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For Immediate Release
September 12, 2002
OAKLAND, Calif (September 12, 2002) - With
one month remaining until the opening of the Pan Pacific Conference
2002 on October 15th, the Port of Oakland has announced the final
speaker schedule for the two-day event. “Those wishing to
attend the Conference should immediately submit their registration
and hotel reservations in order to assure adequate space”
according to event organizers. “October is one of the busiest
months in the Bay Area, and unless Delegates have confirmed their
hotel arrangements space may not be available.”
The Oakland Downtown Marriott, has reserved a block of hotel
rooms for Delegates at a special Conference rate of $129.00 per
night, if they confirm their reservations prior to September 22nd.
Delegates should hold their reservations under the “Pan
Pacific Port Conference” to qualify for this special rate,
and the Oakland Downtown Marriott may be contacted directly at
(510) 451-4000.
Featuring a stellar array of presentations, the Conference will
open the morning of Tuesday October 15th with presentations by
Lon Hatamiya, Secretary of the State of California’s Technology,
Trade and Commerce Agency and Rodney Slater, former Secretary
of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The luncheon presentation
will feature Mr. GUAN Tongxian president and CEO of ZPMC, the
largest container crane manufacturer in the world. Panel presentations
the first day will include “International Port Security
Developments” moderated by the Port of Vancouver, Canada;
“Port Development Within An Urban Area” moderated
by the Port of Dalian, China; and “Container Crane Technologies”
moderated by the Port of Shanghai. The final presentation of the
first day of the Conference will feature Jon Hemingway, president
of Stevedoring Services of America.
The second day of the Conference will
begin with panel presentations
“Ensuring Long-Term Sustainability Of Our Ports: What Should
We Be Doing Today?” moderated by the Melbourne Port Corporation;
and “Cooperation Between Ports In East Asia” moderated
by the Port of Yokohama. The luncheon presentation will highlight
two of the world’s premier railroads featuring Matthew Rose,
president and CEO of the BNSF Railroad and Ivor (Ike) Evans, president
and COO of the Union Pacific Railroad. Afternoon presentations
will feature Doug Tilden, President and CEO of Marine Terminals
Corporation and a panel discussion featuring five of the West
Coast’s Port Authorities and moderated by the Port of Oakland.
“It will be a busy and highly productive two days”
said Port of Oakland Executive Director Tay Yoshitani, “and
I urge you to make arrangements to attend. Both the presentations
by world leaders in our industry and the social opportunities
to personally meet the presenters and attendees to discuss the
Conference topics make this a unique opportunity to exchange ideas.”
Space at the Conference is still available at $895.00 for full
attendance at all events. 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; wireless translation
to/from Mandarin and Japanese; and a splendid evening cruise of
San Francisco Bay.
Contact:
Marilyn Sandifur
Media/Public Relations Manager
(510) 627-1193
Dan Westerlin
Special Assistant to the Executive Director
Port of Oakland
(510) 627-1353
dwesterl@portoakland.com |
