The 70th annual convention of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) will be held in Los Angeles, Calif., October 25-29.

Featured will be workshops on a wide range of topics such as deregulation, bond market planning, port planning for the 1980s, new maritime legislation, and port construction trends in developing nations.

According to W. Don Welch, chairman of the AAPA, among the speakers will be U.S. Secretary of Transportation Drew Lewis; Assistant Secretary of the Army William Gianelli; Pierre Franche, Canadian National Harbours Board, and Fernando Manfredo, Deputy Administrator of the Panama Canal Commission.