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2008 Border to Border Transportation Conference

2008 Border to Border Transportation Conference

November 18-20, 2008

McAllen Convention Center
29th Street and Ware Rd.
McAllen, TX 78501

The Hidalgo County MPO is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Border to Border Transportation Conference. In the wake of a new transportation bill for 2009, this premier event will highlight mobility, safety, public involvement, economic development, and innovation at all levels of planning. Speakers and guests from around the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will gather to focus on transportation issues ranging from mobility and safety to economic development and cross-border coordination efforts. Attendees will include transportation professionals from both the public and private sector, engineers, freight/logistic specialists, elected officials, and concerned citizens. Please visit our website for more information at www.hcmpo.org/conference.

Conference Location

The McAllen Convention Center is located between 29th Street and Ware Road, McAllen, Texas 78501. For more information about the venue, please visit http://www.mcallenconventioncenter.net/.

Parking is available at the convention center for free.

Conference Attire

Dress for the conference will be business casual.

City Information

For more information about the city of McAllen, please visit http://www.mcallen.net/default.aspx.

Conference Registration Information

Online Registration

Online registration is no longer available for this conference.

The registration fee is $75 until Thursday, September 18, 2008. After September 18, all registration fees will be assessed a $25 late fee. You may pay your registration fee by check, money order, or credit card. Payment must be postmarked by September 18th in order to avoid the late fee. TTI Event Management & Planning (EM&P) cannot invoice; therefore, payment of the conference registration fee must be received prior to admission to the conference.

Online registration will close at 5:00 pm on Friday, November 7, 2008.

Speaker Registration Information

Speakers attend this event at no cost and are allowed to attend the opening night reception, awards luncheon, and the foreign trade zone tour at no cost. If you are a speaker and have audio visual needs, please contact Eric Peña at (956) 969-5778 or epena@hcmpo.org.

Call for Papers

If you are interested in speaking at this conference, please review the Call For Papers [PDF] for additional information. Please e-mail Maria Champine, mchampine@hcmpo.org for more information.

Exhibitor Information

Exhibitors do NOT need to register online. If you are interested in exhibiting/sponsoring this event, please contact Maria Champine.

On-site Registration

On-site registration will be available at the Main Entrance of the convention center during the following times:

Tuesday, November 18th
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Wednesday, November 19th
8:00 am - 12:00 noon

For payment processing purposes, the vendor identification number for TTI EM&P is 37277277275000. The federal identification number is 74-2270624.

Please make checks or money orders (U.S. currency drawn on a U.S. bank) payable to TTI-BTB08. EM&P also accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Discover credit cards.

Cancellation

Only cancellations received in writing by EM&P by 5:00 pm Friday, October 31, 2008, will be refunded, less a $15 handling fee. No refunds will be made if received after Friday, October 31, 2008. Please e-mail your request to events@tamu.edu. At any time, if the registered participant cannot attend this conference, someone else may attend in his/her place.

Hotel Reservations

The following hotels are nearby, and they are currently offering the sleeping room rate shown below. Call the hotel of your choice directly. To obtain the discounted room rate, mention the code associated with the hotel below. You are responsible for booking your own hotel before the date listed to guarantee a room.

Hotel Name Booking Code Rate Deadline to Book Hotel
Homewood Suites BTB $85 Saturday, October 18th
Hilton Garden Inn HCMPO $85 Tuesday, November 11th
Staybridge Suites HCMPO $85 Tuesday, November 11th
Holiday Inn Express HCMPO $85 Tuesday, November 11th

For More Information

Program Contents
Maria Champine
Hildalgo County MPO
Assistant Director
510 S. Pleasant View Drive
Weslaco, TX 78596
ph. (956) 969-5778 · fax (956) 969-5821
mchampine@hcmpo.org
Registration
Event Management & Planning
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 862-1219 · fax (979) 862-1225 · toll-free (888) 550-5577
events@tamu.edu

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