May 24, 2005
For Immediate Release

Canada Ports Group hosts 47th AGM and Conference in Vancouver

The 47th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Association will be held at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in Vancouver from August 2 – 6, 2005.

“We are looking forward to hosting this year’s event and receiving all those in the port community with a common interest in advancing key port issues,” commented Captain Gordon Houston, President and CEO of the Vancouver Port Authority, and this year’s Chair of the Association. This year’s Conference theme is ‘The Changing World of Ports” and it is a most appropriate theme with so much happening in the port business around the world. Ports are now widely viewed as Ports Make a Difference for growing domestic and international trade.

With world trade projected to double - even triple - in the next 15 years this conference features speakers that will address increasing concerns related to environmental stewardship; increasing demands on port property; greater emphasis on good governance; greater regulatory oversight; increasing vigilance on port security; the growing cruise business; and more. In addition to a full business program the Vancouver Port Authority has arranged for an impressive social program for the delegates. As Gordon Houston notes: “This years conference attendees are in for a real treat when visiting Vancouver with several memorable events planned.”

This year’s AGM and Conference will not disappoint for those who seek to get down to the business of ports and engage in important dialogue on the many issues the port community must face in order to remain competitive in the years to come.

For more information please contact:
Gary LeRoux
Executive Director
Association of Canadian Port Authorities

Phone: (613) 232-2036

The Association of Canadian Port Authorities was founded in 1958 and groups together ports and harbours and related marine interests into one, national association. The ACPA is the pre-eminent Association for the advocacy and advancement of the Canadian Port Industry. ACPA members contribute greatly to the local, regional and national economy of Canada with over $100 billion worth of goods handled annually.

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