Conference Agenda

Theme: "Safe – Green – Value"


This year's FAA Northwest Mountain Region Airports Conference is all about Safe! Green! and Value! Plus, we have re-organized the conference to give you more opportunity to get answers to the specific questions you have for your airport, and to compare notes with subject matter experts and your colleagues on the safety, environmental and construction quality issues confronting us all.

FAA Northwest Mountain Region Airports Conference
April 21-23, 2008
DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport
Seattle, Washington

Monday, April 21 - Sponsors - Don't overlook this workshop!!!

Workshop: New Directions for AIP Program and Project Management in Northwest Mountain Region

8:30am - 11:30am
  • ANM Corporate Approach to Building our Airport Capital Improvement (AIP) Plan
  • Project Milestones to funding your project with AIP dollars
  • Timing to complete environmental requirements
11:30am - 12:30pm Lunch
12:30pm - 2:30pm
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Airport Environmental Challenges
2:30am - 4:30pm Optional Overview and Tour - SeaTac 3rd Runway

Tuesday, April 22

The conference registration desk will be open from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.
8:30 - 9:30am Introduction
  John Bauer and Carol Key, Conference Co-Chairs; Dennis Roberts, Regional Administrator; Donna Taylor, Manager, Airports Division; and Kirk Shaffer, Associate Administrator for Airports, ARP-1
9:30 - 10:00am Break
10:00 - 11:30am Panel Discussion
 

How do global climate changes, the price of oil, and the push for environmental compatibility influence your business planning?

Airport, Airplane Manufacturer and Airline Representatives

11:45am - 1:15pm Luncheon
  Speaker: Gina Marie Lindsay
1:30 - 4:30pm Roundtable Discussions and The Q&A Cafe
  The following roundtable discussion will each be conducted three times @ 50 minutes each with 20 minute breaks. Choose the three topics most interesting to you, and be prepared to compare notes with subject experts and your colleagues.
  1. Compliance Challenges – Through-the-Fence Agreements, Residential Airparks, and Long-Term Leases
  2. Fireside Chat with ARP-1 – Kirk Shaffer
  3. Construction Quality Challenges – Pavement, Marking, and Lighting
  4. Runway Safety: What Will It Take, from All of Us?

The Q&A Cafe: Your FAA contacts on these subjects will be available all afternoon in the Q & A Café, in the Exhibitors Hall, ready to answer your specific questions. The Café will be open concurrent with Roundtable Discussions, and the subjects we will be prepared to address are:

  1. Part 139 and Wildlife Management Issues
  2. Flight Procedures Development
  3. Environmental (NEPA) Processing
  4. Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Issues (Navaids, Frequencies, Communications, etc)
  5. Seattle ADO Program and Project Issues
  6. Denver & Helena ADO Program and Project Issues
  7. DBE/Civil Rights Grant Assurance Compliance
  8. Planning & Project Eligibility Matters
4:30-6:30pm Reception in Exhibit Hall

Wednesday, April 23

The conference registration desk will be open from 7:30 am to 1:30 pm.
8:30 - 9:30am Roundtable Report Outs
  Themes, IOU's, Lessons
9:30 - 10:00am Break
10:00 - 11:30am
  • Donna Taylor - State of the Region
  • Kirk Shaffer - State of the Union
11:45 - 1:30pm Luncheon
  Airports Awards Banquet
2:00 - 4:00pm NASAO State Aviation Officials and FAA Meeting
  Dennis Roberts, Regional Administrator, Northwest Mountain Region, FAA
FAA Northwest Mountain Region Airports Conference
April 21-23, 2008 · DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport, Seattle, Washington