Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Time: 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
Location: University of Illinois at Chicago
Illinois Room
Whether your organization is in the public or private sector, improving the performance of the transportation and supply chain system is important to enhance global competitiveness. At this one-day event, suppliers carriers, state, local and federal transportation officials, and researchers will have the opportunity to examine issues, deficiencies and problems in the global supply chain.
The UIC Center for Supply Chain Management and Logistics and the UIC Urban Transportation Center cordially invite you to the 2009 UIC Supply Chain and Freight Transportation Symposium:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PROGRAM
| 8:30 – 9:00 AM | Continental Breakfast & Registration |
| 9:00 – 9:15 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks Prof. Michael A. Pagano Dean, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 9:15 – 9:45 AM | Keynote Session: Freight Funding Reauthorization
Shailen Bhatt Associate Administrator for Policy and Government Affairs Federal Highway Administration |
| 9:45 – 10:45 AM | Keynote Panel: Reauthorization Shailen Bhatt Associate Administrator for Policy and Government Affairs Federal Highway Administration Dennis Neumann Executive Vice President The Bank of New York Mellon, BNY Capital Funding LLC Prof. Piyushmita Thakuriah (Vonu) Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Policy University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 10:45 – 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00 – 12:15 AM | Breakout Sessions Topic 1: Green Supply Chain and Technology Prof. Jane Lin Department of Civil Engineering University of Illinois at Chicago Speaker United States Environmental Protection Agency Topic 2: Freight Planning Prof. Kazuya Kawamuran Department of Urban Planning and Policy University of Illinois at Chicago Tom Murtha CMAP Topic 3: Public Private Partnerships Anthony M. Pagano Director, Center for Supply Chain Management and Logistics University of Illinois at Chicago Dennis Neumann Executive Vice President The Bank of New York Mellon, BNY Capital Funding LLC Jeffery Sriver CREATE Program Director Chicago Department of Transportation Lou Vitullo Sr Counsel Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, LLP |
| 12:30 – 2:00 PM | Luncheon Session: Environmental Initiatives Keynote Speaker: Bob Stoffel Senior Vice President Engineering, Strategy, Supply Chain and Sustainability United Parcel Service (UPS) |
| 1:30 – 2:30 PM | Luncheon Panel: Supply Chain and Freight Management in Tough Times Brian Carroll Principal Performance Improvement Consulting, Inc. George Billows Executive Director Illinois Trucking Association Supply Chain Management Steering Committee Meeting |
| 2:30 PM | Wine and Cheese Reception |
REGISTRATION
To register for this event, please visit the following link:
REGISTER
The deadline for registration is November 11, 2009. If you have any problems or questions, please either email Danielle at dinend1@uic.edu or call (312) 350-9360.
FEES
The fee to attend this event is $50 and includes all breakout sessions and scheduled meals.
Accepted methods of payment are either cash or check. The University does not accept credit cards at this time.
If paying by check, please address to the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Payments can be made on the day of the event or mailed in advance to the following address:
UIC Center for Supply Chain Management and Logistics
601 S. Morgan (MC/243)
Chicago, IL 60607
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Crowne Plaza Chicago - Metro
733 West Madison, Chicago, IL 60661
Phone: (888) 444-0401, www.crowneplaza.com
For the date of our event, the rate at the Crowne Plaza Chicago – Metro are $139.00 per room per
night for UIC patrons. Guests can simply call in (312) 829-5000.
DIRECTIONS
The event will take place in the Illinois Room of the University of Illinois at Chicago, Student Center East located at 750 South Halsted Street. The Illinois Room is in the low-rise part of the building. Take the escalators up to the second floor, then take the second bank of escalators to the next floor. The Illinois Room is located on that floor.
Student Center East is 1.5 blocks south of the Blue Line, Halsted-UIC Station on the right side of the street.
It is located next to the Jane Addams Hull-House.
If you require parking, a paid parking lot, Halsted/Taylor Parking Structure (HTPS), is available directly across the street from the Student Center (enter at 760 West Taylor Street).
For problems or concerns on the day of the event, please contact the UIC Center for Supply Chain Management and Logistics at (312) 350-9360.
Major funding support for the 2009 UIC Supply Chain and Freight Transportation Symposium provided by a grant from the CN Railway.
Copyright © 2005 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Contact the Webmaster