Register today for the PNWA Annual Meeting Online registration is now available for the 2010 PNWA Annual Meeting, October 13-15 at The Davenport Hotel in Spokane, WA. This event will provide the perfect platform to continue our dialogue on how we can position the Northwest as a leader in our nation's future. You will have the opportunity to meet with colleagues, industry leaders, regional decision makers, and federal agency staff, as well as touch base with regional navigation stakeholders prior to the Columbia Snake River System extended lock outage beginning in December of this year. Log on to our website for more information and make your plans to attend today!
Featured Speakers: U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Eric Anderson, Idaho State House of Representatives Dennis McLerran, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 10 (invited) Greg Guthrie, Director, Marketing Development Agricultural ProductsBNSF Railway Kris Mikkelson, CEO, Inland Power & Light MaryLou Soscia, Columbia River Coordinator, EPA Region 10 Debrah Marriot, Executive Director, Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership Matt Cutts, Project Manager, USACE, Portland District Hal Thomas, Business Line Manager, Operations Division, USACE, Walla Walla District Steve Wirsching, Executive Director, U.S. Wheat Associates Eric Anderson, WDFW Enforcement, Aquatic Invasive Species Unit Featured Topics: U.S. National Export Initiative CSRS Extended Lock Closure: Update from the Corps Northwest Rail Update Grain Developments: Sustainable Agriculture and Transportation Challenges Protecting the Northwest from Invasive Species Marketing U.S. Wheat Overseas Regional Power Issues Columbia River Restoration Act (CRRA) Columbia Basin Project Hood River Delta Project And much more! Staff contact: Heather Stebbings
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Port of St. Helens seeks Executive Director The Port of St. Helens is actively seeking candidates for their Executive Director position. This highest level management position at the Port reports directly to the elected Port Commission and is responsible for providing strategic leadership for the organization by establishing long-range goals, business strategies, plans and policies. The Executive Director promotes the Port's mission by driving economic development and job growth for the Port district, and managing/delegating duties for day to day operations of the Port. 7 - 10 years experience in aviation, marina, industrial property management, development, leasing and/or related fields is desired, with 3 or more years in a general manager or executive director type role. For additional information, including an employment application and a detailed job description, please visit http://www.portsh.org/employment. Staff contact: Heather Stebbings |
Smart Rivers 2011 Conference - Call for Abstracts The 2011 Smart Rivers Conference will be held September 13-16, 2011 in New Orleans, LA, and will bring together inland/river transportation stakeholders from developed and developing areas of the world. Participants and presenters are sought regarding best practices and innovation in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. Smart Rivers is currently seeking abstract submissions for the event, which must be submitted no later than January 24, 2011. For additional details including a list of guidelines for submission, featured conference topics and the conference format, please visit www.smartrivers.org or contact staff directly at [email protected] or 703-428-9090.
Staff contact: Heather Stebbings
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