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TEA-21 High-Speed Rail Seminar
Wednesday, November 18, 1998
7:45am-3:30pm
Gallier Hall
545 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA
Conference Fee: $50.00
Contacts:
Mark Dysart (HSGTA) 202-789-8109
John Cikota (FRA) 202-493-6364
Sponsored By:
Federal Railroad Administration
High-Speed Ground Transportation Association (HSGTA)
Southern Rapid Rail Transit Commission
Amtrak
November 18, 1998
Gallier Hall, New Orleans
Wednesday
I. REGISTRATION - 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. |
II. WELCOME - Mark Morial, Mayor New Orleans (8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.) |
III. REMARKS - Kirk Fordice, Governor, Mississippi (8:45 to 9:15 a.m.) |
IV. INTRODUCTION - Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, U.S. Department of |
V. CONFERENCE OVERVIEW - Jolene M. Molitoris, Administrator (9:45 to >10:15 a.m.) |
VI. Break - 15 minutes
VII. OVERVIEW OF REAUTHORIZATION - Congressional Staff Panel - Moderated by Bill Nevel, HSGTA (10:30 to 11:00 a.m.) |
VIII. TEA-21 BUDGETING FOR HIGH SPEED RAIL - Jack Basso - Acting Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs (11:00 to 11:30 a.m.) |
IX. TEA-21 INTERMODAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RAIL - Donald Itzkoff, Deputy Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration (11:30 to 12:15 p.m.) |
X. LUNCH - Cong. William Jefferson, Louisiana; Willard Keeney, Morrison Knudsen; Chair, Robert Dietz, High Speed Ground Transportation Association (12:15 to 1:30 p.m.) |
XI. STATE DOT PANEL - State Staff Panel - Moderated by John Cikota, FRA (1:30 to 2:15 p.m.) |
XII. Break - 15 Minutes
>XIII. >MAGNETIC LEVITATION DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM - Arrigo Mongini, Deputy Associate Administrator for Railroad Development (2:30 to 3:00 p.m.) |
XIV. NEXT GENERATION HIGH SPEED RAIL UPDATE AND SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - Bob McCown FRA (2:30 to 3:00 p.m.) |
XV. SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION - James McQueen, Associate Administrator for Railroad Development (3:00 to 3:30 p.m.) |