Monday, April 1 Mid-Atlantic Waterways Conference April 2-4, 2013 Hyatt Regency Baltimore at the Inner Harbor Baltimore, Maryland "Maintaining Course and Speed in a Challenging Fiscal Climate" 1:00 p.m. Registration Opens and Exhibitor Setup Tuesday, April 2 7:00 a.m. Registration Opens 7:30 a.m. Coffee with Exhibitors 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Coast Guard National Maritime Center Listening Session CAPT Anthony Lloyd Commanding Officer National Maritime Center Ike Eisentrout National Maritime Center Abigail Cochenour National Maritime Center Luke Hardin Mariner Credentialing Program Policy Mariners, Employers and Educators: Free Session on Mariner Licensing with the National Maritime Center Join experts from the Coast Guard to discuss mariner licensing issues and questions. You ll have a chance to discuss and ask about: Applications Qualifications Course Approval Standards Appeal Process The Question Bank
Start of Mid Atlantic Waterways Conference 1:00 p.m. Welcome Remarks Captain Alan Bernstein BB Riverboats CAPT Kevin Kiefer Commander, Sector Baltimore COL Trey Jordan Commander, Baltimore District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Opening Remarks RADM Steven Ratti Commander, 5th Coast Guard District COL Kent Savre Commander, North Atlantic Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CAPT Jon D. Swallow Chief, Navigation Services Division Office of Coast Survey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Carolyn C. Horgan 2012 President Passenger Vessel Association 1:45 a.m. Voices of Ports John Groundwater Passenger Vessel Association Dave Stambaugh General Manager Baltimore Maritime Exchange Dennis Rochford President Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay Jim Dwyer Deputy Director of Planning Maryland Port Administration Page 2 of 7
2:30 p.m. What to Do After the Accident Occurs Steven Bers Whiteford, Taylor and Preston 3:15 p.m. Break with Exhibitors 3:45 p.m. Tunnels, Bridges, Highways Joseph Krolak Principal, Bridge Engineer and Team Leader of the Hydraulics and Geotechnical Team Office of Bridge Technology Federal Highways Works Administration Brian Dunn HQ Bridge Administrator 4:45 p.m. New Technologies Dennis Heuer Regional Administrator Virginia Department of Transportation Andrew Riester Executive Vice President The International Propeller Club of the United States Issues of Importance: A Continuing Dialogue Mike Rosecrans National Transportation Safety Board Visual Navigation Robert Trainor CG-NAV-1 5:30 p.m. Discussion of Evening Activities Captain Alan Bernstein BB Riverboats 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Reception and Award Ceremony Wednesday, April 3 7:00 a.m. Registration Opens 7:00 a.m. Coffee with Exhibitors Page 3 of 7
8:00 a.m. Strategic Priorities /Overview/Outlook Jeff Parker Vice President Allied Transportation Rich Thorsen Navigation Program Manager North Atlantic Division Delmarva Water Transportation Committee Mike Abercrombie President Becky Robinson Maryland Port Authority James J. White 9:15 a.m. Passenger Vessel Panel Joan Bondareff Blank Rome LLP Legislative Issues Ed Welch Director, Legislative Affairs Passenger Vessel Association Waterway Regulatory Issues CAPT Pauline Cook CAPT Scott Smith Coast Guard Program Regulations CAPT Kyle McAvoy Stan Deno Director of Operations Cruise Lines International Association 10:15 a.m. Break with Exhibitors Page 4 of 7
10:45 a.m. Paulsboro Train Derailment CAPT Kathy Moore Sector Delaware Bay Commander Ken Goldberg, PE Deputy Chief of Operations Philadelphia District 11:45 a.m. Conference Luncheon RADM Steven Ratti (invited) Commander Fifth District 1:00 p.m. Sector Commander Panel Discussions CAPT Lincoln Stroh Chief of Staff 5th Coast Guard District Captain Kathy Moore Sector Delaware Bay Captain Kevin Kiefer Sector Baltimore Captain John Little Sector Hampton Roads Captain Anthony Popiel Sector North Carolina 2:30 p.m. Break with Exhibitors 2:45 p.m. Ports, Harbors and Navigation Oyster Restoration USACE panel members Angie Sowers Susan Conner Page 5 of 7
Mid-Atlantic Regional Dredging Program FY13 and FY14 Shallow Draft/Channel Deepening Rich Thorsen Navigation Program Manager North Atlantic Division NOAA - Charting Andrew Larkin Interim NOAA Mid-Atlantic Navigation Manager National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration USACE Navigation Strategic Vision Dylan Davis Navigation Program Manager South Atlantic Division 4:00 p.m. Captain s Panel: View from the Bridge Captain Bob Becker Director of Business Development MITAGS-PMI-CCMIT Gary Frommelt Vice President, Marine Operations Entertainment Cruises. Donald (Chip) Kinsey Jr. Vane Line Bunkering Eric Nielson President Association of Maryland Pilots 5:00 p.m. Discussion of Evening Activities Captain Alan Bernstein BB Riverboats Thursday, April 4 7:00 a.m. Coffee with Exhibitors 8:00 a.m. Coast Guard Centers of Expertise Lessons Learned, Issues and Policies Capt Paul Thomas CAPT Eric Christiansen CGHQ program mgr for all COEs Page 6 of 7
Suspension and Revocation CDR Scott Budka Chief Suspension and Revocation Center of Expertise Towing Vessel Mr. Roy Murphy Towing Vessel Center of Expertise 9:00 a.m. Offshore Wind Energy Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Tommy P. Beaudreau Director Atlantic Wind Connection Kris Ohleth Director of Permitting Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study Emile Benard Project Manager Atlantic Area Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study 10:45 a.m. BREAK with Exhibitors 11:00 a.m. Salvage and Spill Response What You Need to Know About the New Salvage Rules Richard Fredericks American Salvage Association Environmental Coordination: Balancing State and Federal Regulations with Business John Allen Spill Control Association of America MILITARY DRESS: Presenters at Conference Attendees at Conference Presenters at Awards Ceremony Attendees at Awards Ceremony : Service Dress Bravo /Army: ACU's : Tropical Blue Long / Army: ACU's : Service Dress Bravo Business casual civilian attire - no ties required Page 7 of 7