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  <body><![CDATA[<p>The Sustainable Transportation Forum will feature a 3-panel public policy discussion on January 20th
designed to offer the insights and opinions of many leading experts on the challenges, solutions, and future of sustainable transportation
options in Georgia.</p>
   
<p>Additionally, the Transportation Academy will feature the best practices, technologies, and strategies ofSwitzerland, one of the best transportation systems in the world, on Thursday, January 21st for students, college professors, planners, advocates, and policy makers in a laboratory environment.</p><p>To register, please visit <a href="http://www.thinkrail.org" title="www.thinkrail.org">www.thinkrail.org</a>.</p><p><strong>ThinkRail.org</strong> was created by the organizers of the
Sustainable Transportation Forum in Atlanta, Georgia, who share the
common interest of advancing transportation solutions in the 21st
century. </p>

<p>ThinkRail.org will strive to present experts, advocates, decision-makers and business leaders who share the goal of identifying challenges in current transportation policies and work to discover or create feasible solutions for more a sustainable future in our region.</p>

<p>This forum has been organized by members of its Steering Committee:</p>
   
   <p><strong>Consulate General of Switzerland </strong><br />
    Honorable Claudio Leoncavallo</p>
    
    <p><strong>Georgia Department of Economic Development</strong><br />
    Mr. Jim Blair</p>
    
   <p><strong>Georgia Institute of Technology<br />
    College of Architecture, City and Regional Planning</strong><br />
    Dr. Catherine Ross</p>
    
    <p><strong>Georgia Institute of Technology<br />
    College of Architecture, City and Regional Planning</strong><br />
    Dr. Harry West</p>
    
    <p><strong>Georgia Institute of Technology<br />
    Sam Nunn School of International Affairs</strong><br />
    Dr. Vicki Birchfield</p>
    
    <p><strong>Georgians For Passenger Rail</strong><br />
     Mr. Gordon Kenna</p>
   
    <p><strong>IBEG Inc. Advanced Rail Equipment</strong><br />
    Ms. Anette Mendez</p>
    
   <p><strong>KAB Systems, Inc</strong><br />
    Mr. Kurt Boehni</p>
   
    <p><strong>Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce</strong><br />
    Mr. Jorge L. Fernandez</p>
    
    <p><strong>Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce</strong><br />
    Mr. Chuck Meadow</p><p>
    
   <strong>Sunrise Bank of Atlanta</strong><br />
    Mr. Charles H. Green</p>]]></body>
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