Preliminary Program As of February 23, 2015 Monday March 2, 2015 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Registration Open 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. MAREC Meeting Captain Jeffrey Novotny Commanding Officer National Maritime Center 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Exhibit Set-up Tuesday March 3, 2015 MORNING SESSION 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Exhibit Set-Up 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration Open 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. PVA Lunch (Invitation Only) AFTERNOON SESSION Color Guard 1:00 p.m. -2:30 p.m. Welcome Mr. Alan Bernstein Director Maritime Meetings Opening Remarks Rear Admiral Kevin S. Cook
Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District Major General Michael Wehr Commander, Mississippi Valley Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mr. David F. Dale, PE, PMP Programs Director, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mr. John Groundwater Executive Director Passenger Vessel Association Towing Industry Executive 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Conference Break 3:00 p.m. -3:30 p.m. Update from National Maritime Center Captain Jeffrey Novotny Commanding Officer National Maritime Center 3:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Form 2692/Letters of Warning Captain Jason Neubauer Office Chief, The Office of Investigations and Analysis - Headquarters 4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Implementation of 2014 Water Resources Reform Act (WRRDA) and Fiscal Year 2015 Funding and 2016 Priorities Mr. Jeff McKee Navigation Business Line Manager U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Towing Industry Challenges and Issues Mr. Tom Horgan Manager Midcontinent Office American Waterways Operators (AWO)
5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony Conference Award Mr. Alan Bernstein 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Reception in Grand Foyer with Exhibitors Wednesday March 4, 2015 MORNING SESSION 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration Open 8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Coffee and Danish Sponsored by: Custom Compounders 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 21 st Century Waterway: Future of Navigation Mr. Dave Lewald Emerging Navigation Systems Division - Headquarters Mr. Jorge Arroyo Emerging Navigation Systems Division - Headquarters 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Waterways Council Issues and Challenges Mr. Mike Toohey President and CEO Waterways Council, Inc. 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Mega Projects Update Updates on Olmsted Lock and Dam, Lower Monongahela Lock and Dam 2, 3, & 4, and Fish Barrier (Invasive Species) Projects 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Conference Break Mr. David F. Dale, PE, PMP Programs Director, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. New Classifications for Life Preservers
Mr. Ed Huntsman Recreational Boating Safety Specialist, Eighth Coast Guard District 11:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Towing Vessel Bridging Program Update (Sub M) 12:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Lunch AFTERNOON SESSION Commander Patrick Nelson Supervisor, Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise Speaker: TBD Sponsored by: ABS Group Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute 1:45 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Sharing the Waterways Panel Mr. Ed Huntsman, Recreational Boating Safety Specialist, Eighth Coast Guard District Mr. Chris Edmondston President BOATU.S. Foundation Chairman, National Safe Boating Council Mr. Gary Frommelt Vice President of Marine Operations Entertainment Cruises Mr. Chris Stec Chief Operating Officer ACA Canoe Kayak SUP Raft - Rescue 2:45 p.m. 3:15 p.m. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Maintenance & Closure Schedule Mr. William Chapman Operations Chief, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Mr. Dennis Norris Operations Chief, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi Valley Division 3:15 p.m. 3:45 p.m. LNG Past, Present, & Future 3:45 p.m. 4:15 p.m. Conference Break 4:15 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Captain s Panel Mr. Rusty Wright Waterways Management Division, Eighth Coast Guard District Panel Moderator: Mr. Jeremy Tardy Marine Superintendent American Commercial Lines 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. RiverWorks Discovery Exhibit Tour with Cocktails and Appetizers St. Louis Union Station Round-Trip Transportation from Hyatt St. Louis at the Arch Thursday March 5, 2015 MORNING SESSION 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Registration Open 8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Coffee and Danish 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Sector Commander Panel Panel Moderator: Captain Martin Malloy Sector Upper Mississippi River Captain Richard Timme Sector Ohio Valley Captain Timothy Wendy Sector Lower Mississippi River 9:30 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Conference Break 9:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Federal Advisory Committee Panel
Towing Safety Advisory Committee Captain Steven Huttman Vice President of Operations G & H Towing Company Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee Mr. Gary Frommelt Vice President of Marine Operations Entertainment Cruises Merchant Marine Medical Advisory Committee Dr. Brian Bourgeois Research Engineer Naval Research Laboratory Navigation Safety Advisory Committee Captain Greg Menke Business Development and Compliance Manager Evansville Marine Service Boating Safety Advisory Committee Mr. Chris Stec Chief Operating Officer ACA Canoe Kayak SUP Raft - Rescue 10:45 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Western Rivers Bridge Branch Program Update Mr. Eric Washburn Bridge Administrator Eighth Coast Guard District 11:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. The Future of Navigation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers e- Navigation Projects 11:45 a.m 12:45 p.m. Lunch Mr. Brian Tetreault Navigation Systems Specialist, Research and Development Center U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory
Captain Andrew Tucci Chief, Office of Port & Facilities Compliance - Headquarters # # # #