September
16, 2003
The topic of the September
16 program was the economic impact of
the Port of New York and New Jersey on the state and region as
a whole. It was a half-day morning event held at the Port
and members heard from a variety of experts from both the
public and private sectors. A Port terminal tour and a
discussion on security was part of the agenda. We also arranged a helicopter tour of the region, so that
members could witness from above the Port and the mammoth operation
associated with moving products in and out of the region.
|
|
Agenda |
| 8:00 to 8:20 a.m. |
Continental
Breakfast (Wyndham Newark Airport) |
| 8:20
to 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome
Joan Verplanck, President, NJ Chamber of Commerce |
|
Economic Impact
of Port on NJ and Region
Rick Larrabee, Director, Port Commerce Department, Port
Authority of NY and NJ |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Buses Depart to
Maher Terminals and Newark Airport |
| 9:15
to 11:50 a.m. |
Terminal/Port
Tour/Helicopter Lift
Terminal Tour by Maher Terminals Representatives
Pre-Helicopter Lecture by Port Authority of NY and NJ
Helicopter Tour by Dennis Lombardi, Port Authority of NY and
NJ |
| 11:55 a.m. |
Return to Wyndham
by Bus |
| 12:10 p.m. |
Lunch
(Wyndham Newark Airport) |
|
Protecting
Our Ports
Brian Dunlap, Executive Director,
Business Executives for National Security (BENS) NJ Business
Force
Jan Mares, Senior Business Analyst, US Department of Homeland
Security |
| 1:45 p.m. |
Conclude |
