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Executive Committee:

President & Chair: Judy Petry, Farmrail Systems Inc.
1st Vice President: J.D. Pavek, The Greenbrier Companies
2nd Vice President: Connie Schwarz, TTX Companies
Secretary: Gary Snyder, The Greenbrier Companies
Treasurer: Lee Hirsch, Wisconsin Central
Past President: Mike Carmichael, Union Pacific
Constitution and By-Laws Committee Chair: J. R. Jamieson, Bessemer & Lake Erie RR
Finance Committee Chair: Mike Lombard, XTRA
Agenda Committee Chair: Fran Outersky, Transportation Management Logistics
Site Selection Committee Chair: Sherry Williams, Relam, Inc.


Preliminary Agenda
Association of Car Accounting & Car Service Officers

Hilton El Conquistador
Tucson, AZ
Nov 12-14, 2003

Wednesday, November 12, 2003


8:30 am Continental Breakfast
   
Workshop  
9:00 pm - 11:30 am Railcar Asset Management Process - Exception Disposition (RAMP-ED) demonstration
 
  Murphy Krajenta, Director - Merchandise Equipment, BNSF
J. D. Pavek, Director Customer Services, Greenbrier

Executive Commitee  
11:30 pm Executive Commitee
   
Meeting  
12:00 pm Registration
   
1:00 pm Call to order opening remarks
 
  J. D. Pavek, Director Customer Services, Greenbrier

1:15 pm Welcome to Tucson
   
1:30 pm Secretary's Report
 
  Gary Snyder, Director-Equipment Accounting Services, GMS
  Treasurer's Report
 
  Mike Lombard, Director Car Acctg/Billing Services, XTRA
  Site Committee
 
  Sherry Williams, Director, Relam
  By-Laws
 
  J.R. Jamieson, Director Revenue Accounting, BLE, Retired

1:55 pm Rule 7 & 8 Clarification
 
  Car Service Perspective
Murphy Krajenta, Director - Merchandise Equipment, BNSF
Car Hire Rule Exceptions
Dan Sanders, Senior Manager Car Accounting, BNSF
Mechanical Perspective
Dan Heird, AVP Railcar Assets, Pacer Stacktrain

2.55 pm Refreshment Break
   
3.10 pm Rule 4 Explanation, Proper & Improper
 
  Joe Astorino, Manager Equipment Accounting. CPRS

3.40 pm Recommended Practices
 
  J. D. Pavek, Director Customer Services, Greenbrier

4.00 pm ACACSO Industry Update - Quick Snapshots Of What's New In The Industry
1) Fleet Size
2) What's New in the Internet World in the Railroad Industry
   
4.15 pm Open Forum - Questions & Answers


Thursday, Nov 13, 2003

8:00 am Continental Breakfast
   
9:00 am Opening Remarks
 
  J. D. Pavek, Director Customer Services, Greenbrier

9:10 am CAMCARS
 
  John Patton - Consultant
Class I Representative

9:50 am Equipment Asset Management Working Committee (EAMWC) Update - Past Actions and Current Issues
 
  Murphy Krajenta, Director - Merchandise Equipment, BNSF

10:10 am EAMWC Arbitration-What are the Procedures Prior to Filing?
   
10.30 am Refreshment Break
   
10.45 am Steelroads Capabilities
   
12:00 pm Lunch
   
1.30 pm Blue Sky's Update and Centralized Car Hire
 
  George Jones, Director - Car Accounting, CSXT

1:50 pm AAR Presentation
   
2:20 pm Industry Reference Files
   
2:40 pm Tools of the Trade: Products that are available to the Industry
 
  Barb Ward, Administer Car Accounting, BCOL

2:55 pm Refreshment Break
   
3:10 pm Shortline Relations with Class 1's
   
3:50 pm Haulage
 
  Stan Broome, VP Equipment Management Services, RMI

  New Train 31 type Alpha reporting
 
  Lee Schoenfeld, Director Car Hire, Railinc

4:35 pm Open Forum - Questions & Answers


Friday, Nov14, 2003
8:00 am Continental Breakfast
   
9:00 am Opening Remarks
 
  J. D. Pavek, Director Customer Services, Greenbrier

9:10 am How to Read CHARM File
 
  Kirk Knauff, Executive Consultant, RMI

9:50 am Mexican Withholding Tax
   
10:20 am Car-Hire Training & Certification
 
  Mike Partica, Director Car Accounting, CN

10:40 am Car Hire Rules Then & Now
 
  Bob Allsop, Manager Equipment Management Services, RMI

11:10 am Site Selection
 
  Sherry Williams, Director, Relam

11:20 am Election of Officers
 
  J. D. Pavek, Director Customer Services, Greenbrier

11:30 am Closing Remarks & Passing of the Gavel
 
  J. D. Pavek, Director Customer Services, Greenbrier

 

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