The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)—the unified and recognized voice of seaports in the Americas—will build and strengthen its AAPA Anywhere brand in 2021 to deliver a mix of in-person, virtual and hybrid conferences and events, while remaining committed to following all guidance and protocols regarding health and safety.

In addition to a hybrid Spring Conference in Washington, D.C. (March 15-18) and a hybrid  110th Annual Convention & Exposition in Austin, TX (Sept. 26-29), AAPA has slated seven additional maritime industry conferences, meetings and professional training seminars for 2021.

The additional events include the virtual Communications, Administration and Legal Issues Seminar (Feb. 24-25), the week-long, in-person Marine Terminal Management Training Seminar in Miami, FL (April 19-23), the in-person Commissioners Seminar in San Diego, CA (May 11-13), the virtual Cruise Seminar (June 21-25), a hybrid Port Security Seminar and Expo in New York, NY (July 13-15), the hybrid Facilities Engineering Seminar and Expo in Savannah, GA (Nov. 2-4) and the in-person Executive Management Conference in Phoenix, AZ (Nov. 15-19).

“For 2021,” said AAPA Membership and Sponsorship Vice President Meredith Martino, “we look forward to convening our industry again in safe and appropriate settings. At the same time, we’ll continue to grow our AAPA Anywhere virtual offerings, including by adding virtual elements to in-person events to offer hybrid experiences, where attendees can choose the participation option that’s right for them. Additionally, should pandemic conditions force us to pivot away from individual in-person events, we have the capability to successfully move from in-person or hybrid events to fully virtual events as needed.”

Additional information about the 2021 AAPA workshops, seminars, conferences and meetings is available on the AAPA website. Further topic-specific events may be added to the AAPA website during the year which don’t appear below.

EVENT NAME

2021 DATES

LOCATION

Communications, Administration & Legal Issues Seminar

February 24-25

Virtual via the AAPA Anywhere platform

Spring Conference*

March 15-18

Washington Marriott at Metro Center

Washington, DC

Marine Terminal Management Training

April 19-23

Hyatt Regency Miami

Miami, FL

Commissioners Seminar

May 11-13

Manchester Grand Hyatt

San Diego, CA

Cruise Seminar

June 21-25

Virtual via the AAPA Anywhere platform

AAPA Port Security Seminar and Expo*

July 13-15

Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel

New York, NY

AAPA 110th Annual Convention 

& Exposition*

September 26-29

JW Marriott Austin

Austin, TX

Facilities Engineering Seminar & Expo*

November 2-4

The DeSoto

Savannah, GA

Executive Management Conference

November 15-19

Arizona Grand

Phoenix, AZ