EVENTS
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Chapter 10 Events and Meetings
IRWA Chapter 10 Railroad Symposium & Region 5 Spring Forum
Join us for the IRWA Chapter 10 Railroad Symposium & Region 5 Spring Forum on April 17th- 18th, 2026 at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis! 10 S West St, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Friday April 17th: Chapter 10 Railroad Symposium 8:00-9:10am Registration, Breakfast, and Welcome Address 9:10-12:00pm CSX – How to Efficiently Interact with the Real Estate/Permitting Team Speaker – Alex Saar, CSX Railroad The ROW Challenges in Building High Speed Rail Speaker – Rick Harnish, High Speed Rail Alliance Railbanking Speaker – Richard Vonnegut, Hoosier Rails to Trails Council 12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch 1:00pm-4:45pm Bridging a Local Trax in Wabash Speakers – Karl Krukenberg & Patrick McCallister, WSP Rail Growth and Multimodalism at Indiana’s Maritime Ports Speaker – Eric Powell, Ports of Indiana Railroad Right of Way Research Speaker – Curt Candler, Schneider Geomatics Railroad and Utilities – Working Together to Serve the Nation Speaker – Eric Rouse, Duke Energy 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Membership Drive & Networking Event High Velocity 10 S West St, Indianapolis Saturday April 18th: Region 5 Spring Forum 8:30 am - 4:30 pm: Breakfast and Lunch provided at the JW Marriott Indianapolis. 8 pm Mind Tripping Show $40/person Comedy show located at the Hilton Indianapolis 120 W Market St,
IRWA Chapter 10 Railroad Symposium & Region 5 Spring Forum Sponsorships
Sponsorship Opportunities Available! Railroad Symposium Sponsorships Gold Sponsor - $500 Silver Sponsor - $250 Bronze Sponsor - $100 Sponsors will be allowed to provide company SWAG for the Symposium Friday Night Networking Sponsorship Two Available- $2,500 Sponsorships Sponsors will be allow to provide company SWAG for the Friday Night Networking Event Region 5 Spring Forum Sponsorships Breakfast Sponsor - $1,500 Lunch Sponsor - $1,500 Sponsors will be allow to give a brief company overview and provide SWAG at the Forum IRWA Chapter 10 will provide digital signage for the sponsors and will do a thank you post to our sponsors on social media.
Region 5 and International Events, Forums and Conferences
IRWA Chapter 10 Railroad Symposium - April 17, 2026
IRWA Region 5 2026 Spring Forum - April 18, 2026
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