Recent ITI News:

13 February 2007
Dr. Patrick Sherry, Co-Director of the National Center for Intermodal Transportation, addresses a congressional committee on fatigue in the railroad industry

24 January 2007
ITI names two new faculty members

12 January 2007
ITI Board of Directors elects three new members for Board

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Dear ITI Board Members, faculty, students, and friends:

Welcome to the first edition of ITI’s new e-bulletin, ITInews, which will keep you abreast of upcoming events and activities that impact our efforts. We will keep this information brief to avoid taking up too much of your time. In addition to the events highlighted, we will also provide links to recent press releases, articles, and other pertinent information that you can access as necessary.

I would like to emphasize, in this first edition, the need for us all to try to attend Traffic World’s Transportation Table forum that ITI Board Senior Chairman Gil Carmichael will address this Friday, 23 March. Detailed information is below.

Gil will discuss "The New Science of Transportation," and we should invite as many friends, possible recruits, guests from Capitol Hill, and other interested parties as possible.

I hope you enjoy this new communication tool. Please feel free to submit comments and suggest ideas for future issues.

Best regards,

Tom Finkbiner
Chairman
ITI Board of Directors

Gil Carmichael to speak at National Transportation Table in Washington, DC

ITI Board Senior Chairman Gil Carmichael will be speaking at the Transportation Table in Washington, DC, this Friday, 23 March. If your schedules permit and you are in DC, please try to attend!

Please see reservation and location details below.

Gil Carmichael, whose speech is entitled “The New Science of Transportation,” will address the nation’s outdated transportation system, the evolution of intermodal transport on a global basis, the current national energy crisis, the ineffectiveness of current state and federal policies, and the need for increased intermodal education to meet the transportation demands of the 21st century.

Members of the press and public are invited to attend the luncheon speech, which will be held at the National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, top floor. Guests can call 202.355.1141 to make luncheon reservations by leaving a name on voice mail, or tickets can be purchased for $25.00 at the front reception desk or Traffic World’s designated suite at the National Press Club. The luncheon starts at 12:30 PM but it is suggested attendees arrive a little early to shake some hands. The meeting begins at 1:00 PM and it is over promptly at 2:00 PM. The speech will be 15-20 minutes in length, followed by questions from the audience, press conference style.

ITI Intermodal Travel Seminar to visit Shanghai, China, 25-28 March 2007

The 2006 graduating class of ITI’s Executive Master's Program will travel to Shanghai, China, for its capstone travel seminar. The class will visit both freight and passenger facilities, will meet with Chinese officials, and will attend dinners with key transportation executives. The ITI faculty leading the travel seminar are Michael Meyer (passenger course) and Ted Prince (freight course). The ITI Board member host companies are APL, FedEx Express, Matson Integrated Logistics, and Maersk.

We wish them all a great trip.

Applications are being accepted for the 2007 ITI Executive Master's Program

For information and application materials for the ITI Executive Master's Program, please contact George Woodward (phone: 215.247.2162; email: george.c.woodward@verizon.net) or Cathy Johnson (phone: 303.871.4702; email: catjohn@du.edu). The graduate program begins 3 September 2007.