2013 Fall Meeting
 
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11/16/2013
8:00 am - 4:30 pmTIA Board of Directors Meeting
4:45 pm - 5:45 pmTIA Foundation Board Meeting
11:00 am - 6:00 pmNITL Golf Classic [More Info]
 
11/17/2013
8:00 am - 6:00 pmRegistration
8:30 am - 10:00 amTIA Legal Committee Meeting [More Info]
Richard D Gluck, Owner - Washington, D.C., Garvey Schubert Barer
Ronald Usem, Transportation Attorney, Huffman, Usem, Saboe, Crawford & Greenberg, PA
Justin Olsen, Transportation and Logistics Attorney, Skoubye & Nielson, LLC
8:30 am - 10:00 amNITL Railroad Transportation Committee Meeting
8:30 am - 10:00 amNITL Ocean Transportation Committee Meeting
10:00 am - 11:00 amTIA Roundtable: The Match [More Info]
Michael Riccio, Chief Marketing Officer, Leonard's Express, Inc.
Jason Beardall, President, England Logistics
Jim Syfan, CEO, Syfan Logistics, Inc.
Geoff Turner, President & CEO, Choptank Transport, Inc.
10:00 am - 12:30 pmNITL Highway Committee Meeting
10:00 am - 11:00 amRoundtable: "Houston, We Have a Solution" [More Info]
11:15 am - 12:45 pmTIA Roundtable: Hiring the Best and Eliminating the Rest! [More Info]
James Kenny Ph.D., Professor of Marketing, Western Illinois University
1:00 pm - 2:00 pmTIA Roundtable: Intermodal: The Real Story [More Info]
Jeff Brashares, Senior Vice-President of Sales and National Accounts, TTS, LLC
Shelli Austin, Vice President - Client Solutions, IDS Transportation Services
Kari Kirchhoefer, AVP, Streamline - A Union Pacific Company
Sam Niness, Assistant Vice President - Sales and Marketing, Thoroughbred Direct Intermodal Services
Tami Parsons, Director Sales, CSX
Adam Rodery, Director Intermodal, Mode Transportation
Chip Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Bay and Bay Transportation
1:00 pm - 2:00 pmRoundtable: 2013 Urban Mobility Report and 2013 ASCE Infrastructure Report Card - Implications for Freight Transportation [More Info]
1:00 pm - 2:15 pmNITL Annual Membership Meeting Luncheon
2:00 pm - 3:30 pmTIA Operations Committee Meeting [More Info]
Jim Morse, President & CEO, The RFX Companies
Diana Shukis, Owner - Seattle, Garvey Schubert Barer
Chip Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Bay and Bay Transportation
2:00 pm - 3:30 pmIANA Joint Operations and M & R Committee Meeting
3:30 pm - 5:00 pmTIA Highway Committee Meeting [More Info]
Sandi Edwards, Vice President, Capacity Qualifications, Landstar System, Inc.
Charles (Chuck) A Horan III, Director Office of Bus and Truck Standards and Operations, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Nathaniel G Saylor, Partner, Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, P.C.
4:00 pm - 5:00 pmIANA Motor Carrier Division Meeting
6:30 pm - 7:30 pmIntermodal Expo Welcome Reception
 
11/18/2013
7:30 am - 4:30 pmRegistration
8:30 am - 9:45 amOpening Session
9:30 am - 4:30 pmSpouse Tour
10:00 am - 11:15 amTIA's Vicarious Liability - New Lessons [More Info]
Eric K. Habig, Partner, Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, P.C.
Tyler N. Hayes, Associate General Counsel , C.R. England, Inc.
Cameron W. Roberts, Founding Partner, Roberts & Kehagiaras LLP
Eric Zalud, Partner, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
10:00 am - 11:15 amMore Than Just Containers: Break-bulk and Project Cargoes – Trends and Market Outlook [More Info]
10:00 am - 11:15 amHow TransportationTrends are Influencing Shipper Choices [More Info]
11:30 am - 5:30 pmIntermodal Expo/TransComp Exhibition [More Info]
12:45 pm - 1:45 pmSaving Energy and the Environment [More Info]
12:45 pm - 1:45 pmSupply Chain Control Towers—Beyond 4 PL’s [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmThe SmartWay Transport Partnership - Enhancing Supply Chains by Managing Carbon Emissions [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmTracking on the Road - the Final Frontier [More Info]
3:15 pm - 4:15 pmWhat Does the Market Have to Say about Intermodal Performance and Potential? [More Info]
3:15 pm - 4:15 pmThe Short Lines: Right Stuff For Rail Shippers [More Info]
4:30 pm - 5:30 pmHappy Hour on Tradeshow Floor
 
11/19/2013
8:00 am - 12:00 pmRegistration
8:00 am - 9:15 amRisky Business: Protecting Against Fraud [More Info]
Michael Nervick, CEO, AFN, LLC
Mark Boyer, Director of Operations, Con-way Multimodal, Inc.
Kari Dobrovolny, Chief Operating Officer, Pioneer Transfer, LLC
James Lee, Vice President, Brokerage Services & Legal Affairs, Choptank Transport, Inc.
Christopher McLoughlin, Cargo Risk Manager, C.H. Robinson
Dianna Whitby, Claims Manager, H & M Bay, Inc
9:45 am - 10:45 amIntermdoal Expo/Transcomp Exhibition [More Info]
9:45 am - 10:45 amClear Communications Equals Successful Supply Chains [More Info]
9:45 am - 10:45 am3rd Annual Intermodal Industry Challenge – An Academic Competition [More Info]
11:00 am - 12:00 pmInnovations in a Changing Chassis Market [More Info]
11:00 am - 12:00 pmEvidencing Security Compliance in Today’s Supply Chain [More Info]
12:45 pm - 2:15 pmClosing Luncheon [More Info]
12:45 pm - 2:15 pmPort of Houston Authority's Bayport Container Terminal [More Info]
12:45 pm - 2:15 pmSpace Center Houston - NASA Tour [More Info]
12:45 pm - 2:15 pmHome Depot Baytown Stocking/Distribution Center [More Info]