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Freight & Fuels: Planning for Green Goods Movement

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM (EDT)

Freight & Fuels: Planning for Green Goods Movement

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Conference Registration
Registration includes access to all conference presentations, workshops, vendors and demonstration area. Coffee, breakfast and lunch also included in cost of registration.
68 tickets Ended $34.00 $0.00
Airport Freight Facility Tour
End your day with a 1-hour tour of the Albany Airport Freight Facility! The tour is free but please register to reserve a space.
82 tickets Ended $0.00 $0.00

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The Capital District Transportation Committee and the Capital District Clean Communities Coalition are hosting a one-day conference titled Freight & Fuels: Planning for Green Goods Movement on April 24, 2013 at the Albany International Airport Observation Deck.  The conference will highlight efforts by both the public and private sectors to save money and fuel and improve air quality while moving goods efficiently through the Capital Region and beyond.  In addition to presentations, there will be an hour long workshop lead by the Institute for Infrastructure Asset Management to collect feedback from industry professionals about current and future freight and alternative fuel infrastructure in the region. 

 

Agenda

 

7:30 am -   Coffee & Registration

 

8:00 am -   Welcome by the Albany International Airport, Capital District Transportation Committee & Congressman Tonko

 

8:30 am - Topic 1: Freight & Livability

Environmental & Energy Matters in Trucking - Dr. Dimitri Grivas, ARMA International, LLC

Coexisting: Freight Facilities and Communities - Rick Crawford, Norfolk Southern Corp.

Making Freight & Complete Streets Work - Peter Plumeau, RSG, Inc.

 

9:30 am - Network & Coffee break: visit vendors and demonstration vehicles & equipment

 

10:00 am - Topic 2: Energy Matters

Urban Freight Transport: The Final Frontier (and our role as the pioneers) - Dr. Jose Holguin-Veras, RPI

NYC Green Fleets - Christina Ficicchia, Empire Clean Cities

Idling Reduction - Cynthia Perthuis, IdleAir

 

11:00 am - Topic 3: Implementing Your Ideas

Greening Your Fleet Panel Discussion: Case Studies from the Private Sector

EJ Kranz, Capital District Community Gardens

Gino Porter, Frito-Lay North America

Matthew Sgambettera, American Alternative Fuels

Developing a Regional Freight Program - Rich Guarino, Greater Buffalo Niagara RTC

 

12:00 pm - Networking Lunch & Keynote Speaker

The Effect of Post Panamax Ships - Dennis Lombardi, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

 

1:15 pm - Workshop

a. Envisioning the Future of Freight in the Capital Region

b. Developing an Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Priority Network

 

2:30 pm - A Discussion on Existing & Future Funding Options

Patrick Bolton, NYSERDA

Adam Ruder, NYSERDA

Tom Kearney, USDOT

 

3:15 pm - Closing Remarks

Next Steps for the Capital District Freight Task Force

Next Steps for the Capital District Clean Communities Coalition

 

3:30 pm - Albany Airport Freight Facility (optional 1-hour tour)


Accommodations:  A room block has been reserved at the nearby Hilton Homewood Suites on Wolf Road at a special group rate of $104/night.  Reservations can be made by calling (518)438-4300, group reservation code: CDT 

Parking:  Parking at the airport terminal will be complimentary of the Albany County Airport Authority.  Parking passes will be distributed during check-in at the event registration desk.

 

 

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Observation Deck
737 Albany Shaker Road
, 12211

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM (EDT)


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