2024 NEC Annual Airports Conference Agenda
As of March 2, 2024
March 25 - 27, 2024
8:00am - 6:00pm |
Registration Open - Exhibit Registration Desk |
8:00am - 3:00pm |
Exhibitor Set Up - Blue Room |
10:00am - 11:00am |
Airports Conference Committee Meeting - Cocoa Terrace |
10:00am-12:00pm |
YoPro Career Path Panel Discussion Attendance open to students and Yo Pros. Join AAAE NEC Yo Pro panelists to talk about career paths in aviation. The diverse panel lists careers dedicated to aviation including assistant airport manager, operations manager, noise mitigation, civil engineering and the exciting options within the field of aviation Panelists
Shon Dempsey, AAE, Assistant Airport Manager at Frederick Municipal Airport Josh Cobb, CM, ASE, Airport Operations Manager, Portland International Jetport Kirsten Brown, PE Aviation Engineer/ Assistant Project Manager at Michael Baker International Briana Whiteman, Project Administrator at The Jones Payne Group Tower Suite 2
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11:00am - 12:30pm |
University Affiliated Airports Meeting - Red Room |
11:30am - 1:00pm |
Lunch with Exhibitors Blue Room |
12:15pm
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NEC/AAAE Scholarship & Grant Winner Photo! We would like to encourage all of our 2024 Scholarship & Grant Winners to join us just outside the exhibitor hall for a photo! |
1:00pm - 1:30pm
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Welcoming Remarks Ed Foster, A.A.E., Airports Conference Committee Chair Darren Large, A.A.E., 2024 NEC President David Fish, FAA AEA Julie A. Seltsam, FAA ANE Steven Jones, FAA Eastern Region Administrator White Room |
1:30pm - 2:00pm |
Unleaded Fuels Will Reinhardt FAA Office of Airport Planning and Environmental White Room
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2:00pm - 3:00pm |
General Session I Introduction to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Speakers Alberto Rodriguez Kelvin Ampofo Moderator - Guillermo Felix White Room |
2:30pm - 4:30pm |
Headshots! Stop by our exhibitor hall for free headshots, our photographer will be available between 2:30pm - 4:30pm, *Sign up sheets are located at the photography booth, you must reserve your slot in advance* Sponsored by:
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3:30pm |
State Aviation Directors Meeting Tower 2
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3:00pm-3:30pm |
Break with Exhibitors - Blue Room |
Sessions: |
Engineering
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Operations
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Management |
Finance, Environment & Planning |
P-501 Workshop Sponsored by:
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Location: |
Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1 |
Cocoa Suite 6 |
Cocoa Suites 2 & 3 |
Cocoa Suite 4 |
Cocoa Suite 5 |
3:30pm - 5:00pm |
FAA Tech Center Update Speaker Daniel Offenbacker FAA Wesley Major FAA
Moderator Brian Gearhart
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Safety Management System Implementation Speaker Lisa Gardner, A.A.E., PMP Amtrak Stephanie Taylor United Airlines and Amtrak Brian Wigginton Amtrak
Moderator Nicholas Clabbers
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Managing Your Airport Through Challenging Topics Speaker Scotty Malta, A.A.E., CAE Aviation Management Consulting Group (AMCG)
Moderator David Cohen, FAA
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BIL Case Study: Transforming the Passenger Journey at ABE Airport Speaker Ryan Meyer LNAA Robert Hallock, AIA, NCARB The Sheward Partnership Tom Cook Arora Engineers, LLC
Moderator Cedrick Johnson, PE ADCI
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Pavement Design & Specification Writing Speaker Harold Honey, FAA Moderator Guillermo Felix
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FAA Compliance Update Speaker David Cohen Andy Espejo
Moderator David Cohen, FAA |
5:15pm - 6:45pm |
Ice Breaker Reception with Exhibitors Blue Room |
7:00pm - 9:00pm |
Dinner On Own |
7:00pm |
New Attendee Networking! Are you a first time attendee? Join us for some networking! Bears Den at Hershey Lodge |
7:00am - 5:00pm |
Registration Open - Exhibit Registration Desk |
7:00am - 8:30am |
Breakfast - White Room
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7:30am |
NEC & YOU NEC/AAAE Leadership, past and present, will be making themselves available during this time to participate in informal conversations about being involved with the NECAAAE. Learn how the chapter has helped them in their career, get your questions about NEC/AAAE involvement answered, and enjoy breakfast with colleagues. White Room |
8:00am - 6:45pm |
Exhibit Hall Open - Blue Room |
Sessions: |
Engineering
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Operations |
Management |
Finance, Environment & Planning
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P-501 Workshop Sponsored by:
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Location: |
Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1 |
Cocoa Suite 6 |
Cocoa Suites 2 & 3 |
Cocoa Suite 4 |
Cocoa Suite 5 |
8:30am - 10:00am |
Advancing Airfield Pavement Assessment: Employing 3D Laser Scanning for Pavement Condition Index (PCI) Measurement Speaker Mezgeen Rasol, PhD Advanced Infrastructure Design Inc (AID)
Moderator Sagar Bethu |
Part 139 General Updates Speaker Joshua Ivy Philip Crow
Moderator Ward Hoekstra, FAA
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Advance Airport Mobility-What's Coming Speaker Larry Bauman, PE, C.M. JMT, Inc
Moderator Steven Jones, FAA
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FAA AIP / BIL Financial Update Speaker Patricia Henn, FAA Jesse Carriger, FAA Moderator Jeff Breeden, FAA |
Concrete Mix Design - Current Practice Speaker John Filiberto All Island Testing
Moderator Ybrahina Cohen, FAA
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Design Build Delivery- Lessons Learned Speaker Mike Carr, PE Guy Zummo Antonio Rosciglione AECOM
Moderator Sagar Bethu |
Airport Operations Response Speaker Trudi Shertzer Pittsburgh International Airport
Moderator Philip Crow, FAA
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AAM Is Coming to Your Airport! Speaker Thomas Mackie Woolpert
Moderator Steven Jones, FAA
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Concrete Mix Design - Adapting PEM to Airports Speaker Peter Taylor CP Tech Center
Moderator Ybrahina Cohen, FAA
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10:00am - 12:00pm |
Headshots! Stop by our exhibitor hall for free headshots, our photographer will be available between 10:00am - 12:00pm *Sign up sheets are located at the photography booth, you must reserve your slot in advance* Sponsored by:
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10:00am-10:30am |
Break with Exhibitors - Blue Room |
Sessions: |
Engineering
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Operations |
Management |
Finance, Environment & Planning |
P-501 Workshop Sponsored by:
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Location: |
Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1 |
Cocoa Suite 6 |
Cocoa Suites 2 & 3 |
Cocoa Suite 4 |
Cocoa Suite 5 |
10:30am-12:00pm |
Construction Challenges in Airfield Concrete Pavement- PHL a Case Study Speakers Sanjay Chaudhury, P.E. Atkins Kevin Murphy, TY Lin
Moderator Juvena Demo, P.E.
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FAA Part 139 Training Speaker Tom Bonura, PIT Fire Chief Ronald Waggett, PIT Fire Lieutenant Moderator Philip Crow, FAA
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Airport Projects That May Affect FAA Equipment or Infrastructure and Related Reimbursable Speaker David W. Hafer, FAA Phil Barr, FAA Mark Smith, FAA David Haslett, FAA Charles Thornton, FAA
Moderator Lisa Lesperance, FAA
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Fluorine Free Foam, (F3), Approved by FAA: AFFF Current Decontamination Procedures, Disposal Options and Protected Costs: What to Expect as the Transition Begins Speaker Elizabeth Denly, TRC Michael Eberle
Moderator TBA
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Random Sampling and PWLs Speaker Harold Honey, FAA
Moderator David Rich, FAA
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DCAs Runway Rehabilitation Project and the Nightly Race Against the Clock Speaker
Mark Puttock, PE MWAA Rich Thuma, PE Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, (CMT)
Moderator Chad Carper
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Fueling Inspection at PIT Speaker Tom Bonura, PIT Fire Chief Ronald Waggett, PIT Fire Lieutenant
Moderator Philip Crow, FAA
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Creative, Approaches for Small Airport Community Engagement Speaker Eric Jacobs Airport Monitoring Systems
Moderator Lisa Lesperance, FAA |
Sustainable Alternatives to Foam in Aircraft Hanger Fire Suppression Speaker Todd Stevens, SET, CFPS SEVO Industrial Fire Protection, LLC
Moderator TBA
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12:00pm-1:30pm |
NEC Awards Luncheon White Room |
1:00pm - 3:00pm |
Headshots! Stop by our exhibitor hall for free headshots, our photographer will be available between 1:00pm - 3:00pm *Sign up sheets are located at the photography booth, you must reserve your slot in advance* Sponsored by:
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Sessions: |
Engineering
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Operations |
Management |
Finance, Environment & Planning
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P-501 Workshop Sponsored by:
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Location: |
Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1 |
Cocoa Suite 6 |
Cocoa Suites 2 & 3 |
Cocoa Suite 4
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Cocoa Suite 5
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1:30pm - 3:00pm |
ArcGIS Field Maps for Engineering Investigations and Operations Issues Tracking Speaker Darren D'Achille, PE JMT Frank Lewery, EIT JMT
Moderator Kris Koch, PE
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Challenges Navigating on the Airfield Speaker Matt Gorshe Air Line Pilots Association
Moderator Christopher Reis, PE
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BWI Ops Homelessness Management System Speaker Wayne Pennell, A.A.E. Maryland Aviation Administration
Moderator Sanjay Chaudhury, P.E.
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Expectation for Consultant NEPA Submittals Speaker Edvige Mbakoup, FAA APP-400 - Office of Environment and Energy Noise Topics Update Speaker Adam Scholten, FAA AEE-100 - Regional Environmental Program Update Speaker Andrew Brooks
Moderator Aaron Braswell, FAA
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Contractor Quality Control Speaker Gary Mitchell, ACPTP
Moderator Harold Muniz, FAA
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Developing Airport Layout Plans in AGIS
Speaker Ryan Bowe
Moderator Kris Koch, PE |
Runway Incursion Challenges in Airports Large and Small Speaker Vincent Corbisiero Indra Sir Traffic Inc.
Moderator Christopher Reis, PE |
Human Trafficking: Now What? Speaker Edith Klimoski, BA, MA Erin Albright, JD Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition- Airport Initiative
Moderator Sanjay Chaudhury, P.E. |
3:00pm - 3:30pm |
Break with Exhibitors - Blue Room |
Sessions: |
Engineering
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Operations |
Management |
Finance, Environment & Planning |
P-501 Workshop Sponsored by:
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Location: |
Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1 |
Cocoa Suite 6 |
Cocoa Suites 2 & 3 |
Cocoa Suite 4 |
Cocoa Suite 5
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3:30pm-5:00pm |
Advancing Electrification in the Airport Environment
Speakers Joseph Vigilante Burns Engineering Inc. Clare Cerniglia, PE Aviation Group William Morris, PE Aviation Group
Moderator Stephen Williams, A.A.E.
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FAA Part 139 Discussion Snow Removal Operations, Water Rescue Plans, Driver Training and VPDs Speaker Joshua Ivy, FAA Philip Crow, FAA
Moderator Ward Hoekstra, FAA
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FAA GIS, 7480, AMR and RAM
Speaker Dave Perry Andrew Goldsmith Chris Criswell
Moderator David Carlin, FAA
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Aircraft Deicing-State of the Practice Speaker Leigh Barrett, P.E. Mead & Hunt
Moderator Kevin Gurchak
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Quality Assurance and Acceptance Testing Speaker Chris Decker RDM International
Moderator Harold Muniz-Ruiz
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Solar Taxiway Lighting Speaker Cory Brigham Avlite
Moderator Stephen Williams, A.A.E.
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5:00pm-6:30pm |
Networking Reception & Basket Raffle! Blue Room |
6:30pm |
Dinner on Own |
7:00pm |
Exhibitor Teardown 7:00pm - 10:00pm Blue Room |
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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7:00am - 12:00pm |
Registration Open - Exhibit Registration Desk |
7:00am |
5K Walk / Fun Run - Swiss Lobby
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7:00am - 8:30am |
Breakfast - Red Room
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Location: |
Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1 |
Cocoa Suite 6 |
Cocoa Suites 2 & 3 |
Cocoa Suite 4 |
Cocoa Suite 5 |
8:30am - 10:00am |
CASE DISCUSSION
FAA Office of Civil Rights External Program Overview and Compliance Efforts
Facilitator Perry Canales Marcus England
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CASE DISCUSSION
Creative Funding Strategies for Airports - Lobbyists & Grants?
Facilitator Kellyann Valentine
YoPro Brianna Whiteman The Jones Payne Group, Inc.
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CASE DISCUSSION
Electrification of Airports, Adding to an Existing Airport Structure
Facilitator Jim Stroup, PE, LEED AP Regan Teel, PE Burns & McDonnell
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CASE DISCUSSION
Hangar Shortage and Rental Rates
Facilitator Ed Foster, A.A.E. Lancaster Airport Dan Markind Flaster Greenberg PC
YoPro Kelvin Lesene
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CASE DISCUSSION
Resident Project Representative Round Table Discussion
Panel Members FAA Harold Honey, FAA RPR Marcus Snyder Michael Baker International Sponsor Alex Ollerman, BWI Contractor Gary Mitchell, ACA
Moderator Harold Muniz, FAA |
10:00am-12:00pm |
Closing Session Industry Update NEC & AAAE Leadership Justin T. Barkowski Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, AAAE Aztec Room
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After Closing Session |
YoPro Field Trip - Harrisburg International Airport (HIA)
Come Tour HIA’s terminal and hangars, we will gather in the main lobby to organize carpools & depart
Click Here to Sign Up for the HIA Tour
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12:00pm |
Conference Concludes |
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