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36TH ANNUALRIVER AND MARINEINDUSTRY SEMINAR

Wednesday, April 25, 2018Thursday, April 26, 2018

Friday, April 27, 2018

InterContinental New Orleans

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018

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7:15 – 8:30 REGISTRATION 8:30 – 9:15 OPENING REMARKS President, GNOBFA

Karl C. Gonzales Plimsoll Marine Inc. Hahnville, Louisiana Seminar Co-Directors Alan J. Savoie Cooper/Consolidated, LLC Hahnville, Louisiana

Thomas G. Grantham Ingram Barge Company Port Allen, Louisiana Seminar Co-Moderators Maurice C. Hebert, Jr., Esq. Maurice C. Hebert, Jr., LLC River Ridge, Louisiana Marc C. Hebert, Esq. Jones Walker New Orleans, Louisiana Keynote Speaker RADM Paul F. Thomas United States Coast Guard New Orleans, Louisiana Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District

9:15 – 10:15 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MARINE AND MARINE INSURANCE FIELDS – The effect on the marine and insurance

practices and procedures – The effect on litigation and settlement strategy Gary M. Haugen, Esq. Bauer Moynihan & Johnson LLP Seattle, Washington Marine Attorney

10:15 – 10:30 BREAK 10:30 – 12:00 THE FUTURE OF VESSEL AND VESSEL

CONSTRUCTION – The past, present and future of vessel design – Is the LNG a thing of the future? Is it practical

in the offshore and brown water operations? – What about vessel construction – the shipyard? – Where are we going from here in the need for

vessel design and construction? Why? – Is the market overbuilt? – How do I insure a vessel under construction?

– What legal and/or professional liability insurance is needed for the naval architect and engineer?

Moderator: Marc C. Hebert, Esq. Lothar Birk, Dr.-Inc., P.E. University of New Orleans School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering New Orleans, Louisiana Professor Edward L. Shearer, P.E. The Shearer Group, Inc. Houston, Texas Naval Architect and Marine Engineer Captain Martin Curtin Curtin Maritime Long Beach, California Vessel Operator Anthony C. Cibilich, P.E. C&C Marine & Repair, Inc. Belle Chasse, Louisiana Shipyard Representative

12:00 – 1:15 LUNCH 1:15 – 3:15 THERE IS “ETHICS AND

PROFESSIONALISM” IN THE MEDICAL FIELD – JUST LISTEN!

THE “ROBOTIC SEAMAN” – CAN THEY NOW OR ULTIMATELY EXIST IN THE MARINE FIELD?

– What is typically covered by insurance for

replacement of the shoulder, hip, knee or back? – What about coverage for physical therapy and

future medical needs? – What are the ethical considerations in

requiring replacement of body parts vs. therapy?

– The shoulder, hip, knee and back – what are the basic elements/parts that make them work?

– What medical procedures and costs are involved in diagnosing, counseling, treating and replacing the: - Shoulder - Hip - Knee - Fixing the back

– How might replacing the shoulder, hip, knee or fixing the back affect disability determinations? What about back surgery, fusion or ?

– Can or will the repair or replacement of any of the body parts mentioned above prevent a seaman from passing a pre-employment physical or returning to duties on the river,

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offshore or in any job requiring heavy labor? If so, what can a seaman do or not do depending on the procedure performed?

– Can rehabilitation of any of the above medical procedures overcome or reduce any rated disability and allow a seaman to return to seaman’s duties?

Moderator: Marc C. Hebert, Esq. Scott A. Tucker, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgeon New Orleans, Louisiana The “Shoulder” Richard L. Meyer, Jr., M.D. Orthopaedic Surgeon New Orleans, Louisiana The “Hip and Knee” Najeeb Thomas, M.D. Neurosurgeon New Orleans, Louisiana The “Back” Morell “Mo” Crane, Jr., P.T. Crane Rehab Center, LLC New Orleans, Louisiana Physical Therapist

3:15 – 3:30 BREAK 3:30 – 5:00 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW!

– INSURANCE “TIDBITS” - “Insurable interest” means … - What can go wrong if I make the mistake

of not considering this? - Yes, I have separate companies, many of

my vessels are separate entities, therefore, this requires me to provide proper coverage by …

– SOMETIMES A “VESSEL” IS NOT A

“VESSEL” - How can this happen? - How does this affect a personal injury or

property damage claim? What about a maritime lien?

- What is the proper insurance coverage I need to protect myself if my vessel is suddenly not a vessel?

– THE “PERSONAL CONTRACT” – “WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?” - This means that …

- Read those clauses in your contract carefully because …

- Why must my insurer be notified about this clause and it should

respond by …

– The “TULLIER” language is a very necessary clause because if it is not in your Contract or Agreement, it gives you exposure by … - Why is this important to you and your

insurer?

Moderator: Marc C. Hebert, Esq. Brent Gaines McGriff, Seibels & Williams, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri Marine Broker Kathleen M. LaVoy, Esq. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation

Oak Brook, Illinois Attorney and Industry Representative

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WEDNESDAY SPEAKERSWEDNESDAY

KARL C. GONZALES is President of the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association, Inc. and Vice President of Operations for Plimsoll Marine, Inc.-Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring, a division of the COOPER GROUP of companies. Prior, Mr. Gonzales served as clerk to the Honorable Douglas A. Allen and the Honorable James M. Lockhart, Jr., Judges of the First Parish Court for the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana. In 1981, Mr. Gonzales was hired as Vice President and thereafter elected as President of RLB Boat Company, Inc. and Mid-Gulf Transportation Company, Inc. both of Harvey, Louisiana. From November 1985 until August 2017, Mr. Gonzales was Vice President –Operations and later became Executive Vice President of Gulf South Marine Transportation, Inc., a local marine towing company, and also held those same positions with Gulf South Marine Brokers, Inc., a local marine brokerage company. Mr. Gonzales currently serves (appointed) on several maritime related committees, including the United States Coast Guard-Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee (LMRWSAC), United States Coast Guard-Sector New Orleans- Area Maritime Security Executive Committee (AMSC), and as a member of the United States Coast Guard-Sector New Orleans Port Coordination Team (PCT). He is a former Vice President of The Mariner’s Club of the Port of New Orleans, and is active in several other marine-related and charitable organizations. ALAN J. SAVOIE, Seminar Co-Director and past president of the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association, is Vice President of Cooper/Consolidated, LLC. He has served in many capacities in the marine industry since 1977. Mr. Savoie is formerly co-owner of Marine Centre, Inc., Kathryn Rae Towing, Inc. and LSK Towing, Inc., all local towing companies. Mr. Savoie has served in numerous GNOBFA capacities over the years. THOMAS G. GRANTHAM is Vice President of the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association, Seminar Co-Director, and Continuing Education Coordinator. Prior to joining the marine industry in 1990, he served six years in the United States Navy Nuclear Power Program. Employed by Capital Fleet in 1990, he served as vice president of Capital Fleet until the company was acquired by Ingram Barge in 2008. Mr. Grantham is now a manager of vessel engineering for Ingram vessels in the Gulf area. He is a licensed vessel operator and holds a tankerman endorsement issued by USCG. He is a member of East Baton Rouge Local Emergency Planning Committee, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign War organizations. Mr.

Grantham has served on various GNOBFA committees and in different capacities since 1999. MAURICE C. HEBERT, JR., ESQ., Seminar Co-Moderator, formerly an attorney with Liskow & Lewis, APLC, retired in 2004, but maintains his license to practice law and engage in special projects, mediation and arbitration. He graduated from LSU in 1959 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He is a professional and registered Electrical and Environmental Engineer, (Retired) in the State of Louisiana. He graduated from Loyola University School of Law in 1966. He served as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Richard Putnam. Mr. Hebert is admitted to numerous state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Hebert has served on numerous marine educational boards for both industry and educational institutions. He is a member of the GNOBFA Advisory Board and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Association of Waterways Operators and Shipyards (L.A.W.S.). He has been a speaker at numerous maritime and law related seminars, is the Co-Founder of the River and Marine Industry Seminar, and has served as moderator of all of the prior River and Marine Industry Seminars. MARC C. HEBERT, ESQ., Seminar Co-Moderator, is a senior partner with Jones Walker and practices with the Admiralty & Maritime, Business & Commercial Transactions, Business & Commercial Litigation and Government Relations groups. He was an Adjunct Professor at the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law from 2002-2005, is a member of the GNOBFA Seminar Committee, Greater New Orleans Port Safety Council Chairman 2011, 2016, 2017, and 2018, serves on the Southern Yacht Club House and Junior Activities Committees, serves as Legal Counsel to the Mississippi Valley Trade & Transport Council (Board Member and Vice Chair 2006 to September 2016), and is certified/trained in Marine Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis (SafeMARINER, LLC). From 1995 to 2002, he worked for the U.S. House of Representatives Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs and thereafter Bracewell & Patterson in Washington, D.C. before returning to New Orleans. Mr. Hebert graduated from Tulane University in 1991 with a B.A. in Economics, received his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans in 1994, and earned his LL.M. in Environmental Law from The National Law Center, George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1996. He is admitted to practice in Louisiana and Virginia, the District of Columbia, Federal Court in the

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Southern District of Texas, and before the U.S. Court of International Trade. RADM PAUL F. THOMAS serves as the Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District headquartered in New Orleans, and is responsible for Coast Guard operations spanning 26 states, including the Gulf of Mexico coastline from Florida to Mexico, the adjacent offshore waters and outer continental shelf, and the inland waterways of the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois and Tennessee River systems. His previous Flag assignment was as the Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy where he was responsible for oversight and program management for all Coast guard navigation services, boating safety, ports and facilities, waterways management, merchant mariner credentialing, vessel documentation, marine casualty investigation, commercial vessel inspections, and port state control. A specialist in Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection he has served at the Marine Safety Center in Washington DC, Marine Safety Office San Francisco Bay, CA., Marine Safety Detachment Port Canaveral, FL, and Marine Safety Office Jacksonville, Fl. He has also served as Commanding Officer of Marine Safety Unit Galveston, TX, Commander Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville, FL. and as the Director of Inspections and Compliance at Coast Guard Headquarters. His other tours include Fifth Coast Guard District Chief of Staff, Executive Assistant to the Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship, Military Assistant to the Director of Net Assessment in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Commanding Officer of USCGC CAPE ROMAIN and Operations Officer of USCGC BLACKHAW. Rear Admiral Thomas is a graduate of the US Coast Guard Academy and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2005 he completed a National Security Fellowship at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and in 2010 he served as a Senior Fellow to the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group (SSG XXIX). He is also an alumnus of Harvard’s National Preparedness Leadership Initiative. His military awards include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Coast Guard Commendation Medal, Transportation 9/11 Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal and the Coast Guard Achievement Medal. He and his wife, Dr. Mary Thomas, DVM, have one son, Erik. GARY M. HAUGEN, ESQ.’s practice has focused on maritime and fisheries related business matters, assisting clients in all facets of vessel ownership and operations, including chartering, construction, repair, management,

marketing, finance and documentation, and the acquisition and sale of maritime assets whether by asset or entity based transactions. Gary has worked closely with law firms throughout the country to provide maritime expertise in support of merger and acquisition transactions. In addition, Gary frequently assists maritime clients in obtaining rulings from federal regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Service and the U.S. Maritime Administration. LOTHAR BIRK, DR.-INC., P.E. serves as Chair of the School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of New Orleans (UNO) since 2010. He joined the faculty of UNO in 2004 as associate professor of naval architecture and marine engineering and was recently promoted to full professor. His teaching portfolio includes courses on ship and offshore hydrodynamics, numerical hydrodynamics, ship structures and advanced computer aided design and optimization of ships and offshore structures. Dr. Birk has 25 years of experience in model testing and the development of numerical algorithms for flow and motion computations. His research on parametric design and hull shape optimization of ships and offshore structures won several awards. He consults industrial clients and government agencies on various hydrodynamic and design oriented topics. Dr. Birk has served as PI on several research projects related to the development of ships and offshore engineering structures, including semisubmersibles, hydrophone arrays, and a prototype buoy for harvesting wave energy. He has successfully worked with local companies strengthening their product development capabilities. His research has been published in more than forty journal and refereed conference papers. In 2009 he received the Best Technical Innovation Award by the International Deep Offshore Technology Conference. Dr. Birk served as an organizer of the 2003 international summer school Optimistic – Optimization in Marine Design and co-edited its proceedings. EDWARD L. SHEARER, P.E. is Principal Naval Architect of The Shearer Group, Inc., a naval architecture, marine engineering and marine surveying firm in Houston. The Shearer Group, Inc. specializes in inland and offshore marine equipment design and construction management as well as structural evaluations of liquid cargo barges, incident response and technical assistance and general consulting. Mr. Shearer has both Bachelors and Masters Degrees in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of Michigan. He is a registered Professional Engineer in

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Texas, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania. He is a Certified Marine Surveyor and the previous National Secretary with the National Association of Marine Surveyors, a Certified Auditor with the American Waterways Operators Responsible Carrier Program, Past President of the Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB) involved in certifying auditors to perform management and vessel audits for the AWO-RCP, certified to conduct Maritime Gear Inspections under OSHA and is a TVIB Certified AWO-RCP Lead Auditor and a TVIB Certified Towing Vessel Subchapter M Surveyor. He is also a member of the Coast Guard Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC), the American Bureau of Shipping Western Rivers Technical Committee and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Ed has received The University of Michigan, College of Engineering 2000 Engineering Alumni Society Merit Award from the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, the United States Coast Guard Certificate of Merit for Service with the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee, 2016 Honorary Commodore Award, Quarterdeck Honorary Society in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of Michigan and the 2017 Inland Marine Exposition (IMX) Achievement Award. Ed has written various technical papers dealing with vessel design including the chapter on inland service equipment in the latest Ship Design and Construction published by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. His most famous exposure was his treatise on Noah’s Ark on the Discovery Channel’s “Modern Marvels”. CAPTAIN MARTIN CURTIN was born and raised in Avalon, California on Catalina Island. In 1994, Captain Curtin became the youngest person to receive his Coast Guard Captain's license. At the age of 21, Captain Curtin founded Curtin Maritime which he has grown into a marine transportation, vessel shipyard, and marine construction company based in Long Beach, CA. ANTHONY C. CIBILICH, P.E. is the owner and president of C&C Marine and Repair, L.L.C., and the owner and CEO of Adriatic Marine, L.L.C. Mr. Cibilich received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Orleans in 1989. He began his career by working as a project engineer for Petro Marine Engineering and then as a manager for C&C Machine, later serving as the Manager of Engineering for International Marine Terminals. In 1997, Mr. Cibilich founded C&C Marine and Repair – a full-service marine fabrication and repair shipyard, which today boasts a 60-acre facility on the Gulf

Intracoastal Waterway in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. C&C Marine provides a full range of design, fabrication and repair services for all types of marine vessels, including inland towing vessels, inland and offshore deck barges, tank barges, dredges, offshore supply vessels and other specialty marine projects. C&C Marine recently completed the first series of triple-screw, Z-drive towing vessels operating in the United States, among numerous other specialized marine engineering and fabrication projects. In 2007, Mr. Cibilich formed Adriatic Marine, which operates a fleet of 24 offshore supply vessels providing marine transportation services in support of the oil and gas industry in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and beyond. He is a licensed P.E. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering; and he is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the Society of Naval Architects and Professional Engineers (“SNAME”), the National Society of Professional Engineers and the Louisiana Engineering Society. SCOTT A. TUCKER, M.D. is a board-certified and fellowship-trained Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon at Orthopaedic Specialists of New Orleans, APMC. Dr. Tucker attended Tulane University School of Medicine and then completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at Tulane. He then completed an orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship at the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, FL with world-renown surgeon, Dr. James Andrews. Dr. Tucker performs arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, elbow, knee, and ankle, as well as total shoulder replacements. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association. RICHARD L. MEYER, JR., M.D. is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon based in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is fellowship trained in hip and knee reconstructive surgery as well as sports medicine and hand surgery. He is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Tulane University of Medicine, and did his residency in orthopaedic surgery at Tulane Affiliated Hospitals. Fellowships were completed in total joint reconstruction at Tulane University, and at the University of Virginia in sports medicine and hand surgery. He is also a clinical assistant professor of orthopaedics at Tulane Medical School. Dr Meyer is a clinical instructor of the anterior approach for total hip replacements and patient specific knee replacements. He has also taught and demonstrated these techniques in both the U.S. and internationally. His practice includes both nonoperative and surgical treatment of orthopaedic conditions, and also incorporates the latest treatment options including stem

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cell and PRP injections. Dr Meyer’s practice, Orthopaedic Specialists of New Orleans, is located in uptown New Orleans at 3434 Prytania, Suite 310. His surgical affiliations include Touro Infirmary, Memorial Baptist Hospital, and Crescent City Surgery Centre in Metairie. NAJEEB THOMAS, M.D. is a native of Louisiana and practices in his home city of New Orlean. He completed medical school and residency at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans at the world-famous Charity Hospital. Following residency, a spine fellowship was completed at the University of Tennessee in Memphis under the directorship of Kevin T. Foley, M.D. Dr. Thomas has been recognized as a leader in spinal treatments and innovation, and has lectured on four continents regarding advanced spinal procedures. He continues to be an innovator in the spine world, not only in the latest minimally invasive surgeries, but also in stem cell therapies for regeneration of intervertebral discs. He is currently a managing member for Southern Brain & Spine, LLC and medical director of Crescent City Surgical Centre. MORELL “MO” CRANE, JR., P.T., Co-Owner, Director of Crane Rehab Center, was born and raised in New Orleans, LA. He earned his undergraduate degree in Psychology at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge in 1982. In 1992 he earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, graduating with honors. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Physical Therapy from Texas Tech University. He is an active member of the Louisiana State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Mo has extensive training in neurological and orthopedic impairments. He specializes in sports medicine and manual therapy. Mo and his wife Sharon, an Occupational Therapist, started Crane Rehab Center in 1999. BRENT GAINES is Vice President of McGriff, Seibels & Williams of Missouri, Inc., an insurance brokerage firm with unique expertise in marine risk management. Brent works with a variety of marine related businesses including line boat operators, harbor and fleet operators, shipyards and repair facilities, marine contractors, port authorities and terminals, refuelers, barge management companies, salvagers, divers, and surveyors. He specializes in risk analysis, program design and policy construction, contract development, review and evaluation, and coverage dispute resolution. Prior to joining McGriff, Brent worked for 10 years in a variety

of roles with James Marine Inc. and affiliated companies, including Director of Sales/Marketing as well as General Manager for Tennessee Valley Towing, James Fleet, and Paducah River Fuel Services Inc. Over the years, Brent has been an active member and lobbyist for American Waterways Operators, CORBA, Waterways Council, Inland Rivers Ports & Terminals, and Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway. Brent holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Kentucky (1995). KATHLEEN M. LAVOY, ESQ. is the Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, a NASDAQ-traded company and the largest provider of dredging services in the United States. GLDD also has significant international operations in the Middle East and South America. Ms. LaVoy joined the company in 2007 as Assistant General Counsel and the company's only full-time attorney. She also served as Chief Compliance Officer from 2010 to 2013. Prior to joining GLDD, Ms. LaVoy was a litigation attorney in the Chicago office of Winston & Strawn LLP where she focused her practice on commercial litigation and patent litigation. Ms. LaVoy holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. She received her juris doctorate cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law.

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8:30 – 10:15 THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (“NTSB”) – WHAT IS ITS INVOLVEMENT WITH THE MARINE INDUSTRY?

– Why and when did it come about? – What is the jurisdiction of the NTSB? When

does it have the right to and is it called upon to act and get involved?

– What type of incidents fall under the investigation authority of the NTSB?

– Does it preempt or have authority over or rather than the USCG, OSHA or any other agency in the marine field?

– Does the NTSB have authority to conduct hearings? Does it have subpoena power? Does it issue findings and conclusions?

– Then, what happens at the end and conclusion of an NTSB hearing?

– Will the insurer cover the loss based on findings of an NTSB report? Can you expect a reservation of rights letter to be issued?

– Will the insurer cover legal and other costs associated with participation in an NTSB investigation?

Moderator: Marc C. Hebert, Esq. Brian Curtis National Transportation Safety Board Office of Marine Safety Washington, D.C. Transportation Board Representative LCDR Randy L. Preston USGC Investigations National Center of Expertise New Orleans, Louisiana Coast Guard Representative James E. Mercante, Esq. Rubin, Fiorella & Friedman New York, New York Defense Attorney

10:15 – 10:30 BREAK

10:30 – 12:00 CYBERSECURITY: WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?

– What’s the latest and greatest regulations and policies from the Coast Guard?

– How do I protect my data? – Why can I be “hacked” and how do I prevent it

from happening? – Do I have any legal liability for breach of my

security system? Is there any such thing as cyber liability? And, if so, how does it work?

– Am I, and my vessels, at risk in today’s cloud environment?

Moderator: Marc C. Hebert, Esq.

Jason S. Warren, CISSP, ITIL, C|EH United States Coast Guard Washington, D.C. Cybersecurity Specialist Andrew R. Lee, Esq. Jones Walker

New Orleans, Louisiana Industry Attorney Robert Guidry, CCIE Global Data Systems, Inc. Lafayette, Louisiana Industry Consultant

12:00 – 1:15 LUNCH 1:15 – 2:15 WASHINGTON UPDATE

Moderator: Marc C. Hebert, Esq. James L. Adams Jones Walker Washington, D.C. Director of Government Relations Geoffrey Green Senator John Kennedy Washington, D.C. Congressional Staff

2:15 – 2:30 BREAK

2:30 – 5:00 SUB M – THE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS

– What will effect legal liability and where do we see the increased risks?

– Will insurers provide coverage for non-compliance with Sub M, will premiums increase and what about exclusions?

Moderator: Marc C. Hebert, Esq. Captain Wayne R. Arguin, Jr. United States Coast Guard New Orleans, Louisiana Coast Guard Representative Rick Dunn SafeMARINER Houston, Texas Safety Consultant and Auditor Robert Keister, CDR USCG (Ret) Sabine Surveyors Ltd. Metairie, Louisiana TPO Representative Matt Lagarde American Commercial Barge Line Harahan, Louisiana Industry Representative

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Robert Keister, CDR USCG (Ret) Manager, Compliance & Special Projects Sabine Surveyors Ltd. Metairie, Louisiana TPO Representative Michael Klein-Ureña Lloyd’s Register Marine & Offshore Houston, Texas TPO Representative Tava S. Foret Executive Vice President, Operations Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau Channelview, Texas TPO Representative

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BRIAN CURTIS serves as the Director for the Office of Marine Safety at the National Transportation Safety Board. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Engineering from Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine in 1981. After graduation until 2003, Mr. Curtis served as an engineering officer on US-flagged merchant vessels including tankers, military supply vessels, cruise vessels, and transoceanic cable-laying vessels, having sailed the final 12 years as chief engineer. Following his 22-year shipping career, he joined the NTSB’s Office of Marine Safety as an engineering operations investigator in 2003, and was promoted to Deputy Director for the office in 2012. He was selected for the Director’s position in 2016. Mr. Curtis achieved an unlimited horsepower chief engineer’s steam, motor, and gas turbine license during his merchant marine career. Mr. Curtis has launched and served as investigator-in-charge on numerous high-profile major marine casualty investigations during his time with the NTSB. Mr. Curtis is a native of Rockland, Maine, and now resides in the Annapolis, Maryland area.

LCDR RANDY L. PRESTON serves as the Chief of the Coast Guard Investigations National Center of Expertise (INCOE). He is responsible for overseeing a staff of marine safety subject matter experts and investigating officers who deploy world-wide to provide technical assistance to Coast Guard units and conduct joint marine casualty investigations with the National Transportation Safety Board and foreign nations. LCDR Preston served as an enlisted member for over 14 years prior to being commissioned in 2003. Upon commissioning he served as the Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection Division Chief at Integrated Support Command Alameda from 2003-2005. His prevention assignments include serving as a Marine Inspector and Inspections Division Chief at Marine Safety Unit (MSU) Galveston from 2005-2009, Prevention Department Chief at MSU Pittsburgh from 2009-2012, Marine Safety Detachment Supervisor at Lewes from 2012-2015, and the INCOE National Technical Advisor from 2015-2017. He is a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Professional Aeronautics. LCDR Preston also earned a Master of Science in Quality Systems Management from the National Graduate School. JAMES E. MERCANTE, ESQ., partner at New York law firm Rubin, Fiorella, Friedman LLP, heads the firm’s admiralty and transportation practice. His group

handles nearly all aspects of admiralty issues nationwide, including marine insurance coverage, cargo and casualty litigation (inland and ocean marine), and terminal and transportation issues. His team has made law in jurisdictions including, New York, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and in two landmark decisions in Washington, DC obtaining over $11 Million in recoveries for marine insurers in oil spill cases. A graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York, he has sailed as a merchant marine officer aboard ship and tugs. He has been a member (and current President) of the New York Board of Commissioners of Pilots for 24 years and is a retired Captain in the U. S. Navy Reserve with 20 years of service. A resident of Long Beach, NY, he also serves on the Board of Governors of the New York Athletic Club, and on the Board of Directors of the Traffic Club of New York. In his spare time, he authors the Admiralty Law column for the New York Law Journal and “Sea Trials” column for Long Island Boating World and is called upon often as a maritime law expert for Channel 5 (Fox) news in New York. JASON S. WARREN, CISSP, ITIL, C|EH ANDREW R. LEE, ESQ. is a senior partner with Jones Walker LLP in New Orleans and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Corporate Compliance groups. As co-chair of the firm’s Privacy and Data Security practice, Andy advises clients regarding data security policies and cyber breach prevention practices, as well as data preservation and breach response planning, execution, and representation before regulatory bodies and in court. Andy frequently speaks and publishes on an array of subjects that include cyber-threats and data security, corporate compliance, and pre-trial electronic records discovery and preservation. His recent publications have concerned adoption of cybersecurity measures in the oil and gas industry (Louisiana Mineral Law Institute, March 2017), oil and gas pipeline infrastructure cybersecurity (Cybersecurity Law Report, May 2017; Pipeline and Gas Journal, November 2017), and the 2017 Equifax data breach (National Law Review, October 2017). Andy also enjoys a robust trial and appellate practice and served as an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at Tulane University Law School from 2001 to 2005. Andy is a board member of the Bureau of Governmental Research, the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights, and the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music. He is the former president of the Federal Bar Association and New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity. Andy received his B.A., cum laude, from Tulane University and his J.D. from Washington & Lee

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University, where he was a Burks Scholar. After law school, Andy clerked for Chief Judge John R. Brown of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. ROBERT GUIDRY, CCIE has over 20 years of combined electronics, computer programming and IP communications experience, Robert brings to Global Data Systems the experience needed for the planning and design, installation, and support of IP communications systems. Primarily focused on LAN/WAN technologies, security, and data center design, Robert is also involved in IP Voice and Wireless communications. Prior to his arrival at GDS, Robert worked as the network administrator for an Internet Service Provider providing Internet connectivity to over 10,000 customers. He also spent nine years in the United States Air Force, working with electronics systems and the associated programming of electronic test stations. Robert is a Certified Cisco Internetwork Expert (CCIE) and now serves Global Data Systems as Chief Technology Officer, where he focuses his team on design, delivery and installation of our products and services to our customers.

JAMES L. ADAMS joined Jones Walker on October 1, 2017 as a Director of Government Relations with a focus in the fields of maritime policy, homeland security, transportation infrastructure, energy policy, and economic development. Prior to joining Jones Walker, Mr. Adams was President and CEO of the Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) representing the owners and operators of U.S.-flag vessels that supply, support, and construct the subsea infrastructure necessary for offshore energy development. Under his leadership, the trade association confronted the challenges posed by the moratorium on drilling activity imposed following the Deep Water Horizon disaster. Before his tenure at OMSA, Mr. Adams was Vice President of Government Affairs for American Commercial Lines, Inc. (ACL) where he advanced ACL's legislative and regulatory affairs programs to improve the nation's waterways transportation infrastructure. He also worked to implement positive changes on inland waterway tax policy and the U.S. Coast Guard's regulation of the inland barge industry. Additionally, Mr. Adams has experience in railroads and highway infrastructure development. As Resident Vice President for CSX Transportation, he represented CSX in government and community forums in Kentucky. In the public sector, Mr. Adams served in senior leadership positions in Kentucky’s Transportation Cabinet and Kentucky’s Department of Public Protection. Mr. Adams began his career as a Commissioned Coast Guard

officer. At sea, he served as a deck watch office and department head with responsibilities for vessel operations, navigation, and maritime law enforcement. Later he was named Congressional Fellow to the Coast Guard and Navigation Subcommittee in the House of Representatives. Following his Coast Guard service, Mr. Adams joined the Subcommittee’s professional staff, advancing legislation supporting the U.S. Coast Guard and improving the safety and efficiency of regulatory programs affecting the offshore maritime industry, fishing industry, and inland barge industry.

GEOFFREY GREEN is a New Orleans native and a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University. Geoffrey currently serves as Senator Kennedy’s Appropriations and Projects Director. He specializes in federal appropriations and budget, Army Corps of Engineers, multimodal transportation, as well as emergency management policy. He previously served as Senior Legislative Assistant to House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01), where he played a role in shaping Army Corps of Engineers project authorizations, wetland mitigation, and flood insurance reform policies. Geoffrey and his wife, Rachel, live in northern Virginia and enjoy traveling and spending time in their home state of Louisiana with friends and family. CAPTAIN WAYNE R. ARGUIN, JR. reported to Sector New Orleans as the Sector Commander in July 2016. His previous operational assignments include Deputy Sector Commander, Sector New Orleans (2014-2016), Executive Officer of Marine Safety Office Memphis, TN and Prevention Department Head at Sector Lower Mississippi River (2004-2008) where he coordinated waterways management, vessel inspections, mariner licensing and marine casualty investigations on the Lower Mississippi River and its tributaries. In 1994, Captain Arguin earned his Marine Inspection qualifications at Marine Safety Office Hampton Roads and served as senior marine inspector performing commercial vessel and cruise ship inspections at Marine Safety Office Tampa, Florida (1996-1999). He was also assigned to USCGC HARRIET LANE (WMEC-903) as a student engineer and Damage Control Assistant (1992-1994). His staff assignments include Executive Officer, Hull Division Chief and Salvage Engineering Response Team (SERT) Leader at the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Center (2010-2014). He was responsible for the evaluation and approval of vessel structures, stability, fire protection systems and coordinated salvage engineering support to the Coast Guard Captains of the Port (COTP) and Federal On-Scene Coordinators (FOSC) in response to a variety of vessel casualties. In

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2008, he was assigned to Coast Guard Headquarters on the Executive Staff of the Deputy Commandant for Operations. Captain Arguin served as the Staff Director for the National Incident Commander throughout the Coast Guard’s historic response to the Deepwater Horizon casualty, supporting daily White House and Cabinet-level briefings on the nation’s response effort and also coordinated international offers of assistance with the Department of State. In 2001, Captain Arguin was assigned to Coast Guard Headquarters, Office of Design and Engineering Standards. During this period, he was involved in developing standards for high speed, novel craft and coordination of the Coast Guard’s Risk Based Decision-Making initiative. He also served on the U. S. delegation to the International Maritime Organization’s Design and Engineering Subcommittee to support development of international standards for Wing-in-Ground effect craft and cruise ship design standards. Captain Arguin is a 1992 graduate of the Coast Guard Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and in 2001, he earned a Master of Science degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the University of Michigan. PAUL HITE is a native of the Washington, D.C. area, is a senior surveyor and auditor and has been with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for 4 years. Prior to ABS Paul sailed as a deck officer for seven years, five of which were spent on towing vessels. Paul graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in Logistics and Intermodal Transportation. Paul is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Project Management from Georgetown University. ROBERT KEISTER, CDR USCG (Ret) is Sabine Surveyor’s Manager of Compliance and Special Projects. He has over 25 years of experience in the United States Coast Guard and the marine industry in vessel and facility compliance, project management, auditing, enforcement of all US and foreign marine safety regulations, Outer Continental Shelf compliance, marine casualty investigations, and other safety and security responsibilities. Robert is currently responsible for all Subchapter M and Third Party Organization (TPO) activities for Sabine Surveyors, which includes managing all towing vessel surveys and audits, as well as management audits and pre-Coast Guard inspection consulting. He has held positions managing the daily operations of tugs and pushboats for ship and barge assist operations and regulatory compliance for offshore supply and support vessels that operated worldwide in

support of oil and gas exploration. He was Lead Internal Auditor for two vessel operating companies that used ISM/ISO. Mr. Keister earned a Bachelor of Science in Marine Science (1994) from the United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut, and a Master of Science in Chemistry (2001) from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. Mr. Keister was a Coast Guard Senior Marine Inspector and is an active NAMSGlobal-CMS. MICHAEL KLEIN-UREÑA heads marine and offshore business development for southeast North America at Lloyd's Register. His recent focus has been on Subchapter M implementation as well as LNG and natural gas projects in the Gulf region. He also regularly engages the US Coast Guard on behalf of LR as a Subchapter M third-party organization (TPO) and a recognized class society. Prior to his current role, Michael headed business development for SanSailTEC LLC, focusing on projects involving LNG and gas-to-power in the Caribbean and Latin America. His other specialties include energy efficiency and hull maintenance optimization. He holds a degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from Webb Institute. TAVA S. FORET is a graduate of the University of Phoenix with a BS in Business Marketing. She began her career in the maritime industry at Hollywood Marine, Inc. in 1993 working with their U.S. Coast Guard approved training programs. Tava moved on to the ACTion group in 1999 as the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs serving various maritime interests. Tava served as the chair of the Houston Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC) and has served on the board of directors for the American Waterways Operators and the Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB) until she joined TVIB in 2016. Tava served on the Towing Safety Advisory Committee’s (TSAC) Subchapter M Workgroup and chaired the TSAC Subchapter M Audit Subcommittee throughout the development of the regulation. Today she serves as the Executive Vice President of Operations for TVIB which rovides Subchapter M services, AWO Responsible Carrier Program (RCP) audits, and American Chemistry Council Responsible Care audits. Tava administers the Quality Management System and the ISO 9001:2015 certification for TVIB and manages the marketing and development efforts for TVIB’s TPO services. She is a coauthor of the Marine Internal Lead Auditor course that is USCG accepted as meeting the requirements of 33 CFR Subchapter M 138.310(d)(2) and also provides instruction for the various training

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courses offered by TVIB. Tava resides in Houston with her husband David where they raised their three boys. She has been active in her local community serving on the school board for Holy Trinity Episcopal School, her hurch, various sports organizations and the Boy Scouts of America for the past 25 years. Tava and her husband cherish their time spent in the mission fields of Haiti and Kenya.

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7:30 – 9:00 BREAKFAST BUFFET 9:00 – 12:15 OPEN PANEL AND TOPICS FOR THE

AUDIENCE — VARIOUS MARITIME POTENTIAL AND EVERYDAY OCCURRENCES – PRIMARILY THE “JONES ACT” EXPOSURE

– OPENING QUESTIONS TO THE PANEL

MEMBERS TO “START” – AUDIENCE TO QUESTION ANY PANEL

MEMBER ON ANY ISSUE OR TOPIC – “RAPID FIRE” Q&A – HYPOTHETS/SCENARIOS TO BE

PRESENTED OBJECTIVE: TO PRESENT VARIOUS HYPOTHETS /SCENARIOS ALONG WITH QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE REGARDING THE LEGAL OBLIGATIONS/ INVOLVEMENT/EXPOSURES OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF VESSELS AND MARITIME ACTIVITIES WITH REGARD TO:

I. THE PANEL WILL DISCUSS VARIOUS DOCUMENTS SUCH AS … a. The Accident Report – Some forms are good

and some are bad – Here’s why! b. The “Sign On-Sign off” Report – Real Good –

Here’s Why! c. The JSA and Root Cause Analysis Reports –

Here is how they can hurt or help you in litigation!

d. The USCG 2692 – Be careful how it is prepared and presented

II. STATEMENTS

a. Should you take a statement from the employee or witnesses?

b. Do you use an adjuster or an attorney? c. Written or recorded? What about a

“negative” statement? d. Do I have to turn a plaintiff’s statement over

to the plaintiff or his/her attorney? Before his/her deposition?

e. When are statements discoverable or not discoverable?

f. Can the employer/adjuster/attorney protect an investigation, statements, etc. under the “Work-Product Privilege Doctrine,” particularly when an adjuster is involved?

g. Can a signed or recorded statement be introduced as evidence at a trial?

III. PHOTOS

a. Should you take photos? How does common sense dictate this?

b. Are they discoverable? c. What is necessary to introduce a photo in

depositions or a trial? Is a “chain of custody” necessary?

IV. WITNESSES a. What company employees, if any, cannot be

contacted by a plaintiff attorney? b. In a multi-party litigation, are there any of the

other parties’ employees that I cannot contact?

c. Can I, as an employer, or my adjuster or attorney, tell any of my employees, who are possible witnesses, that they cannot and should not talk to anyone about the accident or the case? Is this good or bad if it is done?

V. FROM THE ACCIDENT TO MAINTENANCE AND CURE TO “PARTIAL OR REDUCED SALARY” TO DISABILITY PAYMENTS a. An employee is fired, quits or whatever and

weeks or months after, he/she or a doctor/hospital calls for authorization to provide care/cure to the employee – who now says he/she had an accident on the job before he/she left the company, but did not report it – what should you do or say? Give authority right away or not?

b. How can this situation be legally handled? If Maintenance and Cure is owed, how are any of those payments determined?

c. “What about “Reduced Wages,” “Partial Wages,” “Advance on Settlement” or whatever! How should this practice be handled? Good or bad practice?

d. Can any of the above payments possibly be recovered back by the employer? When, how and why?

VI. MEDICAL CARE – THE DOCTORS AND OTHER

MEDICAL COSTS – a. Who picks the doctors? What are the rules on

Independent Medical Exams (IMEs)? b. Can the plaintiff’s medical costs be contested

by the employer? c. Negotiating medical costs with doctors,

providers and insurers - who does this? When and how is it done? Can it be successful?

VII. LAW SUIT FILED, INVESTIGATION DONE,

AND DISPUTE READY FOR MEDIATION a. When and why should the Parties agree to

mediate? b. How is a mediator selected and agreed upon

by the parties and the mediator? c. What should be done by the parties and the

mediator to prepare for a mediation? d. Who should attend a mediation with the

attorneys? Why? e. What are some of the most important aspects

that any attorney can do for a mediation that would benefit his client in the mediation?

f. Is a mediation agreement binding?

VIII. RECEIPT AND RELEASE (R&R) a. When should the R&R be done before a court

reporter? b. Will a written R&R suffice?

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c. On what grounds can a R&R be disputed and possibly overturned? Then what happens?

IX. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE COMPANY’S INSURER IN ALL OF THE ABOVE? HOW CAN THEY HELP OR HURT WITH ANY OF THE ISSUES SPELLED OUT?

Moderator: Maurice C. Hebert, Jr., Esq. Thomas Kent Morrison, Esq. Phelps Dunbar LLP New Orleans, Louisiana Maritime Attorney R. Keith Jarrett, Esq. Liskow & Lewis New Orleans, Louisiana Maritime Attorney Christian P. Kelly, LLB (Hons), LLM, Solicitor Continental/Fidelis Covington, Louisiana Marine Claims Representative

12:15 – 12:30 CLOSING REMARKS

President, GNOBFA Karl C. Gonzales Plimsoll Marine Inc. Hahnville, Louisiana

Seminar Co-Director Alan J. Savoie Cooper/Consolidated, LLC Hahnville, Louisiana

Seminar Co-Moderator Marc C. Hebert, Esq. Jones Walker New Orleans, Louisiana

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THOMAS KENT MORRISON, ESQ. is a partner with Phelps Dunbar, LLP having joined the firm in 1998 after obtaining his J.D. from Tulane University’s School of Law. He holds an AV rating, is admitted to practice in all of the courts in Louisiana and regularly represents clients in jurisdictions throughout the Gulf South. Mr. Morrison previously served on the Board of Directors for the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and is a member of the FBA, the Maritime Law Association and the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. He practices in the areas of transportation, energy, maritime law, and general litigation handling cases involving commercial disputes, casualties, torts, cargo claims, collisions, personal injuries, property damage, and contractual defense and indemnity demands for maritime employers, vessel owners, longshore employers, energy companies, dock and terminal owners and their various underwriters. He also provides representation with respect to coverage issues involving a broad range of energy, marine, general liability, pollution, excess and umbrella insurance policies. Mr. Morrison has represented his clients both locally and nationally in state and federal courts in all aspects of litigation. He has considerable trial experience and has handled the resolution of innumerable cases through private mediation and court sponsored settlement conferences. R. KEITH JARRETT, ESQ. is a shareholder of Liskow & Lewis and its former managing partner. He handles litigation, primarily in the fields of Energy and Maritime. Mr. Jarrett graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1980, afterwards serving on merchant vessels for two years. He graduated from Tulane Law School in 1985, summa cum laude, where he was a member of the Tulane Law Review and Order of the Coif. After law school, Mr. Jarrett clerked for Judge Alvin E. Rubin of the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and then joined Liskow & Lewis. He has tried lawsuits involving vessel collisions, well blowouts, personal injuries and death (maritime and land-based), oil spill liability, vessel construction, indemnity and insurance, and many others. Mr. Jarrett has also handled matters before federal agencies, including OSHA, the Chemical Safety Board, and the Coast Guard. He is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the Tulane Admiralty Law Institute, and the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. CHRISTIAN P. KELLY, LLB (Hons), LLM, SOLICITOR is a Senior Director of the Claims Division of Fidelis Group Holdings (“Fidelis”), a position he has held since December 2017. Fidelis is a

leading provider of primary and excess marine insurance for hull and maritime coverages for vessel owners, ship builders, terminal operators, fleet operators, stevedores, cargo handlers, marine contractors and a variety of other maritime insurance products. Fidelis provides underwriting, broking services, claims management and loss control for its maritime clients. Prior to being employed with Fidelis, Christian was the Head of Claims at Thomas Miller Specialty (formerly Osprey Underwriting Agency Limited), an agency of Underwriters at Lloyds of London. Christian was responsible for the global claims service in the following classes of insurance: Maritime, Aerospace, Space, Offshore Energy, Cyber and Kidnap & Ransom. Christian is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales, having handled litigation matters for London Market and US Domestic insurer clients and their assureds. Christian specialized in insurance defense, coverage and subrogation for both marine and non-marine matters for matters in the UK, the US, South America, Europe and Asia.

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Seminar: April 25, 26, & 27, 2018 InterContinental New Orleans Reception: April 24, 2018 444 St. Charles Avenue, NOLA 70130 Admission to the seminar is limited for the first 475 registrants in the expanded main conference hall. There will not be an overflow room. Please register early. Registration Fees: If registered on or before March 25, 2018: $725.00 per person. If registered after March 25, 2018: $825.00 per person. There will be no exceptions to these registration fees. Credit cards - for online registrations only! We will accept credit card payments through “PayPal.” See web-site for details. Online registration opens on February 23, 2018 at www.gnobfa.com Confirmation: A seminar confirmation will be sent via e-mail within one week upon receipt of payment. Please provide the e-mail address of each registrant. If a confirmation is not received within the specified time frame, please contact [email protected] to confirm and guarantee your registration. Seminar Registration Fee Includes: Admission to the Tuesday evening cocktail reception, all meetings, course materials and binder, two luncheons, coffee and pastries each morning with full buffet breakfast on Friday morning. Cancellations: Refund less $300.00 cancellation fee. To avoid the fee, you have the option to transfer your payment to another company associate, or you can apply your payment to your or another company associate registration fee to attend in 2019 but not beyond. No shows do not qualify as a transfer request. Cancellations MUST be in writing prior to the seminar. There will be no exceptions to the cancellation policy. Accommodations: Seminar price does not include hotel accommodations. Rooms have been reserved at a rate of $209.00, single/double occupancy. The hotel deadline to reserve a room is March 23, 2018 at 5 p.m., but the rooms in the block are reserved on a first come basis. Reservations for the InterContinental New Orleans can be made online at https://aws.passkey.com/e/49445481 or by calling 1-800-235-4670. WHEN MAKING RESERVATIONS, PLEASE REFERENCE THE GNOBFA RIVER AND MARINE SEMINAR. Continuing Education Credit: This seminar may satisfy your state's legal or insurance Continuing Education requirements. GNOBFA complies with attendance verification requirements for continuing education programs. Complete credit listings and contact information can be viewed at www.gnobfa.com For further information, please contact any of the following Seminar Committee Members: Seminar Co-Directors: Alan Savoie – Phone: (504) 415-4191 – E-Mail: [email protected] Tommy Grantham – Phone: (225) 338-5903 – E-Mail: [email protected] Registration: Fred Renoudet – Phone: (504) 913-1791 – E-Mail: [email protected] Robin Rogers – Phone: (985) 248-0833 – E-Mail: [email protected]

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SEMINAR REGISTRATION

River and Marine Industry Seminar April 24 (Reception Only), 25, 26, & 27, 2018

InterContinental New Orleans

COMPANY:

ADDRESS:

CITY: STATE: ZIP:

PHONE: EMAIL:

If registered on or before 3/25/18 – $725.00 If registered after 3/25/18 – $825.00

Credit Cards payments accepted online only at www.GNOBFA.com

____ Enclosed is my check for $ made payable to GNOBFA. Tax I.D. No. 72-1085110 – W9 printable on Seminar page of www.GNOBFA.com

Seminar Registration Price includes the following: GNOBFA’s Seminar Cocktail Reception on Tuesday night, admission to all meetings, course material and binder, coffee and pastries each morning, two buffet luncheons, and a buffet breakfast on Friday morning.

PLEASE RETURN THIS REGISTRATION FORM WITH REMITTANCE TO:

Regular Delivery: For FedEx, UPS, etc. Deliveries: GNOBFA Cooper/Consolidated, LLC River and Marine Industry Seminar GNOBFA c/o Robin Rogers P.O. Box 232 665 Highway 628 Hahnville, Louisiana 70057 LaPlace, Louisiana 70068

A registration confirmation email will be sent within one week of receiving your payment. If a confirmation is not received within this time frame, please contact [email protected].

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Join us in celebrating

New Orleans’ Tricentennial at

GNOBFA’s 2018 River and Marine

Industry Seminar Annual Celebration

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. New Orleans InterContinental

Grand Ballroom

Food, cocktails, and good company

Seminar registrants admitted with paid registration

NON-Seminar registrants who wish to attend the reception

$125 – In advance – $125 $150 – At the door – $150

See back for registration details.

Enclosed is my check for the cocktail reception in the amount of $ ____________, made payable to Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association, Inc.

Tax I.D. No. 72-1085110

PLEASE RETURN THIS REGISTRATION FORM WITH REMITTANCE TO:

G.N.O.B.F.A. River and Marine Industry Seminar

P.O. Box 232 Hahnville, Louisiana 70057

For FedEx, UPS, etc. Deliveries: Cooper Consolidated, LLC

GNOBFA c/o Robin Rogers 665 Highway 628 LaPlace, Louisiana 70068

COMPANY:

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