Event

JPAC Regular Session 11-01 and Round Table Discussion on Sustainable Freight Transportation in North America

Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico

4 and 5 April, 2011

Public

The Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) members will lead a discussion on upcoming CEC project work and the Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters (SEM) process.

Round Table Discussion on Sustainable Freight Transportation in North America

JPAC will lead a series of panel discussions on North American transportation-related environmental issues, building on the key findings and recommendations in Destination Sustainability, a CEC Secretariat report to be released in late March that examines greening freight transportation by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, among other actions.

Agenda

Monday April 4, 2011

8:30 - 9:00
Foyer Salón Obsidiana 1, 2 y 3

Registration of Participants

9:00 - 9:10
Salón Obsidiana 1, 2 y 3

Welcome and introductory remarks and approval of the provisional agenda

Irasema Coronado
CEC JPAC Chair
9:10 - 9:30

Report on CEC developments since the last JPAC Meeting

Evan Lloyd
CEC Executive Director
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9:30 - 10:15

Question and Answer Period

10:15 - 10:30

Break

10:30 - 10:50

Presentation of the CEC 2011-2012 Operational Plan

Dolores Wesson
CEC Director of Programs
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10:50 - 12:00

Question and Answer Period

12:00 - 13:00

Networking Lunch (Provided)

13:00 - 13:30

Update on Submissions on Enforcement Matters

Paolo Solano
SEM Legal Officer
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13:30 - 14:00

Question and Answer Period

14:00 -14:20

Presentation of the JPAC SEM Questionnaire — JPAC Working Group

14:20 - 15:00

Public discussion

15:00 - 15:15

Presentation

Jorge Guzmán
Coordinador General
Secretaría de Asuntos Ambientales del CAFTA-DR
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15:15 - 15:30

Question and Answer Period

15:30 - 15:45

Wrap up

Irasema Coronado
CEC JPAC Chair
15:45

End of session

Tuesday April 5, 2011

14:30 - 17:30

Round Table Discussion on Sustainable Freight Transportation in North America

Felicia Marcus
JPAC member for the United States
Ben Sharpe
Researcher
International Council for Clean Transportation (ICCT)
Mark Stehly
Former Assistant Vice President
Environmental and Research & Development, BNSF
Malcolm Roberts
Senior Fellow
Institute of the North
Juan Carlos Camargo Fernández
Environment Manager
Wal-Mart México
Blanca Durán
Vice President
Coalición de Transportistas de Carga Internacional, AC
Robert McKinstry
Manager, Policy and Economic Research
The Railway Association of Canada
17:30 -17:45

Wrap-up

Irasema Coronado
JPAC Chair
17:45

Adjourn