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Held in conjunction with the 2010 TransComp Exhibition/Intermodal Expo.
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There is no fee to attend the International Delegate Conference. Seating is limited and
advance registration is required. On-site registation is not available.
Registrants will receive a confirmation of participation.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 1, 2010.

In December 1994, an Intermodal Freight Terminal of the Future Conference was convened in the afterglow of the passage of ISTEA (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act – 1991). The conference agenda was concentrated on matters of terminal design — as well as operations and information technologies. There has not been any comparable gathering since then. This conference is planned to resurrect and update the topic, adding a global perspective — with a focus on intermodal operations.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Friday, November 12


3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Registration/Badge Pick-up

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception
(International Delegate Conference attendees only)

 
Saturday, November 13


7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Registration

7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Opening Session

Joni Casey
President & CEO
Intermodal Association of North America

Klaus Ebeling
Secretary General
EIA-European Intermodal Association

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Responsibility Exchange
This session will appraise how intermodal transportation participants handle the exchange of equipment, freight — and ultimately responsibility — while maximizing operational efficiency and ensuring full regulatory compliance.

Introductions:
Klaus Ebeling
Secretary General
EIA-European Intermodal Association

Speakers:

Managing a Cluster of Inter-connected Inland Container Terminals
Erich Staake
CEO
Duisburg Haven AG

Grounded vs. Wheeled Operations
Barry Michaels
Vice President, Intermodal Operations
Union Pacific Railroad Co.

Gate Congestion in Container Ports: Causes and Solutions
Gang Chen
Center for Maritime Research
University of Southern Denmark

South American Experience
Ronaldo Hultmann
Director
Brazilian Container Storage

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break

10:30 a.m. – 12:15
Lift Productivity
This session will examine the terminal’s product: lifts to and from linehaul transportation. Discussion will address lift hardware, computer software, terminal design, operating processes and change management.

Introductions:
Edward McQuillan
Senior Solutions Consultant
RMI

Speakers:

Global Development of Intermodality, Common Trends and Variations
Per Rosengren
Cargotec Corporation

Sustainable Terminal Solutions for Improved Inland Rail Transport
Klaus Woeste
Product Manager
Gottwald Port Technology

Smart Capacity Increase in European Intermodal Terminals
Klaus-Uwe Sondermann
Vice President
KombiConsult GmbH

Crane Deployment
Wilby Whitt
President
CSX Intermodal Terminals, Inc.

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Equipment Identification and Capacity Management
Speakers will evaluate the scope and success of regulatory compliance and operational efficiency on the development of sophisticated equipment identification methodologies, examine how terminals manage capacity, and offer best practices for handling multiple products, customers and modes within a single facility.

Introductions
Eric Peetermans
Chairman of the UIC Combined Transport Group
UIC - International Union of Railways

Speakers:

Global Gateway South (Los Angeles) — Case Study
Nathanial Seeds
Vice President, Operations - Americas Region
APL Limited

Container Automatic Identification: OCR – RFID – Other Options?
 Frank Nachbar
Director, Container Engineering
Hapag-Lloyd AG/BIC

New Terminal SOP
 Tom Kelly
Director, System Hub Operations/Techology
BNSF Railway

2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Interaction with the Network
The intermodal terminal is a node within an overall transportation network. The overall success of both is dependent upon efficient and reliable transfers. This session will literally explore this problem from a global context.

Introductions
Michel Hennemand
President
BIC - Bureau International des Containers et du Transport Intermodal

Speakers:

Tran-Siberian Route: An Effective Transport Link between Europe and Asia
Gennady Bessonov
Secretary General
Coordinating Council on Trans-Siberian Transportation

Joining Efforts Towards a Better Integrated Transport Network Along EAST-WEST (Asia –Europe) Transport Corridor
Algirdas Sakalys
President EWTC Association/ Adviser to the Prime Minister
Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania

Wang Peng
COSCO, Vice General Secretary
Euro-Asia Continental Landbridge Logistics Association (China)

U.S. Intermodal Corridors – CREATE, Heartland and Crescent
Robert Huffman
Vice President, Intermodal Operations
Norfolk Southern Corporation

Europlatforms
Pietro Spirito
Managing Director
Interporto Bologna Spa

4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Summarization and Closing Remarks

Ted Prince
Principal
T. Prince and Associates, LLC

Eric Peetermans
Chairman of the UIC Combined Transport Group
UIC - International Union of Railways

The International Delegate Conference is held in conjunction with the
TransComp Exhibition/Intermodal Expo tradeshow and conference.

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