Breaking Barriers Program 2007

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SUNDAY

Noise 101- An Overview

• 1:00–1:50 Noise Metrics & Sources STEVE ALVERSON, ESA Associates
• 2:00–2:50 Health Impacts DOUG BARRETT, Harris Miller Miller & Hanson
• 3:00–3:50 The Regulation of Aviation Noise DAN REIMER, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell
• 4:00–4:50 The Economics of Noise GEOFF GOSLING, Aviation System Planning Consultant
• 4:50–5:00 Trade-Offs with Air Quality IAN WAITZ, MIT

Air Quality 201 – Doing General Conformity

• 1:00–1:50 The Alphabet Soup of RTP’s, SIPs and TIPS MIKE KENNEY, KB Environmental
• 2:00–2:50 The Role of the EPA TOM CODA, Environmental Protection Agency
• 3:00–3:50 Recent Practices from California PAMELA VENDERBILT, CH2M Hill
• 4:00–4:50 Putting it All Together JIM HUMPHRIES, CH2M Hill
• 4:50–5:00 Trade-Offs with Air Quality GREGG FLEMING, Volpe

1:00–1:50 Sustainability: What Is It and Am I Doing It?

• JIM CRITES, Dallas – Ft. Worth International Airport
• BURR STEWART, Port of Seattle

2:00–4:00 Training the Next Generation - A BRAINSTORMING WORKSHOP

• Airlines: VENKAT SUBRAMANIAN, American Airlines
• FAA: LEE KYKER, FAA
• Airports: JOHN LEYERLE, John Wayne Orange County International Airport
• Consultant: VINCE MESTRE, Mestre Greve Associates
• Environment: KEN FEITH, EPA
• Community: MAYOR ARLENE J. MULDER, Village of Arlington Heights /O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission
• Academia: ANTHONY WEXLER, University of California Davis
• Commentators: WALT GILLFILLAN, Walter Gillfillan & Associates & DICK MARCHI, ACI – North America
• Facilitators: DONNA REID, University of California, Davis & MIKE KENNEY, KB Environmental

4:00–5:00 Forming a Community Roundtable

• WALT GILLFILLAN, Walter Gillfillan & Associates
• DAVE CARBONE, San Mateo County
• RUDY STEINTHAL, Teterboro Airport

MONDAY

10:30–12:00 GENERAL SESSION I Health Risk Assessments Moderator: SABRINA JOHNSON, EPA

• Airport Regions in Europe and the Quality of Life Project BENGT CHRISTENSSON, Airport Regions Council - Document 1, Document 2
• Aviation and Climate Change DON WUEBBLES, University of Illinois
• The Long Beach Emissions Study JOHN PEHRSON, Camp, Dresser, McKee

1:30–3:00 BREAKOUT SESSION I –

NOISE: Let the Noise Begin Moderator: PETER KIRSCH, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell

• Using Supplemental Metrics to Communicate Noise Effects MARY ELLEN EAGAN, Harris Miller Miller & Hanson
• Predicting Public Response to Airport Growth Projects, BILL ALBEE, Wyle Laboratories
• Noise Implications of the Repeal of the Wright Amendment STEVE ALVERSON, ESA Airports

AIR QUALITY: Trade-Offs Moderator: MARLAND TOWNSEND, Bay Area Air Quality Management District

• Alternate Aircraft Fuels EDWIN CORPORAN, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force
• Green Engine Developments for Next Generation Aircraft JAYANT SABNIS, Pratt & Whitney
• AEDT Updates GREGG FLEMING, Volpe

3:30–5:00 GENERAL SESSION II The Impacts of Reauthorization Moderator: IAN WAITZ, MIT

• Environmental Provisions in NextGen Financing Reform Act of 2007 LOURDES MAURICE, FAA
• What Research Can Deliver Now – The Quiet Technology Demonstration ROBERT STOKER, Boeing
• FAA’s Land Use Grant Funding –The O’Hare Example ASHRAF JAN, FAA & BRIAN GILLIGAN, O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission

TUESDAY

8:30–10:00 GENERAL SESSION III An International Perspective Moderator: TOM LOWREY, Transport Canada

• Airport Noise: Sanctions and Enforcement Aspects in France PATRICIA LEMOYNE DE FORGES, ACNUSA - Presentation, Notes
• Current Efforts in China, ZHANG HONG, Civil Aviation Administration of China, (CAAC)
• CAEP Update JANE HUPE, ICAO

10:30–12:00 GENERAL SESSION IV Community Consultation and Engagement Moderator: BERT GANOUNG, San Francisco International Airport

• Community Building & Outreach DAVE NEEDLE, Alameda
• Real Estate Disclosures of Noise Impacts FRED PIERSON, U.S. Navy
• Planning with the Community KRISTI MCKENNEY, Oakland International Airport

1:30–3:00 BREAKOUT SESSION II

NOISE: Recent Research Moderator: DAVE SOUTHGATE, Department of Transport and Regional Services, Australia

• Using Secondary Surveillance Radar for DNL Contours PAUL ZIEGLER, BridgeNet International
• The Boston Noise Study GAIL LATTRELL & STEVE KELLEY, FAA
• Tailored Oceanic Arrivals RICHARD A. COPPENBARGER, NASA Ames Research Center

AIR QUALITY: No Impacts: Emissions Impossible Moderator: MIKE KENNEY, KB Environmental

• Methods for Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions MARY VIGILANTE, Synergy Consultants
• A Method to Define and Assess Airport-Related Emissions Reduction Measures RALF GAFFAL, Technische Universitat Munchen
• Recent Data from LAX DANE WESTERDAHL, UCLA

3:30–5:00 GENERAL SESSION V New Technology on the Horizon Moderator: DAN MACGREGOR, Boeing

• Aviation Environmental Portfolio Management Tool (APMT) IAN WAITZ, MIT
• Environmental Design Space MICHELLE KIRBY, Georgia Tech
• Towards a Silent Aircraft ZOLTAN SPAKOVSZKY, MIT

WEDNESDAY

8:30–10:00 GENERAL SESSION VI Evaluating Efforts Moderator: VALERIE JONES, American Airlines

• Fuel Consumption VENKAT SUBRAMANIAN, American Airlines
• Air Quality Initiatives at Airports, JOHN TRENDOWSKI, C&S Engineers
• Evaluating Noise Mitigation Programs at Airports ROB ADAMS, Landrum & Brown

10:30–12:00 GENERAL SESSION VII Bringing It All Together Moderator: MARY ELLEN EAGAN, Harris Miller Miller & Hanson

• Airport Land Use Compatibility MONICA NEWHOUSE, Sacramento International Airport
• DNL 60-65 Noise Insulation Litigation at Minneapolis-St. Paul, JOHN PUTNAM, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP
• Does Community Outreach Influence Annoyance? MIKE RIKARD-BELL, Lochard

1:30–3:00 BREAKOUT SESSION III

NOISE: Sounding Off on Noise Moderator: WILLIAM ALBEE, Wyle Laboratories

• Modifying Old Sound Insulation Treatments FREDERICK MASSARO, MASSPORT
• Are All National Parks Created Equal? By St. George They’re Not SCOTT CARPENTER, Landrum & Brown
• Current and Future Trends in Aircraft Surveillance Technology TOM BREEN, Era Corporation

AIR QUALITY : The Winds of Regulatory Change Moderator: CHOWEN WEY, NASA

• What’s New Affecting Conformity at Airports? TOM CODA, EPA
• The Energy Policy Act TED THRASHER, CSSI Inc.
• Evaluating Ambient Air Pollution – the CARE Program PHIL MARTIEN, Bay Area Air Quality Management District

3:30–5:00 GENERAL SESSION VIII Collaborative Efforts Moderator: LEE KYKER, FAA

• Trends and Indicators of Encroachment BEN SHARP, Wyle Laboratories
• New Environmental Initiatives MARK HANSEN, Fed Ex
• Connecting the Dots – The Joint Planning and Development Office, GREGG FLEMING, Volpe