ASLRRA Southeast Regional Meeting

Please note: dates, times and session names and/or descriptions are subject to change.

10:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. — Registration

10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. — Sponsor/Exhibitor Set Up

4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. — Networking Happy Hour hosted by Young Professionals Committee

5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. — Opening Reception with Sponsors

7:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. — Registration

7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. — Networking Breakfast with Sponsors

8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. — General Session

8:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m. — President’s Awards
8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. — CSX Update — Chantel Goutcher, GM, Design, CSX
9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. — CRISI Grants — Marc Dixon, Grant Program Manager, FRA; Paulo Couto, Specialist, Freight Railroads Outreach, FRA, and Richard Sherman, AVP, Policy and Industry Affairs, ASLRRA
9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. — Short Line Safety Institute Update — Tom Murta, Executive Director, SLSI

10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. — Networking Break with Sponsors

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. — General Session continues

10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. — PHMSA Real Time Reporting — William S. Schoonover, Associate Administrator of Hazardous Materials Safety, PHMSA
11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. — The Future of Boxcar Supply — Paddy O’Neill, Principal, Glynn Lane Consulting and David Sellers, Consultant – Special Projects, The Greenbrier Companies
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. — Alternative Energy Locomotive Deployment: Challenges and Opportunities of Decarbonization — Tyler Dick, Professor, University of Texas at Austin

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. — Networking Lunch with Sponsors

1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. — Breakout Sessions

OSHA Hazard Communication — Sean Strong, VP Environmental, Watco and Jo Strang, SVP, Safety, Regulatory, and Environmental Policy, ASLRRA
TSA Update and Panel Discussion — Jonathan Lamb, Industry Engagement Manager – Freight Rail, TSA and Fred Oelsner, VP Data, Technology and Security, ASLRRA
Procurement: Supply Chain Strategies — Kristine Storm, VP-Purchasing, Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc. and Joe Gioe, President & CEO, Indiana Rail Road
Partnership with FRA: Efficiencies in Project Delivery Panel – Panelists – Amanda Nadjkovic, Environmental Protection Specialist and Matthew Mielke, Midwest Division Chief, FRA. Moderated by Paulo Couto, Freight Railroad Outreach Specialist, FRA.

1:55 p.m.-2:40 p.m. — Breakout Sessions

Making it Right in East Palestine, Ohio – Kristin Wong, Director, Foundation & Community Impact, Norfolk Southern; Sean Ward, Account Director, Jackson Spaulding
Part 219 Update Drug and Alcohol Regulations — Sam Noe, Drug and Alcohol Program Specialist, FRA and Melissa Van Dermeir, Drug and Alcohol Program Specialist, FRA
Signal Certification Update — Gabe Neal, Staff Director, Signal, Train Control and Crossing Division, FRA & Jo Strang, SVP, Safety, Regulatory, and Environmental Policy, ASLRRA

2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. — FRA Open Office Hours

2:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m. — Networking Break with Sponsors

3:20 p.m.-4:05 p.m. — Breakout Sessions

Dispatcher Certification Regulation and Updates — Chris Holt, Staff Director Operating Practices, FRA and Jo Strang, SVP, Safety, Regulatory, and Environmental Policy, ASLRRA
Part 243 – Railroad/Contractor Training Requirements — Katie Inouye, President, Spark TS and JR Gelnar, VP, Safety and Compliance, ASLRRA
State Legislation Panel – Joe Arbona, AVP, Government Affairs, Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc. and Bob Bailey, Director of Government Affairs, SMS Rail Service, Inc. Moderated by Crystal Gitchell, AVP, Legislative and Regulatory Policy, ASLRRA

4:10 p.m.-5:10 p.m. — Sandhouse Sessions

Eastern Region Sandhouse
Southern Region Sandhouse
Supplier Sandhouse

Wednesday, October 2

7:00 a.m.-11:30 p.m. — Registration

7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. — Networking Breakfast with Sponsors

8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. — General Session

8:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m. — Safety Professional of the Year Award
8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. — Short Line Leaders Panel: Robert Babcock, President & CEO, Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Railroads; Brandy Christian, CEO, Patriot Rail Company LLC; and Mark Rosner, EVP & COO, Lake State Railway Company. Moderated by Chuck Baker, President, ASLRRA.
9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. — Crew Size Regulatory Updates – Mitch Harris, VP – Safety & Compliance, Rio Grande Pacific Corporation; Jo Strang, SVP, Safety, Regulatory, and Environmental Policy, ASLRRA, and JR Gelnar, VP, Safety and Compliance, ASLRRA
9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. — Norfolk Southern Update — Stefan Loeb, Vice President Business Development and First and Final Mile Markets, Norfolk Southern

9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. — FRA Open Office Hours

10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. — Networking Break with Sponsors

10:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. — General Session continues

10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. — Legislative, Regulatory and Legal Updates — Richard Sherman, AVP, Policy and Industry Affairs, ASLRRA; Jo Strang, SVP, Safety, Regulatory, and Environmental Policy, ASLRRA; Nicole Brewin, VP, Congressional Affairs, and Sarah Yurasko, SVP Law and General Counsel, ASLRRA

11:45 a.m. — Buses depart from Hyatt for World Golf Village

1:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. — Golf Tournament — World Golf Village

6:00 p.m. — Buses depart from World Golf Village to Hyatt