Register today for the PNWA Annual Meeting
It is our 75th Anniversary and we are celebrating! Join us October 13-15 at the Hilton Vancouver Washington as we look back on past achievements and plan for the exciting road ahead.
Throughout this milestone year, PNWA has
worked to encourage a regional dialogue to position the Northwest as a leader
in our nation's future. The PNWA Annual Meeting will provide the perfect
opportunity to continue that discussion by touching base with your colleagues,
industry leaders, regional decision makers, and federal agency staff. Our
2009 program will have something to offer every PNWA member - make your plans
to attend and REGISTER TODAY. Visit
our website to view the 75th Annual Meeting information page and
draft agenda.
PNWA Annual Meeting
October 13-15, 2009
Hilton Vancouver Washington
301 W. 6th Street
Vancouver, WA 98660
Reservations: 360-993-4500
Agenda highlights include:
A Vision for the Northwest: Thoughts from Regional Corps Leadership
2011 Extended Lock Closure Details
PNWA-WPPA Joint Initiative on Regulatory Processes
Climate Change Impacts on Northwest Salmon, Hydropower, Agriculture and Ports
Effective Partnerships for Industrial, Commercial & Waterfront Development
Sediment Evaluation Framework (SEF): the State & Federal Agency Perspective
Hotel and Surrounding
Area Information
This year's event will be held at the beautiful Hilton Hotel in the heart of
downtown Vancouver, Washington. The Hilton is one of America's first
sustainably-designed hotels and is now the first hotel in the world to earn
both Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)and Green Seal
certifications. The Hilton Vancouver Washington hotel is located only 10 short
miles from downtown Portland, Oregon and is a 10 minute drive from Portland
International Airport. To visit PNWA's personalized Hilton
webpage, and to make your hotel reservations online, go to www.hilton.com.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Your support means a great
deal to PNWA and is an integral part of our meeting success! Please remember to indicate your level of
sponsorship on your registration form.
Every sponsor will be recognized on our website, during our breaks,
lunches and reception, and throughout our meeting program. Don't miss your chance to show your support today!
PNWA Staff Contact: Heather Stebbings
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PNWA staff traveling to Washington
PNWA
Government Relations Director Kristin Meira will travel to DC next week,
accompanied by representatives from the Ports of Portland, Kennewick and Morrow
to call on staff from Washington, Oregon, and Idaho House & Senate offices,
committee staff, Corps HQ, and others.
Issues to be covered in these meetings will include:
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Northwest
navigation projects and funding: channel maintenance, jetties, inland locks
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2010/2011 major maintenance outage on the
Columbia Snake River System
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Biological Opinion lawsuit
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Extension for WRDA Section 214 regulatory
funding authority
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Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and Inland
Waterways Trust Fund
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Other
PNWA priorities
If you have any
specific issues or projects you would like included in these conversations, or
any handouts you would like distributed, please contact Kristin Meira at
503-234-8556 or kristin.meira@pnwa.net.
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Foss Maritime receives Small
Shipyard Grants
On August 18, the Department of Transportation announced the recipients
of the Small Shipyard Grant Program.
PNWA member Foss Maritime received two of these grants, to create and
preserve jobs, provide valuable training for employees and make improvements to
their shipyards. Foss received $707,550 for
their Rainier yard, and $621,761 for improvements at their Seattle facility. The grants were awarded through the Maritime
Administration's (MARAD) Shall Shipyards program, which received $100 million from
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
These stimulus funds provide a $90 million increase to what the program
had received in 2008, and allow for much needed capital improvements and
related infrastructure improvements at shipyards across the nation.
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