ITE 2010 Registration Packet FINAL

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WelcomeWe Welcome YouOn behal o the New England Section, welcome to

the 2010 IE Northeastern District Annual Meeting in

beautiul and historic Portland, Maine. Frommers ravel

Guides named Portland one o the top twelve surpris-

ing, thriving and emerging world travel destinations. In

October 2009, Bon Appetit magazine named Portland

as Americas Foodiest Small own. Portland is a beauti-

ully compact city. From anywhere on the Peninsula, it is

a short distance to the waterront with its splendid views,

nestled against the cobblestone streets o the Old Port.

From there, a leisurely stroll through the center o the

business district takes you to the Arts District, crowned by

the world-class Portland Museum o Art.

Te host hotel is the Portland Regency, located within the

Old Port retail district at the Portland waterront. Te Re-

gency was invited by the National rust o Historic Preser-

vation to become a distinguished member o the Historic

Hotels o America because o its preservation o a histori-

cally signifcant building and its superior service. It oers

an attractive site or experiencing Portland and the Maine

Coast --- the rooms are comortable, the ood is excellent,

the meeting acilities satisy our needs, there is an on-site

spa, and the Old Port attractions are only a ew steps rom

the ront door. Te Old Port is a charming, cobble-stoned

quarter renowned or its award-winning restaurants, lively

pubs, and world-caliber shops and galleries.

Te local arrangements committee has worked diligently

to develop rewarding, educational, and un technical, so-

cial, and companion programs. Te technical program in

cludes ten sessions on current hot topics such as complet

streets, saety, innovative technologies, sustainable trans-portation projects, and ties between land use and transpo

tation. Full descriptions o the technical session speaker

presentations are on the District meeting website and wi

be printed in the registered delegate packet distributed

at the meeting. On Wednesday, delegates will have the

opportunity to attend an advanced Synchro/Simra c

workshop and take technical tours o the Maine urnpik

Authority Operations Center and Maines Eastern rail.

Te social program tees o Wednesday with a 9-hole

scramble at Riverside Municipal Gol Course and a wel-come reception on board a Casco Bay Lines erry. At the

Tursday morning breakast, the three IE vice presiden

tial candidates will talk about their goals and plans or th

uture o IE. During the day, the companion program

will include a tour o the Portland Museum o Art and a

meal and shopping in Freeport. Te annual awards ban-

quet that evening will conclude with Down East enterta

ment, ayuh.

Te New England Section, the Maine Chapter, and the

local arrangements committee look orward to welcomin

you to the 41st Annual Meeting o the IE Northeastern

District. Tis is Maine; the recommended attire is busine

casual.

Kevin Hooper, Meeting Chair

Local Arrangements CommitteeSandi Duchesne, echnical/our

Diane Morabito, Social

Paul Godrey, Facilities/Exhibitors

om Errico, Registration

om Gorrill, Publicity

Rod Emery, Consultant Support

Peter Hedrich, Gol/Gits

Ken Petraglia, raf c Bowl

John Adams, Concierge

Photos on cover and page 2 are provided courtesy o the

Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau.


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Registration FormName: Nickname or badge:

Title: ITE of ce held:

Agency/Firm: Phone:

Street Address: Fax:

City, State, Zip: Email:

Are you a member o ITE International? YesNo Guest Name:

Registration Fees

Registration ype DescriptionRegistration cost/(cost ater

April 19)Subtotal

Full Welcome reception, breakast on Tursday & Friday,Tursday luncheon, awards banquet, rereshmentsduring breaks and welcome git.

$250/($350)

Student Welcome reception, breakast on Tursday & Friday,Tursday luncheon, awards banquet, rereshments

during breaks and welcome git.

$25/($50)

One DayThursday Breakast, lunch, banquet and welcome git. $175/($225)

One Day Friday Breakast and welcome git. $50/($100)

Technical Only (Plus

Lunch)

Lunch on Tursday and welcome git. $100/($150)

Awards Banquet MealSelection (check one)

Haddock Fillets Chicken Conchetta Steak DianeContact [email protected] or special diet requests

Included in ull, student,and Tursday registrations

Technical Tour (not included in registration) Date/Time Cost Quantity Subtotal

Bike our-Short Option *bike/helmet rental info/cost Wed., May 19, 1:00 pm4:00 pm $10

Bike our-Long Option *bike/helmet rental info/cost Wed., May 19, 1:00 pm4:00 pm $10

MA operationsfrst 20 registrations only. (Lunch

included) Wed., May 19, 10:30 amnoon $10

Technical Workshop (not included in registration) Date/Time Cost Quantity Subtotal

Synchro raining Wed., May 19, 8:00 am12:00 pm $90

Social and Guest Functions (additional tickets) Date/TimeCost /

(Companion Cost)Quantity Subtotal

Welcome Reception on Casco Bay Wed., May 19, 5:00 pm8:00 pm $90 / ($60)

BreakastTurs., May 20, 7:30-9Fri., May 21, 7:30-8:30

$30 / ($25)

GolRiverside Gol Course Wed., May 19, 1:00 pm $35

Companion Program Turs., May 20, 9:30 am3:30 pm $40

Tursday Lunch Turs., May 20, 12:30 pm2:00 pm $35 / ($30)

Awards Banquet Meal Selection (check one)* Haddock Fillets Chicken Conchetta Steak Diane

Turs., May 20, 6:30 pm9:30 pm $100 / ($65)

*Contact [email protected] or bike/helmet rental ino/cost & special diet requests

Total

Method o Payment:Make check payable to:IE Northeastern District

Annual Meeting(Purchase orders do NOconstitute payment or early

registration discount purposes)

For more inormation, pleasecontact Kevin Hooper [email protected]

(207)878-5790

Look or updatedinormation at northeasternite.org,

www.maineite.org or on Facebookat IE Northeastern District 2010Annual Meeting

Send Registration & Payment to:.Y. Lin International12 Northbrook Drive, Building A, Suite OneFalmouth, ME 04105Attn: Tomas A. Errico, PEtel: (207) 347-4354

ax: (207) [email protected]

Admission toProessionalProgram &

Productsand ServicesExhibit

Included


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Day 1Wednesday, May 19, 2010

8:00 12:00

ExhibitAreaOpen at2:00

echnical Workshop - Advanced Synchro/Simraf c echniques8:00 am - 12:00 pm

10:30 - 12:00echnical our A

Maine urnpike Authority Operations Center

12:00-4:00 Gol

echnical our BBicycle our o Maines Eastern rail - Short Option

echnical our CBicycle our o Maines Eastern rail - Long Option

2:30 - 4:00Session 1

Sustainable Growth or Rural, Small Urban, and Large Urban Corridors

5:00-8:00 Welcome Reception

Conerence Program

Technical ProgramWednesday May 19, 2010

Technical WorkshopAdvanced Synchro/SimTraf c

Techniques

8:00 am12:00 pm

Instructor: John Albeck, PE, POE

Tis workshop is or experienced Synchro users who are

interested in becoming power users. It will explore the ull

unctionality and versatility o the Synchro and Simra-

fc tra c modeling sotware, as well as new eatures and

capabilities in Synchro 7 that were not available in earlier

versions. Registrants will be invited to e-mail John beore

the workshop date with their specifc technical questions

and goals or the workshop, and he will incorporate as

many as possible into his presentation and demonstrations

or the class.

Students will receive a comprehensive reerence handout

to take home, but there will be no hands-on computer

use other than by John o the projector screen. Lunch is

included or paid participants only(4 PDH)


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ocus on the planning and engineering work that went

into the trail layout and construction. Recommended

or physically ft, relatively speedy bicyclists who are

comortable riding single-fle on urban roads, and who

want to combine a good aternoon workout with their

technical tour. Road or hybrid touring bicycles are most

appropriate or both tours. Bicycle and helmet rentals

are available upon request, and can be reserved with a

credit card. You may bring personal equipment (shoes,pedals, helmet) to use with the rental bicycle i you pree

Please contact Paul Nieho, 207-774-9891 or pnieho@

gpcog.org, by April 30 to make your individualized rent

arrangements. A healthy snack and water will be provide

(2 PDH)

Session 1: Sustainable Growth or Rural, Small Urban

and Large Urban Corridors

2:30 pm4:00 pmModerator: BD

L. Murphy, PE, A Roundabout Way to Sustainable Roa

way Design

J. Ready, EI, Te ARC MPO ransportation Manage-

ment System

D. Matton, Its All About iming A Case Study

Technical Tour A: Maine Turnpike Authority Operations

Center (www.maineturnpike.com)

10:30 am-12:00 pm(van will leave Portland Regency at10:00 am)

Registrants will tour the new, LEED-certifed Maine

urnpike Authority building, view a demonstration o the

EZ Pass Electronic oll Collection system and other IS

enhancements, watch an inormative flm on turnpike

operations, and have the opportunity to ask questions o

MA sta. ransportation to and rom the hotel will be

provided (or you can drive directly to MA at Exit 46 o

the Maine urnpike; contact us or directions). Lunch isincluded or paid participants only. (1.5 PDH)

Technical Tour B: Bicycle Tour o Maines Eastern Trail -

Short Option (www.easterntrail.org)

1:00 pm4:00 pm

Tis is an easy-paced, 13-mile round-trip bicycling

tour o a portion o the Eastern rail, part o the East

Coast Greenway rail System that will eventually extend

rom Calais, Maine to Key West, Florida. Frequentstops will highlight transportation unding, planning,

and engineering challenges involved in trail layout and

construction, and how they were addressed. Road or

hybrid touring bicycles are most appropriate or both

tours. Bicycle and helmet rentals are available upon

request, and can be reserved with a credit card. You may

bring personal equipment (shoes, pedals, helmet) to use

with the rental bicycle i you preer. Please contact Paul

Nieho, 207-774-9891 or [email protected], by April

30 to make your individualized rental arrangements. Ahealthy snack and water will be provided. (2 PDH)

Technical Tour C: Bicycle Tour o Maines Eastern Trail -

Long Option (www.easterntrail.org)

1:00 pm4:00 pm

Tis is a aster-paced, 26-mile round-trip bicycling tour

that will leave directly rom the hotel and will cover

more o the Eastern rail than our B, but with the same


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Conerence ProgramDay 2 Thursday, May 20, 2010

7:309:00

Buet Breakast

IE InternationalVice Presidential Candidates Speeches

9:0010:30

Exhibit AreaOpen at 8:30

Session 2-A.Back to the uture:

Integrated ransportationand land Use Planning

Session 2-B.Sustainable ransportation:

Operational Practices

Session 2-C.Executive rack: Te BusinessO ransportation Consulting

10:3011:00 Break and Exhibits

11:0012:30Session 3-A.

Sustainable ransportation:Design Practices

Session 3-B.Innovative echnologies

12:30-2:00 Lunch

2:00-3:30

Session 4-A.Sustainable ransportation:Creating Viable Alternativesto Single-Occupant Vehicle

ravel

Session 4-B.ransportation Saety:

Challenges and Solutions

Session 4-C.Elected Leadership Session

3:30-4:30 Student Poster Session

4:006:00 District Annual Meeting and raf c Bowl

6:30-9:30 Annual Meeting Banquet with Awards and Entertainment by Maine Hysterical Society

and Sustainability ObjectivesS. Levine, Accommodating Population Growth with

Adaptive ra c Control

S. Murthy, PE, POE, Real-ime Signalized Monitor-

ing

M. alas, Ph.D, PE, POE, New York Citys IS Inra-

structure or ra c Control

Session 2-C. EXECUIVE RACK: HE BUSINES

OF RANSPORAION CONSULING

9:00 am10:30 amModerator: John Kennedy, PE, POE, Principal, VHB

Te IE Consultants Council is developing a series o w

binars on topics targeted or small and mid-size consultin

frms such as: how to make money, how to be a consul-

tant, eective communication, prime/sub relationships,

contract negotiations, personnel reviews, and ownership

transition. Session details will be posted on the meeting

website and e-mailed to persons who sign up or this ses-

sion.

Session 2-A. BACK O HE FUURE:INEGRAED RANSPORAION AND LAND

USE PLANNING

9:00 am10:30 am

Moderator: Lisa ierney, PE, IE ra c Engineering

Senior Director

R. Ballou, AICP, Te American Suburb As We Know It is

Dying

G. Hebert, PE, POE, Long-erm rip Generation or a

Mixed-Used Development in Cambridge, MA

G. Jacquemart, PE, AICP, Estimating ra c Generationand Shared Parking Demand o Mixed-Use Projects

C. Welzel, Te ies Between ransportation and Land

Use in Maine Corridor Studies

Session 2-B. SUSAINABLE RANSPORAION:

OPERAIONAL PRACICES

9:00 am10:30 am

Moderator: BD

J. Lindley, PE, Role o Operations in Achieving Livability

Technical ProgramThursday May 20, 2010


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P. Nieho, Regional Consistency o Bike Lane Plans and

Inrastructure Improvements

A. Bhowmick, Ferry Experience as a Sustainable rans-

port in New York HarborJ. Rosenblum, PE, and P. Go, LEED AP, racking

Pedestrian/Bicycle ransportation Trough Innovative

Counting echniques

Session 4-B. RANSPORAION SAFEY: CHAL-

LENGES AND SOLUIONS

2:00 pm3:30 pm

Moderator: Doug Prentiss, PE, POE, Senior Principal

Engineer, Fay, Spoord & Torndike

K. Pyke, PE, POE, Saety is the Best ransportation

Practice

L. Goodman, PE, POE, Lines on the Pavement: Driv

ers Dont KnowShouldnt We Care?

M. Croce, PE, et al., Saety Assessments Te Ontario

County (New York) Experience

Session 4-C. ELECED LEADERSHIP SESSION

2:00 pm3:30 pm

Moderator: BD

Representatives o the elected boards o the Northeastern

District, Met Section, Upstate New York Section, New

England Section, Atlantic Provinces Section, and Quebe

Section are invited to a work session with IE Interna-

tional leadership. A meeting agenda and list o discussion

topics will be circulated prior to the meeting

Student Poster Session

3:30 pm4:30 pm

Tis session will oer an opportunity or students to pres

ent the results o research and analysis they have under-

taken. All meeting delegates will have the opportunity

to interact with the student authors directly, in a unique

one-on-one basis to learn the details o their work.

Session attendees should be CEOs or senior sta at small

and mid-size consulting frms (limit one person per

frm). I you are interested in attending the session, please

contact Kevin Hooper at [email protected] or at207-878-5790.

Session 3-A. SUSAINABLE RANSPORAION:

DESIGN PRACICES

11:00 am12:30 pm

Moderator: Jeremiah Bartlett, PE, POE, Project Engi-

neer, Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers, Inc.

M. Elizer, Jr., PE, POE, Sustainable Street Design

J. Blumenthal, PE, and J. Nitsch, PE, LEED AP, Greener

Streets Ushering in a New Era o Sustainable ransporta-tion Engineering

G. So an, PE, D. Arcement, PE, et al., Redesign o

Jackson Avenue at the Pulaski Bridge, Long Island City,

Queens

M. Piscitelli, PE, and . DeSantos, PE, POE, Down-

town Crossing New Haven Changing Our Design

Conventions

Session 3-B. INNOVAIVE ECHNOLOGIES

11:00 am12:30 pm

Moderator: Kelly Tompson, PE, Senior Project Manager,

Bergmann Associates

J. Sangster, PE, Adaptive ra c Control Systems: North

American State o Practice

M. Sucher et al., Developing Measures o Eectiveness

or a ra c Simulation Model by Integration o GIS with

VISSIM

R. Chamberlin, PE, Appropriate AVL echnology or a

Rural ransit Provider

C. Cate and . Davis, PE, Use o Integrated GIS andGPS to Streamline ravel ime Studies

Session 4-A. SUSAINABLE RANSPORAION:

CREAING VIABLE ALERNAIVES O SINGLE-

OCCUPAN VEHICLE RAVEL

2:00 pm3:30 pm

Moderator: BD

J. LaPlante, PE, POE, Complete Streets as Part o Sus-

tainability


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Conerence ProgramDay 3 Friday, May 21, 2010

7:308:30 Buet Breakast

8:30-9:30

Exhibit Area

Open at 8:30

Session 5.

Te New AASHO Highway Saety Manual: Teory and Practice

9:30-10:00 Break

10:00-12:00Session 6.

FHWA Curve Advisory Speed Workshop

Session 7.

Sustainable ransportation Planning,

Design, and Operations or Urban

Environments

12:00 Adjourn


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J. Lebsack, PE, POE, AICP, Creating a Scenic EntryRoad Trough Niagara Falls State Park

J. Sangster, PE, Barriers to Innovation in ra c Design

Unconventional Intersections

L. Neudor, PE, ransportation Systems M&O or Re-

duced Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Technical ProgramFriday May 21,

2010Session 5. HE NEW AASHO HIGHWAY SAFEY

MANUAL: HEORY AND PRACICE

8:30 am-9:30 am

Speakers and acilitators: Bruce Ibarguen, PE, State ra c

Engineer, Maine Department o ransportation; Darryl

Belz, PE, Saety and Scoping Unit Supervisor, Bureau o

Planning, Maine Department o ransportation

Mr. Ibarguen actively particpated in the development o

the new AASHO Highway Saety Manual, which allows

engineers to select cost-eective treatments and strategies

or dierent crash types. He will present a strategic over-

view o the recently issued manual. Mr. Belz will ollow

with a technical users perspective, presenting case studies

in which he used the manual to mitigate real-world high-

way saety hazards on Maine roads. Tere will be plenty

o time or questions, comments, and active discussion by

session attendees.

Session 6. FHWA CURVE ADVISORY SPEED

WORKSHOP10:00 am-12:00 pm

Workshop Leader and Facilitator: R. Milstead, PE,

POE, Brudis & Associates, Inc.

It is estimated that hal o all speeding roadway departure

crashes occur on curves. Advisory speeds that are not con-

sistent can be a contributing actor. Tis workshop will

cover guidelines or determining when an advisory speed

is needed, criteria or identiying the appropriate advisory

speed, an engineering study method or determining the

advisory speed, and guidelines or selecting other curve-related tra c control devices.

Session 7. SUSAINABLE RANSPORAION

PLANNING, DESIGN, AND OPERAIONS FOR

URBAN ENVIRONMENS

10:00 am-11:30 am

Moderator: BD

B. Swanson and R. Chamberlin, PE, POE, Estimating

Air Quality From ra c and ransportation Networks


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Gol Outing

Wednesday, May 19, 1:004:00 pm

(check-in starts at 12:00 pm)Begin your stay in Maine with a round (9 holes) o gol at

Portlands Riverside Gol Course! Designed by legendary

architect Georey Cornish, the course has earned a

reputation as a player riendly course and yet is one o

Southern Maines more challenging layouts. Many o

New Englands ranking amateurs and proessionals test

the 6,406-yard North Course annually during the Maine

Open and Greater Portland Open. Rolling hills and a

traditional beauty give the Riverside goler a eeling o

spaciousness and relaxation. But the challenges are subtle:there are sand, bogs, trees and more.

I you have questions or would like more inormation on

the outing, please contact Peter Hedrich at phedrich@

gorrillpalmer.com or (207) 657 6910. o learn more

about the gol course, visit http://www.portlandmaine.

gov/riverside/riverside.asp.

You do NO need to register at our meeting desk at the

Portland Regency prior to the gol outing.

You can drive directly to the course (1158 RiversideStreet in Portland, near Exit 48 o the Maine urnpike).

Contact Peter Hedrich or directions.

I you attend the Maine urnpike Authority technical

tour in the morning, you can drive directly to the course

or we will carpool you there (less than a 10 minute drive).

I you attend the Synchro/Simra c workshop in the

morning or arrive at the Portland Regency by 12 noon,

you can drive to the gol event or we will transport you in

a van rom the hotel (leaving at 12 noon).

Tere will be su cient time ater gol to return to the

Portland Regency in time to check in and walk to the

Welcome Reception. Awards or all deserving golers will

be given during the Welcome Reception.

Special Events

Welcome Reception on Casco Bay

Wednesday, May 19, 5:008:00 pm

Join your colleagues aboard the Bay Mist or a sunset sail

and welcome reception on Casco Bay (www.cascobaylinecom). Tis cruise will oer stunning views o the Portlan

skyline, Casco Bay islands and the Maine coastline

with two enclosed, carpeted decks and lots o windows.

Outside decks will allow you take in the resh Maine air

while watching the harbor lights. Grand hors doeuvres

will be served all evening by Te Black ie Company and

an open bar will allow you to select beverages o your

choice.

Te erry terminal is a three block walk rom the Portlan

Regency. When you check in at the meeting desk, we wil

provide you clear directions (walk to the water and turn

let).

Companion Program

Tursday, May 20, 9:30 am 3:30 pm

Begin the day with a tour o the Portland Museum o Ar

(www.portlandmuseum.org). Te museums collection

contains more than 17,000 fne and decorative art works

dating rom the 18th century to the present. Te collec-tion includes American works by such artists as Winslow

Homer, Rockwell Kent and Andrew Wyeth. A sampling

o European artists represented are Claude Monet, Mary

Cassat and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Enjoy a fne luncheon along the Maine Coast and then

spend the aternoon shopping in Freeport, recently rec-

ognized by Yankee Magazine as the # 1 shopping village


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in New England (www.reeportusa.com). Freeport is the

home o L.L. Bean and numerous outlet shops, including

J. Crew, Jones New York, Nine West, Polo Ralph Lauren

and Te North Face.

Tursday Breakast

Tursday, May 20, 7:30 am 9:00 am

Breakast will include speeches rom each o the three IE

vice-presidential candidates. Ray Davis and Rock Miller

rom Caliornia and roy Peoples rom North Carolina

will talk about their goals and plans or the uture o IE.

Meeting delegates will also have the opportunity to talk

with roy, Rock, and Ray during the Wednesday evening

welcome reception.

Tursday Lunch

Tursday, May 20, 12:30-2:00 pm

Lunch will include an update on the state o IE rom

IE International President Paul Eng-Wong and Lynn

LaMunyon, International Director. Candidates or the

International Director position, Don Adams and Paula

Benway, will also be introduced and given the opportunity

to tell us their plans or the uture o IE.

Northeastern District Annual Business Meeting

Tursday, May 20, 4:00-5:00 pm

All meeting delegates are invited to attend the annual busi-

ness meeting o the IE Northeastern District. See frst-

hand and help discuss how the District uses its resources

to serve its membership and to promote our proession.

Agenda items include approval o the annual budget,

reports rom the District o cers and our International D

rector, and an update rom the 2011 annual meeting cha

raf c Bowl

Tursday, May 20, 5:006:00 pm

A un tradition o the Northeastern District meeting is th

annual ra c Bowl. Tis is your opportunity to fnd out

just how much you know about IE and the practice o

transportation engineering and planning. Cheer and jeer

or your riends and colleagues as they battle or the high

coveted ra c Bowl trophy. Tere will be teams rom

each section. I you would like to participate in the ra

Bowl, contact your section or chapter president, the raBowl emcee (Ken Petraglia, [[email protected]])

or just volunteer 10 minutes beore the show starts! I

you want to submit a question or two, please contact Ke

Petraglia.

Annual Awards Banquet and Entertainment

Tursday, May 20, 6:30 9:30 pm

Te banquet dinner menu includes Haddock Fillets with

Maine shrimp, shallots, parmesan cheese, and lemon

cream sauce; Chicken conchetta stued with prosciuttoand asparagus and topped with boursin cream sauce; and

Steak Diane, a tenderloin steak sauted with mushrooms

shallots, dijon mustard, and espagnole sauce. And youre

Maine, so everyone will receive lobster stew. Ater dinner

the District will present several awards, including the 20

Harvey Boutwell Award.

Ater dinner entertainment will be provided by the Main

Hysterical Society (www.mainehysterical.com), a trio o

the fnest kind. Its three o Maines most entertaining

variety artists, actors, musicians and Downeast humor-ists. Randy Judkins, Barney Martin and Steve Underwoo

present a comedy variety show o original songs and paro

dies, hilarious Maine characters, wicked good juggling,

and the most hysterical sketches youll ever see. Your ace

will hurt and your sides will ache... even the day ater!!! (

what we call a Maine Humor Hangover)


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LodgingPortland Regency Hotel & Spa

(www.theregency.com)

Located two blocks rom Portlands workingwaterront, the Portland Regency Hotel and Spa is

the centerpiece o the historic Old Port Exchange.

Tis neo-classic Armory was built in 1895 at a cost

o $20,000 or Maines National Guard. It was once

regarded as one o the fnest and best equipped

armories in New England. In 1990 as recognition or

its preservation o a historically signifcant building

and its superior service, the Portland Regency was

invited by the National rust o Historic Preservation

to become a distinguished member o the HistoricHotels o America. Te Regency is the only hotel in

downtown Portland to have its own ftness center

and ull day spa. Guests are invited to use our Jacuzzi,

steam rooms, and saunas. Located on Casco Bay,

Portland oers great entertainment and museums,

antiques, galleries and Old Port shops, glorious coastline,

sandy beaches and so much more. And, the Portland

Regency is only 20 minutes to the heart o Freeports

outlets.

Book Now!Te room rate is $159 per night and includes complimen-

tary high-speed wireless access. Make your reservation by

calling (800) 727-3436 beore April 12. Reerence the

meeting name (Northeastern District o IE) when mak-

ing your reservation. Te Regency has a total o 95 guest

rooms so it is possible the hotel will fll up with our meet-

ing delegates. We suggest you make your reservation early.

Valet parking is $13 per day.

Te Portland Regency Hotel & Spa 20 Milk Street Portland, ME 04101

Reservations & Inormation: USA: 1-(800) 727-3436 or

1-207-774-4200

Alternative Accommodations:

Hilton Garden Inn

65 Commercial Street

Portland, Maine, USA, 04101

1-207-780-0780

Holiday Inn By the Bay

88 Spring Street

Portland, Maine 04101

el: (207) 775.2311

oll Free: 1.800.345.5050

Residence Inn (Marriott)

145 Fore Street

Portland, ME 04101

(207) 761-1660

Portland Harbor Hotel

468 Fore Street Portland, Maine 04101

Phone: (207) 775-9090 Fax: (207) 775-9990

oll Free: 1-888-798-9090


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TravelTravel InormationHow ar away is Portland?

100 miles rom Boston

200 miles rom Hartord

310 miles rom New York City

270 miles rom Albany

490 miles rom Rochester

320 miles rom Fredericton

270 miles rom Quebec City

BY CARFrom the South

Drive north on I-95.(Maine urnpike)

ake Exit 44 and ollow signs or I-295 North

Follow I-295 to Exit 7, Franklin Street

ravel Franklin Street to the sixth tra c signal

and turn right onto Fore Street

At the 3rd intersection, turn right onto Market

Street

urn right onto Milk Street at next intersection

From the North

From I-95, take Exit 103 onto I-295 South

Follow I-295 to Exit 7, Franklin Street

Follow same directions listed above or rom the

south

BY RAIL

Te Amtrak Downeaster [www.amtrakdowneaster.

com] provides fve roundtrip trains daily

between Bostons North Station and thePortland ransportation Center. Complimentary

hotel van shuttle service is provided rom the

ransportation Center

BY AIR

Te Portland International Jetport (www.portlandjetpor

org) has service by JetBlue, Airran, US Airways, Delta

Air Lines, Continental Airlines, United, and Air Canada

Complimentary hotel van shuttle service is provided ro

the Jetport


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ConciergeTe local arrangements committee wants you to get out o

the hotel and explore and experience things o interest to

you in Maine. o help, we have appointed John Adams asyour personal concierge on your visit. You can reach John

at 207-856-0277 (Ext 249) or [jadams@sebagotechnics.

com]. Meeting registration questions should be directed to

om Errico at [[email protected]] or (207-347-

4354). Te ollowing are links to some example activities

Proessional Sports

Baseball the Portland Sea Dogs (AA-a liate o the

Boston Red Sox) have home games against the New

Britain Rock Cats on May 18-20 and against the renton

Tunder on May 21-23 [www.portlandseadogs.com]

Hockey the Portland Pirates (American Hockey League

a liate o the Bualo Sabres) might still be playing in the

AHL playos [www.portlandpirates.com]

Fishing Te Portland waterront is home to many

fshing charters, including [www.mainesaltwaterfshing.

com], [www.odysseywhalewatch.com], and[www.

fshinganddiving.com]

Shopping In addition to the many retail outlets in

Freeport [www.reeportusa.com] only 20 minutes rom

the hotel, there are many unique shops in downtown

Portland. Visit the Portland Downtown District [www.

portlandmaine.com] and Portland Convention and

Visitors Bureau [www.visitportland.com] websites or

inormation.

Lighthouses

Portland Head Light [www.portlandheadlight.com] is

only a 15-minute drive rom the Portland RegencySpring Point Ledge Lighthouse (www.springpointlight.

org] is only a 10-minute drive rom the hotel.

Gol Tere are numerous public courses nearby

Sable Oaks Gol Club [www.sableoaks.com] is 1 mile

rom Maine urnpike Exit 45

Nonesuch River Gol Club [www.nonesuchgol.com] is

1.5 miles rom Maine urnpike Exit 45

Hiking

Portland rails is creating a 50-mile network o trails in

Greater Portland. Check out their maps at www.trails.or

Bradbury Mountain [www.bradburymountain.com] haan easy climb to its summit

Gardens

At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, youll discover

stunning ornamental gardens and exceptional natural

beauty, wateralls, and incomparable stonework and

sculpture. Miles o trails allow you to experience

waterront and woodlands that are quintessentially Main

[www.mainegardens.org]

Museums

Portland Museum o Art [www.portlandmuseum.org]

Wadsworth-Longellow House [www.mainehistory.org]

Architecture

Greater Portland Landmarks [www.portlandlandmarks.

org]

Maps

Eartha, the worlds largest revolving/rotating globe (yes,

the largest!) can be visited at the Delorme headquarters

building in Yarmouth, a 15-minute drive rom the

Portland Regency [www.delorme.com/about/earth.aspx]

Te Osher Map Library at the University o Southern

Maine, one exit rom Franklin Street on I-295 [www.usm

maine.edu/maps/], houses an incredible collection o old

maps.

Sightseeing

Casco Bay Lines [www.cascobaylines.com]

Several whale watch boats [www.odysseywhalewatch.com] and schooners [www.portlandschooner.com] sail o

o Portland harbor

Walk out any o the dozen working whars on the

waterront

Penobscot Narrows Observatory Visit the tallest publ

bridge-observatory in the world (437 eet above the

Penobscot River) [www.penobscotnarrowsobservatory.

com]


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T.Y. Lin International

Restaurants in October 2009, Portland was named

Americas Foodiest Small own by Bon Appetit magazine

[www.bonappetit.com/magazine/2009/10/Portland_maine]. Portland Food Map [www.portlandoodmap.com]

contains a comprehensive set o reviews to get you started.

Te Convention Bureau and Downtown District websites

also list many possibilities.

Bars When you arrive at the meeting registration desk, a

map and critique o the many bars within a short walk o

the Portland Regency will be available.

Children

Childrens Museum o Maine (0.6 miles rom the hotel)

[www.childrensmuseumome.org]

Maine Wildlie Park (30-minute drive rom the hotel)

[www.maine.gov/iw/education/wildliepark/index.htm]

Other Sources o Tings to See and Do

Portland Downtown District [www.portlandmaine.com]

Portland Convention and Visitors Bureau [www.

visitportland.com]


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