| The Pacific Current |
October 5, 2009 |
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| REGISTER NOW: NAVIGATE YOUR PORT THROUGH
THE RECESSION |
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| JOIN US
IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR FLY-IN SEMINAR |
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 Learn more about
actions your port or business can take to return to greater prosperity
as the global economy strengthens. Economists will provide detailed
outlooks and insight into what to expect in the next year and beyond.
Marketing strategists will help you develop tactics to achieve your
goals in the current economic environment. Port officials and industry
leaders will share their success stories of how ports of all sizes can
grow. Don't miss this special event!
You will learn from these expert guest speakers:
- Jon DeCesare, CEO, World Class
Logistics Consulting
- Lt. Col. Laurence
Farrell, District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Jon Haveman, Founding Partner &
Principal, Beacon Economics
- Monique Moyer, Executive Director,
Port of San Francisco, California
- Jill Rodby, Principal, Rx2
Marketing Communications
- Dan Smith, Principal, The Tioga
Group, Inc.
- Nancy Ward, Regional Administrator,
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security/FEMA (Invited)
- James Wu, Commercial Division
Director, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (Invited)
- Gao Zhansheng, Consul General,
Chinese Consulate (Invited)
 More to come!
This Seminar
begins at 9:00 a.m. and concludes at 2:30 p.m. - with free shuttle
service from SFO Airport to and from the seminar - so you can easily
fly in and out the same day. A continental breakfast,
lunch, and refreshments are included. You'll also have opportunities
that day to network with your port colleagues from throughout the
Pacific.
Seminar registration rates are just $150 for APP members and $250 for
non-members.
Please click here to register
now!
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| WRAPPING UP ANNUAL
CONFERENCE IN TAIWAN |
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 APP's 96th Annual Conference last month
in Keelung, Taiwan ROC brought together port leaders from the
Pacific to network, build partnerships, and learn
from outstanding speakers. Despite Typhoon Morakot pounding
Taiwan during the day before the Conference, attendees arrived
safely and had a wonderful, productive time.
In addition to benefiting from informative presentations, APP
delegates and companions also enjoyed wonderful meals; a Keelung Harbor
tour; China Shipbuilding Corp. tour; a Taipei City tour (including
National Palace Museum, Martyrs' Shrine, Presidential Square, Lung Shan
Temple, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, and Taipei 101 building); and
some took advantage of an additional tour of Kaohsiung Harbor in
southern Taiwan.
Click here for PowerPoint presentations from
the Conference. Click here for conference photos.
We extend sincere thanks to
outgoing APP President Ding-Hsun Hsaio and host Keelung Harbor Bureau for their
incredible hospitality.
We also
thank our Annual Conference co-sponsors:
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| APP OFFICERS & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTED |
After recognizing the faithful service of 2008-09 APP President
Ding-Hsun Hsiao from Keelung, Taiwan ROC, the APP Board of Directors
unanimously elected the following members to the 2009-10 APP Executive
Committee:
OFFICERS:
President: Kim B. Puzey - Port of
Umatilla, Oregon USA
1st Vice President: Mario Cordero - Port of Long Beach, California USA
2nd Vice President: Ieske Iehsi - Pohnpei Port Authority,
Federated States of Micronesia
Past President: Ding-Hsun Hsiao - Keelung Harbor Bureau, Taiwan ROC
 REGIONAL
REPRESENTATIVES:
Gary Brett - Port Alberni Port
Authority, BC Canada
Dan Buell - Port of Longview, Washington USA
Dick Dodge - Port of Redwood City, California USA
Ray Fosse - Port of Hueneme, California USA
James Matayoshi - RMI Ports Authority, Marshall Islands
Ming-Hui Shieh - Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau, Taiwan ROC
AT LARGE REPRESENTATIVE:
Mike Giari - Port of Redwood
City, California USA
Congratulations
and thanks to Executive Committee members for their willingness to
serve!
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| NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBER JOINS APP |
APP welcomes Rx2 Marketing
Communications as a new Associate Member. Rx2 specializes
in business-to-business marketing for the international maritime and
logistics industry. Their leadership team has nearly 50 years of
combined industry-specific operational and marketing experience and a
proven track record. They are well-known for their imaginative
thinking, detailed planning, effective execution, and award-winning
work. Rx2 is based in San Rafael, California USA.
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| APP
PEOPLE: POHNPEI WELCOMES NEW BOARD |
 Pohnpei Port
Authority in the Federated States of Micronesia recently
announced a new Board of Directors:
John Adolph, Ricky Carl, Max
Lebehn, Senny Phillip,
Moses Pretrick, and Ioanis
Tihpen
Board members are appointed by the Pohnpei State Governor and confirmed
by the Pohnpei State Legislature.
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| THANKS TO RENEWING APP
MEMBERS |
We extend
thanks to the following APP members
who have renewed their 2009-10 dues:
 Hawaii Harbors
Division, State of Hawaii
- Hualien Harbor Bureau, Taiwan ROC
- Keelung Harbor Bureau, Taiwan ROC
- Oregon International Port of Coos Bay
USA
- Port of Astoria, Oregon USA
- Port of Grays Harbor, Washington USA
- Port of Long Beach, California USA
- Port of Longview, Washington USA
- Port of Pasco, Washington USA
- Port of Redwood City, California USA
- Port of Stockton, California USA
- Port of Umatilla, Oregon USA
- Port of Vancouver, Washington USA
- Port of Woodland, Washington USA
- RMI Ports Authority, Republic of
the Marshall Islands.
and thanks
to the following APP Associate Members who also recently
renewed their dues:
Thanks
for your partnership in growing and strengthening the Association of
Pacific Ports!
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| MARK YOUR CALENDAR: UPCOMING APP EVENTS |
Please save these
dates and plan to attend these upcoming APP conferences and
seminars: 
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009
APP Fall Fly-in Fly-Out Seminar
"Recession Recovery: Navigating Back
to Prosperity"
Best Western Grosvenor Hotel
San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco, California USA
 JANUARY 14-15, 2010
APP Mid-Year Conference
Hosted by Hawaii Harbors Division
Makaha Resort
Waianae, Hawaii
APRIL/MAY
2010
APP Spring Fly-in Fly-out Seminar
AUGUST 2010
APP 97th Annual Conference
Hosted by Port of Umatilla
Columbia River - Oregon/Washington USA
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| CONTACT US |
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Please feel free to
contact your APP staff with your
questions, concerns, or requests:
 Dave Hunt, Executive
Director:
Lisa
Pomasl, Deputy Director:
Brian
Wright, Operations Manager:
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Make plans now to
attend APP's Fly-In, Fly-Out Seminar: 