Tuesday,
May 3
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8:00am – 3:00pm
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Jim Ormsby Golf Tournament – Lakewood Golf Club
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12:00pm – 3:30pm
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Registration
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5:30pm – 7:00pm
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Welcome Reception
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• RICA Kickoff Introduction
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• Safety Brief
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• Dinner/Drinks Served - Attire is Golf/Pool Casual |
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• Location - Marriott Pool Deck
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Wednesday,
May 4
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9:00am – 12:00pm
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Port Tour – New Orleans Public Belt and Port of New Orleans
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• Transportation provided
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• Presentation & Fire Boat Tour of Port
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8:00am – 3:30pm
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Booth Set-Up
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8:00am – 7:00pm
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Registration
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4:30pm-5:30pm
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1st and 2nd Timer Event - Sponsored by Norfolk Southern
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• Introduction of RICA Events
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• RICA Committee Introductions
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• Networking with 1st & 2nd Timers
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• Door Prizes
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• Refreshments Served
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• Dress - Business Casual
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• Location - 2nd Floor private area near Preservation Hall
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5:30pm – 7:30pm
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CSX Transportation Tradeshow Kickoff Event
Tradeshow Booth Reception (Registration Desk Open)
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• RICA Kickoff
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• CSXT Title Sponsor Introduction
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• Location - 2nd Floor Preservation Hall
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• Dinner/Drinks Served
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• Dress - Business Casual
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• Second Line
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Thursday,
May 5
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7:00am – 5:00pm
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Registration
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7:30am – 8:45am
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Trade Show Event
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• Breakfast Buffet - Sponsored by
Colossal Transport Solutions
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• Dress - Business Casual
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9:00am – 9:30am
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Opening Ceremonies
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• Call to Order
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• Color Guard - Naval Air Station New Orleans
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• Pledge of Allegiance
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• Safety Brief
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• Welcome - Dan Labyak, President, RICA
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Utility Power and Economic Sector
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9:30am – 10:00am
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Keynote Speaker
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Entergy Services, Marlon Merritt, Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer
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10:05am – 10:25am
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Grid Assurance Update
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Jim E Zumstein - American Electric Power
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10:25am – 10:40am
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Break - Sponsored by TTX
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10:45am - 11:30am
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Power Industry Market Outlook
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Britt Burt - Vice President Research - Power Industry, Industrial Information Resource
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11:35am – 12:50pm
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Trade Show Event
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• Lunch Buffet
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• Scholarship Silent Auction
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Generation and Distribution Power Sector
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1:00pm – 1:45pm
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Renewable Energy
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• Jim Orr - President of TP&L
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• Chuck Klein - General Electric
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• Don Strong - Vestas
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• Greg McComas - BNSF
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• Aaron Barr, WOODMAC
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1:50pm – 2:30pm
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Overcoming Dimensional Cargo Challenges
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• Mark Davenport, Siemens Energy
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• Wes Knapp, Edwards Moving & Rigging
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• Greg McComas, BNSF Railway
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2:30pm – 2:45pm
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Safety Presentation – Joe Sindelar, RICA Safety Chairman
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2:45pm – 3:00pm
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Break - Sponsored by Ness Campbell
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3:05pm – 3:40pm
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How to Move a High Wide Through New Orleans – Rail Transportation Leaders
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• CSX
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• NS
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• NOPB
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• UP
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3:45pm – 4:30pm
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Transformers
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Hyundai Power Market Presentation – Sasha Lee, Hyundai Power Valerio Colonna, Bay Crane
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5:30pm – 8:30pm
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Kasgro / TTX Dinner – 41st Floor
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• Dinner with Limited Bar Service
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• All Registered Conference Guest and Special Event Guests Welcome
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• Dress - Business Casual
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Friday,
May 6
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7:00am – 12:00pm
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Registration
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7:30am – 8:45am
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Trade Show Event
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• Breakfast Buffet -
Sponsored by Port of Longview
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• Dress - Business Casual
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9:00am – 9:30am
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Call to Order
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Board / Committee Elections
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Transportation and Clearance Sector
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9:35am – 10:15am
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Project Presentation – Song Project (Emmert International)
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Transportation of a 1,470,000 lbs. Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel Cask (RPV) from San Onofre, California to North Las Vegas, Nevada utilizing a 36-Axle Schnabel Railcar
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10:20am – 10:45am
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Barge Panel
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• Steve Cheredaryk - McDonough Marine
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• Steve Frank - Ceres Barge
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• Mike Little - Float Freight, LLC
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• Capt. Peter Roney - Foss Maritime Company
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10:45am – 10:55am
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Break - Sponsored by Edwards Moving and Rigging
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11:00am – 11:30am
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Howard St. Tunnel Expansion Project Presentation
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Brandon Knapp, P.E. - CSX Director Construction Engineering
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11:30am – 11:50am
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Emerging Clearance Technologies
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Ryan Leonard - Leica Geosystems - a part of Hexagon
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12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Clearance Panel with Working Lunch Served - Sponsored by Kasgro |
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• BNSF - Greg McComas
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• Union Pacific - Dan Doner
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• CSX - Mike Hamilton
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• Amtrak - Laura Council
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1:00pm - 1:30pm
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Conference Wrap-Up
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