2026 Airports Conference Call for Speakers

The Airports Conference is an opportunity to diversify your network by interacting with government officials, airport owners and managers, consultants, contractors, vendors and material testing laboratories personnel. The conference provides discourse on airport programs and policies as well as offering practical learning by experts in the airport industry.

Click Here for the 2026 speaker application form; interested parties are asked to please complete the form no later than the close of business Thursday, August 7, 2025.

If you have any questions or concerns please email the NEC office at [email protected].

Thank you,

Ryan Collins, C.M., ACE
Kirsten Kennedy, P.E.
2026 Airports Conference Chairs

Interested in Moderating a Session?

NEC is also accepting applications for moderators for our 2026 Airports Conference.
Please click here to complete our moderator application.

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2025 NEC/AAAE Executive Committee and Board of Directors Announced

NEC/AAAE is proud to announce the 2025 Executive Committee and Board of Directors. During the Membership meeting at the NEC/AAAE Annual Conference in Portsmouth, NH. The following team was elected to lead NEC/AAAE for 2025

Executive Committee

President: Derek Martin, A.A.E.
Vice President: Sean Hammer, A.A.E.
Treasurer: Stephen Williams, A.A.E.
Secretary: Paul Brean, C.M.
Past President: Darren Large, A.A.E.

Board of Directors

Keiva Rodriques, P.E., PMP, C.M., CCM, Kellyann Valentine, A.A.E., Christopher Dougherty, A.A.E., Shon Dempsey, A.A.E., Chad Nixon, Ryan Collins, C.M., ACE, Nick McLaughlin, P.E.