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2007 Conference
April 16 - 18, 2007 at the Hotel Royal Plaza in Lake Buena Vista, Florida * * * Conference Information
* * * Transportation Loss Prevention & Security Association
presents its 33rd Annual Conference April 16 - April 18, 2007 a joint conference with the Transportation & Logistics Council, Inc.
Hotel Royal Plaza Lake Buena Vista, Florida "Education for Transportation Professionals"
8:30am - 9:00am
Pre-Meeting Breakfast
9:00am - 4:00pm
Board of Directors Meetings Transportation Consumer Protection Council, Inc. Transportation Loss Prevention & Security Association
10:00am - 10:30am
Mid-Morning Break
9:00am - 5:00pm Optional Seminars: Contracting for Transportation & Logistics Services by Raymond A. Selvaggio, Esq. An intensive workshop on the practical and legal aspects of contracting for both purchasers and providers of transportation and logistics services. Includes a review of important legal principles, statutes, regulations and a "walk through" and in-depth discussion of actual contract provision, terms and conditions.
Freight Claims - Filing & Recovery by John T. Harvey, CCP
Mr. Harvey's seminar and text are designed to teach newcomers to freight claims and carrier liability the basic elements of this intricate subject. His unique knowledge of loss and damage claims, coming from 27 years as Corporate Claims Manager at Corning, ensures that the material he teaches will have direct application in the daily claims filing and recovery function.
William J. Augello's Transportation, Logistics and the Law - Second Edition by Brent Wm. Primus, JD
Based on Bill Augello's text explaining the current laws governing transportation. Learn how to solve problems that continue to plague shippers, carriers and intermediaries in a "deregulated" environment including carriers' limits of liability for cargo loss and damage, cargo insurance, contracts & bills of lading, intermediaries & brokers, seals & security, freight charges & billing disputes, international & intermodal shipments and how to use international treaties, federal laws & regulations and court decisions in your day-to-day business.
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Registration 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Mid-Afternoon Break
5:30pm - 6:00pm
William J. Augello Memorial Gathering
An opportunity to visit with Bills' Family
6:00pm - 7:00pm
An informal gathering to reflect on Bill's Life and for friends and colleagues to share thoughts and memories.
7:00pm - 11:00pm Carrier/Supplier Hospitality Suite
8:00am - 9:00am Pre-Meeting Breakfast 8:00am - 4:00pm Registration
8:00am - 5:00pm Exhibits
8:30am - 10:00am General Session I
Update - What's Ahead for the Transportation Industry? Leading representatives of the trade press and industry give their views on current issues facing the transportation industry - dealing with driver shortages, fuel and insurance costs, hours of service rules, the impact of global security measures and new regulations. Also covered will be mergers and acquisitions - The big get bigger, but do they get better? What happened to all the other carriers?
10:00am - 10:30am Mid-Morning Break
10:30am - 12:00pm Workshop 1
3PL's, Brokers & Other Intermediaries Third-party logistics providers, transportation brokers and other intermediaries play an important role in the supply chain. Panelists will discuss legal considerations in dealing with different kinds of intermediaries, regulatory requirements for licensing, bonds and insurance, liability of intermediaries for loss & damage in transit, liability of shippers and consignees for freight charges; how to avoid common problems through due diligence and proper contracts.
Workshop 2
Loss & Damage Claims - A Short Course How to prepare and file a claim; supporting documentation; measure of damages and duty to mitigate loss; Dealing with special situations - concealed loss and damage; "SL&C" and palletized shipments; food and drug products; broken or missing seals; salvage issues including product liability, brand & trademark considerations. Plus a 20 minute primer on legal concepts - carrier liability, defenses, time limits, liability limitations, hearsay evidence and privileges. 12:00pm - 1:30pm Luncheon- Guest Speaker To Be Announced 1:30pm - 3:00pm
General Session II
Law of the Land v. Law of the Jungle A sequel to last year's most popular session; lawyers explain the law, and businessmen "tell it like it is".
3:00pm - 3:30pm Mid-Afternoon Break
3:30pm - 4:30pm General Session III
Annual Membership Meetings
Transportation Consumer Protection Council, Inc. Transportation Loss Prevention & Security Association
5:00pm - 7:00pm CCPAC Annual Meeting
7:00pm - 11:00pm Carrier/Supplier Hospitality Suite
7:00pm - 11:00pm Exhibits
7:30am - 8:30am
Pre-Meeting Breakfast
7:30am - 4:00pm
Registration
7:30am - 5:00pm
Exhibits
8:30am - 10:00am
General Session IV
Law and Order
In the criminal justice system cargo thefts are righted by two sets of people: the terminal managers, claims personnel and investigators who investigate them and the police and prosecutors who bring thieves to justice. Based upon a real life cargo theft, these are their stories.
10:00am - 10:30am
Mid-Morning Break
10:30am - 12:00pm
General Session V
Seeing is Believing
"A picture is worth a 1000 words" and can be the evidence you need in a difficult situation. Shippers and carriers will learn how to use the camera when confronted with employee theft, cargo loss & damage, security breaches, personal injury and workers' comp claims. Catching it on video is hard to beat, and there is no betta "Gotch". In this session experts will demonstrate video evidence that turned the tide in actual cases.
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Luncheon- Guest Speaker
To Be Announced
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Workshop 3
International Transportation and Multimodal Transportation
Different laws govern international and multimodal transportation. Experts will explain liability regimes governing air, ocean and cross-border cargo movements, the role of multimodal service providers and intermediaries and their liability limitations, time limits for claims and suits, Himalaya clauses, Incoterms, risk of loss, cargo insurance.
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Workshop 4
Preventing Freight Loss and Damage
The session will include a discussion of NMFC packaging rules, rail intermodal loading guides, proper blocking, bracing and packaging techniques, use of recording devices. An actual case history will be included to illustrate a shipper and a carrier working together to solve a packaging problem.
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Mid-Afternoon Break
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Workshop 5
Cargo Insurance - Is your freight insured?
Assessing the risks; Allocation of risk between shipper & carrier - liability limitations; valuation charges v. insurance; insurance products available for shippers, carriers, freight forwarders, brokers, warehousemen and logistics providers; Purchasing the right insurance - deductibles and exclusions in common policies.
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Workshop 6
On the Hot Seat
Skilled transportation trial lawyers will conduct an interactive workshop explaining how to effectively testify at a deposition. A real life fact pattern will be used and audience members will be drafted to take their turns in the "Hot Seat". A life skill that is useful in both your work life and possibly your personal life as well.
7:00pm - 10:00pm
President's Reception
7:30am - 8:30am
Pre-Meeting Breakfast
7:30am - 10:00am
Registration
8:30am - 12:00pm
General Session VI
Transportation Attorney Panel
Leading transportation attorneys discuss recent court decisions and controversial issues affecting truck, rail, air, ocean & multimodal shipping including carrier liability for loss and damage, liability of shippers and intermediaries for injury to third parties, responsibility for claims and freight charges when 3PL's, brokers and intermediaries are involved.
10:00am - 10:30am
Mid-Morning Break
12:00pm
Grand Prize Drawing & Adjournment
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