33rd Annual Summer Ports, Waterways, Freight, and International Trade Conference, June 18-20

TRB is sponsoring the 33rd Annual Summer Ports, Waterways, Freight, and International Trade Conference on June 18-20, 2008, in Baltimore Maryland.  The conference will focus on a range of issues relating to the impact of globalization on transportation, such as shifting global trade routes, landside access, supply chain security, financing, and the environment. Sarah Murray, a longtime Financial Times contributor, specializing in environmental sustainability and the impact of business on society, particularly in respect to supply chains, will be keynote luncheon speaker on June 18, 2008, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.  Ms Murray, author of “Moveable Feasts: From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, the Incredible Journeys of the Food We Eat” will discuss global trips made by food and the seismic shifts in economics, politics and society those trips have triggered.

Attendees at the 33rd Annual Sumer Ports Conference are encouraged to participate as well in the TRB 2008 Summer Conference, June 15-18, 2008, in Baltimore, Maryland.  The summer conference will attract more than 400 transportation professionals who will participate in midyear meetings of at least 40 TRB committees. The TRB 2008 Summer Conference will provide attendees with a unique opportunity to take part in sessions, group discussions, and TRB standing committee meetings and to network with peers across a broad array of topic areas. This year’s conference will focus on the impact of globalization on transportation.