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Monday, November 17, 2008

Time	Event / Session	Speaker
1:30-5:00 PM	Innovative Finance Workshop	Fred Werner, USDOT/FHWA

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Time	Event / Session
8:00 AM	Registration and Exhibitor Areas Open
	Continental Breakfast
9:15 AM	Welcome and Introduction
10:30 AM	Concurrent Sessions - International Planning, Land Use, Transportation Funding
11:45 AM	Lunch (On Your Own)
1:15 PM	Concurrent Sessions - Legislative Affairs, International Business, Safety in Transportation Planning
3:15 PM	Concurrent Sessions - Texas Freight Shuttle Network, Transit Planning, International Cooperative Efforts & Initiatives

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Time	Event / Session
8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM	Concurrent Sessions - Freight in Transportation Planning, International Transportation Planning, Environmental Assessment/Presidential Permitting
10:15 AM	Concurrent Sessions - Cross-Border Transportation Initiatives: Efficient & Innovative, Collaborative International Efforts, Transportation Planning: MPO Efforts
11:45 AM	Awards Luncheon Keynote Speaker - State Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa
1:45 PM	Concurrent Sessions - GIS in Transportation Planning, International Cross-Border Issues
	TOUR: McAllen Foreign Trade Zone
3:30 PM	Concurrent Sessions - Overview of International Bridges & Infrastructure, Multi-Modal - Transit
5:00 PM	Border Buttermilk: Provided by McAllen Convention & Visitors Bureau

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Time	Event / Session
8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM	Concurrent Sessions - International Border Crossing, GIS Technology & Its Importance, Multi-Modal & Transportation
10:15 AM	International Cooperation Between Border Cities: Roundtable Discussion