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OAKLAND, Calif (July 16, 2002) - Shanghai's Deputy Director General, Vancouver's Port Authority President and CEO, Dalian's Director General, Long Beach's Port Executive Director, Los Angeles' Port Executive Director, Melbourne's Port Corporation Chair and Port of Oakland's Executive Director all share an important date at the Pan Pacific Conference 2002 October 15-16. These are just some of the distinguished guests who will be speaking at this year's conference, hosted by the Port of Oakland. The Pan Pacific Conference is an international event that occurs every two years and brings together top port executives, leaders in the shipping and railroad industries, as well as other important business leaders connected with the maritime industry.

Registration information for the Pan Pacific Conference 2002, is readily available on the website or by contacting Dan Westerlin at (510) 627-1353 or via email at dwesterl@portoakland.com.

Conference attendees who register prior to July 31 will be entitled to a significant discount ($795.00 per Delegate registering prior to July 31 and $895.00 for registering after August 1). Conference delegates will benefit from presentations by over two-dozen world-renowned industry experts. Over the two-day conference attendees will enjoy: a welcome reception, two continental breakfasts, two working lunches with V.I.P. speaker presentations; two event dinners; a landside tour of the Port of Oakland and the Vision 2000 projects; the Grand Opening Ceremony of the new SSA Terminal Berths 57-59; wireless translation to/from Mandarin and Japanese; and a splendid evening cruise of San Francisco Bay.

The Conference will feature presentations on a wide variety of significant trade and transportation subjects both in panel formats and individual presentations.

Confirmed speakers include:
William Hamlin, President, APL
Matthew K. Rose, President & CEO BNSF Railroad
Lon Hatamiya, Secretary Technology, Trade & Commerce, State of California
Ole Sweedlund, Vice President - America, Hanjin Shipping Co.
Arun Bhimani, President Liftech Consultants, Inc.
Doug Tilden, President & CEO, Marine Terminals Corp.
Jon Hemingway, President, Stevedoring Services of America
YUAN FuXiu, Director General Port of Dalian
Richard Steinke, Executive Director Port of Long Beach
Peter Gethyn Thomas, Chair, Melbourne Port Corporation
Tay Yoshitani, Executive Director Port of Oakland
Mic Dinsmore, Chief Executive Officer, Port of Seattle
Andrea Riniker, Executive Director, Port of Tacoma
Zhang You-Lin, Deputy Director General, Shanghai Port Authority
Capt. Gordon Houston, President & CEO, Vancouver Port Authority
Ivor J. Evans, President & COO, Union Pacific Railroad
Rodney Slater, former Secretary of Transportation, United States
GUAN Tongxian , President & CEO, Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co. Ltd. (ZPMC)


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