AMERICAN ASSN OF PORT AUTHORITIES INC

Convention - the convention and expo is the association's largest membership meeting of the year. Held every fall in a different city, the convention includes technical and policy committee meetings, business sessions and social events allowing port professionals and stakeholders in the marine transportation industry to exchange views and expand business contacts.

Latin american liaison - the latin american liaison represents the association's existing latin american membership and works to expand the association's reach through latin america.

Accelerate - the accelerate is a program designed for employers, including ports, to upskill, reskill and educate their employees to fill critical roles in the supply chain through the apprenticeship model. The grant is used for the building and expansion of apprenticeship programs within the transportation and maritime industry. The focus of the grant is to expand sector-based apprenticeship programs for middle-to high-skill jobs to bring new entrants into the workforce and "upskill" current incumbents. This will be done by creating or building on existing apprenticeship programs in transportation, cybersecurity, technology and advanced manufacturing.