2021 Annual Conference Agenda
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Saturday, August 14, 2021

 

Registration - North Prefunction
8:00am - 5:00pm

 
Time Session 

 Speaker Location
8:00am - 10:00am

Board of Directors Meeting
Executive Cmte
NEC Board of Directors

 - Green Mountain A
3:00pm - 4:30pm

Past Presidents Meeting

 - Green Mountain A
5:15pm

Past Presidents Dinner

 - Meet In Lobby
Restaurant:  Pizzeria Verita

  

 

Sunday, August 15, 2021

 

Registration - North Prefunction
8:00am - 5:00pm

 
Time Session 

 Speaker Location
8:00am - 4:30pm

Exhibitor Set Up
*Needs to be completed
ahead of Ice Breaker
Reception at 5pm*

 _ Adirondack Ballroom
10:00am - 12:00pm

Accreditation Mentor Review

Speakers
Marshall Stevens, A.A.E
Zach Sundquist, A.A.E
Moderator
Alex Kashani, A.A.E.

 Green Mountain A
10:00am - 2:00pm 

Golf

 _ Williston Golf Club
4:00pm - 5:00pm

IASS Committee Meeting

 Joseph Guarino, C.M. Green Mountain A
5:00pm - 6:30pm 

Exhibitor Ice Breaker Reception &
Annual Commercial Competition!

  - Adirondack Ballroom

 

 

Monday, August 16, 2021

 

Registration - North Prefunction
8:00am - 5:00pm

 
Time Session 

 Speaker Location
7:00am - 8:00am

Breakfast

 _ Green Mountain Ballroom
8:00am - 8:30pm

Balchen/Post Awards
Spend some time with this years
winners and learn from
how they succeeded!
Update on Reclaiming the
Sky Resiliency Project

 Speakers
Alex Kashani, A.A.E.
Chair, Balchen/Post
Dick Williams, A.A.E.
NEC/AAAE
_____________________
Tom Murphy		 Green Mountain Ballroom
8:30am - 9:00am 

Opening Ceremony 

 Speakers
Carl Braley, A.A.E.		 Green Mountain Ballroom

  Thank You to AAAE for Sponsoring General Session I!   
 9:00pm - 9:50am

General Session I
Washington Update &
Industry Update

 Carter Morris
Larry Krauter		 Green Mountain Ballroom
9:50am - 10:20am

Break with Exhibitors

 - Adirondack Ballroom

   Thank You to Passero Associates for Sponsoring General Session II!  
 10:20am - 11:10am

General Session II
Air Service Update

 Speaker
Nicholas M. Clabbers
Moderator
Melinda Montgomery, A.A.E.		 Green Mountain Ballroom
10:20am - 11:10am

AME Track:
Plowing Through the Pandemic

 Speakers
Jim Moorehead
Matt Gabbert
Brad Becker, A.S.E.
Moderator
Todd Rushing		 Montpelier BC
11:10am - 11:30pm

Northeast Chapter 
Membership Meeting

 NEC Executive Committee Green Mountain Ballroom
11:30am - 12:00pm

Break with Exhibitors

 - Adirondack Ballroom
12:00pm - 1:30pm

Keynote Luncheon with Welcome
from Mayor Miro Weinberger

 Welcome
Mayor Miro Weinberger
Keynote Speaker 
Captain Phillips
 Green Mountain Ballroom
1:30pm - 2:30pm

General Session III
DE&I Session & Award Presentation
Time to leave your comfort
zone!  How to Navigate
Uncomfortable Conversations
and Facilitate the Unexpected

Panelists
Tj Chen, PE, C.M.
Charles R. Everett, Jr.
TBA
Moderator
Api Appulingam, PE

 Green Mountain Ballroom
1:30pm - 2:30pm

AME Track:
Force Majeure
Airport & Vendor Perspectives

Speakers
TBA
Moderators
Caroline Bonynge, ACE, C.M.

 Montpelier BC
2:30pm - 3:00pm

Break with Exhibitors

 - Adirondack Ballroom
3:00pm - 4:00pm

General Session IV
Challenges for 2022

 Speaker
Ted Kitchens
Palmina Whelan
Mark Clemency
Moderator
Paul McDonough 		 Green Mountain Ballroom
3:00pm - 4:00pm

AME Track
G-15
Come get updates on Airport
Snow Removal

 Speaker
Bob Gardner, C.M., A.S.E.		 Montpelier BC
4:00pm - 5:30pm

Break with Exhibitors

 - Adirondack Ballroom
5:30pm - 6:00pm

Arrival at Spirit of Ethan Allen

 - Walk / Drive
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Reception
Spirit of the Ethan Allen

  - Spirit of Ethan Allen
Boat Cruise
Lake Champlain

 

 

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

  

Registration - North Prefunction
8:00am - 12:00pm

 
Time Session 

 Speaker Location
8:00am - 9:00am

Breakfast with Exhibitors

 - Adirondack Ballroom
8:00am - 10:00am

Military Ops Session

 Benny Benedyk TBA
9:00am - 1:30pm 

Exhibitor Breakdown

 TBA Adirondack Ballroom
9:00am - 10:00am

General Session V
Environmental Resiliency

 Andrew Holesko Green Mountain Ballroom
 10:00am - 11:00am

General Session VI
VIP Activities at Airports /
Best Practices

 Stephen Williams
Brittany Davies		 Green Mountain Ballroom
11:15am - 11:45am

Closing Business Meeting
(EC/BOD)

 - Green Mountain Ballroom
10:00am - 10:15am

Transportation to BTV

 - Meet in Hotel Lobby
(Bring luggage for those
flying out of BTV)
10:15am - 2:00pm

AME Track
BTV Operations, Maintenance
Tour & Discussion
(Lunch to be provided)

 TBA BTV
12:00pm - 1:30pm

Lunch & Guest Speaker



 Speaker
Kyle Clark
Beta Tech		 Green Mountain Ballroom
2:00pm 

Meet in Hotel Lobby for
Transportation to BTV
for eVTOL Tour 

 - Hotel Lobby
2:30 - 4:30pm

BETA eVTOL Tour

 TBA BTV
(Transportation Provided) 
4:30pm

Conference Concludes

 - -

 

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