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11th Annual
Freight and Logistics Symposium
November 30, 2007
Four Points Sheraton, Minneapolis
Freight Planning in an Uncertain World
This year's symposium will address the impacts of rapid change on freight movements in the Midwest. Representatives from the business community, academia, and the public sector will participate in panels discussing current freight challenges and public policy alternatives in response to rapid change. Topics will include ethanol transportation requirements, the shift from imports to exports, competition for containers, truck-weight impacts on roads, intermodal needs, the special needs of medium-sized manufacturers, and emerging industries. Richard Stewart, director of the Transportation and Logistics Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Superior, will make the keynote presentation, focusing on the rapid economic change across the Midwest.
Program
7:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 Welcome
Robert Johns, Director, Center for Transportation Studies
Rebecca Jasper, President, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Ron Have, Chairman, Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee
8:15 Keynote Presentation
"The Only Constant is Change"
Speaker:
Richard Stewart,
Professor and Director, Transportation and Logistics Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Superior
NOTE: For a copy of Dr. Richard Stewart's presentation, please contact Stephanie Malinoff at
malinoff@cts.umn.edu
The upper Midwestern states, along with the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba, are experiencing economic growth, population shifts, new freight corridors, globalization, aging transportation infrastructure, climate change, and evolving markets. Stewart's presentation will address the potential impact of these change agents on freight transportation and how the critical resources of people, equipment, funding, and modal networks can respond to the subsequent opportunities and challenges.
9:00 Current Directions in Industry
Moderator:
Richard Murphy, Jr., President, Murphy Warehouse Company — [view presentation (1.7 MB PDF)]
Panelists:
David Christianson,
Associate, SRF Consulting Group
— [view presentation (2.8 MB PDF)]
Catherine Petersen,
Principal, CJ Petersen & Assoc.
— [view presentation (300 KB PDF)]
Jerry Fruin,
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
— [view presentation (508 KB PDF)]
Leslie Blakey,
Executive Director, Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors
— [view presentation (4.2 MB PDF)]
10:45 Break
11:00Public Policy Alternatives
Moderator:
Bill Gardner, Director, Freight Planning and Development Unit, Mn/DOT
Panelists:
Leslie Blakey,
Executive Director, Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors
— [view presentation (1.2 MB PDF)]
Mike Wagner,
County Engineer, Nicollet County Minnesota
— [view presentation (397 KB PDF)]
Adolph Ojard,
Director, Duluth Port Authority
— [view presentation (2.7 MB PDF)]
12:15 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn
Robert Johns, Director, Center for Transportation Studies
Sponsors
This event is sponsored by CTS, in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals — Twin Cities Roundtable, Metropolitan Council, and the Transportation Club. It is facilitated by Continuing Professional Education, University of Minnesota.