2018 Annual Meeting (112th)

Building on Our Foundation

The 2018 ARDA Annual Meeting, the 112th in our history, continued our 2018 theme of "Building on Our Foundation" in New York, NY from June 10-12, 2018. The meeting kicked off on the evening of Sunday, June 10 with our welcome reception at Bookmarks at the Library Hotel near Grand Central Station. On Monday, June 11, the General Session will begin at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center at West 34th Street and 5th Avenue in Manhattan. Our program will continue through Tuesday, June 12, culminating in the annual President's Dinner.

Registration

Thanks to all of our attendees who made the Annual Meeting a success! ARDA members can download the registration list here.

Program and Speakers

Conference Session 1 - The Greenville Yard Rail-to-Barge Project and the Cross-Harbor Rail Tunnel

• James Bonner, President, New York & Atlantic Railway
• Patrick Thrasher, Manager - Port Rail Program, Port Authority of NY and NJ

Conference Session 2 - Metropolitan Rail Freight Council Action Plan

• Ryan White, Assistant Vice President, New York City Economic Development Corporation

Conference Session 3 - Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality: Use Cases for the Railroad Industry

• Julien Develle, Key Account Manager - US, AMA XpertEye Inc.

Conference Session 4 - Allies in Economic Development—Utility Positioning for Rail-served Development Opportunities

• Jon Broder, Vice President – Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer, Conrail

Conference Session 5 - Introduction to the High Line

• Jon Broder, Vice President – Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer, Conrail

Conference Session 6 - Corridor Valuation - State of New York vs CSX Transportation Panel

• Kim Bongiovanni, Assistant General Counsel, CSX Transportation, Inc.
• Jonathan Houghton, Partner, Goldstein, Rikon, Rikon & Houghton, P.C.
• Sandy Rex, Owner, RMI Midwest

Conference Session 7 - Beyond Environmental – The Interaction of Development Challenges at Complex Facilities

• Grant Cothran, Manager, Intermodal Development, Norfolk Southern Corp.
• Dava Kaitala, General Director, Construction Permitting and Sustainability, BNSF Railway
• Devin Sprinkle, Regional Manager - Environment (U.S.), CN

Conference Session 8 - Legal Updates

Minnesota Utility Crossing Statue Challenge

• Shanna Cargill, Attorney, BNSF Railway

Subtopic: Success on Stormwater Tax Legislation in Georgia

• Matt Gernand, Environmental Attorney, Norfolk Southern Corp.
• Conner Poe, Government Relations, Norfolk Southern Corp.

NEPA Permitting Streamline MOU

• Pam Nehring, Partner, Daley Mohan Groble P.C.

Conference Session 9 - Gateway Program Update

• Marie Corrado, Senior Director, Gateway Program, Amtrak

Conference Session 10 - Tomorrow's Railroad

• Allan Pickering, Solution Consultant, Bartlett & West

Conference Session 11 - Challenges with Public Private Partnerships and Financing Opportunities through USDOT Build America Bureau

• Thomas Halloran, Project Development Lead, U.S. Department of Transportation
• Chris Paolella, Partner, Reich & Paolella LLP
• Matthew Warren, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

Conference Session 12 - Leveraging 4D and 5D Models Through Visualization Impacts Decision Making

• Brian Bailey, Director, Geospatial and LiDAR Solutions, Transcend Spatial Solutions

Conference Session 13 - Leveraging 4D and 5D Models Through Visualization Impacts Decision Making

• Dan Breen, Executive Vice President - Location Economics, Jones Lang LaSalle
• Courtney Dunbar, Industrial Program and Economic Development Leader, Olsson Associates

Information on all of our speakers and presenters at the Annual Meeting can be found at this link.

Schedule

A Tentative Schedule of the Annual Meeting is now available here. The schedule includes times for:

• Educational Program Sessions
• Receptions and the President's Dinner
• Tours
• ARDA Silent Auction
• And more...