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Detailed Conference Agenda -- available for viewing and printing-- updated as of 10/21/2009

Conference Overview

Wednesday, October 21

7:30-8:30 am Continental Breakfast and Check In
8:30-10:00 am

Opening Plenary Session
Moderator: Genevieve Giuliano

Welcome: F. King Alexander, CSULB; Randolph Hall, USC; Randell Iwasaki, Caltrans; Richard Steinke, Port of Long Beach; Michael Christensen, Port of Los Angeles

Speakers: Michael Onder, FHWA; Douglas Failing, Caltrans

10:30--Noon

Concurrent Sessions
FL-1 Freight & Livability I
1-1 Urban Vehicle Routing
5-1 Politics & Institutions
4-1 Measurements and Assessments


Noon-1:30 pm

Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Eddy Van de Voorde, University of Antwerp

1:30—3:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions
FL-2 Freight & Livability 2
1-2 Rail and High-Speed Transport Technologies
3-1 Corrective Policy Analysis
7-1 Best Practices: Planning & Community Participation


3:30-5:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions
CP-1 Regional Comparison: Air Cargo
1-3 Freight Data Models 1
3-2 Freight Flow and Regional Impact
4-2 Mitigation Processes and Technologies


5:00-8:00 pm 
Reception
Welcome: Jeet Joshee, Dean, College of Continuing and Professional Education

Thursday, October 22

7:30-8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:00 am 

Plenary Session--What Researchers Need to Know About Industry

10:30-Noon Concurrent Sessions
CP-2 Regional Comparison: Congestion
1-4 Freight Terminal Operations
3-3 Infrastructure & Improvements
6-1 Impact Mitigation
Noon-1:30 pm Luncheon
Special Session with James Hankla,
Former President, Board of Harbor Commissioners, Port of Long Beach
1:30—3:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions
CP-3 Regional Comparison: Traffic Management
I-5 Models for Freight Movement
3-4 Demand Modeling
6-2 Impact Assessment


3:30-5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
CP-4 Regional Comparison: Intermodal
2-1 Port Operations: Simulating and Measuring Productivity
5-2 Reducing Environmental Impacts
7-2 Best Practices: Technologies

Friday, October 23

7:30-8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00 am Concurrent Sessions
PT-1 Port Technologies and Modeling Tools
1-6 Freight Data Models 2
5-3 Technology
4-2 Freight Transport, Inventories & Logistics
10:30--Noon 

Concurrent Sessions
1-7 Impact on Highways
3-5 Vehicle Scheduling and Allocation
4-4 Environmental and Health Impacts
7-3 Best Practices: Urban Goods Movement

1:00--5:00 pm Optional Site Tour