Program

Please note:  this is a draft program. As details are finalized; topics/time slots are subject to change.
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Monday, September 14, 2015
07:30 - 16:30Canadian Airfield Pavement Technical Group (CAPTG) Workshop
Grand Salon Opera C, Level 4
07:30 - 17:00Aerodrome Standards (TP312 5th Edition): A Practical Overview
Grand Salon Opera A, Level 4
John Smyth, President, JJS Aviation Consulting Inc.
17:30 - 20:30Registration
Grand Salon Foyer, Level 4
18:30 - 20:30Welcome Reception
Terrasse 6 - Access through Six Resto Lounge

Tuesday, September 15, 2015
08:30 - 09:00Opening Remarks / Greeting from YUL
Grand Salon, Level 4
09:00 - 10:00Airport Perspectives on Sustainability
Grand Salon, Level 4
Michael Gill, Director, Aviation Environment, IATA
Xavier Oh, Senior Manager, Environment, ACI
10:00 - 10:30Refreshment Break
Grand Salon Foyer, Level 4
10:30 - 12:00Face-to-Face and the Digital World
Grand Salon, Level 4
Gayle Hallgren-Rezac, Chief Engagement Officer , Shepa Learning Company
Judy Thomson, Chief Operating Officer , Shepa Learning Company
12:00 - 13:30Lunch - ON YOUR OWN
No location
12:30 - 13:00Booth Vendor Meeting / Lunch
Soprano A, Level 4
13:30 - 14:15A - Working Together to Mitigate an Aviation Event at a Community Airport
No location
Bernard Valois, Principal Consultant, Autopyro
B - Winter Ops Resources Management: Halifax
Grand Salon Opera B, Level 4
Nicole Burchell-Isenor, Senior Manager of Human Resources , Halifax International Airport Authority
C - A Case Study of Long Term Performance of a Warm Mix Asphalt Overlay on a Major Taxiway at a Primary Airport
Grand Salon Opera C, Level 4
Alex Bernier, Civil Designer, Stantec
14:15 - 15:00A - New Hazardous Wildlife Management Technique
Grand Salon Opera A, Level 4
Stephen Bucciarelli, President, Predator Bird Services Inc.
B - Winter Ops Resources Management: Heathrow
Grand Salon Opera B, Level 4
Tom Jones, Senior Contracts Manager, Dyer & Butler Ltd., Heathrow Airport
C - Design and Construction of a De-icing Facility for a Small Airport Environment
Grand Salon Opera C, Level 4
Myron Thiessen, Airfield Engineer, Department of National Defence
15:00 - 15:30Refreshment Break
Grand Salon Foyer, Level 4
15:30 - 16:15A - Strategy & Innovation: Airport Collaborative Decision Making
Grand Salon Opera A, Level 4
Fraser Connell, Chief Flight Dispatcher of ATC and Safety, Air Canada
Fred Gagnon, Shift Manager, National Operations Centre, NAV CANADA, NAV CANADA
Christopher Oswald, Vice President, Safety and Technical Operations, ACI-NA
Paul Sichko, Assistant Director of MSP Operations, Metropolitan Airports Commission
B - Winter Ops Practices (90 minutes)
Grand Salon Opera B, Level 4
Ron Charles, Director of Field Maintenance, Denver International Airport
Richard Oakes, Winter Operations Manager, Heathrow Airport
C - Texture Measurements and Analysis at Runway 13-31 of James Armstrong Richardson International Airport in Winnipeg
Grand Salon Opera C, Level 4
Qingfan Liu, University of Manitoba
16:15 - 17:00C - Digital Pavement Distress Data Collection Technology
Grand Salon Opera C, Level 4
Richard Kohler, Vice President, Airports, TetraTech
18:00 - 21:00Team Eagle Sponsored Customer Hospitality Night - Offsite
Offsite

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
06:00 - 09:00Booth Exhibitor Set Up - Light continental breakfast available for exhibitors
Grande Place Complexe Desjardins. Access from Hyatt Level 3
07:00 - 10:00Exhibitor Presentation Loading & Testing
Grand Salon, Level 4
08:30 - 08:50C - An Overview of Concrete Overlays
Grand Salon Opera C, Level 4
Rico Fung, Director, Markets & Technical Affairs, Cement Association of Canada
08:50 - 09:25C - Rehabilitation of Runway 06-24 and Holding Bay 06 at Mirabel Airport
Grand Salon Opera C, Level 4
Elie El Hindy, Aerodrome Engineer, Aeroports de Montreal
Moez Gmach, Airport Team Manager, Stantec
09:25 - 10:00C - Concrete Overlays in USA Airports
Grand Salon Opera C, Level 4
Gary Mitchell, Vice President Airports and Pavement Technology, American Concrete Pavement Association
10:00 - 10:30C - Coffee Break
Grand Salon Foyer, Level 4
10:30 - 11:30C - CAPTG AGM
Grand Salon Opera C, Level 4
09:00 - 12:00Trade Show
Grande Place Complexe Desjardins. Access from Hyatt Level 3
12:00 - 14:00Lunch / Exhibitor Introductions (Grab boxed lunch on your way into meeting room)
Grand Salon, Level 4
14:00 - 16:00Trade Show; cash bar (cash only) open & coffee / tea available
Grande Place Complexe Desjardins. Access from Hyatt Level 3
16:00 - 16:15Grand Prize Draws
Grande Place Complexe Desjardins. Access from Hyatt Level 3
16:15 - 16:30Exhibitor Meeting / Debrief / Logistics
Grande Place Complexe Desjardins. Access from Hyatt Level 3
18:00 - 20:00Free Night
No location

Thursday, September 17, 2015
08:30 - 0915A - Equipment: Future airfield maintenance equipment including vehicle sustainability (electrificiation & dual fuel) & the future of light and heavy vehicles; vehicle telematics, good equipment practices.
Grand Salon Opera A, Level 4
Donald Desrosiers, Director, Airport Infrastructures, Aeroports de Montreal
Christian Nyberg, Manager Air/Landside Maintenance Operations, Stockholm Arlanda Airport
Paul Cudmore, General Manager/COO , Team Eagle Ltd.
Carlos Nevarez, Principal and Founder , INDMEX Aviation
Sheldon Williamson, Associate Professor, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
B - Safety Learning & Best practices: Airside Safety - Human Factors, Case Studies, Possible Solutions
Grand Salon Opera B, Level 4
Mike Carlson, Assistant Director of Airside Operations, Denver International Airport
John Gadzinski, President , Four Winds Consulting
Preston (Benny) Benedyk DAF, C.E.M., Air Force Civil Engineer Vehicle/Snow Control Program Manager, Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC)
C - Innovative Asphalt Technology to Address Shear Distresses on Airside Facilities
Grand Salon Opera C, Level 4
Ludomir Uzarowski, Principal, Pavement & Materials Engineering, Golder Associates
09:15 - 10:00C - Development of Dash 8 Operations on Unpaved Runways in Siberia
Grand Salon Opera C, Level 4
John B. Coll, Principal Engineering Specialist, Bombardier
10:00 - 10:30Refreshment Break
Grand Salon Foyer, Level 4
10:30 - 11:15A - Asset Inspection & Analysis
Grand Salon Opera A, Level 4
Kevin Lacey, Associate Director Airfield Operations, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Henry Oberholster, Associate Director Energy and Fleet, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
B - Runway Safety
Grand Salon Opera B, Level 4
Thomas J. Yager, Distinguished Research Associate, NASA Langley Research Center
Guy Heneault, Program Manager, Aerodrome Standards Division, Transport Canada
Charles Enders III, AFS-220 Aviation Safety Inspector, Federal Aviation Administration
Paul Sichko, Assistant Director of MSP Operations, Metropolitan Airports Commission
John Gadzinski, President , Four Winds Consulting
C - Connection of Taxiways between F and M at Toronto Pearson International Airport
Grand Salon Opera C, Level 4
Kevin Chee, Senior Engineer, Airside Civil, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
11:15 - 12:00C - Parallel Runway Design and Construction at Cancun International Airport, Mexico
Grand Salon Opera C, Level 4
George Nowak, Aviation Practice Director for Canada, Hatch Mott MacDonald
12:00 - 13:30Lunch - ON YOUR OWN
No location
13:30 - 14:15A - Safeguarding: Terrain and Obstacles in the Airport Environment: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities /Value Proposition for Airports to Invest in Electronic Terrain and Obstacle Data
Grand Salon Opera A, Level 4
Chris Csatlos, Project Manager, NAV CANADA Aeronautical Information Management (AIM), NAV CANADA
Chris Bowden, Project Manager, NAV CANADA Aeronautical Information Management (AIM), NAV CANADA
Dejan Damjanovic, Managing Director, FANS Group
B - Training: Recruiting a Capable & Balanced Workforce
Grand Salon Opera B, Level 4
Marie-Felicite Gignac, Senior OD Advisor, Aeroports de Montreal
Josee Thibeault, Advisor, Talent Acquisition, Aeroports de Montreal
C - What the Pilot Needs
Grand Salon Opera C, Level 4
Ray Clement, Aviation Facility Specialist, CBRTech
14:15 - 15:00B - Training: Employee Training Requirements
Grand Salon Opera B, Level 4
Preston (Benny) Benedyk DAF, C.E.M., Air Force Civil Engineer Vehicle/Snow Control Program Manager, Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC)
C - Airfield Construction Operations Planning
Grand Salon Opera C, Level 4
Richard Blommers, Project Engineer, Tetra Tech
15:00 - 15:30Refreshment Break
Grand Salon Foyer, Level 4
15:30 - 16:15A - Habitat Management: Grass Management - Seeding, Evaluation and Upgrading
Grand Salon Opera A, Level 4
Sarah Nelson, Environmental Specialist, Calgary Airport Authority
B - Training: Training Program Development & Management
Grand Salon Opera B, Level 4
James Bogusz, Vice President Operations & Development, Victoria Airport Authority
C - The Evolution of the YOW De-Icing Facility
Grand Salon Opera C, Level 4
Paul Walkington, Principal - Buildings Engineering, Stantec
16:15 - 17:00A - Habitat Management: Reducing Wildlife Air Strike Hazards - Habitat Manipulation, an Integrated Approach
Grand Salon Opera A, Level 4
Armando Rosales, AF Pest Management, Air Force Civil Engineer Center
B - Training: Recurrent Training & Documentation
Grand Salon Opera B, Level 4
Dave Lane, Deputy Fire Chief, Training and Development, Fire and Emergency Services Training Institute , Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Todd Aitken, Deputy Fire Chief of Operations and Fire Prevention, Toronto Pearson Fire & Emergency Services, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
C - Reinforced Airfield Concrete Pavement Construction
Grand Salon Opera C, Level 4
Marla Hughesman, A4 CE Infra 5-4 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters, Department of National Defence
Peter Stecyk, Defence Construction Canada
18:00 - 19:00Cocktails & Networking
Grand Salon Foyer, Level 4
19:00 - 20:15Dinner
Grand Salon, Level 4
20:15 - 21:00Keynote Address - Miracle on the Hudson: A Passenger's Perspective
Grand Salon, Level 4
Vallie Collins
21:45 - 22:15Closing Remarks / Meet & Greet
Grand Salon, Level 4