2025 NEC Annual Airports Conference Agenda

(As of December 11, 2024)






Saturday, March 1, 2025


Those joining us for the ASOS course will need to register separately through the AAAE website.  Registration will be opening soon, stay tuned for details!
8:00am - 8:45am ASOS Course - Continental Breakfast
Empire AB
12:15pm - 1:15pm ASOS Course - Lunch
Empire CD
4:30pm ASOS Course Concludes
Empire AB


Sunday, March 2, 2025


8:00am - 8:45am ASOS Course - Continental Breakfast
Empire AB
12:15pm - 1:15pm ASOS Course - Lunch
Empire CD
4:30pm ASOS Course Concludes
Empire AB



Attendees please note:  Registration for ASOS and the Airports Conference are separate.  If you are looking to attend both, you would need to complete the ASOS registration for the course on Saturday & Sunday and then register for the Airports Conference which runs Monday - Wednesday.


Monday, March 3, 2025


8:00am - 6:00pm Registration Open 
Exhibit Registration Desk
8:00am - 3:00pm Exhibitor Set Up 
White Room
10:00am - 11:00am Airports Conference Committee Meeting 
Cocoa Terrace 
10:00am-12:00pm YoPro Career Path Panel Discussion
Attendance open to students and Yo Pros. Join AAAE NEC Yo Pro panelists to talk about career paths in aviation. The diverse panel lists careers dedicated to aviation including assistant airport manager, operations manager, noise mitigation, civil engineering and the exciting options within the field of aviation
Cocoa Room
11:00am - 12:30pm University Affiliated Airports Meeting
Tower 2
11:30am - 1:00pm Lunch with Exhibitors
White Room

12:15pm

NEC/AAAE Scholarship & Grant Winner Photo!
We would like to encourage all of our 2025 Scholarship & Grant Winners to join us just outside the exhibitor hall for a photo!

1:00pm - 1:30pm

Welcoming Remarks
Ed Foster, A.A.E., Airports Conference Committee Chair
Derek Martin, A.A.E., 2025 NEC President
Red Room
1:30pm - 3:00pm Opening Session
TBA
Speakers
TBA
Red Room
2:30pm - 4:30pm Headshots!
Stop by our exhibitor hall for free headshots, our photographer will be available between
2:30pm - 4:30pm, 
*Sign up sheets are located at the photography booth, you must reserve your slot in advance*
3:30pm State Aviation Directors Meeting
Trindad Room
3:00pm-3:30pm Break with Exhibitors 
White Room
Sessions: Engineering
Sponsored by:

Operations
Management Finance, Environment
& Planning
FAA Construction Specifications

Location: Trindad Room Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1 Cocoa Suites 2 & 3 Cocoa Suite 4 & 5 Cocoa Suite 6









3:30pm - 5:00pm
 

 










 When Collaboration Meets Runway Rehabilitation

Speaker
Sean Slagle, EIT
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority

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 Getting Inclement Snow? How can Geographic Information Systems Help?
Speaker
Ryan Bowe, GISP, PMP

Moderator
Name


Upgrading Regional Airports to Cater for AAM Services
Speaker
Luigi Campanale. ESP
The Jones Payne Group

Moderator

Name


GIS and Aviation
Speaker
Shannon Doyle, PhD, GISP, PMP
JMT Technology Group

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FAA Advisory Circular 150/5370-10H Part 1-2, Sections 10-105
Speaker
Name

Moderator
Name 

Weather Reporting Systems
Speaker
Andrew Kuchel, ACE 

Moderator
Name

 
 Consideration for Hangar Development
Speaker
Scott Malta, A.A.E., C.A.E., Captain USAF (Ret.)
AMCG- Aviation Management Consulting Group

Moderator

Name



Reconditioning Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBBs)

Speaker
James W. Stroup, PE
Burns & McDonnell

Moderator
Name

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5:05pm - 5:15pm New Attendees, Join Us!
First time at the NEC Airports Conference?  Join members of the
Airports Conference planning committee in the White room ahead
of our opening Ice Breaker Reception to help make new connections,
ask questions and get a better understanding of the days ahead
White Room
5:15pm - 6:45pm Ice Breaker Reception with Exhibitors
White Room
7:00pm - 9:00pm Dinner On Own



Tuesday, March 4, 2025


7:00am - 5:00pm Registration Open 
Exhibit Registration Desk
7:00am - 8:30am Breakfast
Red Room
8:00am - 6:45pm Exhibit Hall Open 
White Room
Sessions: Engineering
Sponsored by:

Operations  Management

Finance, 
Environment & Planning

FAA Construction Specifications
Location: Trindad Room Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1 Cocoa Suites 2 & 3 Cocoa Suite 4 & 5 Cocoa Suite 6








8:30am - 10:00am

Research Update from FAA Airport Technology Research & Development Branch

Speaker
Wesley Major, PhD
FAA

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 Part 139 Update
 

Speaker
Frank Loprano, ACSI
FAA

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ADIP

Speaker
Chris Criswell 
FAA

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AIP/ PFC/ BIL Update 
Speaker
Patricia Henn
 FAA

Moderator
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Soil exploration and material characteristics. Job Mix Formulas and Acceptance testing

Speaker
Name

Moderator
Name

 

 

 
FAA Airport Pavement Research Update

Speaker
Dan Offenbacker, P.E., PhD
FAA

Moderator
Name


Airport Projects Coordination with FAA Air Traffic Organization and Reimbursable Agreement

Speaker
David Hafer, FAA, 

Phil Barr, FAA
Mark Smith, FAA
David Haslett, FAA

ATO NAS Planning Team

Moderator
Name

 

 

10:00am - 12:00pm

Headshots!
Stop by our exhibitor hall for free headshots, our photographer will be available between 10:00am - 12:00pm
*Sign up sheets are located at the photography booth, you must reserve your slot in advance*

10:00am-10:30am Break with Exhibitors 
White Room
Sessions: Engineering
Sponsored by:

Operations  Management Finance, Environment
& Planning
FAA Construction Specifications
Location: Trindad Room Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1 Cocoa Suites 2 & 3 Cocoa Suite 4 & 5 Cocoa Suite 6









10:30am-12:00pm


Sustainable Pavement Materials Construction Methods
Speaker
Lee Sutanto, PMP, CM
PHL
Manuel O. Bejarano, PhD., P.E.

Moderator
Name


 Self Inspection Program - Hub Airports 

Speaker
Kevin Gillen
EWR

Moderator
Name


 









Elevating Airport Management to New Heights
Speaker
David Dinneen
Gale Associates, Inc.

Moderator
Name

 


 









 TTN Terminal Planning and Design- Insights and Challenges
Speaker
Chris Gubeno, P.E.
Urban Engineers, Inc,

Moderator
Name


 











 Granular base specifications,  Specifications 150/5370-10H, P-207, P-213, P-217 and P-219

Speaker
Name

Moderator
Name

 

 

 
Owner and Engineer Perspective on Full-Depth Reclamation at Northeast Philadelphia (PNE)

Speaker
Jeff Lahucik, PE
Atkins Realis
Lee Sutanto, PMP, CM
PHL

Moderator
Name


Self Inspection Program- Non Hub Airports 

Speaker
ITH 

Moderator
Name



12:00pm-1:30pm Keynote Luncheon
Staff Sergeant (Ret.) Johnny "Joey" Jones
Click Here to Read More on Joey Jones
Red Room 
1:00pm - 3:00pm

Headshots!
Stop by our exhibitor hall for free headshots, our photographer will be available between 1:00pm - 3:00pm
*Sign up sheets are located at the photography booth, you must reserve your slot in advance*

Sessions: Engineering
Sponsored by:

Operations  Management

Finance, Environment
& Planning

FAA Construction Specifications

Location: Trindad Room Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1 Cocoa Suites 2 & 3

Cocoa Suite 4 & 5

Cocoa Suite 6







1:30pm - 3:00pm

Pavement Management Program at BWI Marshall & Martin State Airports- New Technologies & Methods

Speaker
Alan Yazdani, P.E.
AECOM
Alex Ollerman, ASCE, C.M., PMP
Maryland Aviation Administration

Moderator
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Pavement 101 for Inspection for Airport Operators 

Speaker
Guillermo Felix
FAA

Moderator
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Compliance 
Speaker
David Cohen
Jorge Panteli 
FAA

Moderator
Name



Management of Spent Aircraft Deicing Fluid
Speaker
Kevin Gurchak
Inland Technologies International Limited

Moderator
Name

 


 














Granular base Specification 150/5370-10H, items P-207, P-213, P-217 and P-219

Speaker
Name

Moderator
Name

 

 Photographic Comparison of Pavements Over Time

Speaker
Peter-Paul Dzwilewski, P.E.
Applied Pavement Technology

Moderator
Name

 Successful PFAS Mitigation of an Airport Stormwater Infrastructure System
Speaker
Elizabeth Denly
TRC

Moderator
Name

 
3:00pm - 3:30pm Break with Exhibitors 
White Room
Sessions: Engineering
Sponsored by:

Operations Management Finance, Environment 
& Planning

FAA Construction Specifications

Location: Trindad Room Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1 Cocoa Suites 2 & 3 Cocoa Suite 4 & 5

Cocoa Suite 6








3:30pm-5:00pm


Microtunneling under an Active Runway at Harrisburg International Airport
Speaker
Derek Hollinger
AECOM

Moderator
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Successful Transition of AFFF- Rebound, Timeline, and Waste Production Review

Speaker
Patrick McKeown, P.E.
ECT2

Moderator
Name

 


RETRO-FITTING 21st CENTURY ARCHITECTURE AND PRACTICES INTO LIVING AIRPORTS 
Speaker
Jo Ann Schneider, AIA, LEED, AP
Daniel Kebede, AIA

Moderator
Name

 
Proven Full-Spectrum Solution for Subsurface Management of PFAS at Contaminated Sites
Speaker
Alana Miller, B.S.
REGENESIS

Moderator
Name













Stabilized Base Specification 150/5370-10H, items P-304, 306 and 307

Speaker
Name 

Moderator
Name

 

Fire Protection Solutions for your next Aircraft Hangar
Speaker
Todd Stevens, CFPS, SET
SEVO Industrial Fire Protection, LLC

Moderator
Name

Human Trafficking in Aviation: How to be Prepared
Speaker
Edith Klimoski, M.S.
Erin Albright, JD

Moderator
Name


 
 Development of a U.S. Hydrogen Economy Centered on Aviation Infrastructure and New Energy Transition Clusters

Speaker
Linell Olecki, CM
Northeast Aviation Market Sector Lead
AECOM

Moderator
Name

5:00pm-6:30pm 2025 Leadership Awards & Networking Reception
White Room
6:30pm Dinner on Own
7:00pm Exhibitor Teardown
7:00pm - 10:00pm
White Room




Wednesday, March 5, 2025




7:00am - 12:00pm Registration Open 
Exhibit Registration Desk
7:00am 5K Walk / Fun Run 
Swiss Lobby

7:00am - 8:30am Breakfast 
Red Room 
Location: Trindad Room Cocoa Terrace &
Cocoa 1
Cocoa Suites 2 & 3 Cocoa Suite 4 & 5 Cocoa Suite 6




8:30am - 10:00am



CASE
DISCUSSION

Session

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CASE
DISCUSSION

SMS
Implementation

 

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CASE
DISCUSSION


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CASE
DISCUSSION


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CASE
DISCUSSION


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Moderator
Name

10:00am-12:00pm Closing Session
Industry Update
NEC & AAAE Leadership

Trindad Room
After Closing Session YoPro Field Trip - Harrisburg International Airport (HIA)

Come Tour HIA’s terminal and hangars, we will gather in the main lobby to organize carpools & depart

12:00pm Conference Concludes