2006 Conference Photos

Seventh Annual Conference of the
National Association of State Highway and Transportation Unions
Monday, May 8-Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Holiday Inn on the Hill Washington, D.C,  20001

 

Monday, May 8, 2006

9:00 a.m. – Welcome – Mary Richards, M.O.S.E.S

9:15 a.m. – Presentation by Ed Wytkind, President of Transportation Trades Dept., AFL-CIO

9:45 – 10:45 a.m. – Congressional Panel:  What are the Current Transportation Issues Facing Congress?

  •  Moderator Helena Zybilkewycz, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO
  • Ward McGarragher, Minority Chief Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  • Ruth Van Mark, Majority Deputy Staff Director for Transportation Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

10:45 – 11:45 a.m. – Presentation – Beyond the Gas Tax: New Revenue Streams for Highway Funding

  •  Moderator Dennis Houlihan, AFSCME
  • Robert Puentes (Brookings Insititute)
  • Kate Siggerud (Government Accounting Office)

Lunch – Address by Rep. James Oberstar, Ranking Member — House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

1:15 – 2:15 p.m. – Fighting to Maintain Current and Retiree Health Benefits – Dania Palanker (SEIU) & Mary Meeker (AFSCME)

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. – Charles Lee, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, U.S. Department of TransportationKurt W. Hyde, Assistant Inspector General for Surface and Maritime Programs, U.S. Department of Transportation

3:15 – 4:15 p.m. – Carolyn Edwards, Program Analysis Team, Office of Legislation and Strategic Planning, Federal Highway Administration

7:00 p.m. – Group Dinner – A.V. Ristorante (607 New York Avenue, NW)

Tuesday, May 9, 2006

8:30 a.m. – Address by Norm Mineta, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary

9:00 a.m. – Highway Robbery II — Davi Kusnet

9:30 a.m. – Surface Transportation Policy Project — Ann Canby

11:00 a.m. – Sharpening Your Lobbying Approach

Lunch – Rep. Don Young, Chairman, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

1 p.m. – 5: p.m. – Lobbying on Capitol Hill

5:30 – 7:30 p.m. – Congressional Reception — U.S. Capitol, Room HC-6 House of Representatives Side

Wednesday, May 10, 2016

8:30 a.m. – Report Back From Lobbying

9:30 a.m. – Presentation by Jack Basso, AASHTO

10:15 a.m. – Panel Discussion on Developments at Highway & Transportation Departments Throughout the Nation

  •  Moderator Frank Spica, Michigan Public Employees SEIU Local 517M
  • Wisconsin
  • New York
  • California
  • Connecticut