RailNation: San Antonio

• EVENT REGISTRATION
• HOTEL REGISTRATION
• AGENDA
• SPONSORS

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EVENT REGISTRATION

Registration is now closed.

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HOTEL REGISTRATION

Hotel registration is now closed.

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AGENDA

This outline will be updated frequently by staff as the meeting comes together. NOTE: Times & topics may change.

Friday, October 3rd

• 1:00–3:00pm
  • Regional Organizing Session & Council Committee Time
    • Members on their own
    • Not organized by staff

Saturday, Oct 4th
MC/Host: Jim Mathews, Rail Passengers President + CEO

• 7:00–8:00am
  • Registration/Breakfast
• 8:00–8:15am
  • Opening Remarks
    • Meredith Richards, Rail Passengers Chairwoman
• 8:15–8:20am
  • Welcome Address
    • Gina Ortiz Jones, Mayor, San Antonio
• 8:25–9:00am
  • Local Advocacy Presentation
    • Jesse Harasta, Co-Chair, San Antonians for Rail Transit (SART)
    • Samuel Haas, Co-Chair, San Antonians for Rail Transit (SART)
• 9:00–10:00am
  • Leadership Panel (hosted by TRA President Peter LeCody)
    • Andy Brown, Travis County Judge (Austin)
    • Tommy Calvert, Commissioner (Precint 4), Bexar County
    • Dennis Geesaman, Former Mayor, Flatonia, TX
• 10:00–10:10am
  • BREAK
• 10:10–11:00am
  • State Presentation
    • Caroline A Mays, Director of Planning and Modal Programs, TxDOT
• 11:00–11:45am
  • Grassroots Advocacy and Best Practices
    • Mitch Radakovich, Chair, All Aboard Ohio
• 11:45am–1:00pm
  • Lunch - w/ Keynote Speaker
    • Roger Harris, President, Amtrak
• 1:00–1:45pm
  • Rail Passengers Data Presentation
    • John Christoph, Rail Passengers
• 1:45–2:30pm
  • Southern Rail Commission: Updates from the Gulf Coast/I-20 Corridor
    • John Robert Smith, T4A Chairman
• 2:30–2:45pm
  • Break
• 2:45–3:45pm
  • Amtrak Presentation
    • Todd Stennis, Government Affairs Director (South)
• 3:45–4:30pm
  • Closing “Fireside Chat”
    • Jim Mathews
    • Elaine Clegg, CEO Valley Regional Transit & Amtrak Board Director
• 4:30pm
  • Conference Closes

Sunday, Oct 5th

• 8:00am-12:00pm
  • Council Business Meeting
• Afternoon
  • Self-guided tours

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