| HSR Conference
New York City
Excitement and interest in our upcoming New York HSR conference is growing fast! Sponsor the Event
Top representatives from the world's largest engineering and construction firms, private equity firms, real estate developers, and advisors will discuss HSR and how it will change America! Be part of the excitement and make new connections at this exciting event in the nation's financial capital, New York City! High level networking |
Conference Topics Include:
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Bringing HSR to America
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Why High Speed
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High Speed Rail Around the World
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The North East US Mega-region HSR
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Real Estate Dev. Opportunities
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Transit Oriented Development
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Rail Station Architecture and Design
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Creating Jobs & Stimulating the Economy
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Scaling Up HSR Renewable Energy
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National Defense, Energy Security and HSR
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Planning New HSR Systems
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Streamlining Application Process
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Financing HSR
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Infrastructure Fund HSR
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Technology of HSR
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Integrating with Transit
The conference will bring together business and political leaders, elected officials and decision makers, advisors, professionals, activists, academics, and the world's leading high speed rail experts. Be part of this exciting event taking place at the historic Hotel New Yorker - across the street from Penn Station in New York City. DISCOUNT REGISTRATION CLOSES FRIDAY |
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HSR Global
"We're behind not only France and Spain and the U.K. and Japan and China and Korea, but now Morocco and India and Vietnam are building high-speed rail." -Robert Yaro, Regional Plan Association" |
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Greetings!
Excitement continues to build for our upcoming New York City high speed rail conference - speeding into town on November 14.
Business, political, and community leaders will converge on the Big Apple to begin the process of bringing high speed rail to the northeast. Leading high speed rail experts from around the world will discuss the state-of-the-art in HSR internationally, and how it can benefit America in numerous ways.
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter is confirmed to speak at the conference! Joining her will be former Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, and a number of other distinguished guests. See list of speakers below.
We hope you will attend and be part of the excitement! Registration continues... discount registration prices end this Friday.
The final day for discount registration is Friday.
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Bipartisan support for high speed rail
Republicans and Democrats alike support this exciting project across America, and see the great value in HSR. Elected officials have been working across party lines to get new rail projects going in states all across the country. There is bipartisan support for high speed rail in Congress, the Department of Transportation, state houses, and among mayors.
88% of Americans support high speed rail!
High speed rail continues to generate publicity across America!
In addition to the recent Time magazine article written at our recent Orlando HSR conference, high speed rail has been featured several times recently in Wall Street Journal, Economist, CNN, New York Times, Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg, Financial Post, Los Angeles Times, Bond Buyer, Philadelphia Inquirer, Cox TV, to name a few. USHSR has been featured in the majority of them!
The great benefits of HSR - new studies released
Several new studies have come out recently from well respected institutions detailing the many benefits of high speed rail. It's a proven transportation technology in country after country around the globe: more than 45 years in Japan, 25 years in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, and many other countries. The sum total of the many benefits of HSR far outweigh the cost. Read the new reports below...
USHSR Heads to China!
Senior executives from USHSR have arrived in China for a high level trade mission to meet with government officials and high speed rail industry leaders. Thomas Hart - VP for Government Affairs, and Joseph Shelhorse - VP for Member Services will be touring HSR factories, rail construction sites, riding the new high speed trains, and discussing business prospects for America with Chinese officials.
Check out our conference sponsors below
U.S.-Japan High Speed Rail is a Gold Sponsor for our upcoming New York City HSR conference. There's still sponsorships remaining... Join a long list of corporate sponsors for this high-level event and get exposure for your firm with elected officials, business leaders, etc.
These and more stories are below for your reading pleasure. Visit our website for more information: www.ushsr.com |
New York City. November 14-16
New Speakers Announced!
U.S. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter
 Congresswoman Louise Slaughter has been a longtime supporter of high speed rail and is one of the most powerful and unique figures in the House of Representatives. She is the first woman to serve as Chairman of the influential House Committee on Rules, a position that allows her to influence nearly every single piece of legislation that comes to the House floor for a vote. She has held that position since 2007. |
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U.S. Congressman John Mica (Invited)
 A long time supporter of high speed rail, Congressman John Mica is the Republican leader of the largest committee in Congress - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Currently serving his ninth term representing Florida's 7th Congressional District, Mica helps oversee federal policy issues relating to all forms of transportation. As the Transportation Committee's top Republican, Mica was responsible for legislation in 2008 authorizing for the first time, private sector participation in the development of high-speed rail. He has strongly advocated for cutting red tape to expedite the lengthy federal transportation infrastructure project approval process, and called for the development of a comprehensive and national strategic transportation plan. |
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Norman Mineta, Former Secretary of Transportation
 Secretary Mineta is vice chairman of Hill & Knowlton, the nation's oldest and largest PR firm. He is recognized for accomplishments in transportation, economic development, science and technology policy, foreign and domestic trade, the environment budgetary issues and civil rights. Secretary Mineta served in Congress for over twenty years and in the Cabinets of both Republican and Democratic presidents. |
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Ed Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania (Invited)
 Ed Rendell is Governor of Pennsylvania and Co-Chair, Building America's Future. He has been called the "hardest working man in infrastructure", and is a huge supporter of a national high speed rail system for America. Governor Rendell has been a tireless advocate of an infrastructure-driven recovery within the National Governors Association, and through his work in Building America's Future with his co-chairs Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. They have been advocating for a national infrastructure bank to help fund needed infrastructure across America. |
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Other highlighted speakers include:
- New York Senator Malcolm Smith
- John Parisella, Quebec's Delegate General
- Jack Kinstlinger, Chairman Emeritus, KCI Tech.; ARTBA HSR
- Howard Permut, President MTA Metro-North Railroad
- Stanley Gee, New York State Transportation Commissioner
- Chuck Wochele, VP Industry and Gov't. Relations - Alstom
- David Carol, Director High Speed Rail - Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Antonio Perez, CEO - Talgo America, Spain
- Lan Mond, International Business Mgr. - NDF Rail, China
- Petra Todorovich, Director - America 2050
- Huw Thomas, Partner - Foster+Partners Architects, London
- Dwayne Sampson, President - COMTO NY
- Jack Pokrzywa, Director - Ground Vehicle Standards, SAE Int'l
- Phineas Baxandall, Senior Analyst - USPIRG
- Kristopher Takacs, AIA, Assoc. Director Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
- William Schroeer, State Policy Director - Smart Growth America
- Tim Smart, Director Engineering & Assets - High Speed 1, London
- Katherine Perez, Executive Director - Urban Land Institute, LA
- Arnold Gibbs, Vice President & Principal - Terracon, Orlando
More speakers are being added every week!
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New Gold Conference Sponsor
US High Speed Rail Association is proud to announce that our latest Gold conference sponsor is U.S.-Japan High-Speed Rail. U.S.-Japan High-Speed Rail is a U.S. company that has partnered with Central Japan Railway Comany (JRC) to market and deploy JRC's N700-I Bullet train system and technology to selected international markets, including the United States. The company's CEO Richard Lawless will be making a presentation at the New York conference about the Japanese high speed rail system and how it has changed that country. The Japanese bullet trains have been in operation for more than 45 years!
The N700-I Bullet is the fastest, safest, and most environmentally friendly, reliable and efficient steel-wheel rail technology in the world. With the N700-I, USJHSR offers the only 'total system solution' to the world's rail transportation challenges. More information on U.S.-Japan High-Speed Rail |
HSR Benefits - The Studies
The many benefits of high speed rail have been well known, but now there is real evidence in a number of recent studies:
1) The U.S. Conference of Mayors released a study of the great economic benefits to cities from high speed rail. The study looked at a diversity of cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Orlando, and Albany.
2) The London School of Economics released a study that showed substantial benefits to cities located along high speed rail lines in terms of increased market access, elevated economic activity, and increased GDP.
3) CALPIRG recently released a study that shows wide-ranging benefits that come with high speed rail including boosting the economy, saving energy, protecting the environment, encouraging compact land development, increased transit use, safety and reliability, and more.
4) University of California Irvine released a study showing the many benefits of high speed rail including jobs, air quality, health, sustainable communities, and more.
One conclusion that can be drawn from these studies is:
Cities that have high speed rail will be more competitive and better positioned to attract tourism, businesses, jobs, and high quality personnel.
Check out the benefits of high speed rail:
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USHSR Officials Visiting China
Thomas Hart - VP for Government Affairs, and Joseph Shelhorse - VP for Member Services have just arrived in China for a high level trade mission to meet with government officials and high speed rail industry leaders. Mr. Hart and Mr. Shelhorse will be touring HSR factories, rail construction sites, riding the new high speed trains, and discussing business prospects for America with Chinese officials.
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Hosted by USHSR member NDF (New Defang Group), a China-based high speed rail construction firm, the tour will include visits to more than 20 companies in 18 cities. The companies include railcar manufacturers, construction firms, maintenance facilities, operations centers, parts manufacturers, and more.
Meetings with government officials and
Thomas Hart ready to board | Chinese banks will take place to discuss Chinese involvement in the US high speed rail project.
USHSR officials will also be visiting the new solar powered high speed rail station in Hongqiao where the world's largest solar collector system has been installed on the roof. The new 6.68 megawatt solar photovoltaic system recently opened and began generating enough electricity to power 12,000 homes. This huge solar system has been installed on the roof of the new Hongqiao high speed rail station - on the new Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line under construction.
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U.S. Conference of Mayors HSR Video
The U.S. Conference of Mayors released an excellent video about the benefits of high speed rail to go along with their recent study:
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Sponsor the New York Conference!
There are still sponsorships available at all levels for firms to participate in. Be part of the new - and expected to be big - high speed rail industry in America. Click here to learn more
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| Videos from LA HSR Conference
View conference presentations and live intervews from our recent California conference:
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