IRVING - The Texas 2002 Transportation Summit offers the largest and most comprehensive transportation program in the state. Approximately a hundred speakers from across the nation will convene in Irving for three days, August 14 –16, 2002 at the Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. To discuss every mode and issue related to transportation infrastructure.

People who are contractors, civil engineers, consultants, transportation providers, real estate and land developers, city, county, state and federal officials, real estate and land developers, corporate executives and business owners, commerce and transportation officials, and chambers of commerce leaders are urged to attend this summit.

The invited speakers who will attend the summit are U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson, U.S. Congresswoman Kay Granger, U.S. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, U.S. Congressman Thomas E. Petri, U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta, Texas Governor Rick Perry, Texas State Senator Florence Shapiro, Raul Urteaga, the Economic Counselor, Embassy of Mexico, and Ronald E. G. Davies, the Curator of Air Transport, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institute.
The various topics that will be discussed during the summit are homeland defense and security, TEA-21 reauthorization, aviation, construction, seaports, and trade corridors and border issues. The pre-summit golf tournament will be held at the Four Seasons Resort and Club, home of the Verizon Byron Nelson Classic. Participation is limited to the first 100 registrants. The tournament is a four-person Florida scramble with a shotgun start at 1 p.m.

A reception will be held from 5:30p.m. to 7:00p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13. Summit registration is a prerequisite so early registration for the summit and the tournament is recommended. Golf must be paid in advance. Call 972/402-9171 for more information.