Mark Your Calendar! PIANC USA 2012 Annual Meeting & Other Maritime Events
Pittsburgh, PA
Week of August 27-31, 2012
PIANC USA plans to hold its 2012 Annual meeting in conjunction with the many maritime meetings happening in Pittsburgh, PA, during the week of August 27-31, 2012. As soon as the exact date and agenda is set, we will make an announcement to the PIANC USA membership. Other events taking place during this week include PIANC and Coast Guard meetings, and the 2012 Joint Conference of Harbor Safety Committees and Area Maritime Security Committees which includes 2-1/2 days of technical sessions, a reception and evening cruise.
Additionally, a two-day technical seminar taught by Jeff Lillycrop of the US Army Corps of Engineers will be held on August 30 & 31. In February 2009 USACE Navigation R&D hosted the Inland Navigation Technology Workshop in Vicksburg, MS, to highlight and discuss the impact of digital technology on inland navigation safety and reliability. The workshop was attended by over 60 participants from NOAA, USCG, USACE, CMTS, Academia, Ports, and the inland Towing Industry. From this meeting came a U.S. vision for the harmonization and sharing of critical data and information that has evolved into a National strategy for eNavigation and River Information Services. The August 30-31 meeting will assemble the inland waterway stakeholders to review progress since the 2009 workshop and identify new National goals for the next few years. For more information, contact: Jeff.Lillycrop@usace.army.mil.
The PIANC USA meeting will tentatively take place at the Omni William Penn Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh. More information will be forthcoming shortly!
