Past Meetings

2026 Spring Meeting
February 10 – 12, 2026
The Westin New Orleans
100 Iberville Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

2025 Fall Meeting
October 14 – 15, 2025
Rosen Shingle Creek
9939 Universal Blvd.
Orlando, FL

Speakers:
MICHELLE BLOODWORTH, President and CEO, America’s Power
MORGAN SNOOK, Thermal Coal Price Reporter, S&P Global

2025 Summer Trade Seminar
July 13 – 15, 2025
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
9800 Queensway Blvd.
Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

Speakers:
Dick Storm, Storm Technologies, Inc.
Tracy Zea, Waterways Council, Inc.
Ben Jones, Tennessee Valley Authority
Chris Moran, PJM Interconnection
John Richardson, SunCoke Energy
Andy Blumenfeld, McCloskey by OPIS, a Dow Jones Company

2025 Spring Meeting
February 25 – 27, 2025
The Westin New Orleans
100 Iberville Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

2024 Fall Meeting
October 22 – 24, 2024
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
2800 Opryland Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37214

2024 Summer Trade Seminar
July 14 – 16, 2024
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
9800 Queensway Blvd.
Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

2024 Spring Meeting
February 6 – 8, 2024
The Westin New Orleans
100 Iberville Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

2023 Fall Education & Engineering Seminar
October 25 & 26, 2023
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
2800 Opryland Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37214

Speaker:
John Hunt Jr.

2023 Summer Trade Seminar
July 9 – 11, 2023
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
9800 Queensway Blvd.
Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

Speakers:
Andy Blumenfeld
Jimmy Staton
Randy Eminger
Joe Craft

2023 Spring Meeting
February 14 – 16, 2023
The Westin New Orleans
100 Iberville Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

2022 Fall Education & Engineering Seminar
October 19 – 21, 2022
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
2800 Opryland Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37214

2022 Summer Trade Seminar
July 10 – 12, 2022
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
9800 Queensway Blvd.
Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

Speaker:
Senator Joe Manchin

2022 Spring Meeting
February 22 – 25, 2022
The Westin New Orleans
100 Iberville Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

2021 Fall Meeting
Celebrating “75 Years” 1946-2021
October 20 – 22, 2021
Barnsley Resort
597 Barnsley Gardens Road
Adairsville, Georgia 30103

2021 Summer Trade Seminar – Golden Jubilee
Dates – July 11-13, 2021
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
Myrtle Beach, SC

2021 Spring Meeting
YOU CAN’T CATCH MARDI GRAS BEADS VIRTUALLY. THE JOINT MEETING WITH THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TRADE & TRANSPORT COUNCIL HAS BEEN CANCELLED THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID-19.

2020 Virtual Fall Meeting
Education & Engineering Seminar
Thursday, October 22, 2020
9:30 am – 1:00 pm EDT

Speakers:
Caryl Pfeiffer, LG&E-KU
Claston Sunanon, Orlando Utilities Commission
John Wagner, NIPSCO
Commentary on Presidential Election and Key Congressional Races
Drew Marrs, Director of Government Relations, Norfolk Southern
Bill Boyle, Independent Consultant
Nick Cron, XCoal Energy and Resources
Mike Hardesty, SunCoke Energy

2020 Virtual Summer Trade Seminar
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 9:30 am EDT
9:30 am – Introduction
9:40 am – Sam Andrus – Executive Director – IHS Markit
10:20 am – Heath Lovell – VP of Government Affairs – Alliance Resource Partners, LP
11:00 am – Craig Morgan – VP and General Manager – Hanson Aggregates
11:30 am – Utility Panel (moderated by Jim Thompson – IHS Markit)
Justin Musick – Duke Energy
Eric Murray – Tennessee Valley Authority
Mark Horn – East Kentucky Power
Dan Carro – Dominion Energy
12:30 am – Conclusion and Drawings

2020 Spring Meeting
February 19-20, 2020
Omni Royal Orleans Hotel
621 St. Louis Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

Speakers:
IHS Market Trade and Transport Panel
Justine Fisher – Goldman Sachs

2019 Fall Meeting
October 23-25, 2019
Education & Engineering Seminar
Mid-Pines Resort
Southern Pines, NC

2019 Summer Trade Seminar
Dates: July 14-16, 2019
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
Myrtle Beach, SC

Speakers:
Brian Fuller – Director Coal Services, Southern Company
Robert deGroot –SVP Railroad, Sales & Leasing, TrinityRail
John Wagner – Manager Fuel Supply & Materials Management, NIPSCO
Greg Workman – Director Fuels, Dominion Energy
David Owens – VP Coal & Gas, Tennessee Valley Authority
Mike Nasi – Partner, Jackson Walker L.L.P
Eric Grant – VP Fuels & Systems Optimization, Duke Energy

2019 Spring Meeting
February 27-28, 2019
Omni Royal Orleans Hotel
621 St. Louis Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

Speakers:
American Waterways Operators Update – Mark Wright
BUNGE 200 – Brett Caplice
Commodity Trade Update – Justine Fischer
New Age Ships in an Old Age Channel – Associated Branch Pilots
Norfolk Southern – Trish Haver
The Barge Industry Inflection Point – Sandor Toth
Trade and Transport Panel – Ken Eriksen
Trade and Transport Panel – Philip Bell
Washington Recap and Outlook – Jim Adams

2018 Fall Meeting
October 24-26, 2018
Education & Engineering Seminar
Mid-Pines Resort
Southern Pines, NC

Speakers:
Heath Lovell – Alliance Coal
Chuck Arnold – Ingram Barge Company
David Schweizer – P.E. PJM Interconnection
Drew Marrs – Norfolk Southern Corporation

2018 Summer Trade Seminar
Dates: July 15-17
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
Myrtle Beach, SC

Speakers:
Jack Porco – Chief Marketing Officer
Xcoal Energy & Resources
Phillip Obie – Group Leader Bulk Power, Santee Cooper
Martin Lew – Chief Executive Officer, Commtrex
George G. Dethiefsen – Chief Executive Officer, Corsa Coal
Josh Herzing – CEO, Eco Solution Distributing

2018 Spring Meeting
February 7-9, 2018
Omni Royal Orleans Hotel
621 St. Louis Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

Speakers:
Ken Eriksen-Commodities Panel
John Foster – AIIS Steel Challenges
John Lowell – Global Coal Market Updates
Heeather Anckner – Market Based Pricing
David Asbridge – NPK Fertilizer Advisory Service
Edward E. Belk – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
National Navigation Update
Mike Steenhoek – Soy Transportation Authority
Brian Smalley – Railcar OEM Outlook

2017 Fall Meeting
October 25-27, 2017
Education & Engineering Seminar
Mid-Pines Resort
Southern Pines, NC

Speakers:
Charles Dayton – Doyle Trading Consultants
Drew Marrs – Norfolk Southern, Gov’t Affairs Dept.
Steve Milloy – Author – Scare Polution: Why and How to Fix the EPA
Heath Lovell – Alliance Coal (Gov’t Affaris Dept)
Fred Palmer-Heartland Institute “Preserving the Existing Coal Fleet”

2017 Summer Trade Seminar
Dates: July 16-18, 2017
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
Myrtle Beach, SC

Speakers:
Jack Porco – Xcoal Energy and Resouces
Luke Kosnik – ArcelorMittal
Chris Dueweke – LarargeHolcim, US
John Hunt Jr. – SCH Services, LLC
Janet Gellici – National Coal Council
Alan Shaw – Norfolk Southern
Bob Blocker – American Commercial Barge Line
Todd Anderson – Dominion Energy
John Wagner – NIPSCO
Caryl Pfeiffer – LG&E/KU

2017 Spring Meeting
February 22-24, 2017
Omni Royal Orleans Hotel
621 St. Louis Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

Speakers:
Rob Hardman – Vice President Fuel Supply, Dynegy
Tris Swindle – Principle Buyer, Southern Company
Rob Horton – Vice President of Power Production, Hoosier Energy

2016 Fall Meeting
October 26-28
Education & Engineering Seminar
Mid-Pines Resort
Southern Pines, NC

2016 Fall Seminar Meeting Packet
Speakers:
Gary Hart – Clean Air Markets – EPA Clean Power Plan
Matt Hammond – SCE&G – Challenges Integrating Solar Generation

2016 Summer Trade Seminar
Dates: July 17-19
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
Myrtle Beach, SC

2016 Summer Trade Seminar

Speakers:
Bill Bissett – President, Kentucky Coal Association
Joe Micheletti – Executive Vice President, Westmoreland Coal Company
Cason Carter – Vice President Public Affairs & Corp Counsel, Alliance Coal, LLC
Pat Panzarino – Vice President Coal Trading, Trammo, Inc.
Chuck West — Manager, Coal Procurement, AEP
Joe McAllister – Director Natural Gas, Oil & Emissions, Duke Energy
Brett Phipps — Managing Director, Fuel Procurement, Duke Energy

2016 Spring Meeting
Dates: April 13-14
Ballantyne Resort
10000 Ballantyne Commons Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28277

Speakers:
Tom Clarke – Reshaping Coal as a Fuel Source
Hans Daniels – Coal Markets and the Five Stages of Grief
John T. Hanou – Hanou’s Market Perspective
Ken McCoy – ERP Compliant Fuels Overview
Greg Nunley – Managing Coal Burn
Michael Shinn – SCANA

2015 Fall Meeting
October 21– 23, 20115
Education & Engineering Seminar
Mid-Pines Resort
Southern Pines, NC

Speakers:
Sam Andrus – IHS
Steve Carter – Knight Hawk Coal
John Hanou – Hanou Energy Consulting, LLC
Mark Levin – BB&T Capital Markets
Julien Dumoulin-Smith

2015 Summer Trade Seminar
July 12– 14, 2015
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
Myrtle Beach, SC

Speakers:
Rick Boyd – Dominion Generation
Ben Jones – TVA
David Lawson – Norfolk Southern
Caryl Pheiffer – LG&E KU PPL Companies
John Voelker – Kevin Kruse – CSX Coal Development
Jeff Wozek – Sun Coke Energy

2015 Spring Meeting
April 15– 16, 2015
Ballantyne Resort
10000 Ballantyne Commons Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28277

Speakers:
Consol Energy – Samuel Johnson
Duke Energy – Swati Daji
East Kentucky Power Cooperative
PPL Energy Plus, LLC – Han Baumann
SCH Services, LLC – John Hunt, Jr.

2014 Fall Meeting
October 22– 24, 2014
Education & Engineering Seminar
Mid-Pines Resort
Southern Pines, NC

Speakers:
Bruce Stevens – Indiana Coal Council
Ted O’Brien – Doyle Trading Consultants, LLC
Sam Andrus – IHS Energy Publishing

2014 Summer Trade Seminar
July 13– 15, 2014
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
Myrtle Beach, SC

Speakers:
Coal Procurement Today and in 2019 – Chuck West
Competitive Threats to Coal – Hans Daniels – Doyle Trading
Present State of the CAPP Coal Industry – Ben Hatfield – Patriot Coal
Changing the Narrative – Jason Hayes – ACC
Dominion Generation – Greg Workman
Future of Coal – Michael Shinn – SCANA

2014 Spring Meeting
April 2– 3, 2014
Ballantyne Resort
10000 Ballantyne Commons Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28277

Speakers:
Adapting to the Evolving Landscape of CAPP – Paul Vining
2014 Spring Seminar Presentation – Joseph A. Czul
Fueling Up within the “Game Changer” – Sasha Weintraub

2013 Fall Meeting
October 23– 25, 2013
Education & Engineering Seminar
Mid-Pines Resort
Southern Pines, NC

Speakers:
Energizing America – Rayola Dougher
International Markets Update – Ernie Thrasher
Trangas Overview – Randall Harris
Understanding Coal – Rod Hatt

2013 Summer Trade Seminar
July 14– 16, 2013
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
Myrtle Beach, SC

Speakers:
Caryl Pfeiffer – LG&E
Chris Hamilton – WV Coal Assoc.
Finn Host – T. Parker Host
Will Browning – Kinder Morgan

2013 Spring Meeting
April 10– 12, 2013
Ballantyne Resort
10000 Ballantyne Commons Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28277

Speakers:
TVA‘s Coal Procurement Strategy – David Owens, Coal & Gas Services
Are the Tides Turning? – Ted O’Brien, Doyle Trading Consultants
The SunCoke Energy Perspective – Jeff Wozek, Coal Purch and Logistics
Inland River and Export Coal – Michael Gipson, AEP River Operations
NCCI – The Coal Institute Spring Meeting – Scott Spears, White Oak Resources, LLC

2012 Fall Meeting
October 24– 26, 2012
Education & Engineering Seminar
Mid-Pines Resort
Southern Pines, NC

Speakers:
Public Choice and Public Science – Patrick J. Michaels
Fighting EPA Science Distortion – Patrick J. Michaels
Fueling Up within the “Game Changer” – Sasha Weintraub
Presentation from Scott Speakers with J.P. Morgan

2012 Summer Trade Seminar
July 15– 17, 2012
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
Myrtle Beach, SC

Speakers:
U.S. Gas Markets: Coal vs Gas and the Growing Challenge, David Pruner
How Your World Will Change – Lauterbach
Outlook for US Coal Markets – Seth Schwartz
Ohio Coal Association – Mike Carey

2012 Spring Meeting
April 11-12, 2012
Ballantyne Resort
10000 Ballantyne Commons Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28277

Speakers:
U.S. Rail Update – Jamie Heller
Coal, Natural Gas and the EPA – The Perfect Utility Storm – Gordon Howald

2011 Fall Meeting
October 19– 20, 2011
Education & Engineering Seminar
Mid-Pines Resort
Southern Pines, NC

2011 Summer Trade Seminar
July 10– 12, 2011
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
Myrtle Beach, SC

2011 Spring Meeting
April 13 – 14, 2011
Ballantyne Resort
10000 Ballantyne Commons Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28277

Speakers:
A Utility’s Perspective on Environmental Compliance – Rob Hardman
Factors Influencing the U.S. Coal Industry – Scott Keim
Vetoing an Industry – Gene Kitts
The Potential Impact of Proposed USEPA Regulations – Jason T. Rusk

2010 Fall Meeting
October 20– 21, 2010
Education & Engineering Seminar
Mid-Pines Resort
Southern Pines, NC

Speakers:
Design and Operational Aspects of the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center – David Leaf
NCCI 2010 Fall Hatt – Rod Hatt

2010 Summer Trade Seminar
July 11– 13, 2010
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
Myrtle Beach, SC

2010 Spring Meeting
April 14 – 15, 2010
Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina
Charleston, SC

Speakers:
Electricity Load Growth:Tipping Point or Just A Pause? – Sasha Weintraub
Permitting of Coal Mines Impacts on Supply – Paul Deangelo
Coal Ash Regulatory and Market Outlook – Thomas Adams

Spring Meeting Schedule (pdf)
2009 Summer Trade Seminar
July 12– 14, 2009
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
Myrtle Beach, SC

Speakers:
Frank Clemente, PhD
Top Ten Issues Impacting Coal – Caryl Pfeiffer
Tom Harris

2009 Fall Meeting
October 21– 22, 2009
Education & Engineering Seminar
Mid-Pines Resort
Southern Pines, NC

2008 Fall Meeting
October 22 – 24, 2008
Education & Engineering Seminar
Mid-Pines Resort
Southern Pines, NC

2008 Summer Trade Seminar
July 13 – 15, 2008
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
Myrtle Beach, SC

2008 Spring Meeting
April 2 – 4, 2008
Grandover Resort & Conference Center
Greensboro, NC

2007 Fall Meeting
October 24 – 26, 2007
Education & Engineering Seminar
Mid-Pines Resort
Southern Pines, NC

2007 Spring Meeting
April 11 – 13, 2007
Grandover Resort & Conference Center
Greensboro, NC

2006 Spring Meeting
April 5 – 7, 2006
Grandover Resort & Conference Center
Greensboro, NC

2005 Fall Meeting
Education & Engineering Seminar
October 19 – 21, 2005
Mid-Pines Resort
Southern Pines, NC

2005 Summer Trade Seminar
July 10 – 12, 2005
Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation
Myrtle Beach, SC

2005 Spring Meeting
March 30 – 31, 2005
Grandover Resort & Conference Center
Greensboro, NC