Final Program

2017 Conference Schedule

Monday – optional pre-conference workshop
Tuesday and Wednesday – Main Conference

Monday, March 20, 2017
Pre-Conference Workshop

12:00 – 4:30 Pre-Conference Engineering Focused Workshop

Welcoming Remarks
Carol Suomi, FAA Airports Regional Office

Engineering Workshop

  • Airfield Geometry: An Understanding of Common Problematic Geometries in our Region
  • Steps for Project Success
  • Airfield Pavement:  Overview of AC 150/5320-6F, Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation; FAA AC 150/5370-10G Construction Specifications P-401 and P-403; Contractor’s Perspective on P-401/P-403; FAA on Recycled Pavement Materials; Use of P-219, Recycled Concrete Aggregate Base Course, in the Seattle Tacoma International Airport Runway 16C-34C Reconstruction Project; Use of Recycled Asphalt Concrete in Base Courses of Rural Montana Airport Projects

FAA Moderators: Randal Anton, Jesse Lyman, and Mathew Wilder

Cindy Hirsch, FAA Airports Regional Office
Sean Kerrick, FAA Airports Regional Office
Brian Schimpf, FAA Quality Assurance
Steve Engebrecht, FAA Helena ADO
Sandy Simmons, FAA Seattle ADO
Karen Miles, FAA Seattle ADO
Deepa Muñoz, FAA Seattle Division
Trang Tran, FAA Seattle ATO
Doug Johnson, FAA Airports Engineering WA DC
Dave Gent, Washington Asphalt Pavement Association
Heather Munden, Port of Seattle

Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Main Conference

8:00 – 9:00 Welcoming Remarks
Stan Allison and Joelle Briggs, Conference Co-Chairs
Joe Mahoney, University of Washington
Welcome from the Regional Administrator’s Office 
KC Yanamura, Regional Administrator NW Mountain
Our Regional Perspective
Randy Fiertz, Airports Division Director, NW Mountain
9:00 – 9:45 Air Traffic Today

Peter Abbey, Deputy Director, FAA Air Traffic Organization, Air Traffic Services North, Western Service Area

9:45 – 10:15 Morning Break
10:15 – 11:30

Civil UAS Operations: New Opportunities and Challenges

Stan Allison & Joelle Briggs, Moderators, FAA
Jim Patterson, Manager, FAA Airport Safety Research & Development, FAA Tech Center
Steve Chrisman, Airport Economic Development Manager, Pendleton Airport
Darryl Abling, Range Manager, Pendleton Airport

11:30 – 1:00 Luncheon Speaker: Kim Day, CEO, Denver international Airport
Generating Airport Revenue”
Concurrent Sessions
1:00 – 2:30

Airport Improvement Program 101 – The Ins and Outs of the AIP Program

Stan Allison, Moderator, FAA Airports Regional Office
Warren Ferrell, FAA Airports Regional Office
Jesse Lyman, FAA Denver ADO

  • What’s in the Statute
  • Eligibility questions
  • Procurement/competition
  • Grant issues
  • Performance
Concurrent Sessions
1:00 – 2:30

Plan for Opportunities

Jason Ritchie, Moderator, FAA Seattle ADO
John Sweeney, FAA Denver ADO
Jennifer Kandel, FAA Seattle ADO
Deepa Muñoz, FAA Airports Regional Office
Dave Parker, FAA Flight Procedures Office

  • What’s new in planning
  • Keeping the Master Plan process moving forward
  • Planning for NAVAIDS and Procedures
  • PBN Navigation Strategy 2016
  • Developing and Executing the ACIP
Concurrent Sessions
1:00 – 2:30

NEPA: Why and How we do it

Cayla Morgan, Moderator, FAA Seattle ADO
Kandice Krull, FAA Denver ADO
Janell Barrilleaux, FAA Airports Regional Office

  • History of NEPA
  • What federal actions trigger NEPA
  • How does ANM comply with NEPA for airport projects
  • What’s new in the environmental arena
2:30 – 3:00 Afternoon Break
Concurrent Sessions
3:00 – 4:30
Repeat of 1:00 pm Sessions

  • Airport Improvement Program 101
  • Plan for Opportunities
  • NEPA: WHY and HOW we do it
4:30 – 6:30 Vendor Showcase
8:00 – 5:00 Individual Project Meetings
8:00 – 5:00 Airports Booth

Deepa Muñoz, FAA Airports Regional Office
Peter Hahn, FAA Airports Regional Office
Mathew Wilder, FAA Seattle ADO
Peter Doyle, FAA Airports Regional Office
Rick Schoder, FAA Airports Regional Office
Randall Anton, FAA Seattle ADO
Valerie Thorsen, FAA Seattle ADO
Sean Callahan, FAA Seattle ADO
Sean Kerrick, FAA Airports Regional Office

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Concurrent Session
8:00 – 11:00

Part 139 Updates

Mark Gabel, Moderator, FAA Airports Regional Office
Pete Hahn, FAA Airports Regional Office
Sean Kerrick, FAA Airports Regional Office
Freddie James, FAA Airports Washington, DC
Alberto Rodriguez, FAA Airports Washington, DC
Rick Schoder, FAA Airports Regional Office
Charlotte Jones, FAA Airports Regional Office

  • Current Trends in Part 139 Discrepancies
  • Access to and Operations in Safety Areas
  • TALPA/Safety During Winter Operations
  • Winter ops Workshop
Concurrent Session
8:00 – 9:00

AOPA, NBAA, and NASAO Forum – Feedback from our Users

Randy Fiertz, Moderator, FAA Airports Regional Office
Warren Hendrickson, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
Alex Gertsen, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)
David Ulane, Colorado Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics

9:00 – 9:30 Break
Concurrent Sessions
9:30  – 10:30

Compliance: Policy on Non-Aeronautical Use of Airport Hangars

Joelle Briggs, Moderator, FAA Seattle ADO
Peter Doyle, FAA Airports Regional Office
Kevin Latschaw, FAA Seattle ADO


Engineering Updates: Brief Updates on Current Topics

Chuck Garrison, Moderator, FAA Helena ADO
Cindy Hirsch, FAA Airports Regional Office
Steve Engebrecht, FAA Helena ADO
Sandy Simmons, FAA Seattle ADO
Jesse Lyman, FAA Denver ADO
Brief updates on Current Topics
Status of Updated and New AC’s
Standard Operating Procedures of Note
Discussion of Modifications to Standards

10:30 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:00 ADO Breakout Sessions – What’s New (Denver,Seattle, Helena)

Denver Airports District Office

John Bauer, Manager, FAA Denver ADO
Chris Schaffer, Assistant Manager, FAA Denver ADO
John Sweeney, Jesse Lyman and Kandice Krull,
FAA Denver ADO


Seattle Airports District Office

Joelle Briggs, Manager, FAA Seattle ADO
Jason Ritchie, Assistant Manager, FAA Seattle ADO
ADO Staff


Helena Airports District Office

Chuck Garrison, Manager, FAA Helena ADO
Steve Engebrecht, FAA Helena ADO

12:00 – 1:30 Luncheon

View from the Beltway
Winsome Lenfert, Acting Associate Administrator of Airports, FAA Airports, Washington DC

Sponsor Recognition
Chris Schaffer, Assistant Manager, FAA Denver ADO

8:00 – 12:00 Individual Project Meetings
1:30 Adjourn