NWC, Inc. Events

NWC, Inc. 2009 Annual Meeting Presentations.

The Future of Inland Navigation, a recap of the Smart Rivers 2009 World Conference held in Vienna, Austria, hosted by PIANC
"Smart Rivers 2009 Stories"

Welcome/Introduction

Mr. Gary LaGrange
President & CEO
Port of New Orleans, and Chairman NWC

Session One - Corps Activities

Moderator:
Mr. Gary LaGrange
President and CEO
Port of New Orleans

Mr. Steven L Stockton
Director of Civil Works, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
"America's Water Resources Infrastructure: A View to the Future"

Mr. Gary Loew
Chief, Civil Works Programs
Integration Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
“Developing & Maintaining our Water Resources Infrastructure: Today & in the Future”

Session Two - Federal Initiativies Affecting Water Resources Activities

Moderator:
Mr. Rob Vining
Vice President
HNTB

Ted Illston
Counsel, Subcommitteee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives
(Presentation Unavailable)

Terry Breyman
Deputy Associate Director for Natural Resources, Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President
(Presentation Unavailable)

Dabney Hegg
Senior Professional Democratic Staff Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
"Returning to our National Waterways"

Luncheon

Introduction:
Mr. Fred Caver
President
Caver and Associates

Keynote Speaker:
The Honorable Jo Ellen Darcy
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
(Presentation Unavailable)

Session Three - Policy Changes and Implications for Water Resources

Moderator:
Ms. Deirdre McGowan
Executive Director, Inland Ports & Terminals,Inc. and
Mississippi Water Resources Association

Susan Geiger
Partner, KL Gates
"Land, Sea, and Air: Major Environmental Changes Underway for the Maritime Industry and the Nation's Waterways"

Sean Sullivan
Associate, Williams Mullen
"Clean Water Act"

Jorge Romero
Of Counsel, KL Gates
"Alternative Funding for the Inland Waterway Trust Fund"

Session Four - Future Energy and Green Solutions

Moderator:
Mr. Mike Tagert
Administrator
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority

Lance Brown
Executive Director, Partnership for Affordable Clean Energy
"American Clean Energy & Security Act (Waxman-Markey): Impacts and Considerations"

Jeff Wood
Energy Development Specialist, West Virginia Division of Energy
"West Virginia Division of Energy"

Sean Crimmins
President, TPG Green Solutions, LLC
"Bioengineering & Erosion Control System for Facilities Protection"

Session Five - Watershed Planning Initiatives

Moderator:
Mr. Robert Plymale
Rahall Transportation Institute

Carol Collier
Executive Director
Delaware River Basin Commission
"The value of a Watershed Approach"

2009 AM - Bill Mullican.pdf
CDM
"Integrated Watershed Planning in Texas - an Evolving Process"

Robyn Colosimo
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters
"Watershed Planning & the Corps of Engineers"

Richard Drum
Community Planner, USACE Huntington District
"Watershed Planning Initiatives - Ohio River Basin Corprehensive Study"

Susan Bodine
Partner, Barnes & Thomburg
"Water Resources Management and Planning Policy Updates"