98th Annual Conference July 17-20, 2011 Hosted by Port of Long Beach Hilton Long Beach Hotel Long Beach, California USA
At our recent 98th Annual Conference, hosted by Port of Long Beach in beautiful Southern California on July 17-20, 2011, attendees gathered together to learn about timely issues and trends facing ports, tour incredible facilities, learn about recent successes and challenges at other ports, and build stronger partnerships with port colleagues from throughout the Pacific.
We heard informative presentations from a wide variety of elected officials, port officials, and port-related industry leaders from throughout the Pacific. Scroll down to view the full Conference schedule.
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A special thanks to the 98th Annual Conference Sponsors:
During our business session, we elected James Matayoshi from the Republic of the Marshall Islands Ports Authority as 2011-12 APP President, elected new APP Executive Committee members, approved the 2011-12 APP budget, and decided that the next four APP Annual Conferences will be held in Hagåtña, Guam (2012); Redwood City, California USA (2013); Longview, Washington USA (2014); and Kaohsiung, Taiwan ROC (2015).
FINAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Sunday, July 17, 2011
7:30 a.m. Depart from Hotel Lobby for Golf (RSVP Required)
5:30 p.m. Depart Hotel Lobby for Welcome Reception & Dinner (Port of Long Beach) Entertainment Sponsored by Port of Long Beach WELCOMING REMARKS Thomas Fields, Vice President, Port of Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners
8:00 p.m. Arrive back at Hotel
Monday, July 18, 2011 7:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet (Commerce Room) Sponsored by Moffatt & Nichol
9:00 a.m. Opening Plenary Session (Shareholders Room) CALL TO ORDER / WELCOME TO 98TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE: James Matayoshi, 2011-12 APP President & Republic of Marshall Islands Ports Authority Board Chairman GOD BLESS AMERICA: Marty Kurner, Member, Long Beach Women’s Business Council WELCOME TO THE PORT OF LONG BEACH: Susan Wise, President, Port of Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners WELCOME TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH: Bob Foster, Mayor, City of Long Beach WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA: Bonnie Lowenthal, California Assemblymember, Chair, Assembly Committee on Transportation and Select Committee on Ports ROLL CALL / INTRODUCTIONS
9:40 a.m. FORECASTING TRADE AND GOODS MOVEMENT IN REGIONAL, NATIONAL, & GLOBAL ECONOMIES Christopher Thornberg, Founding Partner, Beacon Economics
10:20 a.m. Networking & Refreshments Sponsored by ALX Technology
10:40 a.m. Plenary Session (Shareholders Room) OPEN FORUM—LATEST PACIFIC PORT NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS
PENSIONS & OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS: DOLLARS, DISCOUNT RATES, AND DISCLOSURES Brian Whitworth, Senior Vice President, FirstSouthwest
12:00 p.m. Luncheon (Commerce Room) Sponsored by Kongsberg Group U.S. COAST GUARD: PROTECTING MARITIME SECURITY Captain Roger Laferriere, Commander, Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach, U.S. Coast Guard
1:30 p.m. Plenary Session (Shareholders Room) PORT SECURITY: STRENGTHENING UNDERWATER SURVEILLANCE Captain Manny Aschemeyer, Marketing & Business Dev. Consultant, Kongsberg Group
MAINTAINING MARITIME SECURITY IN THE EAST AND THE WEST Captain Bruce G. Clark, Maritime Security Projects Director, California Maritime Academy
2:30 p.m. Networking & Refreshments Sponsored by Port of Redwood City
3:00 p.m. Plenary Session (Shareholders Room) CLEANER AIR AND HARBORS THROUGH “GREEN FLAG” SHIP PROGRAM Don Snyder, Director of Trade Relations, Port of Long Beach, California USA
EFFECTIVE STORMWATER TREATMENT FOR PORTS & HARBORS Bill Taylor, National Water Resources Practice Leader, TEC Inc.
4:00 p.m. Free Time
6:00 p.m. Dinner (Commerce Room)
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
7:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet (Commerce Room) Sponsored by CH2M Hill
9:00 a.m. Plenary Session (Shareholders Room) EFFECTIVE PORT LEADERSHIP SUCCESSION PLANNING Eric Middleton, Managing Partner, Alliance Resource Consulting Jon C. Simon, Principal, JCS Recruitment LLC
CORPS 101: BUILDING STRONG & TAKING CARE OF PORT INFRASTRUCTURE Colonel Mark Toy, P.E., Commander, Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
BALANCING ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND COMMUNITY INTERESTS Alan T. Hicks, Southern California Gateway Director, U.S. Maritime Administration
BUILDING STRONG PORT GROWTH AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH Richard D. Steinke, Executive Director, Port of Long Beach, California USA
11:30 p.m. Depart Hotel Lobby for Port of Long Beach Tours Long Beach Harbor Cruise including Lunch Tour of Command & Control Center Tours and Lunch Sponsored by Port of Long Beach
3:00 p.m. Return to Hotel or Shoreline Village Shopping District Free Time (Dinner on your own)
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
7:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet (Commerce Room) Sponsored by Metro Ports
9:00 a.m. Plenary Session (Shareholders Room) NAVIGATING PORTS THROUGH THE RATING PROCESS Angela Kukoda, Senior Vice President, FirstSouthwest Dennis Ciocca, Senior Vice President, Stern Brothers & Co. Dianna Baker, Director of Finance, Port of Stockton, California USA
10:00 a.m. Networking & Refreshments Sponsored by Port Alberni Port Authority
10:20 a.m. Plenary Session (Shareholders Room) INVESTING IN TIGER GRANTS & PORT INFRASTRUCTURE The Honorable Roy Kienitz, Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation 10:50 a.m. Plenary Session (Shareholders Room) IMPLEMENTING PACIFIC PORT SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS Dave Cruz, Senior Port Planner, Moffatt & Nichol
HIGHER & FURTHER: BUILDING AN INTERCONTINENTAL CONTAINER TERMINAL & CROSS-STRAIGHT SHIPPING WITH CHINA Wen-Shan Lin, Chief of Public Relations, Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau, Taiwan R.O.C.
12:00 p.m. Luncheon & Networking (Commerce Room) Sponsored by Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau
1:00 p.m. Plenary Session (Shareholders Room) OPEN FORUM—LATEST PACIFIC PORT NEWS & DEVELOPMENTS
IMPROVING PASSENGER ACCESS TO FERRY & CRUISE TERMINALS Jordi Floreta, Vice President and Managing Director, TEAM
INTEGRATING SECURITY INTO HARBORS AND MARINAS Alex Francis, Owner, ALX Technology
2:40 p.m. Networking & Refreshments Sponsored by Port of St. Helens
3:00 p.m. APP Full Board of Directors Meeting (Shareholders Room) Open to all, but only one representative from each port may vote. CALL TO ORDER: James Matayoshi, APP President & RMI Ports Authority Board Chairman ELECTION OF 2011-12 PRESIDENT, OFFICERS & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP & FINANCIAL REPORTS CONSIDERATION OF AND ACTION ON 2011-12 APP BUDGET OTHER NEW BUSINESS
4:00 p.m. Free Time
6:00 p.m. Closing Dinner, Upcoming Events Preview, Door Prizes
8:00 p.m. Annual Conference Adjournment
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