Founded in 1912, the American Association of Port Authorities is a trade association which represents more than 160 public port authorities in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America. In addition, Association members include more than 335 sustaining and associate members -- firms and individuals with an interest in the seaports of the Western Hemisphere. AAPA is dedicated to serving deep draft public ports by enhancing port management professionalism, and advocating issues critical to public seaports. This well-attended event attracts port professionals as well as vendors involved in significant port engineering projects throughout the world. In addition, there will be a table top trade show on Thursday November 18. Always timely, topics include -Port logistics -Short Sea Shipping -Panama Canal expansion -Financing public/private partnerships -Port automation and technology -Cost containment in design and construction Please contact Jodi for more information.