AGENDA

Friday, January 28, 2005, 9:15 am to 2:45 pm
The Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel
8629 J. M. Keynes Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina
(704) 547-7444

This is the third in a series of three North Carolina Freight Forums designed to bring together elected and appointed officials, transportation professionals, transportation companies, shippers, and economic development agencies to address the following objectives:
     ·Identify global issues and needs concerning freight logistics that specifically affect North Carolina
     ·Learn from shippers and other customers about their logistics issues and transportation needs, and identify a sustainable process to obtain information from shippers and customers to support freight planning
     ·Identify appropriate government responses

9:15	REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
Moderator:	David King, Deputy Secretary NC Department of Transportation
10:00 Goals for Today	David King, Deputy Secretary NC Department of Transportation
10:10 Welcome	The Honorable Pat McCrory, Mayor City of Charlotte Tom Eagar, Chief Executive Officer North Carolina State Ports Authority
10:20 Intermodal Freight Transportation Planning for Progress -Video	John Sullivan III, Division Administrator North Carolina Division Federal Highway Administration
10:40 International Trade Impacts: Latin American Trade and Transportation Study	Paula Dowell, Ph.D., Vice President Economics, Freight and Finance Wilbur Smith Associates
11:00 Freight Planning: A Competitive Imperative	Douglas Buttrey, Vice Chairman Surface Transportation Board United States Department of Transportation
11:20 Charlotte’s Intermodal Future   Presentation	David Cline, Past Chairman Charlotte/Douglas Int’l Airport Advisory Committee Jerry Orr, Aviation Director Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Michael McClellan, Vice Pres. Intermodal Marketing Norfolk Southern Corporation
11:45 Getting Stakeholders Involved	Harry Caldwell, Senior Vice President Regal Decision Systems, Inc.
12:10 LUNCHEON	Courtesy of NC Department of Transportation
Introduction of Speaker	Marion Cowell, Jr., Board Member North Carolina Board of Transportation
A New Framework for Freight Planning in Florida	Terry Kraft, Project Manager Office of Policy and Planning Florida Department of Transportation
1:15 Panel Discussion: Freight Planning Issues and Opportunities	Moderator: Tom Eagar, Chief Executive Officer North Carolina State Ports Authority Freight Planning and Economic Development Mike Smith, Economic Development NC Department of Commerce Transportation Planning in North Carolina Nancy Dunn, Board Member North Carolina Board of Transportation Data for Freight Planning Mike Bruff, Director Transportation Planning Branch NC Department of Transportation Prioritizing Freight Transportation Solutions Calvin Leggett, Manager Program Development Branch NC Department of Transportation
2:00 Freight Planning Process for NC	Lance Grenzeback, Vice President Cambridge Systematics
2:40 Wrap up	David King, Deputy Secretary NC Department of Transportation
2:45 ADJOURN

 

4- Professional Development Hours (PDHs) are associated with attendance.

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Center For Transportation Policy Studies
 The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
 9201 University City Blvd., McEniry 126, Charlotte, NC 28223
 Phone: (704) 687-5953, Fax: (704) 687-5948
 Email: ehauser@uncc.edu

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