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Fifth Annual Waterways Symposium Featured Speakers Include Former Secretary of Agriculture Clayton Yeutter and MG Don T. Riley, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers!

The Advantages of Waterborne Commerce! Emerging Realities after Natural Disasters! New Opportunities for Trade! Planning for Implementation of the Navigation Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP)!

1 Fifth Annual Waterways Symposium Featured Speakers Include Former Secretary of Agriculture Clayton Yeutter and MG Don T. Riley, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers! World and National Industry Overview and What It Means to America s Inland Waterways! Transportation Demand Now and in the Future! Meeting Infrastructure Needs: US Army Corps of Engineers! The Advantages of Waterborne Commerce! Emerging Realities after Natural Disasters! New Opportunities for Trade! Planning for Implementation of the Navigation Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP)! Special Events Include a Visit to the St. Louis Art Museum and a Taste of St. Louis dinner event.! A Strong Waterways System: Creating Investment in the American Economy Spouse and Guest Program--New for 2008! Tour the St. Louis Botanical Gardens and share lunch with other spouses and guests on Thursday, and join us for evening special events on both Wednesday and Thursday nights. Contact: Sharmon Truesdale, October 29-31, 2008 Ritz-Carlton St. Louis 100 Carondelet Plaza St. Louis, MO USA Tel ~ Fax Web Sites:

2 The inland navigation industry endures a variety of challenges each year. This year has been no different with icing, flooding, high water, lock problems, fog, dredging, and an oil spill, to name a few issues that have complicated navigation and commodity movements on the inland system. Meanwhile, operating costs have shot up on high fuel costs, an increasing price of steel, and labor costs that are being challenged by shortages in certain segments of the industry. In the President s FY2009 budget for the Corps was another proposal to alter the funding mechanism for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. Details of that proposal later revealed that the burden of that proposal would be shifted to a few areas of the navigation system. Despite the challenges the industry faces each year, the navigation system is attracting new users and bringing in more interest from off-shore investors. America s waterways are ready to meet growing demands, something not going unnoticed to many shippers and investors. But the unfortunate reality is that the waterways system and its myriad locks and dams continue to age. Keeping the system safe, functional, and a valued asset for the American and global economy requires ongoing commitment to investment. This year s Fifth Annual Waterways Symposium, taking place Oct in St. Louis, Mo., will explore the challenges faced by the waterways industry and look at the key industries that rely on the waterway system. Waterways Council, Inc., Informa Economics, Inc., and The Waterways Journal are again teaming up to sponsor this important event. The Waterways Symposium will feature timely presentations and discussions from experts in the know. Topics will include what s moving on the waterways, riverborne trends and economic drivers, the advantages of waterborne commerce, creating investment in the American economy through a strong waterways system, the nation s response to infrastructure needs, the emerging realities after natural disasters, new opportunities for trade, planning for implementation of the Navigation Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP), and how the waterways industry can steer a course in the changing political currents. This year s venue for the Symposium will be the Ritz-Carlton St. Louis, located in suburban Clayton, Mo. Participants will enjoy a welcoming reception and Taste of St. Louis dinner event on Wednesday night, plenary sessions throughout Thursday and on Friday morning, and a Thursday night special event at the St. Louis Museum of Art. Spouses and guests will tour the St. Louis Botanical Garden and share lunch on Thursday, and attend the Wednesday and Thursday evening events. Who should attend this year s symposium? If you are involved with or are dependent on the river system to keep your business, enterprise or organization operating, you will want to participate. If you monitor, invest in, and support waterway interests, then this symposium is a must for you. Previous attendees have included representatives from barge operators and transportation providers, shippers, investors and bankers, officials from federal, state, port and local governments, consultants and many others. **** Please register online at **** Symposium Fees: $595 Early Bird Discount $650 Regular Registraton (after Oct. 15) and $325 Spouse/Guest Registration

WCI works to ensure optimal levels of federal funding for the planning, construction, operation and maintenance of port and inland waterways navigation improvements of national priority.

The Waterways Journal is the only weekly trade publication serving the inland rivers and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

3 ABOUT US Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) is the national public policy organization focused on educating policymakers, the news media and the general public about the critical importance of our Nation s lock and dam infrastructure. WCI works to ensure optimal levels of federal funding for the planning, construction, operation and maintenance of port and inland waterways navigation improvements of national priority. Its members are committed to the sustained success of this initiative, and to doing its part for the economy of the United States and for global trade. The Waterways Journal is the only weekly trade publication serving the inland rivers and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The goal is to deliver dependable news to members of the industry and promote the industry to those not as familiar with the benefits of marine transportation. Informa Economics, Inc. is the world leader in broad-based agricultural and commodity market research, analysis and consulting. The company was founded in 1977 and, in 2003, was acquired by the AGRA division of Informa Group plc. Informa Economics, Inc. serves hundreds of firms and institutions worldwide from its headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. The transportation services program offers a wide variety of client services across all modes of transportation, annually publishes the Barge Fleet Profile and Barge Commodity Profile reports, and maintains the Barge Fleet web site, Other programs include an Annual Long-Term Grain and Transportation Outlook Conference each April and a revolving Transportation and Logistics Roundtable Series.

4 DAY ONE: Wednesday, October 29, :00 am National Waterways Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting (members only) 12:00 Noon Waterways Council Membership Committee Meeting (invitation only) 2:00 pm Waterways Council, Inc. Annual Meeting and Board of Directors Meeting (WCI members only) 6:00 pm Reception Welcoming Cornel Martin, WCI President and CEO Designate Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis 6:45 pm A Taste of St. Louis Dinner Event DAY TWO: Thursday, October 30, :45 am Welcome and Call to Order Daniel Mecklenborg, Senior Vice President, HR and Chief Legal Officer, Ingram Barge Company, and Chairman of the Board, Waterways Council, Inc. World and National Industry Overview and What it Means to America s Waterways Norb Whitlock, Moderator 9:00 am Keynote Speaker Clayton Yeutter, Chairman, American Commercial Lines 9:40 am World Economic Trends Tom Scott, President and COO, Informa Economics, Inc. Transportation Demand Now and in the Future 10:30 am Riverborne Trends and Economic Drivers Ken Eriksen, Senior Vice President, Informa Economics, Inc. 11:00 am Panel: What s Moving on the Waterways--Profiles from Different Industries Moderator: Ken Eriksen Coal: Steve Leer, Chairman and CEO, Arch Coal Petroleum: Robert McCormack, Vice President, SeaRiver Maritime Grain: Doug McNeely, Vice President, Bunge Corp. Steel: John Pivak, Distribution Manager-Raw Materials, US Steel Corporation 12:00 Noon Luncheon Cornel Martin, Master of Ceremonies Address: Changing Political Currents Jim Wiesemeyer, Vice President, Informa Economics Meeting Infrastructure Needs: US Army Corps of Engineers Barry Palmer, Moderator 1:15 pm How the US Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program is Changing Featured Speaker: MG Don T. Riley, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 1:45 pm The Need for Additional Trust Fund Revenue and Greater Efficiency in Project Delivery Gary Loew, Chief of Programs Division, HQ, USACE

5 DAY TWO: Thursday, October 30, 2008 (continued) The Advantages of Waterborne Commerce 2:50 pm The Case Against User Taxes C. Jake Haulk, Allegheny Institute for Public Policy Barry Palmer, Moderator 3:05 pm A Modal Comparison of Freight Transportation Effects on the General Public Peter Stephaich, Chairman, National Waterways Foundation and Chairman, Blue Danube, Inc. A Strong Waterways System: Creating Investment in the American Economy Terry Nelson, Moderator 3:25 pm Why Holcim is Investing Along the Inland Waterways Susan Diehl, Holcim, Inc. 3:45 pm Financing Investment in the Waterways Industry Barbara Johnson, Morgan Stanley 4:15 pm Address U.S. Senator Kit Bond (Invited) 4:30 pm Adjourn 8:00 am Opening Remarks Rick Calhoun, President, Cargo Carriers, Inc. Emerging Realities after Natural Disasters Rick Calhoun, Moderator 8:05 am The Mississippi River Overcoming Natural Disasters: The Floods of 1993 and 2008 Featured Speaker: BG Michael Walsh, Commander, MVD, USACE 8:30 am Post-Katrina New Orleans: Reviving its Role as One of the World s Leading Maritime Centers H. Merritt Lane, III, President and CEO, Canal Barge Company 8:55 am How Trade Is Being Restored after 2008 Flood Events Scott Leininger, Vice President, Consolidated Grain and Barge New Opportunities for Trade Rodney Weinzierl, Moderator 9:20 am Feeding the World with Seed Technology Jim Tobin, Dir. of Biotech Business Development, Commercial Acceptance Group, Monsanto 9:40 am Fueling the World with Renewable Resources Leslie Cornelius, Director of Logistics, Abengoa Bioenergy Planning for Implementation of the Navigation Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) Paul Rohde, Moderator 10:15 am Overview, Organizational Direction for Navigation Modernization Col. Robert Sinkler, Commander, Rock Island District, USACE 11:30 am Adjourn DAY THREE: Friday, October 31, 2008 Prioritization of Ecosystem Restoration Rich Innes, Principal, Conservation Strategies, LLC, and Upper Mississippi Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy (Invited) Importance of NESP to Economic Development Steve Jaeger, Executive Director, Heart of Illinois Regional Port District

6 Registration Form Questions? Call: Waterways Council, Inc. Telephone Your registration fee, payable to Waterways Council, Inc., should be submitted in full at the time of registration. For the fastest response, we encourage you to use your credit card and register securely ONLINE at EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION $595 (through Oct. 15th) AFTER OCT 15TH $650 (including on-site) Spouse and Guest (dinners/tours) $325 REGISTER ONLINE TODAY! If paying by check, please fill out the following form and return by FAX ormail to WATERWAYS COUNCIL 801 N. Quincy Street, Ste 200 Arlington, VA USA Name Title Preferred Name on Badge: Company Address City State Zip Country Telephone Fax address! I have a disability. Please contact me about my special accommodation needs. Spouse and Guest Registration! Yes! My spouse or guest will participate in this program, which includes Wednesday night s Taste of St. Louis, Thursday s spouse and guest tour, and Thursday nights reception and dinner at the St. Louis Art Museum. I will add the $325 spouse and guest registration fee to my payment. Spouse/Guest First and Last Name: PLEASE INDICATE METHOD OF PAYMENT (Payment required at time of registration)! Enclosed is my check made payable to Waterways Council, Inc.! My check payable to Waterways Council, Inc., will follow by mail to the above address. To pay by credit card, register ONLINE at HOTEL RESERVATIONS: Hotel reservations can be made by calling the hotel directly at and requesting the Waterways Council rate or at using the group code AWOAWOA. Reservations must be made by September 25, 2008 to take advantage of our special rate. Deluxe Rooms $169/night. Rates are for single/double occupancy. Ritz-Carlton St. Louis ~ 100 Carondelet Plaza ~ St. Louis, MO USA 63105, Telephone For information about government rate rooms see ***Full refund for cancellations received by Oct. 15; full refund less $100 administrative fee for cancellations after Oct. 15***

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