2009 Conference Agenda
FAA Northwest Mountain Region Airports Conference
March 16-18, 2009
Hilton Seattle Airport and Conference Center
Seattle, Washington
Monday, March 16th
8:30-11:30
Pre-Conference Workshop:
Future Technologies and Tools that Change How We Work
Introduction & Opening Remarks - Bill Watson and Donna Taylor - FAA
■ NEXTGEN - Ann Tedford - HQ
■ Required Navigation Performance (RNP) - Sarah Dalton- Alaska Airlines
Break
■ Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADSB) - Travis Vallin- Director of Colorado Division of Aeronautics
11:30-12:30
Lunch
12:30-4:00
■ Airports Geographic Information Systems (A-GIS) - Bob Bonanni
■ A-GIS & Electronic Airport Layout Plans (eALPs) - Dave Perry
Break
■ Performing Successful Surveys - Larry Signani & David Williams, WH Pacific;
Kevin Hoffman, Woolert
Tuesday, March 17th
8:30-11:45
Introduction
Carolyn Read and Stan Allison, Conference Co-Chairs
Donna P. Taylor, Manager, Airports Division, FAA Northwest Mountain Region
Kate Lang, FAA Associate Administrator for Airports
Break
Panel Discussion: How does the financial system breakdown and recovery efforts affect Airports?
Airport Representatives
Nora Richardson, Jacob's Consultancy
Rick Baird, Airport Manager, Freidman Memorial Airport, Hailey ID
Robert Olislagers, Executive Director, Centennial Airport, Englewood, CO
11:45-1:15
Luncheon
Speaker: Daniel Cheney, FAA Safety Program Manager
Transport Airplane Directorate
1:30-4:30
Roundtable Discussions and Q&A Café- Concurrently
The following roundtable discussions will each be conducted three times (1:30, 2:30, 3:30) with 15 minute breaks. Choose the three topics most interesting to you, and be prepared to compare notes with subject experts and your colleagues.
Roundtable Discussions
■ Planning for Compliance - Don Larson & Joelle Briggs
■ Planning for Safety - Bill Watson, Paul Johnson, & Mike Miegs
■ Airport Improvement Program: Program B Implementation - Warren Ferrell & ADO Managers
■ Fireside Chat with Kate Lang, FAA Associate Administrator for Airports
Q&A Café
Your FAA contacts will be available all afternoon in the "Q&A Café," ready to answer your specific questions. The Café will be open concurrent with Roundtable Discussions, and will be organized by ADO. Area subject matter experts will be available in the areas of:
■ Part 139 - Lynn Deardorff, Mark Gabel, Pete Hahn, Rick Schoeder
■ Flight Procedures Development - Jason Pitts
■ Environmental (NEPA) Processing - TJ Stetz & Cayla Morgan
■ Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Issues (Navaids, Frequencies, Communications, etc.) - Chris Chesak
■ DBE/ Civil Rights Grant Assurance Compliance - Christine Whitehead
■ ADO Representatives - Seattle ADO - Dave Roberts, Paul Holmquist; DEN ADO - Linda Bruce; HLN - Gary Gates
4:30-6:30
Reception
6:30-10:30
Optional Special St. Patrick's Day Event: Bus ride to downtown Seattle
Wednesday, March 18th
8:30-11:45
Report out of last years IOU's - Donna Taylor
Report out of Roundtable Discussions - Stan Allison
Panel Discussion: Sustainability for smaller airports - Craig Sparks & TJ Stetz
Philip A. Ralston, Port of Portland
Michael Lufkin, Port of Seattle
Tom Rossbach, HNTB
11:45-1:30
Awards Luncheon - Donna P. Taylor, Manager, Airports Division, FAA Northwest Mountain Region
1:30-4:30
AIP and Implementing of the American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009 - Carolyn Read, Warren Ferrell, Dave Suomi
State Directors Meeting - Steve Bernett, Acting Regional Administrator, FAA Northwest Mountain Region