National Corridors Inc. - Regional Transportation Conference

Sunday January 27, 2008	Arrivals
6-7 p.m.	Informal welcoming reception (light hors d’oeuvres, bar) Dinner On Your Own
Monday January 28, 2008	Day One
7:45-8:15 a.m.	Registration / Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m.	Greeting / Housekeeping Announcements / Opening Remarks: Jim RePass, President & CEO, NCI, and John Robert Smith, Chairman, NCI, former Chairman, Amtrak
8:30 a.m.	Welcome: Gilbert E. Carmichael, Former Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration; Senior Chairman, Intermodal Transportation Institute, The University of Denver
8:40 a.m	Keynote Address: Frank Busalacchi, Chair, Passenger Rail Working Group, National Surface Transportation Policy Commission; Chair, States for Passenger Rail; Secretary, WIDOT
9:00 a.m.	Conference Session I: How Did We Get Here? --- A Transportation History Session I Leader: Midwest High Speed Rail Association President Rick Harnish, and panelists: Douglas Alexander, President, InTrans Inc., James Coston, Chairman, Corridor Capital LLC David Foster, Executive Director, Rail Solution
10:15 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m.	Conference Session II: Where Are We Now? --- Things as They Are Session II Leader: William Ankner, Secretary of Transportation, Louisiana, and panelists: Rep. Charlie Schlottach, Chair, Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission Ed Hamberger, President, Association of American Railroads Mark Yachmetz, Associate Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration
11:45 a.m.	Break
12:00 p.m.	Luncheon: Luncheon Speaker: Michael Dukakis, Presidential Nominee Democratic Party, Introduced by John Robert Smith
1:15 p.m	Break
1:30 p.m.	Conference Session III: Where Do We Want to Go? --- A Transportation Future Conference Session III Leader: Todd Alexander Litman, Victoria Transportation Policy Institute Rod Diridon, Chairman Emeritus, California High Speed Rail Authority David R. Johnson, Assistant Director, NARP Tim Frank Chair, Sierra Club of the United States Livable Communities Committee
2:50 p.m.	Break
3:00 p.m.	Washington Report: Art Guzzetti, Vice President for Policy, American Public Transportation Association
3:20 p.m.	The National Surface Transportation Report You didn't Read: Representative of Paul Weyrich, Chairman, the Free Congress Foundation
3:40 p.m.	Closing Address Day 1: Pete Rahn, President, American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials; Secty MoDOT
4:00 p.m.	Questions / Press and Public
4:30 p.m.	Adjournment of Day 1 Business
4:30-6:00p.m.	Reception (Cash Bar, Hors D’Oeuvres) Dinner - On Your Own
Tuesday January 29, 2008	Day Two
8:30 a.m.	Greetings: Opening Remarks: Jim RePass, John Robert Smith, NCI
8:40 a.m.	Keynote Address: Larry Russell, Vice President, American Road Builders & Transportation Association
9:00 a.m.	Conference Session IV: How Do We Get Where We Want to Go? --- Ideas / Tools / Policies Conference Session IV Leader: Douglas Alexander, President, InTrans Inc. James P. RePass, President, NCI Craig Lewis, Vice President Corporate Affairs. Norfolk Southern Cynthia Hoyle, Committee Member, Sierra Club of the United States Livable Communities Committee
10:30 a.m.	Addressing the Presidential Campaign: Reversing America’s Decline: Circulation of Conference Draft Resolution / Discussion: Everyone
11:45 a.m.	Break
12:00 p.m.	Luncheon Luncheon Speaker: Robert Crandall, former Chairman / President, American Airlines
1:30 p.m.	Break
1:45 p.m.	Distribution of Conference Resolution / Press Conference:
2:15 p.m.	Closing Address: John Horsley, Executive Director, AASHTO
2:30 p.m.	Adjourn