North American Rail Shippers Association Reschedules 2021 Annual Meeting to September
CHICAGO—February 18, 2021 (James Street Media Services)—The North American Rail Shippers (NARS) Board of Directors has rescheduled its 2021 Annual Meeting to September 7–9, 2021 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago.
“The decision to reschedule was made to give us the best opportunity for an in-person event. We are optimistic that we will be able to meet in Chicago in September,” said NARS President Tom Tisa.
In conjunction with the annual meeting, NARS will partner with Traffic Club of Chicago as it hosts its Annual Dinner on September 8.
More information about the NARS meeting in Chicago is available at www.railshippers.com.
There are also these upcoming regional shipper association meetings:
PNWARS—March 3–4, 2021 (Virtual)
SWARS—March 10–11, 2021 (San Antonio)
SEARS—April 12, 2021 (Virtual)
NEARS—April 27–29, 2021 (Virtual)
MARS—July 12–13, 2021 (Lake Geneva, WI)
About the North American Rail Shippers Association
The North American Rail Shippers Association (NARS) is comprised of a network of five regional North American associations including the Pacific Northwest Association of Rail Shippers (PNWARS), the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS), the Southwest Association of Rail Shippers (SWARS), the Northeast Association of Rail Shippers (NEARS), and the Southeast Association of Rail Shippers (SEARS). Headquartered in the Chicago area, NARS brings together representatives from this network of more than 7,000 members of the rail shipping and railroad community in an annual forum, which enables open discussion of rail transportation issues. For more information, please visit the NARS website at www.railshippers.com.
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