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22 WELCOME TO THE 2011 SOUTHEAST FREIGHT CONFERENCE AND 60TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL PORT NIGHT GALA! Memphis World Trade Club is pleased to partner with Cargo Business News on what will become the biggest event of its kind in the U.S. Southeast region. Now in our 64th year, The Memphis World Trade Club is an organization of professionals representing companies across the international trade industry. Our objective is to strengthen Memphis as an en-abler of global trade, building on the city's distinctive and emerging position as a world-renowned Aerotropolis. We provide a forum for effective networking, discussion of trade issues, economic development, and for world-class educational opportunities and hospitality. We are the key organization in the industry and are committed to facilitating connections between stakeholders in our city's growth, transportation/logistics providers, beneficial owners of cargo, and other users supply chain services. With a population of over 78 million, the Southeastern United States is an expanding gateway for global freight moving between key U.S. and overseas cargo markets. The Southeast Freight Conference will address themes pertinent to the global supply chain's vital connection to this region and its developing infrastructure. From Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah, and Fort Lauderdale to Mobile and New Orleans, if you are moving cargo through the U.S. Southeast, this event is aimed at you. The Conference features keynote addresses from Erxin Yao, President, OOCL (USA) and Claude Mongeau, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian National Railway Company along with many other contributing speakers discussing the U.S. Southeast Economic & Trade Outlook as it relates to industry areas — Rail, Importing and Exporting, Ocean/Air/Trucking as well as Coastal and Inland Ports. The 60th International Port Night Gala is a spectacular night of dinner and dancing, as the logistics industry comes together to celebrate the decades-old relationship between Memphis and the Port of New Orleans. Thank you for coming and enjoy your stay in the ever-emerging inland freight hub, location of the biggest cargo airport, 3rd busiest truck corridor, and 3rd largest rail center with 5 Class 1 railroads – Memphis, TN, Enjoy your stay! ROQUITA COLEMAN MEMPHIS WORLD TRADE CLUB, 2011 PRESIDENT 2ND ANNUAL SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE, CHAIR September 2011 www.cargobusinessnews.com