TEXAS AVIATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE Gordon Richardson... Chairman Peter C. Huff...Vice Chairman Michael Collier... Member Joe Crawford... Member Michael Schnell... Member John V. White... Member Texas Transportation COMMISSION Ted Houghton... Chair Jeff Austin III... Commissioner Jeff Moseley... Commissioner Fred Underwood... Commissioner Victor Vandergriff... Commissioner TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION James Bass...Interim Executive Director Aviation Division David S. Fulton...Director Jay Joseph...Deputy Director, Director Flight Services Bijan Jamalabad, P.E... Director, Engineering Kari Campbell... Director, Grant Management and Administration Greg Miller... Director, Planning & Programming Becky Vick...Conference Coordinator
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 9:00-3:00 5th Annual Alton Young Memorial Motorcycle Ride (Sponsored by The C.T. Brannon Corporation) 11:30-5:30 17th Annual Golf Tournament at Stevens Park Golf Course (Sponsored by R.A. Wiedemann and O Malley Engineers) 12:00-3:00 Planes and Lanes Bowling Tournament (Sponsored by Garver) 2:00-5:00 Exhibitor Set Up (The Grand Hall A) 2:00-5:00 Registration/Check-In 5:30-8:00 Exhibit Hall Opens (The Grand Hall A) 5:30-8:00 Get Acquainted Reception Exhibit Hall (The Grand Hall A) 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. 1
THURSDAY, APRIL 10 7:30-4:00 Registration Desk Open (The Grand Hall A) 7:30-8:30 Continental Breakfast Exhibit Hall (The Grand Hall A) Door Prizes: Capitol of Texas Gift Basket Texas Comfort Gift Basket 8:30-8:50 Welcoming Address (Dallas Ballroom BC) Dave Fulton, Director, TxDOT Aviation Division 8:50-9:00 Introduction of Aviation Advisory Committee Members Dave Fulton, Director, TxDOT Aviation Division 9:00-9:30 State of the Aviation Division Address Dave Fulton, Director, TxDOT Aviation Division 9:30-10:15 Business Aviation in Texas Brian McCoy, CEO, McCoy s Building Supply Captain Scott Miller, Manager of Aviation Safety, Valero Energy Corporation 10:15-10:30 Coffee Break Exhibit Hall (The Grand Hall A) Door Prizes: Gillespie County Airport, Two-night stay at Hangar Hotel in Fredericksburg, Texas Almost Everything Texas Gift Basket 10:30-11:45 Keynote Address Generational Dynamics in the Workplace John Ansbach 2
11:45-1:00 Luncheon (Dallas Ballroom B) Awards Presentation for Golf and Fishing Tournaments and Alton Young Memorial Ride 1:00-2:00 Texas Airports Council (TAC) Meeting (State Room A) Approval of minutes from previous meeting Election of 2014 Officers TAC Goals for 2014 General Discussion 2:00-3:00 Breakout Session I I. Airport Compliance Issues (Dallas Ballroom B) Bill Gunn, TxDOT Aviation Division We are all well aware of the changing nature of aviation. This session addresses those changes and key issues airport managers must be aware of going forward. This includes compliance issues, legislative issues, grant obligations, and other important topics. This session is an opportunity to discuss these important concerns while providing valuable airport resources to better understand any impact these may have and how best to manage them. II. Pavement Maintenance and Management (Dallas Ballroom D3) Ed Oshinski, P.E., TxDOT Aviation Division Tom Freeman, P.E., Texas A&M Transportation Institute This session will include a discussion of airport asset management and airport pavement management. It will include what TxDOT Aviation has been doing, what we have learned, and what airports need to do. There will also be time for questions and answers. 3
Thursday, April 10 (continued) III. Airport Manager s Round Table (Dallas Ballroom C) Cynthia Godfrey, Airport Director, Mesquite Metro Airport Jeff Kloska, Airport Manager, Meacham International Airport Sharlette Wilson, Airport Manager, Cleburne Regional Airport This session provides attendees with an open forum to ask questions and engage a panel of experienced airport managers. No formal presentations will be made during the session, but the panel members will share their experiences and thoughts on questions and issues brought up by the moderator and those attending this session. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions about any issues and concerns at their airports. This forum is designed to provide an exchange of information and ideas among airport professionals. 3:00-3:15 Break-Exhibit Hall (The Grand Hall A) 3:15-4:15 Breakout Session II I. The ipledge Safety Program Saving Pilot s Lives (Dallas Ballroom B) Mike Orf, Director, Texas Aviation Association and TXAA Foundation, Inc. Jim Rank, Director and Treasurer, Texas Aviation Association and Director, TXAA Foundation, Inc. TXAA Foundation, Inc., the education and safety arm of the Texas Aviation Association, introduced a program in 2013 designed to remind pilots to avoid the most-frequent causes of general aviation accidents. The program, called IPLEDGE, consists of six safety reminders for pilots, each reminder beginning with the letters P-L-E-D-G-E. IPLEDGE is available to pilots, airport owners/ managers, and FAA Safety Team Managers in a variety of forms, including business-card size, instrument panel placard, hang tag, bulletin board poster, and t-shirt. The TXAA Foundation, in partnership with TxDOT Aviation, is publishing and distributing the IPLEDGE materials around Texas at pilot safety events. 4
II. Aircraft Fueling and Line Service Upgrading Your Fuel Farm, Vendor Selection, Fuel Pricing, and FBO Marketing (Dallas Ballroom D3) Jason Milewski, Airport Manager, Victoria Regional Airport Melissa Frazier, General Manager, Victoria Jet Center Whether you are contemplating a new fuel system, trying to decide on a fuel vendor, having questions about how to price your fuel, or wondering how you can better market your FBO, this session is for you. A wide range of topics pertaining to fueling and line service will be addressed during this session which is designed to bring clarity to these issues for airports of difference sizes, roles and governance structures. III. Airport Economic Development and Marketing: Don t Just Tell Me, Show Me (Dallas Ballroom C) Rob Mark, CEO, CommAvia Jasmine Gordon, Public Relations, Calhoun Air Center, Port Lavaca, Texas Kevin Russell, Director of Economic Development, City of Bryan, Texas (Coulter Field) Viewing the local airport as an economic development tool is a growing trend. But telling your airport s story to a wider range of audiences means clearing understanding that marketing means more than simply printing brochures. This session will provide a number of valuable marketing tactics like leveraging social media and creating events that engage the community that you can try at your airport the day you return. 4:15-4:30 Break-Exhibit Hall (The Grand Hall A) 4:30-5:30 Breakout Session III I. Flip This Hangar RAMP Session (Dallas Ballroom B) Megan Caffall, RAMP Program Manager, TxDOT Aviation Division II. Airport Consultant Session (Dallas Ballroom C) Bijan Jamalabad, P.E., Director, Engineering, TxDOT Aviation Division 5
Thursday, April 10 (continued) 6:30-8:00 Awards Banquet (Dallas Ballroom A) 2014 Awards Presentation Aviation Art Contest Winners: Category I (Ages 6-9) 1st Place: Kary Xu, HJM School, Port Lavaca 2nd Place: Augustine Su, Bowie Elementary, Dallas 3rd Place: Elijah Oestreich, Winnsboro Elementary, Winnsboro Honorable Mention: Keira Modkins, Kipp Zanith, Houston Category II (Ages 10-13) 1st Place: Sreeniketan Sai Senapathi, Katy 2nd Place: Shirley Yu, Robinson Middle School, Plano 3rd Place: Kayla Justiss, Breckenridge Jr. High, Breckenridge Honorable Mention: Madison Applegate, Kingwood Category III (Ages 14-17) 1st Place: Chelsey Wen, Jasper High School, Plano 2nd Place: Gabriela Escamilla, Veterans Memorial, Brownsville 3rd Place: Thomas Yu, TX Academy of Math and Science,Plano Honorable Mention: Ashlynn Harris, Spring Hill, Longview Honorable Mention: Gage Stone, Lucyle Collins Middle School, Lake Worth General Aviation Airport Manager of the Year Most Improved Airport of the Year General Aviation Airport of the Year Reliever Airport Manager of the Year RAMP Coordinator of the Year 8:00-10:00 Evening Social Sponsored by Rodriguez Engineering 6
FRIDAY, APRIL 11 8:00-10:30 Exhibits and Registration Desk Open (The Grand Hall A) 8:00-9:00 Breakfast Buffet (Dallas Ballroom A) 9:00-9:45 UAVs: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Headed? (Dallas Ballroom A) David Bridges, Ph.D., Director, Lonestar UAS Center of Excellence and Innovation, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi 9:45-10:30 Impacts of Oil and Gas Activity on Airports in Texas Tom Tunstall, Ph.D., Director, Center for Community and Business Research, University of Texas, San Antonio Larry Dovalina, City Manager, Cotulla, Texas 10:30-10:45 Military Airspace Issues Sandee Taylor, Airspace Manager, Randolph Air Force Base Major Cheryl Buehn, Safety Officer, 12th Flying Training Wing 10:45-11:15 TxDOT/DOT-FAA AIP PROGRAM & LISTENING SESSION (Dallas Ballroom A) Dave Fulton, Director, TxDOT Aviation Division Ed Agnew, Manager, Texas Airports Development Office, FAA Southwest Region 11:15-11:30 Door Prizes (Dallas Ballroom A) Best Buy Gift Card $350 Southwest Airlines Gift Card $350 Wal-Mart $350 Academy Sports and Outdoors $350 Shell Gas Card $175 Shell Gas Card $175 7
THANK YOU EXHIBITORS and SPONSORS AARC Environmental, Inc ACRP ADB Airfield Solutions AeroPATH Systems Airport Innovative Solutions, LLC Airport Lighting Company Airport Lighting Systems, Inc. Americo Ameriseal of Ohio, Inc./Grip-Flex Surfacing Astronics DME Corp Avfuel Corporation BrightPortal Resources, LLC Cement Council of Texas CP&Y, Inc. Cryotech Deicing Technology D.S. Brown Company Dupont Land Management Eastern Aviation Fuels EJ Energy Saving Strategies EPIC Aviation, LLC Erect-A-Tube, Inc. F&W Electrical Contractors, Inc. Fuel Tech, Inc. Garver Geodetix, Inc. Hali-Brite Hi-Lite Airfield Services, LLC Hill Country Culverts, Inc. Hubbell Enclosures & Drains Huitt-Zollars, Inc. IAM Construction Intermountain Slurry Seal, Inc. KSA Engineers, Inc. Liberty Airport Systems, Inc. LOCHNER Lumacurve Airfield Signs Manairco, Inc. Martin Asphalt Company O Malley Engineers, L.L.P. Optical Scientific Inc Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc. Quantum Spatial, Inc. Rodriguez Engineering Laboratories, LLC RS&H Rural Electric, Inc. South Central Chapter - AAAE STAY-TUFF SWCA Environmental Consultants Texas Airports Council Texas Aviation Association The Brannon Corporation Uretek USA Inc. Vaisala VMAG Western Emulsions World Fuel Services We appreciate your contributions to the Texas Aviation Conference 8
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