Tuesday, March 2th, 2010
Moderator: CAPT Steve Hudson, Sector
Commander, Sector Upper Mississippi River
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1:00
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Welcoming
and Opening Remarks
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Panel of
Distinguished Guest Speakers
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Welcoming Remarks
– Army Corps of Engineers - St. Louis District
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COL Thomas
O’Hara
District
Engineer, St. Louis District, USACE
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Corps of Engineers
– Opening Remarks
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BG Michael
Walsh
Division
Commander, Mississippi Valley Division, USACE
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Welcoming Remarks
– Coast Guard -
Sector
Upper Mississippi River
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CAPT Steve Hudson
Sector
Commander, Sector Upper Mississippi River
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Coast Guard –
Opening Remarks
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RADM Mary
E. Landry
Commander,
Eighth Coast Guard District
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Welcome Remarks –
Towing Industry
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George
Foster
President,
JB Marine Services Inc.
Vice
Chairman, AWO
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Industry - Opening
Remarks
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Steve
Little
President/CEO, Crounse Corporation
Chairman,
Inland Waterway User Board
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Passenger Vessel
Association - Opening Remarks
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Kevin Stier
President,
PVA
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2:15
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Question
and Answer Session with Distinguished Guest
Speakers
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2:30
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Break –
Conference
Foyer
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3:00
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Sustainable
Waterways
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Panel
Presentations
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Crossroads:
Markland/The Dalles/ Greenup Continuum versus A Recapitalization
Effort
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Michael G.
Ensch
Chief,
Operations & Regulatory CoP, HQ USACE
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American Waterways
Operators
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Lynn
Muench
Senior Vice
President - Regional Advocacy
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Waterways Council Inc.
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Cornel Martin
President, Waterways Council Inc.
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4:15
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Mariner
Credentialing Program Update
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CAPT David
C. Stalfort
Commanding
Officer, USCG National Maritime Center
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4:30
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TBD
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Robert Ferrone
Vice
President of
Environmental Affairs for The Green Bridge Council
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5:00
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Discussion of Evening Activities –
Adjourn
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Alan
Bernstein
Owner,
Captain, BB Riverboats
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5:30
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Awards
Ceremony and Evening Reception in the Hotel Foyer
(Dinner on Your Own)
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Wednesday, March 3th,
2010
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7:00
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Continental
Breakfast
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Location
TBD
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Moderator: CAPT
Tom Hooper, Chief of Western Rivers, Eighth Coast Guard District
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8:00
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Hydrokinetics
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Panel
Presentation
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Hydrokinetics on
the Mississippi River: Free Flow Power Experience
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BG (ret'd)
Robert Crear
Chairman,
Free Flow Power Corporation
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FERC – Integrated
Licensing Process
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Mark
Pawlowski
Chief, Hydro
East Branch 2, FERC
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Navigational
Safety Concerns
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CAPT John
Arenstam
Chief of
Waterways Management
Eighth Coast
Guard District
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Industry Take On
Navigation Issues
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Jeff Wood
Sr.
Corporate Counsel, Ingram Barge Company
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9:00
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Question
and Answer
Session
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9:15
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New
Technology and Strategies to Improve Navigation Safety
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Panel
Presentation
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eNav Overview -
Linkage to Inland Waterways
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Jeff
Lillycrop
Technical
Director, USACE Coastal and Hydraulics Lab
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eNav - LOMA, RTCV,
FILS/FINDE
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Brian
Tetreault
Navigation
Systems Specialist, USACE C&HLab
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eNav - Industry
Perspective
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Mark
Stevens
Assistant
Vice President, Customer/Field Service &
Technologies, Ingram Barge Lines
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10:00
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Break
- Conference Foyer
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10:15
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Coast Guard
Bridge Update
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Roger
Wiebusch
Bridge
Admin. Branch, Eighth Coast Guard District
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10:40
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Marine
Casualty Analysis
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Dr.
Madeleine McNamara
Waterways
Management Coordinator
Eighth Coast
Guard District
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11:00
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Vessel Compliance Issues
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Panel
Presentation
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Ballast Water
Management and Non-native Species
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LCDR Brian
Moore
Program
Manager, Shipboard Technology Evaluation
USCG
Headquarters
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EPA's VGP:
Implementation and Enforcement; Cargo Vapor Emissions
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Sean Ramach
Region 5
Vessel General Permit Coordinator, EPA
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11:35
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New Salvage
& Marine Firefighting Regulations
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LCDR Ryan
Allain
Program
Manager, Vessel Response Plans
USCG
Headquarters
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11:50
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Towing
Vessel Bridging Program
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CAPT Verne
Gifford
Chief of
Prevention, Eighth Coast Guard District
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12:00
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Lunch - Guest Speaker
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RADM Brian M.
Salerno
Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and
Stewardship
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Moderator: Jeanine Hoey, Chief of
Programs and Project Management, Pittsburgh District, USACE
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1:15
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Navigation
Infrastructure / Maintenance
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Panel
Presentation
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IMTS Investment
Strategy Overview
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Jeanine
Hoey
Chief,
Programs and Project Management
Pittsburgh
District, USACE
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IMTS Investment
Strategy – Industry Perspective
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Dan
Mecklenborg
Senior Vice
President, HR, Planning and Analysis
CLO & Secretary
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IMTS Investment
Strategy – Corps Perspective
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Jim
Walker
Chief,
Navigation Branch Operations and Regulatory
Division,
HQ USACE
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Where is USACE
Asset Management Heading?
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Elliot K.
Ng, PhD, PE
Acting
Chief, Asset Management, HQ USACE
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Moderator: Captain Greg Menke, Seaman’s Church, Director, Center for
Maritime Education - Paducah
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2:15
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Captain’s
Panel
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Panel
Presentation
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3:15
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Break -
Conference Foyer
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Moderator: Lynn Muench, Senior Vice
President - Regional Advocacy, American Waterways Operators
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3:30
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Panel
Presentation
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Markland Gate
Failure Update
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Gene Dowell
Chief, Locks
& Dams Section, Louisville District, USACE
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Greenup Gate
Anchorage Failure
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Wayne
Budrus
Chief,
Operations and Readiness Division
Huntington
District, USACE
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Ohio River
Reliability and Systems Management
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William R.
Chapman
Chief,
Operations Division Great Lakes & Ohio River
Division,
USACE
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4:30
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Maintaining
a Healthy Waterway System
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Panel
Presentation
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Navigation Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) –
Need
title from Chuck
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Charles Spitzack
NESP Regional Project
Manager, USACE,
Rock Island
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NESP -
Environmental Perspective
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Kenn Barr
USACE, Rock Island (title)
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NESP
- Industry Perspective
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TBD
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Coalition to
Protect Missouri
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Randy
Asbury
Executive Director, Coalition to Protect Missouri River
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5:30
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Adjourn -
Dinner on Your Own
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Thursday Morning, March 4th,
2010
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7:00
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Continental
Breakfast
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Location
TBD
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Moderator: Dave
Gordon, Chief, Hydraulic Design Section, USACE
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8:00
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Miscellaneous Topics
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Panel
Presentation
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Towing Vessel
National Center of Expertise (TVNCOE)
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CDR Greg
Case
Detachment
Chief
USCG Towing
Vessel National Center of Expertise
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Crew Endurance
Management System (CEMS)
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Dr. Fabian
Preuss, PhD.
Research
Associate, Department Neurobiology and
Physiology,
The Center for Sleep & Circadian Biology Northwestern University
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8:30
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Environmental Sustainability Initiatives
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Panel
Presentation
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The Path Forward:
Sustainability in Marine Transportation
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Leigh Ann
Hale
AVP,
Sustainability and Tax
Ingram Barge
Company
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Asian Carp Control
Strategy
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Bill Bolen
Senior Advisor, USEPA - Great
Lakes National Program
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A Modal Comparison
Of Domestic Freight Transportation Effects On The Public
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Jim Kruse
Director,
Center for Ports and Waterways Texas
Transportation Institute
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10:00
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Break -
Conference Foyer
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10:30
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Waterways
Action Plan Updates
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Panel
Presentation
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Marine Safety Unit
Baton Rouge
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LCDR Ray
Lechner
Commanding
Officer, Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge
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Sector Lower
Mississippi River
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CAPT
Michael Gardiner
Sector
Commander, Sector Lower Mississippi River
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Sector Ohio Valley
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CDR Claudia
Gelzer
Commanding
Officer, Marine Safety Unit Paducah
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Sector Upper
Mississippi River
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CAPT Steve
Hudson
Sector
Commander, Sector Upper Mississippi River
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Fusion Team Update
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Dave Gordon
Chief,
Hydraulic Design Section, USACE
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11:20
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Question
and Answer Session
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11:45
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Lunch -
Guest Speaker
“Zero
Discharge Vessels”
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Ed
Shearer
President, Shearer Associates
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1:00
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Closing
Remarks
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Alan
Bernstein
Owner,
Captain, BB Riverboats
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