APEC Transportation Youth Forum
June 20-24, 1997, Victoria, British Columbia (Canada)

THE AGENDA

Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday

 

Friday, June 20, 1997

*Welcome Reception and Dinner

 

Saturday, June 21, 1997

OPENING PLENARY SESSION

*Opening Remarks

*Industry Presentations

*Meeting the Environmental Challenge

By Mr. David Marshall
Executive Director
Fraser Basin Management Program

*Planning for Regional Transportation & Logistics Hubs

 

BREAKOUT SESSION ONE

Participants were divided into breakout groups for the remainder of the day. Some groups dealt with environmental issues while others dealt with environmental planning.

*Environmental Topic

What initiatives are appropriate to achieve sustainable transportation?

*Transportation Hubs Topic

What impact will trends such as increased traffic and larger vessels have on routing patterns and the role of traditional gateway hubs and secondary systems?

 

BREAKOUT SESSION TWO

*Environmental Topic

Are there innovative ways to mitigate the environmental consequences of new or expanded infrastructure (e.g. in land use planning, operating regulations)?

*Planning Topic

What can be done to ensure transportation infrastructure and services are better integrated to ensure the smooth movement of traffic between modes?

 

BREAKOUT SESSION THREE

*Environment Topic

How can true environmental costs be incorporated into market-driven trade and investment decisions for transportation infrastructure?

*Planning Topic

What impact could technology have on the facilitation of traffic moving between member economies?

*Reception and Dinner with invited industry guests
Topic: Employment Opportunities in the Transportation Industry

 

Sunday, June 22, 1997

CLOSING PLENARY SESSION

*Breakout groups reported back with final comments and conclusions.

 

Monday, June 23, 1997

*Minister-Industry Symposium

Tuesday, June 24, 1997

*Industry Forum

*Ministers' News Conference

*Closing Reception