6a

PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA              Item No.      6a 
REVISED                 Date of Meeting    January 24, 2012 

DATE:    January 23, 2012 
TO:      Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Mary Gin Kennedy, Director of Commission Services 
SUBJECT:  Request for Authorization for International Travel in 2012 
ACTION REQUESTED:
Request Commission authorization of the Commission's 2012 international travel plan. 
BACKGROUND:
Pursuant to Section 2 of Resolution No. 3195, at the beginning of each calendar year, the Port
Commission is required to consider and approve a motion authorizing possible Commission
international travel which can be anticipated for the year. Not all of the approved trips may be
taken. Any additional international travel not included in this request will be approved
separately by the Commission in a public meeting. 

1st Quarter 
Customer Calls                            Asia 
2nd Quarter 
Trade Development Alliance/ 
Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce 
International Study Mission                     Panama and Chile 
3rd Quarter: 
Customer Calls                             Asia 
4th Quarter 
Customer Calls                             Asia 
Tourism Mission                          Western Europe

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