AAPA Quality Partnership Initiative Project Managers Workshop

December 1, 2008
Port of Ponce, Puerto Rico

4th Annual Project Managers Workshop Perspective: Policy and Process

12/02/2008
Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Eng. Ramón Torres Morales, Executive Director, Port of the Americas, Ponce, PR
• Kurt J. Nagle, President & CEO, American Association of Port Authorities, Alexandria, VA
• Hon. John Paul Woodley, Jr., Chairman, U.S. Section, International Navigation Association (PIANC), Assistant Secretary, U.S. Army, Civil Works, Washington, DC

12/02/2008
Workshop Charge

• Gary Loew - Co-Chair, Director, Programs Development, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,Washington, DC
• Frank L. Hamons - Co-Chair, Deputy Director for Harbor Development, Maryland Port Administration, Baltimore, MD

12/02/2008
Budget: Increased Maintenance Funding—Alternative Approaches
Discussion Leaders:

• Lloyd Saunders, PhD, Channel Development Manager, Port of Houston Authority
• Peter C. Luisa, Program Development, Programs Integration Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Respondents:

• Tammy Cameron, Vice President, Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc.
• Jim Hannon, Acting Chief, Operation & Regulatory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

12/02/2008
Process: Making WRDA 2007 Work
Discussion Leaders:

• Dr. Bory Steinberg, Senior Partner, Steinberg & Associates
• Ken Claseman, Sr. Policy Advisor for Economics, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Policy & Planning
• Kim Smith, Office of Water Policy Review, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Policy & Planning

12/02/2008
Legislation: WRDA and Surface Transportation Bill Reauthorization
Discussion Leaders: 

• Ted Illston, Counsel Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
• John Anderson, Minority Staff Director, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

12/03/2008
Overview on Port of the Americas Project and Mitigation
Speaker:

• Angel García, PE, AG Environmental, Port of the Americas
• Jose Salguero, CSA Group

12/03/2008
Regulatory: Red Tape on the Front Line
Discussion Leaders:

• Paul Carangelo, REM, CESM, PWSm Coastal Environmental Planner, Port of Corpus Christi Authority
• Osvaldo Collazo, USACE Regulatory , Jacksonville District

Respondents:

• Jim Hannon
• James E. Walker, USACE National Dredging Team Coordinator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

12/04/2008
Defining the “New Normal” process for moving from (lack of) Appropriations to Maintenance Dredging Projects
Discussion Leaders:

• Gary Loew, Director, Programs Development, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Jim Hannon, Acting Chief of Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Roger Cockrell, Professional Staff Member, Senate Appropriations Committee

12/04/2008
Project Costs and Contracting: Getting More Done
Discussion Leaders:

• James E. Walker, Navigation Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• William H. Hanson, Vice President, U.S. Business Development, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC

12/04/2008
Don’t Dredge!: Alternatives to Dredging
Discussion Leaders:

• James Bailard, SedCon Technologies, Inc.
• Joe T. Bryant, Vice President, Terminal Development, South Carolina State Ports Authority

12/04/2008
Emerging Technologies
Port Hueneme Disposal Project
Presenters:

• Mohammed Chang, Chief, Navigation Section, U.S. Corps of Engineers
• Steve Cappellino, Partner, Anchor Environmental CA L.P.

Miami River Sediment Processing Project
Presenter:

• Patrick J. Kelly, Vice President, Seaports and Airports Services, Weston Solutions Inc.