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The Pacific Northwest Association of Rail Shippers is headquartered
in West Linn, Oregon. General membership comes from the provinces
of Alberta and British Columbia and the states of California,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. Membership
dues are included in meeting registration fees.
Seminars are held in the spring and fall of each year, generally
alternating between Portland and Eugene, Oregon. The one day
seminars have a theme appropriate to current transportation
trends and provide up to date and timely education for the
transportation and shipping industry.
Contact: Gary Brown, Business Director, 1980 Willamette Falls
Drive, #120-282, West Linn, OR 97068, Tel: (503) 656-4282
Email: browngn@comcast.net.
Happy New Year!
PNWARS Spring Seminar will be held at DoubleTree Hotel, Lloyd
Center, Portland, OR March 10-11, 2010.
Early registration and discounted conference room rate for
hotel rooms at the DoubleTree
ends 2/15/10.
Scholarship applications for the 2010-2011 academic year
are due April 1, 2010. For more information contact Gary Brown
at 503-656-4282 or browngn@comcast.net.
We are presenting an Intermodal Forum in place of Railroad
101 to be held from 1:30pm to 3:30pm on Wednesday March 10.
There is no additional charge for those Registering for the
Full Seminar. There is a $25.00 charge for those registering
for this session only. Following is our agenda. Time of panels
and participants subject to change without notice.
Theme: “What’s in Store for 2010 and
Beyond?”
Wednesday March 10, 2010
1:30pm – 3:30pm Intermodal Forum – Alaska/Idaho
Rooms
Moderator: Jenny Krueger, Plum Creek Marketing
BNSF – Barry Russell, General Director, Domestic Intermodal
CSX – Arthur Adams, Director of Sales
KCS - Invited
UP – Invited
NS – Randy Bayles, Market Manager
5:00pm – Registration - Lobby PNW Ballroom
5:30pm -7:00pm “Welcome to Portland” Reception
– PNW Ballroom
Hosted by PNWARS and our Sponsors
Thursday March 11, 2010
7:00am Registration & Buffet Breakfast – Holladay/Broadway/Weidler
8:00am Program Opening
Jim Allen, J.A. Logistics
8:15am Key Note Speaker
John Lanigan, BNSF, Executive VP and CMO
9:00am Panel One: Intermodal 3rd Party and Shipper perspective
Moderator: Jim Munson, Coyote Logistics
Laurie Merwin, Longview Fibre
Dan Wadley, Matson Integrated Logistics - Invited
Dennis Hedlund, Coyote Logistics
Hub Group - Invited
9:45am Break
10:00am Panel Two: A look at Alternative Energy
Moderator: Kandy Davis, Vestas America
PGE – Invited
BNSF – Invited
Vestas Americas - Invited
UPDS - Invited
11:00am Economic Update
Speaker Intro: Jenny Krueger, Plum Creek Marketing
Speaker: David Jackson, WWPA, Director, Economic Services
12:00 noon Lunch – Cascade Ballroom
1:15pm – Reconvene in Holladay/Broadway/Weidler
1:15pm Washington DC Legislative Update
Speaker Intro: Jim Allen, J.A. Logistics
Speaker: Joelle Schmitz, Senior Fellow at Harvard University
2:00pm Panel Three: Shortlines
Moderator: Dale King
Ed McKechnie, Watco Companies
Ron Russ, Portland & Western
Steve Hefley, RailAmerica
3:00pm Jim Allen, J.A. Logistics
Define Networking
3:30pm Annual Meeting, Raffle and Closing Comments.
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