BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230716 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:2023 Annual Convention DESCRIPTION:Join us for our 2023 LMTA Annual Convention\, July 13-15\, 2023\, at The Lodge at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores\, AL.\n This year's convention will feature keynotes from industry professionals and Louisiana public officials. We will also have dedicated sessions on transportation updates\, trucking research\, federal and state legislative updates as well as key membership meetings.\n\n \n Our convention theme for this year is "Trucking\, A Tradition\," celebrating not only decades of LMTA history but also the generations of trucking families in our state. If you have any vintage pictures of your trucks or business you would like shared at the event\, email them to allison@lmta.la.\n \n\n \nIn your wealth of free time outside of convention events\, enjoy all that The Lodge and Gulf State Park have to offer\, with sugar-white sands and beautiful blue waters. Bring your families\; we can't wait to see you there!\n\n \n\n \n\n If you have any questions regarding exhibitors\, please contact Renee Amar at (225) 287-0117 or the LMTA Office at (225) 928-5682.\n\n \n\n This year's Annual Convention will be held at The Lodge at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores\, AL.\n\n The Lodge at Gulf State Park\n \n21196 E Beach Blvd\nGulf Shores\, AL 36542\n\n \n The 350 room Lodge at Gulf State Park is a full-service resort with access to an array of amenities\, activities and facilities. Shed the stresses of daily life and focus on relationships as you immerse yourself in the seashore and natural habitat of Gulf State Park.\n\n Our room block is now closed\, if you would like to make a reservation at The Lodge\, you must book direct.\n\n Please Note: The LMTA will remove any guest from the room block who is not registered for the convention. Removal from the block may increase the rate or cancelation of reservations by the hotel.\n \n\n SPEAKERS & Guests\n\n \n Rebecca Brewster (President & COO\, ATRI - American Trucking Research Institute)\n Rep. Mike Johnson (Vice Chair Civil Law\; House District 27\; Partner\, Johnson\, Siebeneicher & Ingram)\n Bryan Scofield (Partner\, Scofield and Rivera\, LLC)\n Sherri Lebas (Senior Vice President\, GEC\, Inc.)\n Bob Schmidt (Project Manager\, Huval)\n Dan Van Alstine (Chair American Trucking Associations\; President & CEO of Ruan Transportation)\n Sen. Mike Reese\n (Chair Commerce\; Senate District 30\; Owner\, American Moving & Storage) \n Sen. Heather Cloud (Vice Chair Finance\; Senate District 28\; Owner\, Cloud Trucking)\n Rep. Mark Wright (Chair Transportation\; VP American Waterways Operators) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n
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\n\nJoin us for our 2023 LMTA Annual Convention\, July 13-15\, 2023\, at The Lodge at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores\, AL.\n This year'\;s convention will feature keynotes from industry professionals and Louisiana public officials. We will also have dedicated sessions on transportation updates\, trucking research\, federal and state legislative updates as well as key membership meetings.
\n\n\n Our convention theme for this year is "\;Trucking\, A Tradition\,"\; celebrating not only decades of LMTA history but also the generations of trucking families in our state. If you have any vintage pictures of your trucks or business you would like shared at the event\, email them to allison@lmta.la.\n
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In your wealth of free time outside of convention events\, enjoy all that The Lodge and Gulf State Park have to offer\, with sugar-white sands and beautiful blue waters. Bring your families\; we can&rsquo\;t wait to see you there!
As our event approaches\, we wanted to share information on notable conditions at our venue. Information can be viewed below.
\n\n \nWe have multiple sponsorship opportunities available for this year'\;s convention for all budgets. For information on sponsorships or opportunity details\, view our sponsorship opportunities or contact the LMTA Office at (225) 928-5682.
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\nThis year we are offering an opportunity for allied members and others to be exhibitors at our 2023 Annual Convention!
\n\nWe have only 1 remaning slots available for exhibitors\, located right outside the hall where all educational sessions will be held.\n  \;For both days of programming\, not only will exhibitors have an invaluable opportunity to display their products and services\, but we will also be highlighting exhibitors throughout the conference and on the agenda.
\n\nIf you have any questions regarding exhibitors\, please contact Renee Amar at (225) 287-0117 or the LMTA Office at (225) 928-5682.
\n\nThis year'\;s Annual Convention will be held at The Lodge at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores\, AL.
\n\nThe Lodge at Gulf State Park\n
21196 E Beach Blvd
Gulf Shores\, AL 36542
\n The 350 room Lodge at Gulf State Park is a full-service resort with access to an array of amenities\, activities and facilities. Shed the stresses of daily life and focus on relationships as you immerse yourself in the seashore and natural habitat of Gulf State Park.
\n\nOur room block is now closed\, if you would like to make a reservation at The Lodge\, \;you must book direct.
\n\nPlease Note: \;The LMTA will remove any guest from the room block who is not registered for the convention. Removal from the block may increase the rate or cancelation of reservations by the hotel.
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