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25th Annual Texas Aviation Conference:
Program

[Updated March 28, 2007]

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2007
 
6:00 am - 4:00 pm Fishing Tournament (Catch and Release)
11:00 am - 5:00 pm Golf Tournament
North Shore Country Club in Portland
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Exhibitor Set-up
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Registration/Check-in
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Exhibits Open
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Get Acquainted Reception Hosted by Sponsors
Exhibit Hall
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Captain Clark's Flagship Cruise
Sponsored by Garver Engineers
 
THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2007
 
7:30 am - 4:00 pm Registration Desk Open
7:30 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
Exhibit Hall
8:30 am - 8:45 am Welcoming Address and Words from the Sponsors
Dave Fulton, Director, TxDOT, Aviation Division

George Garrett, President, Texas Airport Management Association (TAMA), and Airport Director, Weslaco Mid Valley Airport, in Weslaco, Texas

Jay Carpenter, President, Texas Aviation Association
(presentation [PDF] , 683KB)
8:45 am - 9:00 am TxDOT Military Service Video
Dave Fulton, TxDOT, Aviation Division
9:00 am - 9:30 am Runway Repair in a Contingency Environment (Iraq)
Gilbert Jordon, TxDOT - El Paso District Ramp Coordinator
Lorena Soriano, TxDOT - El Paso District
9:30 am - 9:45 am Introduction of TxDOT Flight Services
Dave Fulton, Director, TxDOT, Aviation Division

Jay Joseph, Director, TxDOT Flight Services
(presentation [PDF] , 1.8MB)
9:45 am - 10:00 am Coffee Break
Exhibit Hall
10:00 am - 10:30 am The Aviation Division: The Current State and Reflections on the Last 25 Years
Dave Fulton, Director, TxDOT, Aviation Division
(presentation [PDF] , 3.2MB)
10:30 am - 10:45 am Video Premiere: "Destination Texas- 2007"
Daniel Benson, TxDOT, Aviation Division
10:45 am - 11:45 am Very Light Jets and the Emerging Air Taxi Market
Traver Gruen-Kennedy, Vice President, Community and Governmental Affairs, DayJet Corporation
(presentation [PDF] , 615KB)
12:00 noon - 1:15 pm Luncheon

Introduction of Aviation Advisory Committee Members
Dave Fulton, TxDOT, Aviation Division
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Workshops

1) Airport Marketing: Old and New Media Elements of Marketing Your Airport and Aviation Businesses
Rob Mark, CEO, COMMAVIA
(presentation [PDF] , 327KB)

2) New Instrument Approaches: Coming to an Airport Near You (WAAS, RNAV, LPV, etc.)
Ron Sanders, Manager, FAA Southwest Region Flight Procedures Office
(presentation [PDF] , 2.4MB)

Jimmy Snow, FAA Contractor, WAAS Program
(presentation [PDF] , 7.0MB)
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Break
Exhibit Hall
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Workshops

3) Maintaining Your Airport: Managing Your Pavement and Your Fire Ants
Tom Freeman, Texas Transportation Institute, The Texas A&M University System
(presentation [PDF] , 1.9MB)

Dr. Bart Drees, Texas Imported Fire Ant Research and Management Project, Texas A&M University
(presentation [PDF] , 4.5MB)

4) Establishing Market Rates for Airport Leases
Hud Hopkins, Scholes International Airport at Galveston
(presentation [PDF] , 1.1MB)

Andy Rivera, Airport Manager, Pearland Regional Airport
(presentation [PDF] , 322KB)

Justin Powell, Associate Director, Jacobs Consultancy
(presentation [PDF] , 7.8MB)
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm 5) Airport Security: Neighborhood Watch Programs at General Aviation Airports
Bill Gunn, TxDOT, Aviation Division
(presentation [PDF] , 642KB)

6) Construction Safety
Glenn Boles, FAA, Arkansas/Oklahoma Airport Development Office
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm RAMP Coordinators Listening Session
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Texas Airport Management Association (TAMA) Meeting
  • Approval of minutes from previous meeting
  • Election of 2007 Officers
  • TAMA Goals for 2007
  • General Discussion
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Awards Banquet
Solomon P. Ortiz Center

Transportation will be provided to/from the Ortiz Center/Hotel for the Banquet

  • General Aviation Airport Manager of the Year
  • Most Improved Airport
  • Airport of the Year
  • Reliever Airport Manager of the Year
  • Lifetime Achievement in Aviation - presented to Gordon Bethune
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Evening Social
Omni Bayfront Hotel

Sponsored By Rodriguez Engineering
 
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2007
 
7:30 am - 10:30 am Exhibits and Registration Desk Open
7:30 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
Exhibit Area
8:30 am - 9:00 am NASAO and Reauthorization Update
Henry Ogrodzinski, President, NASAO
9:00 am - 9:30 am General Aviation United Against User Fees
Shelly Lesikar deZavallos, SW Regional Representative, AOPA
Stephen Hadley, Regional Representative, NBAA
(presentation [PDF] , 561KB)
9:30 am - 10:00 am Future Trends in General Aviation
Peter Dittmer, Assistant Professor and Director, Airway Science Program, Texas Southern University
(presentation [PDF] , 1.5MB)
10:00 am - 10:30 am Checkout Break /Exhibits Breakdown
10:30 am - 11:00 am Airport Responsibilities Under the Multi-Sector Stormwater Permit
Norm King, Manager, Ecological Resources Management Branch, TxDOT
(presentation [PDF] , 494KB)
11:00 am - 11: 30 am Operational Impacts of Oil/Gas Wells on Airports
Rick Compton, FAA Texas Airport Development Office, SW Region
David Leopold, DFW Project Manager, Chesapeake Energy
(presentation [PDF] , 12.2MB)
11:30 am - 12: 00 noon TxDOT/DOT-FAA AIP PROGRAM & LISTENING SESSION
Dave Fulton, TxDOT
Mike Nicely, FAA Airports Development Office, SW Region

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