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NEARS SPRING 2014 April 29th – May 1st, 2014 Providence, RI Providence Marriott Downtown NEARS FALL 2014 September 30th – October 2nd, 2014 State College, PA Nittany Lion Inn Penn State University NEARS SPRING 2015 April 22nd-24th, 2015 Newport, RI (Back by Popular Demand!) Marriott Newport Please mark these dates in your calendar today! Thank you! TABLE OF CONTENTS 1……..WHAT IS NEARS? 2……..ANTITRUST COMPLIANCE POLICY 3……..AGENDA 5…..…SPONSORS LIST 10……..WEDNESDAY NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT 11……..MEAL PLAN COSTS 12……..50-50 RAFFLE AND DOOR PRIZE INFO 14……..SPEAKERS BIOGRAPHIES 20……..NEARS OFFICERS BIOGRAPHIES 21……..NEARS BOARD OF DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHIES 25……..KENNETH L. ENZOR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 28……..UPCOMING RAIL SHIPPERS ASSOC. DATES 29……..STAY IN TOUCH WITH NEARS 30……..NEARS PRESIDENTS & EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS 31……..NEARS BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTING 32……..NEARS REGISTRATION LIST WHAT IS NEARS? We are a professional organization dedicated to improving communication between railroads, suppliers, and shippers. Our twice-yearly conferences are well attended by logistics professionals, shippers, railroads, receivers, and others in the rail transportation field. The NEARS predecessor organizations include the Atlantic States Shippers Advisory Board, the New England Shippers Advisory Board, and the Allegheny Regional Shippers Advisory Board. The NEARS territory is composed of CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, DC, the Canadian provinces of ON and PQ and the Maritime provinces. However, NEARS welcomes and encourages attendees from everywhere! NEARS is one of five regional associations under the North American Rail Shippers Association (NARS). The other four regional associations are the Pacific Northwest, the Southeast, the Midwest, and Southwest. NEARS conferences are held in the Spring and Fall of each year in various locations in the Northeast. Recent conference sites have been at State College Pennsylvania, Lake George New York, Cape Cod Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island, Killington Vermont, Bretton Woods New Hampshire, and Newport Rhode Island. NEARS is THE forum for rail shippers doing business in the Northeast. The value that NEARS brings to their members is unmatched in the industry. We attract the best and most informative speakers in the industry and area to speak at every meeting. We provide the podium for a variety of subjects – railroading and shipping trends, shippers panels and success stories, intermodal industry updates, wall street and main street analysis and outlooks, new technology introductions and discussions, short line railroad advancements, and many other subjects. We provide ample time and opportunities to network with representatives from all facets of the industry. NEARS is the twice a year event that active professionals in the rail shipping industry should not miss. For more information about NEARS, please feel free to contact Joe Gearin, Executive Director, at (603) 430-3746, e-mail at [email protected], or please see our website at www.nears.org. For more information about NARS and/or the other regional organizations, please go to their website at www.railshippers.com. 1 NORTHEAST ASSOCIATION OF RAIL SHIPPERS ANTITRUST COMPLIANCE POLICY AND PROCEDURE It shall be the policy of the Northeast Association of Rail Shippers (NEARS) to be in strict compliance with all Federal and State Antitrust Rules and Regulations. Therefore; Be it resolved, that the following are adopted as the NEARS Antitrust Compliance Policy and Procedure: NEARS has an Antitrust Compliance Policy which applies to all Officers, Directors, Employees, Committees, Members, and Non-members participating in any Association meeting or function. The policy requires full compliance with all applicable federal and state laws in all dealings on behalf of NEARS. NEARS shall not be used by any officer, director, employee, committee member or non-member for any anti-competitive or unlawful purpose, or unreasonable restraint of trade. Conduct expressly prohibited includes the following: Any discussion or efforts to directly or indirectly fix, peg, stabilize, raise, lower, or affect prices on products, advertising, freight or credit terms. Any discussion of prices or price levels are prohibited (This limitation shall not extend to discussions of methods of operation, maintenance, and similar matters in which cost and efficiency is merely incidental.) Any discussion or efforts with any member, nonmember or competitor to not compete, or to divide or allocate territories or customers, or to limit the nature of business carried on or products sold or to be sold. Any discussion or efforts to engage in any group boycott or concerted refusal to deal. Any discussion or efforts to injure or disparage the business or trade of anyone. If, during any NEARS meeting or functions, a topic is raised which appears to involve a violation of the Antitrust Compliance policy, anyone in attendance has the right to interrupt and request the discussion be stopped. Those in charge of the meeting or function are responsible to see that the policy is enforced and that prohibited conduct is stopped. If prohibited conduct persists, the meeting or function will be canceled and the matter referred to the President and/or NEARS legal counsel for further action to assure compliance with the NEARS Antitrust Compliance Policy. 2 NORTH EAST ASSOCIATION OF RAIL SHIPPERS SEPTEMBER 24TH-26TH, RADISSON RIVERSIDE, ROCHESTER, NY “RAIL: ENERGIZED IN THE NORTHEAST” 173RD Meeting Agenda TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2013 11:00 A.M. NEARS GOLF TOURNAMENT – BROOK-LEA COUNTRY CLUB (NOON SHOTGUN START) 11:15 A.M. FISHING CHARTER 4:00 P.M. REGISTRATION OPENS 5:30 P.M. NEW MEMBER/FIRST TIME ATTENDEE RECEPTION 6:00 P.M. NETWORK RECEPTION OPENS 7:00 P.M. CONFERENCE DINNER WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2013 7:00 A.M. CONFERENCE BREAKFAST 7:30 A.M. REGISTRATION RE-OPENS 8:00 A.M. WELCOME TO NEARS SAFETY BRIEFING: Director, Business Services, Association of American Railroads MICHAEL LESNIAK WELCOME FROM NARS: Director Business Development, Schneider Logistics, Inc. DANA BURLEIGH, JR SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE: VP Business Development, Vermont Rail System GERALD RACETTE PRESIDENTS OPENING REMARKS: Director, Maxem Consulting LLC SCOTT MCCALLA NEARS HOUSEKEEPING: Executive Director, NEARS JOE GEARIN 9:15 A.M. GENESEE & WYOMING RAILROAD PRESENTATION Introduction: Director, Maxem Consulting LLC SCOTT MCCALLA Chief Commercial Officer, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. MICHAEL MILLER Assistant Vice President, Emerging Markets, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. RYAN FISCHER 10:15 A.M. SHORT BREAK 10:30 A.M. FREIGHT PROFESSIONALS ROUNDTABLE Moderator: General Manager, Northeast Freight Transfer DAVID R. MARSH Assistant Vice President – Industrial Products, CSX Corporation MICHAEL RUTHERFORD President, Venture13 Inc. dba Whitacre Logistics PAUL HUTZLER Sales Manager, Rail, Hempel (USA) Inc. MICHAEL BARBATO NOON LUNCH 12:30 P.M. LUNCHEON SPEAKER Introduction: Executive Director, NEARS JOE GEARIN Senior Vice President, Business Development, Watco Companies ALLAN ROACH 1:30 P.M. CANADIAN FREIGHT RAIL – SUCCESS AND CHALLENGES Introduction: Sales Account Manager, Industrial Products, CN Railway MICHEL PELLETIER Senior Manager, Network Optimization CN Supply Chain Solutions, CN Railway BLAIR FREEMAN 3 NORTH EAST ASSOCIATION OF RAIL SHIPPERS SEPTEMBER 24TH-26TH, RADISSON RIVERSIDE, ROCHESTER, NY “RAIL: ENERGIZED IN THE NORTHEAST” 173RD Meeting Agenda 2:15 P.M. INTERMODAL INNOVATION Introduction: Manager Business Development, Yusen Logistics DON CAMERON Director of International Sales, Boyd Brothers Transportation LEE WAGNER 2:45 P.M. BREAK 3:00 P.M. TANK CAR COMPLIANCE AND HAZ-MAT SHIPPING Introduction: Sr. Director, Sales and Marketing, GATX Corporation SAM BUCHHOLZ VP & Group Executive – Customer Experience, GATX Corporation GEOFF PHILLIPS 3:30 P.M. SHIPPERS PANEL Moderator: Rail & Stockpile Supervisor, American Rock Salt Co BARBARA HORTON Director of Logistics, Goya Foods, Inc. MATTHEW MONTOUR Director, Customer Service & Logistic , Barilla America CRAIG GILLIS District Manager, Seneca Meadows, Inc DONALD GENTILCORE 6:00 P.M. NETWORKING RECEPTION 7:00 P.M. CONFERENCE DINNER AWARDS * ANNOUNCEMENTS * NEARS OFFICER ELECTION * RAFFLE Entertainment: Magic, Illusions and Beyond BILL GORMONT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2013 7:30 A.M. BREAKFAST 8:30 A.M PRESIDENT’S OPENING REMARKS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Sales Manager, D.M. Bowman JOHN MEYERS 8:45 A.M. SHORTLINE PANEL Moderator: Director of Marketing, North Shore Railroads TODD HUNTER President, Finger Lakes Railroad MICHAEL SMITH President CEO, Genesee Valley Transportation Co. 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