ACI-NA Agenda Operations & Technical Affairs CONFERENCE April 16 19, 2012 Planet Hollywood Hotel Las Vegas Nevada (Updated 06 APRIL 2012) HOST AIRPORT CONFERENCE SPONSORS 1
12:00 PM 6:00 PM Registration Open (Mezzanine Lobby) MONDAY, APRIL 16 2:30 PM 5:30 PM ACI-NA Operations & Technical Affairs Committee Steering Group Meeting (Melrose 3) 5:30 PM 6:30 PM Welcome Reception (Celebrity 5) 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Registration Open (Mezzanine Lobby) TUESDAY, APRIL 17 7:30 AM 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast (Mezzanine Lobby) 8:30 AM 9:00 AM Conference Opening and Welcome (jointly with Environmental Affairs) (Celebrity 2/3) Randy Walker, Clark County s Director of Aviation, and Thella Bowens, President & CEO of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority and ACI-NA s 2012 Board Chair will welcome you to Las Vegas provide an summary of the ACI-NA s 2012 priorities. Randy Walker, Director of Aviation, Clark County Department of Aviation Thella Bowens, President and CEO, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority 9:00 AM 10:15 AM Safety Management Systems They Affect All of Us (jointly with Environmental Affairs) (Celebrity 2/3) Whether you deal with airport operations, facilities and environmental planning, or construction, Safety Management Systems (SMSs) affect all us all. In this session, learn from those that have implemented SMS about the ways SMS is changing planning, operations, and safety culture at airports. Heidi Benaman, Faith Group James Bogusz, Victoria International Airport Dawn Mehler, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Julia Schreacke, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport 10:15 AM 10:30 AM Networking Break (Mezzanine Lobby) 10:30 AM 12:00 PM Airport Energy Management Forum (jointly with Environmental Affairs) (Celebrity 2/3) A truly universal issue for airports energy efficiency and management. How an airport manages its energy has huge potential impacts on costs, emissions, operations and maintenance, and public image. This is true for airports all around the world, whether energy management practices are mandated through regulations or undertaken voluntarily. This panel explores several case studies of energy management and benchmarking efforts undertaken by airports. Come learn how your peers are managing their energy use at this joint session! Patrick Neville, Toronto Pearson International Airport Rian Burger, Stantec Architecture Bob Kingston, Las Vegas McCarran International Airport Marc St. Jean, Toronto Pearson International Airport 12:00 PM 1:00 PM Lunch (Melrose 3/4) 2
TUESDAY, APRIL 17 (cont d) 1:00 PM 2:30 PM Working Group Breakout Session #1 Join us for interactive breakout sessions of the Ops/Tech Committee s five working groups. In these breakout groups we will be discussing the working groups 2012-2013 work plans and discussing industry developments pertinent to working group activities. Whether you re looking to learn from peers or help the working groups with their work plans, these breakout sessions will give you the opportunity to drive the industry s future. NextGen Working Group (Celebrity 5) Rick Busch, Denver International Airport Bill Dunlay, LeighFisher Construction Working Group Maury Masucci, Hill International Perfecto Solis, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Operations & Safety Working Group Rob Forester, Oakland International Airport Matt Griffin, ACI-NA 2:30 PM 3:00 PM Networking Break (Mezzanine Lobby) 3:00 PM 4:30 PM Working Group Breakout Session #2 Maintenance & Facilities Working Group Patrick Neville, Greater Toronto Airports Authority Kinney Baxter, Atkins Global Planning & Design Working Group Emily Underhill, Southwest Florida International Airport Chris Oswald, ACI-NA NextGen Working Group (continued from Session #1) (Celebrity 5) 4:30 PM 5:00 PM Working Group Reports The Chair(s) of each working group will provide a short, five minute report on the outcome of the working breakout sessions. Sam Sleiman, Massport 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Registration Open (Mezzanine Lobby) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 7:30 AM 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast (Mezzanine Lobby) 8:30 AM 10:00 AM Airport Surface Surveillance and Management Systems Implementation and Use No longer simply systems that provide ground and air traffic controllers with situation awareness of aircraft moving on the airfield, today s surface surveillance systems incorporate tools that airports, airlines, ground service providers, an other stakeholders can use to monitor surface operations, optimize runway and taxiway assignments, and hold aircraft in virtual departure queues at gates with engines off rather than on active taxiways with engines on. At this session, learn how airport, the airlines, and the FAA are implementing and using collaborative surface management solutions to enhance operational efficiency, reduce environmental footprints, and improve safety. Rick Busch, Denver International Airport Lorne Cass, FAA Surface Office Charles Hall, Clark County Department of Aviation Paul Meyer, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport Tom Bock, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey 3
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Networking Break (Mezzanine Lobby) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 (cont d) 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Advanced Airport Technologies Showcase Innovative technologies offer airports opportunities to improve safety, enhance operational efficiency, provide effective collaboration & communication, and manage the vast amounts of data airports are collecting. In this session, learn about some of these innovative solutions that ACI-NA World Business Partners have developed that will enable your airport to up its game. Ian Redhead, Kansas City International Airport Participating Firms EDI Everbridge ITT Exelis Inc. NAVCAN ATM/Searidge Technologies Nice Systems Passur Safegate Airport Systems XSight Systems 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM ACI World Update John Pottinger from ACI World will provide an update of the key topics that are affecting airports globally, from the current status of International Civil Aviation Organization activities to ACI s Airport Excellence in Safety (APEX) program to the in-progress ACI Runway Safety Handbook. John Pottinger, ACI 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch (Melrose 3/4) 1:00 PM 1:45 PM US Subcommittee: FAA Regulatory Update FAA Office of Airports staff will provide an update regarding the latest changes in Advisory Circulars, upcoming regulatory efforts, and other FAA initiatives including SMS and Airport GIS. John Dermody, FAA Office of Airports Safety & Standards Kent Duffy, FAA Office of Airports Planning & Programming 1:45 PM 2:30 PM US Subcommittee: One Engine Inoperative Surfaces The FAA continues to develop a policy regarding one-engine inoperative obstruction clearance surfaces. Get the latest regarding this effort from both the FAA and OEI pilot program airports. Byron Thurber, LeighFisher John Dermody, FAA Office of Airports Safety & Standards Charles Hall, Clark County Department of Aviation Mike Hines, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Networking Break (Mezzanine Lobby) 3:00 PM 3:30 PM US Subcommittee: ACI-NA s Washington Journal ACI-NA staff will provide the latest developments from Washington DC, including a discussion of FAA Reauthorization provisions. Chris Oswald, ACI-NA Annie Russo, ACI-NA 4
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 (cont d) 3:30 PM 4:00 PM Airport Cooperative Research Program ACRP staff will discuss recently and soon to be completed projects as well as the status of 2012 project selection. Speaker Marci Greenberger, ACRP 4:00 PM 5:30 PM Irregular Operations & Diversion Management Airport management of irregular operations and diversions during adverse weather conditions and other circumstances have been a hot topic since an unusually powerful winter storm hit the Northeast U.S. on October 29. Learn what your airport can do to be prepared for IROPS events as well as how you can meet new federal requirements for emergency contingency plans. Rob Forester, Oakland International Airport Rose Agnew, Mead & Hunt Paul Martinez, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Chris Oswald, ACI-NA Tim Reid, Cheyenne Regional Airport 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM Registration Open (Mezzanine Lobby) THURSDAY, APRIL 19 7:30 AM 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast (Mezzanine Lobby) 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM US Subcommittee: RNAV/RNP Procedures What Airports Need to Know The FAA is continuing to deploy area navigation (RNAV)/required navigational performance (RNP) flight procedures at airports throughout the National Airspace System. Learn what s in store for your airport as FAA accelerates its deployment of these procedures nationwide. Bill Dunlay, LeighFisher Kent Duffy, FAA Elizabeth Leavitt, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Jason Schwartz, Portland International Airport 9:45 AM 10:15 AM Best Practices Airport Project Delivery Systems ACI-NA, working together with the Airport Consultants Council and the Associated General Contractors of America, recently completed a major update to a best practices document dealing with airport project delivery systems, including construction management at risk and design-build approaches. Learn how these methods can help you with your next capital improvement project. Speaker Maury Masucci, Hill International 5
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Networking Break (Mezzanine Lobby) THURSDAY, APRIL 19 (cont d) 10:30 AM 11:30 AM US Subcommittee: Maintaining Safety on the Movement Area During Construction The FAA Air Traffic Organization has convened a working group that is focused solely on preventing accidents and incidents during airfield construction activities. The co-chairs of this Working Group will discuss this important effort and how airport operators can get involved. Dave Siewert, FAA, Kennedy ATCT Jim Kreiger, FAA, O Hare ATCT 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Las Vegas-McCarran Development Project Case Study In preparation for the airport tour, Tucker Field from the Clark County Department of Aviation will provide an overview of recent and soon to be completed capital projects at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, including the airport s Terminal 3, which will open in June. Speaker Tucker Field, Clark County Department of Aviation 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch (Melrose 3/4) its mid-year meeting. The OSTA sessions will continue after lunch through 5:00 pm.(this meeting is open to OSTA members only.) 12:30 PM 3:00 PM Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport Terminal 3 Tour The Clark County Department of Aviation has made arrangements for up to 20 conference attendees to participate in a tour of soon to be opened Terminal 3. The tour is available on a first-come, first-served basis and a signup sheet for it will be made available at the conference registration desk on Tuesday morning. A shuttle bus will pick you up at Planet Hollywood and drop you at LAS for your trip home or take you back to Planet Hollywood if you are staying in Las Vegas. 6