2013 Great Lakes Waterways Conference 

February 12-13
Hyatt Regency Cleveland at the Arcade and the Cleveland Public Library
Cleveland, OH

It Takes Knowledge, Experience and Vision to Shape the Future….

Join maritime industry leaders in the Great Lakes at the 2013 Great Lakes Waterways Conference as they come together to address the industry’s most pressing challenges while exploring its most exciting future opportunities.  

The 2013 Great Lakes Waterways Conference is the one maritime industry event that involves all segments of the maritime community in important deliberations and sessions aimed specifically at the Great Lakes region.  

Your participation is a key component to this interchange.  And, when you attend you will have an opportunity to contribute to important strategic discussions that will help shape the future for the Great Lakes maritime industry.  You will also come away with valuable contacts and a host of ideas and strategies to align your organization with current conditions while also ensuring its long-term operational effectiveness. 

 Engaging Government and Industry….

The 2013 Great Lakes Waterways Conference will engage leaders from the United States Coast Guard, the Canadian Coast Guard, Transport Canada, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and other governmental organizations with a stake in the Great Lakes maritime.

In addition, the conference will involve a broad swath of key individuals from industry such as ports, shippers, ore carriers, shipyards and ship repair facilities, passenger vessel operators, tug, towboat and barge operators, marine suppliers and others with a stake in promoting and sustaining a healthy and prosperous Great Lakes maritime industry. 

Conference Registration

Early Registration Fee                     $245   (before January 9)

Pre-Registration Fee                       $275   (before January 22)

Registration Fee                               $315   (on or after January 22)

• Each conference registration includes access to all conference activities and one (1) ticket to the Admiral’s Dinner and Awards Ceremony.

You can also register to sponsor a table of 10 at the Admirals Dinner and Awards Ceremony only. This registration choice does not include admission to the Conference sessions. If you want to attend the Conference sessions and purchase a table of 10 for the Admirals Dinner and Awards Ceremony, chose an individual registration and then select the Admirals dinner sponsorship from the list of extras.

Admirals Table of 10 Sponsor Only          $1,200

Exhibitor Registration

Click here for additional Exhibitor information:  Exhibitor Information

The 2013 Great Lakes Waterways Conference offers those that provide products and services to the maritime industry in and around the Great Lakes with an excellent marketing opportunity. 

Exhibitor Registration Fee                $795*
Exhibit Staff  (Per Person)                $275

*Includes one (1) 6ft. Table (skirted) and one (1) conference registration.
(Additional exhibit staff must each register separately or be registered via group registration through the registration form).

Sponsor Opportunities

The 2013 Great Lakes Waterways Conference also offers all participants—attendees and exhibitors alike—exciting opportunities to participate and support the conference as a sponsor. Click on Register Now! for all registration and sponsor opportunities.  

Platinum Exhibitor Sponsor               $4,000

As a Platinum Sponsor, your organization’s logo will be posted on the event website, with click-through to your web site and a full page insert into conference registration packets. In addition, you will receive space for one (1) exhibit booth, two (2) additional conference registrations and two (2) tickets to the Admiral’s Dinner and Awards Ceremony.

Non-Exhibitor Sponsor Opportunities

Non-Exhibitor and Individual sponsorship opportunities are available. You must first purchase a registration to select these individual sponsor levels.

Bronze Sponsor                                  $600        

Hotel Accommodations

Take advantage of special discounted pricing at the conference headquarters hotel. 

Hyatt Regency Cleveland at the Arcade
420 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114

To make hotel reservations call, 216-575-1234 and mention the 2013 Great Lakes Waterways Conference.

Single/Double Occupancy           $131

Triple Occupancy                          $156

Quadruple Occupancy                  $181

Government Rate

Single/Double                                $101

NOTE: All activities for the 2013 Great Lakes Waterways Conference will take place at the Cleveland Public Library, 325 Superior Avenue, NE, Cleveland, OH 44114 (directly across the street from the Hyatt) unless listed otherwise.