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2009 Texas Ports & Waterways Conference:
Preliminary Program

[Updated August 5, 2009]

Wednesday, September 2, 2009
 
3:30 p.m. Registration/Information Desk Open
5:30 p.m. Welcome Reception
(in conjunction with conference)
Hosted by: Texas Ports Association (TPA) and
Texas Waterway Operators Association (TWOA)
 
Thursday, September 3, 2009
 
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration/Information Desk Open
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 8:40 a.m. Introductions and Opening Remarks
Jim Randall, Director, Transportation Planning and Programming
8:40 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. Commissioner Ned Holmes
Wade Battles, Texas Ports Association (TPA)
Matt Woodruff, Texas Waterway Operators Association (TWOA)
Representative, U.S, Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District
9:20 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. Jim Murphy, Marine Highway-MARAD
9:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Gulf Shipping
Bill Lauderdale, Seabridge Freight
10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. TxDOT Studies
Jennifer Moczygemba
10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Break
10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Federal & State Legislative Update
Jefferson Grimes, TxDOT
11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. Sea Grass Conservation Plan
Nathan Kuhn, Texas Parks and Wildlife
11:20 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Texas Emissions Reduction Plan
Steve Dayton, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
12:00 noon - 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:25 p.m. -2:45 p.m. Hurricane Ike - Lessons Learned
Raymond Butler - Moderator - GICA
Captain Woodring - USCG
Alan Bunn - NOAA
Bob Ray and Earl McGothlin, Ferry Landing Cleanup - TxDOT Maintenance
2:45 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. Break
3:05 p.m. - 3:25 p.m. Galveston R. R. Bridge
David Frank, USCG
3:25 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Beaumont R. R. Bridge
Steve Stafford, TxDOT
3:45 p.m. - 4:05 p.m. Matagorda Bridge
Lonnie Gregorcyk, TxDOT
4:05 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge
Russel Lenz, TxDOT
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Reception
(in conjunction with the conference)
Hosted by: Port of Corpus Christi
 
Friday, September 4, 2009
 
7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Registration/Information Desk Open
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. The Business of Barge Towing
Arnie Rothstein
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Barge Equipment
Tom McWhorter
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Barge Operation
Jim Guidry
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. Port of Orange
Gene Bouillon
10:35 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. Port of Beaumont
John Roby
10:55 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Port of Corpus Christi
Frank Brogan
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn
Staff persons TxDOT

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