Lambda Alpha / REIA Symposium

Ely Chapter of Lambda Alpha International & Real Estate Investment Association (REIA)
5th Annual Fall Symposium 2002

Friday, November 15, 2002 / Registration & Lunch 11:30 AM – Program 12:30 – 5:30 PM
Bank One Plaza Auditorium, 10 S. Dearborn, Chicago
Program $100 / Optional Dinner $75
Connecting A Greater Chicago:
Tough Choices in Forging a Regional Transportation Agenda for the 21st Century

Congressman William O. Lipinski, Keynote Speaker

Join us for a lively discussion of three sets of transportation choices facing our region: Transit, Freight and Highways. Assisting us will be leaders from the public and private sectors who are involved in making or influencing these choices. We anticipate a program that will be informative as well as thought and discussion provoking. Please join us!
11:30 AM Registration and Box Lunches
12:30 PM “Confronting Our Regions Tough Transportation Choices”, David F. Schultz Founding Director, Transportation Infrastructure Technology Institute, Northwestern University
12:45 PM Transit Connections: How can the Region’s transit systems relieve congestion, provide mobility for growth and address service & fare issues?
Moderator: Cheri Heramb, Deputy Commissioner, Chicago Department of Transportation
2:00 PM Freight Connections: How can the Chicago Region maintain its historical position as North America’s predominant continental freight hub,ensuring billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs for the region?
Moderator: Michael A. Shymanski, Architect & Urban Planning Associate, McDonough Associates
3:15 PM Highways & Tollways: How can the Chicago Region improve the complex relationship between transportation and smarter development leading to smarter land use and more efficient highway and transit systems?
Moderator: Jack Swenson, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Planning & Development, City of Chicago

4:30 PM Keynote Speaker & Reception: U. S. Congressman William O. Lipinski
Senior Member, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ranking on House Subcommittee on Aviation
6:15 PM Dinner & Conversation with Dave Schultz
The Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 South Michigan Avenue

Moderator: Dr. Susanne Cannon