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Mar 13, 2010: NARP’s 2010 Northwest Division Membership Meeting

All Aboard Washington will be hosting the annual Spring Northwest Rail Advocates Conference, titled “High Speed Rail for the Pacific Northwest,” in Seattle on March 13, 2010. This meeting is the progression of the old Region 8 NARP meeting consisting of members and reports from the National Association of Railroad Passengers, All Aboard Washington, and the Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates.

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Featured Speakers
Mr. Antonio Perez, President and CEO, Talgo USA
Mr. Jonathan Hutchison, Government Affairs – West, Amtrak
Mr. George Chilson, Chairman, NARP

2010 annual membership meeting for NARP members in AK, ID, MT, OR, and WA. Also a membership meeting for All Aboard Washington (AAWA) and the Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates (AORTA).  All NARP members and guests welcome.

Program Includes

• Presentations on plans to continue implementation of high speed rail in the Pacific Northwest Corridor
• Updates on Amtrak’s North Coast Hiawatha and Pioneer studies
• Reports on state rail advocacy activities in the Northwest
• Reports on national passenger rail events

Event Details
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010
Time: 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Location: The Red Lion, corner of 5th Ave. and Pike St, Downtown Seattle, WA
Cost: $48.00 per person, if postmarked by March 5. $58.00 per person after March 5.

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Mar 13, 2010: NARP Upstate New York Local Membership Meeting

Event Details
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010
Time: 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Holiday Inn Downtown, 100 Nott Terrace, Schenectady, NY
5 blocks east of the Amtrak station
Cost: Early Bird (by Feb. 20): $33.00 per person, includes buffet lunch.
After Feb. 20: $38.00 per person.
Meeting only (no lunch): $20.00 per person

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Registration form and payment MUST be received by March 5, 2010.

Open to all NARP members!

Featured Guest Speaker: Ann Purdue, Director of the High Speed Rail Program, New York State Dept. of Transportation

Invited Speakers:
Joseph Boardman, President/CEO of Amtrak
Other prominent industry representatives

For information and updates, visit the ESPA Website or call 716-741-6384.

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Mar 20, 2010: NARP Mid-Atlantic 2010 Membership Meeting

Confirmed Speakers
Joe McHugh - Amtrak Vice President for Government Affairs
Christopher Zimmerman - Vice Chair, Arlington County Board of Commissioners and Member, WMATA Board of Directors
Dale Zehner - CEO, Virginia Railway Express (VRE)
Dave Johnson - Maryland Rail Commuter Agency (MARC) Trainmaster, fmr. NARP Vice President
Ross Capon - NARP President & CEO
Jim Churchill - NARP Vice Chair
Ken Briers - NARP Director

Event Details
Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010
Time: 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Registration begins at 10:30 AM)
Location: Starlight Room (behind Gates C & D), Union Station, Washington, DC

Open to all NARP members!

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Mar 27, 2010: Midwest High-Speed Rail Assn. Annual Meeting

Event Details
Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM CDT
Location: Hotel Allegro, 171 Randolph St., Chicago, IL
Eight blocks from Union Station, around the corner from the Washington/Wells CTA station on the Loop
Cost: $55 per person, includes lunch

Register and pay in advance by clicking here or by calling (773) 334-6758.

Apr 10, 2010: PA / DE / NJ Membership Meeting

The meeting includes a tour of SEPTA’s Control Center. A member of the NARP staff will speak.

Event Details
Date: Saturday, April 10, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Location: Temple University, Center City Campus, downtown Philadelphia, PA
Adjacent to Suburban Station
Cost: $25 in advance, $30 at the door

Pre-Registration
Make out a check to DVARP for $25.00 and mail it to:

Delaware Valley Association of Railroad Passengers
1601 Walnut St., Suite 1129
Philadelphia, PA 19102

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Apr 17, 2010: NARP/RailPAC Spring Membership Meeting

Event Details
Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT
Location: Union Station, Metro Boardroom, 800 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, California

Draft Program

9.00am – Registration and badge pick up - Coffee and pastry service

9.30 - Welcome:  L.A. City Council Member Tom LaBonge (confirmed)

9.45 - Opening Address:  Hon. Ara Najarian, Chairman, Metro Board and Council member, City of Glendale. (confirmed)

10.00 - High Speed Rail:  The Builders

Presenters

• Talgo USA (confirmed)
• Siemens (Invited)
• Desert Xpress, Tom Stone (invited)

11.00 - High Speed Rail: How to spend the first billion dollars.

Speakers
Mike McGinley, TRAC Board and RailPAC member
Erin Steva – CALPIRG
Darell Clarke – Sierra Club, Los Angeles Transportation Committee
Dan Krause Californians for High Speed Rail
Jarard Wright, Transit Coalition
Paul Dyson – RailPAC

Questions and opinions

12.00 – Lunch – Box lunch in cafeteria. Platform exhibit at Union Station subject to availability.

1.00pm - The National System

Speaker
Steven Gardner -  Amtrak VP (invited)
(Brian Rosenwald, confirmed back up)

2.00pm - California State Rail Program

Speaker
Bill Bronte – Chief, Caltrans Division of Rail

2.30pm - LOSSAN and Southern California Commuter Service

Speakers
Art Brown
Keith Millhouse (invited)

3.30pm - Passenger Rail Advocacy - Where do we go from here?

Speaker
George Chilson, retiring NARP Chairman (confirmed)

4.00pm – Members comments and discussion

5.00pm—adjourn

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Apr 26, 2010: NARP Spring Council of Representatives Meeting

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May 08, 2010: National Train Day 2010

National Train Day is sponsored by Amtrak and co-sponsored by over 100 companies and organizations, including NARP.

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Oct 19, 2010: Rail-Volution 2010: Making Portland a Livable Community Capital

“Rail-Volution Portland will provide attendees with exciting opportunities to showcase their own successes; share lessons learned with others in their field; gain useful insights, and demonstrate the value and strength of livable communities to the hesitant and skeptical back home. Witness the transportation and land use transformation that has been a case study for North America and the world.”

Event Details
Dates: Tuesday through Thursday, October 19 - 21, 2010
Location: Portland, Oregon (venue to be announced)
Cost: To be determined
Registration: Call 1-800-788-7077 or email the organizers.

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