One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, California 90012

$35 ADV, includes lunch
$40 DOE
For more information about registering for the meeting call 888-508-2640
(1) Send check or money order to RailPAC Executive Director, 1008 10th St. #217, Sacramento, CA 95814-3502. INCLUDE Name, address, phone number, AND which organizations you belong to: RailPAC, NARP, Transit Coalition. OR (2) Use the registration form sent to members by email, OR (3) To register on line by Credit Card/Paypal, go to http://www.railpac.org/2007/02/20/railpac-annual-meeting-updated-information/

MTA Board Room
3rd Floor

The Rail Passenger Association of California, the National Association of Railroad Passengers, and the Transit Coalition invite you to the biggest rail meeting of 2007!

10:00 amReception

10:15 am
Opening Remarks and introductions
Paul Dyson, President, RailPAC
Ross Capon, Executive Director, NARP
10:30 amKeynote Speech
Alex Kummant, President, Amtrak
11:30 amAMTRAK & THE FUTURE OF NATIONAL & STATE SYSTEMS
Moderator: Art Lloyd, Vice President, RailPAC
Bill Bronte, Division of Rail Chief, Caltrans
Ross Capon, Executive Director, NARP
Andrew Seldon, United Rail Passenger Alliance
12:15 pmLUNCH
1:00 pmREGIONAL & COMMUTER RAIL
Lessons from the Northeast

Governor Michael Dukakis, Former Amtrak Director
1:45 pmSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL RAIL
A Sleeping Giant?

Moderator: Dennis Lytton, NARP Director
Paul Dyson, President, RailPAC
Mike McGinley, Retired, Southern Pacific Railroad and Metrolink
2:30 pmTRANSIT RAIL
Vital Projects to Create a Joint System

Moderator: James Smith, Vice President, RailPAC
Melvin Clark, Deputy Executive Officer, Metro Rail
Jerard Wright, Vice President, The Transit Coalition
Bart Reed, Executive Director, The Transit Coalition
3:30 pmHIGH SPEED RAIL
Dan Leavitt, Assistant Executive Director, California High Speed Rail Authority
4:00 pmRailPAC Members Meeting & Election of Director & Officers

Rail Passenger Association of California & Nevada
RailPAC is a statewide membership organization working for the expansion and improvement of rail passenger service within the states of California and Nevada.

Official Website: http://www.railpac.org/2007/02/20/railpac-annual-meeting-updated-information/

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