Agenda

The Agenda below is from the 2020 ACC/AAAE Airport Planning, Design and Construction Symposium and is provided for historical reference until the 2021 agenda is available, approximately four months from the conference start.

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7:15—8:15 am

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

Hall 1 A/B

Sponsored by

C&S Companies

AECOM Hunt

7:15 am—5:30 pm

Registration

Exhibit Hall Pre-Function A

8:15—9:45 am

Plenary Session: New Types of Flying Vehicles - Impacts to Airports and Communities

Mt. Rose Ballroom

Moderators

Justin Guan, Aviation Planner, ARUP

Byron Thurber, Senior Aviation Planner, ARUP

Speakers

Jasenka Rakas, Deputy Director of UC Berkeley NEXTOR II, University of California, Berkeley

Danielle Rinsler, AICP, Head of Aviation Policy, Uber

Justin Towles, Senior Policy Advisor, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Min Xue, Aerospace Engineer, NASA/Ames Research Center

9:45—10:15 am

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

Hall 1 A/B

Sponsored by

Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc.

Safran Arresting Systems

Unified Services of Texas

9:45—10:15 am

Young Professionals Challenge Work Session

A8/A9

10:15—11:45 am

Discussion Session: Overview of ACC's Airport Development Outlook Report

Interested in what airports have planned for capital improvements over the next 5 years? ACC will be publishing an update to its updated Capital Development at U.S. Airports report, which will provide insights on the magnitude of capital development anticipated to occur at airports throughout the U.S. This session will provide an in-depth review of the report findings, including the types of projects that are planned by airports of all sizes, the types of services that will be needed, as well as changing trends that will shape the future of airport development. Also learn how to navigate the interactive on-line tool outlining specific projects planned at airports.
Room A7

Speaker

Brian Mohr, Senior Vice President, InterVISTAS Consulting Inc.

10:15—11:45 am

Engineering/Airside Track: Increase Your Odds of Maximizing Your Investment: Pavement Updates

• Will Your Geotechnical Foundation Give You the Support You Need? • How Do I Keep Water Out of My Structure? • How Are You Maximizing the Benefit of a Cement-Treated Permeable Base? • Are You Using State Hot Mix Asphalt Mixes to Reduce Construction Costs?
A2/A5

Moderator

Wayne Seiler, P.E., President, All About Pavements, Inc.

Speakers

Adam Browning, P.E., Geotechnical Services Area Manager, S&ME, Inc.

Shannon Holman, P.E., Managing Principal, Orion Engineers & Associates

Doug Johnson, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer – Pavements, FAA, Airport Engineering Branch, AAS-100, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration

Gary Mitchell, P.E., Vice President, Airports & Pavement Technology, American Concrete Pavement Association

10:15—11:45 am

Mini Track: Airport Development - An Assessment of Current and Future Growth Requirements

A10/A11

Moderator

Curt Castagna, C.M., President/CEO, Aeroplex/Aerolease Group

Speakers

Dan Bianco, President, JRMA

Kelly Campbell, A.A.E., Executive Director, Aviation, Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport

Tim Obitts, President & Chief Executive Officer, National Air Transportation Association

Chris Rozansky, C.M., Executive Director, Naples Airport Authority

Tom Vliek, VIce President, Properties and Facilities, Signature Flight Support

10:15—11:45 am

Planning Track - A Strong Bet: Vehicular Automation on Airports

• What are the benefits and pitfalls of automating airport functions? • Where and how is automation occurring today? • What sort of automation on the airport can we expect in the future and when?
A3/A4

Moderator

Suzanne Murtha, Vice President, Smart Connected and Automated Transportation, AECOM

Speakers

Gavin Duncan, Senior Vice President, InterVISTAS Consulting Inc.

Lyn Estabrook, Division Manager, Airport Planning & Development, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

Mark Gordon, President & Chief Executive Officer, Stratom, Inc.

Amber Reimnitz, PMP, System Engineer, Michael Baker International

10:15—11:45 am

PM/CM Track - House Odds: Choosing the Right Delivery Method

• What's Trending • What's Working, What Isn't • Team Selection
A12/A13

Moderator

Wilson Rayfield, AIA, Executive Vice President, Gresham Smith

Speakers

Mike Burnett, Vice President, Holder Construction

Clay Paslay, President & Managing Partner, Paslay Management Group

Robert Ramsey, A.A.E., P.E., Chief Operating Officer, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority

10:15—11:45 am

Terminal/Landside Track - You Are Your Identity: Biometrics and Security

• Describe the current implementation of biometric technologies throughout the passenger journey. • Recognize the various stakeholders in biometrics for passenger processing and the differing value propositions biometric technologies offers for those stakeholders. • Differentiate between public perception of biometric technologies and current applications in the airport environment.
A1/A6

Moderator

Jennie Santoro, AIA, NCARB, Associate Vice President, Architecture Studio Leader, HNTB Corporation

Speakers

Christopher Blasie, Integrated Project Team Manager, COLLINS AEROSPACE (formerly Rockwell Collins IMS/ARINC)

Michael Hardin, Director, Entry/Exit Policy and Planning, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Jeffery Oboy, Partner, M2P Consulting Inc.

Rene Rieder, CPP, PSP, ASC, Principal Security Specialist, Burns Engineering, Inc.

12:00—1:30 pm

Awards Luncheon

Mt. Rose Ballroom

Sponsored by

Jacobs

RICONDO

AVIXA

1:30—2:00 pm

Dessert with Exhibitors

Hall 1 A/B

Sponsored by

Michael Baker International

Sundt Construction

Barge Design Solutions

2:00—3:30 pm

Discussion Session: ACRP/PARAS

Interested in the latest applied research taking place in airports? Or how you can get involved and help shape the future of important research critical to the airport industry? Staff from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) and the Program for Applied Research in Airport Security (PARAS) will provide an overview of their programs, the types of research taking place, and also provide advice on how you can participate and get involved in these programs.
Room A7

Speakers

Marci Greenberger, Senior Program Officer, ACRP, Transportation Research Board

Matt Griffin, Senior Program Officer, ACRP, Transportation Research Board

Charlotte Peed, Senior Aviation Consultant, National Safe Skies Alliance, Inc.

2:00—3:30 pm

Engineering/Airside Track - When the Odds Are Stacked Against You: Lessons Learned

• Examples of projects gone wrong and updates for each project • Steps taken to minimize damage to the owner • Lessons learned and how it’s impacting future projects
A2/A5

Moderator

James Moose, P.E., Regional Manager, AVCON, INC.

Speakers

Thomas Barnhill, Project Executive, AECOM Hunt

Connor Maldonato, P.E., Civil Engineer, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

Theresa Samosiuk, P.E., C.M., Deputy Director Planning, Design and Construction, Wayne County Airport Authority

Perfecto Solis, P.E., Associate Principal, Paslay Management Group

2:00—3:30 pm

Mini Track: Land Leases and Releases - Changes and Innovation

A10/A11

Moderator

Tim O'Krongley, A.A.E., IACE, Aviation Planning Business Line Leader, Garver

Speakers

Courtney Dunbar, CEcD, EDFP, AICP, Site Selection and Economic Development Leader, Burns & McDonnell

Bill Dyer, President, SAMI Management, Inc.

Michael Lawrance, Senior Aviation Planning Specialist, Office of Airport Planning & Programming, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration

Ken Moen, A.A.E., Airport Manager, Carson City Airport

2:00—3:30 pm

Planning Track - I'll Call Your UAS and Raise You Airport Planning: UAS Applications in Airport Planning

• Cost savings and feasibility analysis – The use of UAS during airport planning exercises. • Use of UAS supplementing environmental analysis at airports. • Pavement analysis and inspection using Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
A3/A4

Moderator

Michael Mitchell, C.M., Aviation Planner, KSA Engineers, Inc.

Speakers

Kurt Carraway, Executive Director, UAS Research, Kansas State University

Cindy Dunn, Environmental Biologist III, City of San Diego

Zach Shuman, Aviation Project Manager, Woolpert

2:00—3:30 pm

PM/CM Track - There's An Open Seat at the Table: Stakeholder Engagement

• Building for end use • Too much engagement • Too little engagement; Sustained engagement • Communication, what are they told and not told • Feedback, how to process it • Right people at the table – stakeholders vary from airside to landside, and within those as well
A12/A13

Moderator

Derek Cone, P.E., Vice President, Western Operations, AERO Group

Speakers

Ken Brown, President, PGAL

Chris Coulter, P.E., Project Manager V, Capital, Port of Seattle

Dan Lapinsky, Senior Director, Airline Interface Services, AvAirPros

Iana Tassada, Vice President, JE Dunn Construction

2:00—3:30 pm

Terminal/Landside Track - A Diverging Journey: The Evolving Passenger Experience

• How should airports, planners and designers support the changing, diverse passenger expectations? What reliable sources of information are available to indicate what passengers actually expect? • How can the airport better know the passenger? How do we know that pasenger expectations are being met? • How can innovations in other industries assist in improving passenger experience? What other innovations are available, and what impediments or barriers can we tear down to see real progress? • How are digital communications and media revolutionizing placemaking and branding?
A1/A6

Moderator

Stu Garrett, Business Development Manager, Burns & McDonnell

Speakers

Andrew Davey, Partner, Selbert Perkins Design Collaborative

Eve Machol, Aviation Specialist, Microsoft

Wayne McCutcheon, Partner, Entro Communications, Inc.

Nirali Shah, Director, Innovation Partnerships, Vantage Airport Group

3:30—4:00 pm

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

Hall 1 A/B

Sponsored by

RS&H

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