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2008 Texas Ports & Waterways Conference

2008 Texas Ports & Waterways Conference

July 23-25, 2008

Hotel Galvez
2024 Seawall Boulevard
Galveston, Texas 77550

The 2008 Texas Ports & Waterways Conference is focused on providing practical information for port authorities, engineers, consultants, government officials and others who deal with the development and management of port facilities in Texas. The conference is designed to allow time for networking and for interaction with speakers. Additionally, the Port of Galveston will help host the event and has planned a nice reception for Thursday night.

Conference Attire

Business Casual

Conference Registration

Pre-registration is recommended and will help us in planning and preparing a better conference. If you pre-register your name tag and program packet will be ready when you arrive at the Conference. The early bird fee is $195 and will be available through June 27, 2008. After June 27 the registration fee will be $245. The on-site registration fee will be $245.

NOTE: Online registration will be available until 5:00 pm CST, July 11, 2008. After this date, please plan to register on-site at the Hotel Galvez.

You are encouraged to register online. Please make check or money orders (U.S. currency drawn on a U.S. bank) payable to TTI-P&W08. Event Management & Planning (EM&P) also accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover credit cards. If paying by check or money order, you may register online and then mail your payment to EM&P. EM&P cannot invoice; therefore, payment of the conference registration fee must be received prior to admission to the conference.

Payment must be postmarked by June 27, 2008 in order to take advantage of the early payment discount.

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

Registration/Information Desk

The registration/information desk will be open during the following times:

Thursday, July 24, 2008
7:30 am - 5:00 pm – Hotel Galvez Lobby

Friday, July 25, 2008
7:30 am - 10:00 am – Hotel Galvez Lobby

Cancellations

Only cancellations received in writing by EM&P by 5:00 pm CST on June 27, 2008 will be refunded, less a $50 handling fee. No refunds will be made after June 27, 2008.

Exhibitor Registration

If you would like more information about exhibiting at this conference, please visit the exhibitor web page.

Speaker Information

We extend our appreciation for your acceptance to speak at the 2008 Ports & Waterways Conference. If for some reason you cannot attend we would hope that you could send another person in your place. The moderator assigned to your session will mail you a letter in the next few weeks detailing the specific date and time of your presentation. Also included in the letter will be a request for your biographical information, which will assist the moderator in introducing you at the beginning of the session.

Speakers who are only speaking and not attending any meals or functions will not be required to pay a registration fee. All others should register according to the registration rate guidelines. Speakers should register online no later than June 27, 2008.

If you have need of further information, please contact Jim Kruse at (713) 686-2971.

Hotel Reservations

Reservations have been set up at the Hotel Galvez - A Wyndham Historic Hotel.

To receive special conference rates, individuals should call (409) 765-7721 or (800) 996-3426 and identify the event as "Texas Transportation Institute/Ports & Waterways Conference". Please confirm your room rate when you make your reservation and confirm this rate upon your arrival at the hotel. Please assist us in keeping conference costs down by meeting our room block requirements at this hotel. All reservations for sleeping rooms must be received by midnight on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. Any reservations received after this date will be accepted on a space or rate available basis.

Sleeping Room Rates
Standard - $85 per night

All reservations must be guaranteed by a valid major credit card, which will be supplied at the time of reservation. Cancellations will be accepted at least 72 hours prior to the day of arrival. Check-in time is 4:00 pm. Check-out time is 12:00 noon.

Please note: Any attendee not identifying his/her affiliation with the group and not requesting the conference rate prior to check-in cannot be extended the conference rate at a later date or during or after theting.

Transportation

You will be responsible for your own transportation to the conference.

Parking

The Hotel Galvez provides complimentary self-parking. Valet parking is also available for a fee. Learn more on the hotel's Services and Amenities Summary web page.

Sponsorship Opportunities

The following is a list of sponsorship opportunities for the conference. If your organization would like to sponsor any of these or make a donation to assist in facilitating any of these events, please contact Jim Kruse at j-kruse@tamu.edu or (713) 686-2971.

  • Platinum Sponsorship (2 available), $1,000
  • Gold Sponsorship (3 available), $750
  • Silver Sponsorship (5 available), $500

City Information

For more information about the city of Galveston, please visit http://www.galveston.com/cvb/.

For More Information

Program Contents
Jim Kruse
Director, Center for Ports & Waterways
Texas Transportation Institute
701 N. Post Oak, Suite 430
Houston, TX 77024
ph. (713) 686-2971 · fax (713) 686-5396
j-kruse@ttimail.tamu.edu
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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