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Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: July 15, 2013
07-18-2013 - PWC to hold annual Transportation Forum
On Thursday, July18, Professional Women in Construction (PWC) will present its annual Transportation Forum, a regional update wherein the NY-NJ metropolitan area's transportation chiefs - leaders from the Port Authority of NY & NJ, NJ Transit, NYSDOT and the MTA will outline plans and work opportunities to meet the region's growing transit needs. The breakfast forum will take place from 8 to 10 a.m. at The Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Ave. at 44th St.
Guest speakers will be: David Tweedy, chief of capital program, Port Authority of NY and NJ; James Weinstein, executive director, NJ Transit; Diane Lombardi, director external relations, NYS Dept. of Transportation; and Nuria Fernandez, COO, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). William Fife, P.E., principal, The Fife Group, will reprise his role as moderator.
Event sponsors include: Jacobs; HAKS; and A. Esteban & Co.
Tickets are $80 for members; $90 for nonmembers. All tickets at the door, $100.
To register, call 212.486.7745 contact [email protected], or visit www.pwcusa.org/ny.
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