The 2025 Spring Meeting information will be posted 8 weeks prior to the event.
Please email Mandy Lill with any questions and for sponsorship inquiries.
The 2025 Finance & Administration Seminar information will be posted 8 weeks prior to the event.
Please email Mandy Lill or Tasha Cilurso with any questions and for sponsorship inquiries.
Event registration and agenda information will be posted 8 weeks prior to the event.
Please email Mandy Lill with any questions and for sponsorship inquiries.
Event registration and agenda information will be posted 8 weeks prior to the event.
Please email Mandy Lill with any questions and for sponsorship inquiries.
Event registration and agenda information will be posted 8 weeks prior to the event.
Please email Mandy Lill with any questions and for sponsorship inquiries.
Event registration and agenda information will be posted 8 weeks prior to the event.
Please email Mandy Lill with any questions and for sponsorship inquiries.
The 2025 New Commissioners Seminar is attached to the Annual Meeting and more information will be posted 8 weeks prior to the event.
The New Commissioners Seminar happens every other year and it is an educational product we offer to newly elected commissioners, new port staff, and new executives who are trying to get up to speed on all things Washington ports.
We often get questions from people about whether you have to be a newly-elected commissioner to attend. The answer is definitive: NO! We have been joined in the past by commissioners who were appointed mid-term and had yet to have the chance to attend a New Commissioner Seminar; seasoned commissioners who wanted to brush up on the latest information; and we have had staff from ports who were eager to learn more about port basics. The goal here is education, so we want to make sure that information is available to all.
Please email Mandy Lill with any questions and for sponsorship inquiries.
The 2025 Annual Meeting information will be posted 8 weeks prior to the event.
**Please note: This is the Marriott Tacoma Downtown, it is the Marriott that is attached to the convention center**
Please email Mandy Lill with any questions and for sponsorship inquiries.
Port Day Reception: Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
Location: Heritage Distilling, 4200 Capitol Blvd SE Suite 104, Tumwater, WA 98501
Time: 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Featuring Pacific Northwest seafood, appetizers, and networking!
Port Day on the Hill: Thursday, January 30th, 2025
Location: Legislative Building, the Columbia Room
Time: 7:00 am
Coffee & Pastries
Briefing & Legislative Speakers
Lunch, Speakers, & Wrap-up
Registration for our 2024 Annual Meeting is now open! This year’s event takes place at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, December 11th – 13th. We are also taking registrations for the CLE Seminar that occurs December 10th at the same hotel. You can click here to view the agenda, find hotel information on the FAQ page, view our sponsors, and register for the event.
Please email Mandy Lill with any questions and for sponsorship opportunities.
Registration is now open for the 2024 Small Ports Seminar! Click here to view event information and check out our FAQ page for hotel information.
Please email Mandy Lill with any questions and to inquire about sponsorship opportunities!
Registration is now open for the 2024 Environmental Seminar! Please click hereto view event information and go to our FAQ page for hotel information.
Please email Mandy Lill with any questions and to ask about sponsorship opportunities!
Event registration and agenda information can be found here on our website.
Check out the FAQ page for hotel reservation information
Please email Mandy Lill with any questions and for sponsorship inquiries.
Event registration and agenda information can be found here on our website.
Check out the FAQ page for hotel reservation information
Please email Mandy Lill with any questions and for sponsorship inquiries.
Event registration and agenda information can be found here on our website.
Check out the FAQ page for hotel reservation information
Please email Mandy Lill or Tasha Cilurso with any questions and for sponsorship inquiries.
(agenda subject to change as we may add speakers)
Ports & Maritime Reception: Thursday February 1st, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Location: Heritage Distilling Co. - 4200 Capitol Blvd SE Suite 104, Tumwater
Port Day on the Hill: Friday February 2nd
Location: Legislative Building, the Columbia Room
Time: 7:00 am
Coffee & Pastries
Briefing & Legislative Speakers
Lunch, Speakers, & Wrap-up
Please email Mandy Lill with any questions and for sponsorship inquiries.
Please email Mandy Lill with any questions and for sponsorship inquiries.
Please join us for our first Tuesday Roundtable of 2022 honoring Compass Award winner Representative Steve Tharinger. The WPPA Compass Award is given to legislators each year that have shown special support of port districts. The award actually consists of a compass – which is a symbol of heading in the right direction.
Representative Tharinger helped shepherd infrastructure funding to ports for individual projects, state programs ports can utilize and much needed broadband money. In addition, he stepped in and helped WPPA get the MTCA remedial action grant bill across the finish line in the House this past session. Finally, he sponsored a bill that would have extended the .09 funds for 20 more years, an important program for ports in rural counties. He provides thoughtful advice when asked and always makes himself available to his local port districts.
Use the link below to register for the Zoom meeting, after which you will be given the Zoom link and the option to add the event to your calendar. We hope to see you there.
Welcome to 2022 Ports-Maritime Day, a day of focused advocacy for ports and the maritime industry in Olympia during Legislative Session. We bring together ports with key legislators and staff to discuss our legislative priorities and to learn more about the important issues of the Session.
This year, we will be offering an online Ports - Maritime Day Day via Zoom.
There is no charge to attend Ports- Maritime Day, and we hope you are able to come and support the advocacy efforts of your Government Affairs team here at the WPPA and the Washington Maritime Federation.
Tentative schedule for Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Draft Agenda (all virtual):
7:30-9:00 am Transportation and Supply Chain
7:30 Representative Boehnke, lead on the Supply Chain Caucus (confirmed)
8:00 Senator Saldaña, Vice Chair of Senate Transportation (confirmed)
8:30 Debbie Driver, Gov Inslee’s Senior Transportation Policy Advisor, Erik Hansen, Office of Financial Management (confirmed)
9:30-10:30 am Legislative Leadership, Part I
9:45 Representative Wilcox, House Minority Leader (confirmed)
10:00 Senator Braun, Senate Minority Leader(confirmed)
11:00-12:00 pm Environment & Ecology
Joel Creswell, Climate Policy Section Manager, Department of Ecology
Carrie Sessions, Legislative Coordinator, Air Quality Program, Department of Ecology
Becky Kelley, Senior Energy Policy Advisory, Office of Governor Jay Inslee
2:00-2:30 pm Legislative Leadership, Part II
2:00 Speaker Jinkins (confirmed)
2:15 Representative Paul, prime sponsor of derelict vessels bill (confirmed)
Legislative Session is just around the corner, and WPPA is gearing up to represent port interests in the legislature. We’ve invited Dave Catterson, JTC Coordinator along with JTC Staff to discuss four important transportation-themed studies that your port should be aware of:
Broadband Access to State Right of Way
Assessment of State Support for Short Line Rail Infrastructure
Truck Parking Action Plan
Hood River Bridge Bi-State Authority
Washington’s Joint Transportation Committee (JTC) is a bicameral committee that completes transportation-related research, conducts studies and makes recommendations for legislative action. We will discuss recommendations and the potential for legislative action this upcoming session addressing issues identified by the research teams.
Freight and goods movement is vital to the success of most of the port districts across Washington State. WPPA is proud to host WSDOT to our Tuesday Roundtable to provide a comprehensive overview of the update to the State’s Freight Plan on Tuesday December 14th from 11:00AM to 12:30PM. The following topics will be discussed in detail:
· Overview of state freight plan and freight investment plan
· Engagement opportunities for ports
· MPO/RTPO coordination
· Timeline for plan update
This Roundtable is open to WPPA member ports only. To register, click the button below:
