TEXAS AVIATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE James Schwertner... Chairman Gordon Richardson... Member Joe Crawford... Member Greg Jones... Member Peter C. Huff... Member Robert H. Bruce... Member
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION Hope Andrade... Interim Chair Ted Houghton Jr.... Commissioner Ned S. Holmes... Commissioner Fred Underwood... Commissioner STAFF Amadeo Saenz Jr.... Executive Director Steven E. Simmons... Deputy Executive Director John Barton...Assistant Executive Director for Engineering Operations Edward Serna...Assistant Executive Director for Support Operations Phillip Russell...Asstistant Executive Director for Innovative Project Development David B. Casteel...Assistant Executive Director for District Operations Aviation Division David S. Fulton... Director Linda Howard... Director, Planning & Programming Karon Wiedemann... Director, Grant Management William Fuller... Director, Project Management Jay Joseph... Director, Flight Services Becky Vick... Conference Coordinator 1
TEXAS AIRPORT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION Tim O Krongley... President Darci Neuzil... Vice-President John Happ... Second Vice-President Gary Hawkins... Secretary Hud Hopkins... Treasurer Timothy Fousse... Board Member at Large George Garrett... Past President 2
TUESDAY APRIL 15 11:00-5:00 Golf Tournament at Bluebonnet Hill Golf Club 12:00-3:00 Bowling Tournament (Sponsored by Garver Engineers) 1:00-5:00 Exhibitor Set Up 1:00-5:00 Registration/Check In 5:00-8:00 Exhibits Open 5:00-8:00 Get Acquainted Reception in Exhibit Hall (Sponsored by Associated General Contractors) (Rio Grande A) WEDNESDAY APRIL 16 7:30-4:00 Registration Desk Opens 7:30-8:30 Continental Breakfast (Exhibit Hall) 8:30-8:50 Welcoming Address and Words from the Sponsors (Rio Grande B) Dave Fulton, Director, TxDOT, Aviation Division Tim O Krongley, President of Texas Airport Management Association (TAMA), and Assistant Aviation Director, San Antonio International Airport Jay Carpenter, Secretary of Texas Aviation Association NOTE: PLEASE TAKE BELONGINGS WITH YOU WHEN YOU LEAVE THE ROOM EACH DAY. ALSO, FOR SECURITY PURPOSES, PLEASE WEAR YOUR BADGE AT ALL TIMES ESPECIALLY FOR EVENTS. 3
WEDNESDAY (con t) 8:50-9:00 Introduction of Aviation Advisory Committee Members Dave Fulton, Director, TxDOT, Aviation Division 9:00-9:20 State of Aviation Division Address Dave Fulton, TxDOT, Aviation Division Door Prize Parkhill, Smith & Cooper Door Prize RW Armstrong 9:20-10:00 The Value of General Aviation: A Corporate Perspective Mike Crownover, Valero 10:00-10:15 Coffee Break (Exhibit Hall) 10:15-11:00 Current Issues in Air Service Joseph Pickering, Senior Consultant, Mead & Hunt 11:00-11:45 Airport Marketing: Knowing Your Market and Increasing Activity Rob Mark, COMMAVIA 11:45-1:30 Luncheon: Tejano Fiesta Buffet (Grand Ballroom) 1:00-2:00 Texas Airport Management Association (TAMA) Meeting (San Marcos) Approval of minutes from previous meeting Election of 2008 Officers TAMA Goals for 2008 General Discussion 4
WEDNESDAY (con t) 2:00-3:00 Workshop I Asphalt vs. Concrete (Rio Grande B) Dennis Turner, Transtec Workshop II Wildlife Management (Trinity) Dr. Archie Dickey, Associate Professor Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Principal Investigator, Wildlife Mitigation Website Workshop III Maximizing the Potential of Your AWOS (The Wedgwood) Stephanie Haynes, Vaisala 3:00-3:15 Break (Exhibit Hall) 3:15-4:15 Workshop I Risk Management and Insurance for Municipal Airports (Rio Grande B) Matt Jordan, Underwriting Manager, Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Chris Remmert, Special Projects Supervisor, Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Workshop II Wildlife Management (Trinity) Dr. Archie Dickey, Associate Professor Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Principal Investigator, Wildlife Mitigation Website Workshop III Airport Lighting and Basic Troubleshooting (The Wedgwood) Chuck Crossno, C.P. Crossno and Associates 4:15-5:00 Workshop I General Aviation Airport Security Session (Rio Grande B) Steve Hadley, Regional Representative, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Shelly Lesikar dezavallos, Regional Representative, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) 5
WEDNESDAY (con t) Workshop II Asphalt vs. Concrete (Trinity) Dennis Turner, Transtec Workshop III Airport 101 RAMP Coordinator (The Wedgwood) Mike Reagan, Tyler District RAMP Coordinator Tracy Cumby, Lubbock District RAMP Coordinator Gilbert Jordon, El Paso District RAMP Coordinator 5:30-6:30 Reception (Arbor) Sponsored by Texas Airport Management Association (TAMA) 6:30-8:00 Awards Banquet (Grand Ballroom) 2008 Awards Presentation: General Aviation Airport Manager of the Year Reliever Airport Manager of the Year Most Improved Airport of the Year Airport of the Year of the Year RAMP Coordinator of the Year Texas Aviator of the Year Award Art Winners: Category I (Ages 5-9) 1st Place: Shaylan Rounds, Haynes Elementary 2nd Place: Sachi Khemka, Hayes Elementary 3rd Place: Kimberly Chavez, Maple Lawn Elementary Category II (Ages 10-13) 1st Place: Alexia Bueno, Clark Middle School 2nd Place: Nirali Desai, Garland McMeans Jr. High 3rd Place: Eleana Gruen, Clark Middle School Category III (Ages 14-18) 1st Place: Hannah Holmes, Fredericksburg High School 2nd Place: Valeria Reveles, Clark Middle School 3rd Place: Kayla Joo, Coppell Middle School East 8:00-10:00 Evening Social (Arbor) Sponsored by: Rodriguez Engineering 6
THURSDAY APRIL 17 8:00-10:30 Exhibits Open 8:00-10:30 Registration Desk Open 8:00-8:30 Breakfast Buffet (Rio Grande B) 8:30-9:15 NASAO and Reauthorization Update (Rio Grande B) Henry Orgrodzinski, President, NASAO 9:15-10:00 Federal Issues Update and What AAAE Can Do For You and Your Airport Spencer Dickerson, Senior Executive Vice President, AAAE 10:00-10:30 Private Airport Development: Houston Executive and Austin s Bird Nest Airport Andrew D. Perry, A.A.E., Houston Executive Airport 10:30-10:35 Prize Drawing: Grand Prize: Dell Laptop Computer 1st Place: Sony DVD Camcorder 2nd Place: Garmin GPS Navigator (Must register and be present to win prizes) 10:35-11:00 TxDOT/DOT-FAA AIP Program and Listening Session: Questions and Answers Dave Fulton, TxDOT Mike Nicely, FAA Airports Development Office, SW Region 7
THANK YOU EXHIBITORS/SPONSORS We appreciate your contributions to the Texas Aviation Conference ABT, Inc. Aerial Data Service AGM Airfield Guidancesign Mfrs., Inc. Air BP Aviation Airport Lighting Systems, Inc. American Association of Airport Executives Ascent Aviation Group, Inc. Asphalt Systems, Inc. Avfuel Corporation Belfort Instrument Company Blackshare Environmental Solutions BWR Clough Harbour & Associates, LLP Composite Technology, Inc. Crafco Texas, Inc. Crouse-Hinds Airport Lighting Products D.S. Brown Desser Tire & Rubber Co., Inc. DME Corporation Eagle Integrated Solutions Eastern Aviation Fuels, Inc. Erect-A-Tube, Inc. EZ Seal F&W Electrical Contractors, Inc. Federal Aviation Administration Fjord Aviation Products Flight Light, Inc. Garver Engineers Genesis Lamp Corporation Geodetix, Inc. GRIP-FLEX/Ameriseal of Ohio, Inc. GRW Engineers Hali-Brite, Inc. 8
THANK YOU EXHIBITORS/SPONSORS Hi-Lite Markings, Inc. Impac Systems Engineering Jaco Construction, Inc. Klotz Associates, Inc. KSA Engineers, Inc. Lumacurve Airfield Signs Manairco, Inc. Matrix Systems, Inc. Neel-Schaffer, Inc. O Malley Engineers, L.L.P. Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc. Potomac Aviation Tech. Corp-SuperAWOS ResourceCorp Reynolds, Smith and Hills Rodriguez Engineering Laboratories Rural Electric, Inc. RVA, Inc. RW Armstrong Sebesta Blomberg & Associates, Inc. Sherwin Industries, Inc. Siemens Airfield Solutions South Central Chapter/AAAE Stay-Tuff Fence Manufacturing Stripes & Stops Company, Inc. TAMA - Texas Airport Management Texas Aviation Association The Brannon Corporation The FOD Control Corporation The Hiller Group, Inc. TRANTEX Tymetal Corp Vaisala, Inc. Vance Bros., Inc. Western Petroleum 9