| The National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) and Christopher Newport University’s Center for American Studies (CAS) jointly present the 2024 NDTA-CAS Surface Force Projection Conference (SFPC), "Ready Now – Contested Joint Force Deployments to & through Strategic Ports", May 14-17 at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA. The SFPC brings together U.S. government and industry logistics andtransportation experts, and members of the Joint Logistics Enterprise (JLE), to examine a wide range of challenges associated with moving and sustaining U.S. military forces operating in and through highly contested environments to provide integrated logistics and transportation support when and where it is needed. An optional lunch is available for Wednesday, May 15 for additional price of $15. Lunch must be purchased by May 02. If you do not order lunch in advance, it cannot be ordered on-campus. If you are unsure at the time of your registration if you will be at the event for lunch on May 15, you can return to your account profile and order lunch at a later date, but not after midnight on May 02. Lunch is non-refundable. |
Registration Fees:
| Fee Categories | Fee until April 5, 2024 | | Fee starting April 6, 2024 | ||
| Government/Active Military | $180 | $205 | |||
| Industry Members | $380 | | $405 | ||
| Industry Non Member | $405 | | $430 |
An administrative fee of $25 will apply for cancellation on or before April 5, 2024. Registration fees are-non-refundable after April 5. Substitutions can be made free of charge at any time . To make a substitution or a cancellation please contact Patricia.larrison@cnu.edu.
A special tour for the Norfolk International Terminal is being offered. Please make your selection as soon as possible the space is limited.
OPERATION TOWER EVENT
10th floor Boardroom
Norfolk International Terminal
Port of Virginia
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
The bus to the Port of Virginia will depart from the Newport News Marriott at City Center, 740 Town Center Drive, Newport News, VA 23606, at 3:15pm. If you are a local area attendee, you may also drive your personal vehicle and meet the bus at 3:45pm at the Norfolk International Terminal, at the 1600 Baker Street parking lot.
This tour is on a first come, first served basis. Capacity is limited.
Refreshments will be served.
Will return to the hotel by 8:00PM
A government issued photo ID is required to board the bus and enter the Port.
Presentations by:
Port of Virginia
Military Sealift Command
MARAD
TBD
For a more complete and comprehensive set of instructions, please click here for a downloadable copy.
You will be asked to create an account in the IRIS conferencing system to register.
You will need to provide your name, email address and make a password. Then you will need just re-enter the password to log in.
If you are registering for multiple people, at the end of each registration process there is a button to select that says "Add a new registrant" Choose this and make your next registration.
If you need to edit your registration, go to the IRIS site and log in with your user name and password.
Directions to Campus:
The conference will take at Christopher Newport University, 1 Avenue of the Arts, Newport News, VA. 23606. Click here for directions to Campus
Registration and Conference Venue:
Registration and the main conference site for the 2024 SFPC will be located in the Peebles Theatre in Christopher Newport University's Ferguson Center for the Arts (bldg 12 on the above map).
Parking:
Please park in Christopher Newport University's Visitor Lot (parking lot B). There will be additional parking available in the parking deck (bldg 13).