10:15am

REFRESHMENT BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREA
Sponsorship Opportunity 

 

 

10:15am - 10:45am

NMB Ruling on Union Elections and Why Waiting to Talk to Your Employees Can Hurt You
  Speaker TBD

   

10:45am - 12:15pm

The Rocky Horror Regulatory Show II: Employee Certification, Hours of Service Pilot Project, and Other Hot Regulatory Topics
  Thomas E. Streicher, Gen'l Supt, Safety & Operations, ASLRRA
  Keith T. Borman, VP & General Counsel, ASLRRA

 

  

12:15pm

CLOSING REMARKS
  Bob Bailey and Steve Friedland 

 

 

12:15pm - 1:00pm

FAREWELL LUNCHEON IN EXHIBIT AREA - BOX LUNCHES AVAILABLE AT 11:30AM
Sponsorship Opportunity

   

12:00pm - 3:00pm

TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE MEETING

   

12:00pm - 5:00pm

BRIDGE COMMITTEE MEETING

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

7:30am - 12:00pm

BRIDGE COMMITTEE MEETING