Regency Ballroom News

FAST 2011: Addressing Speed on the Water

FAST 2011 is the 11th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation. Started in Trondheim, Norway in 1991, FAST conferences take place every two years and are the world’s leading conferences addressing fast sea transportation issues. Recent FAST conferences were held in Athens, Greece (2009), Shanghai, China (2007), and St. Petersburg, Russia (2005). According to Todd Peltzer, director of programs for Honolulu-based Navatek, FAST 2011 will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, from September 26 to 29, 2011, at the Regency Ballroom Convention Center of the Hyatt Regency Waikiki hotel. Registration for the conference is available through the FAST website: http://www.FAST2011.com/registration.htm.

TRB to Hold Annual Meeting in DC

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies will hold its 83rd Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on January 11-15, 2004. Among other things, an informal marine & intermodal forum will be held in the Regency Ballroom of the Omni Shoreham Hotel from 5:30-7:30 pm on Tuesday, January 13. Source: HK Law