Maritime Administration Signs Memorandum of Understanding for Port Project in Guam. Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton has signed an agreement with the Government of Guam and the Port Authority of Guam for the Maritime Administration to facilitate the modernization, expansion, and transformation of the Jose D. Leon Guerrero Commercial Port in Guam. The Maritime Administration has facilitated a similar project for the Port of Anchorage, and is beginning a similar project with the Hawaii Harbors. Contact Shannon Russell: (202) 366-5807.

DOT to Hold Second Aviation Consumer Forum on June 24 in Chicago. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will host its second aviation consumer forum on Tuesday, June 24 in Chicago to help educate air travelers about their rights and responsibilities and discuss problems facing the air travel industry. Members of the public will be able to share their air travel experiences with DOT officials as well as with airline and airport representatives. Topics to be discussed include flight delays and cancellations, baggage problems, oversales, reservations, and ticketing. The forum, which is free to the public, will be held at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile Hotel, 540 N. Michigan Ave., and run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The first airline consumer forum was held April 17 in Miami, and the third forum will take place in San Francisco in September at a date to be determined.