CONFERENCE FORMAT & TOPIC AREAS
CONFERENCE FORMAT
The three-day Conference will include a plenary session, technical sessions presented in multiple tracks as determined by the Technical Program Subcommittee, panel discussions and workshops as well as a trade exhibit and technical tour. Proceedings will be provided to full registration attendees at the Conference.
Topic Areas
Airport Planning, including the planning of airports, terminals, cargo facilities, airport roadways, and ground access systems at U.S. and international airports.
Airfield Pavement Design, Evaluation, Construction and Maintenance, including implications of new technologies and methodologies that reduce operational disruptions during construction and maintenance, reduce paving costs, or improve pavement durability and maintainability.
Airport Terminal Design, including design for regional jets, new large aircraft, expanded international operations and quick-turnaround low-fare air carrier operations.
Airport Construction and Program Management, including the roles of design, build, operate and manage procedures, and both the successful use of conventional management techniques and the introduction of novel delivery methods to bring airport facilities on-line.
Airport Operations, including techniques for managing terminal and airfield operations, and maintaining operations during construction, and maintenance projects.
Airport Security, including response to new federal regulations and procedures, the design and implementation of in-line baggage screening systems, accommodation of expanded passenger screening checkpoints, and other terminal modifications necessary to meet new federal mandates regarding airport security, as well as blast resistant design, airport perimeter protection, and air cargo facility security.
Airport Development Case Studies, focusing on unique aspects of recent airfield, terminal or ground access development programs at airports, with an emphasis on recent large-scale airport programs from around the world.
Airport Environmental Issues, including new techniques and protocols for modeling air quality, noise, and water quality impacts associated with airport development and new approaches to mitigating airport environmental impacts.
Airport Modeling and Simulation, focusing on the recent simulation modeling efforts at U.S. and international airport, modeling best practices, and new and evolving modeling techniques for the planning, design and operational management of airports.
Airports and Sustainability, including opportunities to ‘green-build’ airport facilities by incorporating renewable materials, energy-efficient systems and design techniques that promote a reduction in resource consumption and waste generation.
Advances in Air Traffic Control, including the application of new ATC technologies, and advances in air traffic management to improve efficiency and safety of the airport-ATC interaction, as well as topics related to ongoing national airspace redesign and modernization efforts.
Airports and Automated People Movers, including examples of new or expanded systems above and below ground and serving both landside and airside facilities.
Cargo and General Aviation Facilities, including design and construction, unique challenges for planners and designers, and the impact of new security requirements on their operations.
Diversification of Airport Revenue Streams, including new sources of revenue from commercial development of airport properties, and airports offering consultant services to other airports.
Financing Airport Development, focusing on innovative concepts that can be used for financing airport development in today’s challenging economic environment.
Airport Information Management Systems, addressing the various areas of airport planning, design, management, and construction, including the application of geographic information systems (GIS) technologies to expedite project implementation, reduce the effort required to acquire and manage airport data, manage airport assets, and improve the accuracy of airport data and its dissemination to various parties and organizations typically participating in the planning, design, construction, management, and administration of airports.
Airport Design and Construction Tools and Technologies, including use of scheduling, mapping and modeling software to track design and construction of new facilities, including aerial photogrammetry, 4-dimensional imaging and other value-added features.
Military Airfield Design and Engineering, including the design and operation of combined military/civilian airfields, the conversion of military airports to civilian airports, modern military aircraft infrastructure needs, unique environmental aspects, and future DOD airfield needs.
For more information, please contact:
Geoffrey Baskir, AICP, Co-Chair, Technical Program Subcommittee, Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, c/o Parsons Management Consultants, 45045 Aviation Drive, Dulles, VA 20166-7528, Phone – 703-572-1255, e-mail – geoff.baskir@mwaa.com
William Fife, P.E., Co-Chair, Technical Programs Subcommittee, DMJM+HARRIS, 605 Third Ave., New York, NY 10158, Phone – 212-973-2975, e-mail - william.fife@dmjmharris.com
