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ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR WATERWAYS SYMPOSIUM, WCI ANNUAL MEETING, Oct. 19-21, Pittsburgh, PA

News Release Waterways Council, Inc. June 24, 2011
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Online registration opens today for the Eighth Annual Waterways Symposium and
WCI Annual Meeting, sponsored by </SPAN></P>
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Council, Inc., Informa Economics and <I>The Waterways Journal.&nbsp; </I>The
Symposium will take place October 20-21, 2011 and will be </SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">preceded by
WCI&#8217;s Annual Meeting on October 19, 2011, at the Omni William Penn Hotel in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.&nbsp; The Symposium </SPAN></P>
<P
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">will explore the
array of obstacles and opportunities facing the inland waterways, ports, and
inland waterways transportation and is themed,</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#8220;The Fourth
&#8220;R&#8221;:&nbsp; Why Rivers Matter to America.&#8221;&nbsp; Among the topics will be World
Economic Trends, Transportation Forecast for </SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Commodities,
Operations &amp; Maintenance of Critical Infrastructure, the Political Landscape
and View from Capitol Hill, <SPAN style="COLOR: black">Federal Policy
</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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Investment in the Waterways, </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">and a n<SPAN
style="COLOR: black">ational media panel on Challenges in Covering the
Waterways</SPAN>.<BR><BR></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">If you are
involved with, depend on or interested in future opportunities on the inland
waterways and ports, you will not want to miss this year&#8217;s symposium.&nbsp;
Attendees typically include representatives from the shipping community,
transportation providers, representatives from environmental and labor groups,
investors, bankers, officials from ports and federal/state/local governments,
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies, consultants, academics, and
many more.&nbsp; </SPAN></P>
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bird registration is $595 through September 26, $650 after that date.&nbsp;
Register today by visiting</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN><A
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only one conference this year, make it the Waterways Symposium!</SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Waterways
Council, Inc. is the national public policy organization advocating a modern and
well-maintained national system of ports and inland waterways.&nbsp; The group
is supported by waterways carriers, shippers, port authorities, shipping
associations and waterways advocacy groups from all regions of the
country.&nbsp; Visit </SPAN></I><A title=http://www.waterwayscouncil.org/
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