{"id":4376,"date":"2014-03-17T12:01:35","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T17:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midamericafreight.org\/?page_id=4376"},"modified":"2018-11-29T20:29:12","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T20:29:12","slug":"2014am","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/index.php\/events\/2014am\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Annual Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2014 MAFC Annual Meeting was \u00a0held in conjunction with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naftanext.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAFTANEXT Summit<\/a> on April 22-25, 2014 at the historic\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/palmerhousehiltonhotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palmer House Hotel<\/a> in Chicago, Illinois.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NAFTANEXT-Banner.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"NAFTANEXT Banner\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NAFTANEXT-Banner-1024x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe MAFC partnered with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tradecorridors.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CAGTC<\/a> and NAFTANEXT to expand its meeting to address the growing focus on energy and its importance to freight transportation. This conference included both MAFC-specific and joint sessions that addressed a wide range of freight-related issues.<\/p>\n<h2>Meeting Materials<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MAFC_2014_AM_Agenda.pdf\">MAFC-specific Agenda<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MAFC_AM_2014_MHs.pdf\">Marine Highways and Marine Freight Development in the MAFC<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Photo Gallery(below)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cfire.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapTour\/?appid=e59bb6b773f047fcaaac6bc955aa511a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CREATE Tour Photos and Map<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Presentations<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Introduction_Perry-1.pdf\">Introduction and Welcome<\/a> (Ernie Perry, MAFC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Waterways_Davies.pdf\">Expanding Freight on Our Waterways: Lessons Learned<\/a>\u00a0(Scott Davies, MARAD)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/GreatLakes_Roy.pdf\">Freight Market Development on the Great Lakes: Why? How? <\/a> (Marc-Andr\u00e9 Roy, CPCS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Waterways_Soporowski-1.pdf\">Incorporating Waterways into Planning<\/a>\u00a0(Lynn Soporowski, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Marine_Highways_Schoeben-1.pdf\">Planning for One Transportation System&#8211;Marine Highways<\/a>\u00a0(Kevin Schoeben, Illinois DOT)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/MAFC_2014_NortonRemarks.pdf\">Remarks by the Canadian Consul General<\/a>\u00a0(Roy Norton, Canadian Consulate)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naftanext.com\/nafn14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presentations<\/a> from the NAFTANEXT portion of the program are also available.<\/p>\n<h2>Sponsor<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/CDMSmith_logo_print_CMYK_BlueGr-e1396014807246.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4397 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/CDMSmith_logo_print_CMYK_BlueGr-e1396014807246-300x132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/CDMSmith_logo_print_CMYK_BlueGr-e1396014807246-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/CDMSmith_logo_print_CMYK_BlueGr-e1396014807246.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Photo Album<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"2014 MAFC Annual Meeting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wistrans\/albums\/72157644117364659\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2915\/14135337483_6315d36b95_z.jpg\" alt=\"2014 MAFC Annual Meeting\" width=\"567\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2014 MAFC Annual Meeting was \u00a0held in conjunction with the\u00a0NAFTANEXT Summit on April 22-25, 2014 at the historic\u00a0Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. 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