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Short Sea Shipping Symposium Program

Wednesday, March 26
8:30 AM	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM	Welcome: Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray
	Keynote: The Promise of Short Sea Shipping by Richard Armstrong of the Governor's Seaport Advisory Council
10:45 AM	Break
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM	SESSION I: Port Development
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Lunch
	Greetings from New Bedford Mayor Scott W. Lang and
	Fall River Mayor Robert Correia
	SESSION II: Preliminary Findings of Fletcher Maritime Studies Program
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM	SESSION III: How Short Sea Shipping fits in with other Transportation
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	New Bedford Harbor Tour and Reception on New England Fast Ferry
Thursday, March 27
8:30 AM	Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM	ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
	Keynote Address by Douglas I. Foy of Serrafix Corporation
10:30 AM	SESSION IV: Environmental benefits, challenges, and opportunities
12:30 - 12:45 PM	Closing Remarks