2025 Airports Agenda, draft 9, (3-1-25)

2025 NEC Annual Airports Conference Agenda

(As of March 1, 2025)

Saturday, March 1, 2025

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

Sunday, March 2, 2025

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

Register for Basic ASOS here!

Attendees please note: Registration for Basic ASOS and the Airports Conference are separate. If you are looking to attend both, you would need to complete the Basic 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 Boardroom
10:00am-12:00pm	YoPro Career Path Panel Discussion Attendance open to students and YoPros. Join AAAE NEC YoPro panelists to talk about career paths in aviation. The diverse panel lists careers dedicated to aviation including airport services manager, operations manager, noise and air quality mitigation, civil engineering, and the exciting options within the field of aviation. Click Here to register for YoPro Career Path Panel Discussion Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1
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 NEC Welcome & Updates Ed Foster, A.A.E., Airports Conference Committee Chair Sean Hammer, A.A.E., 2025 NEC Vice President Red Room
1:30pm - 3:00pm	Opening Session Industry Update - AAAE Speaker Karen Kuhlman 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 Sponsored by:
3:00pm-3:30pm	Break with Exhibitors White Room
Sessions:	Engineering Sponsored by:	Operations	Management	Finance, Environment & Planning
Location:	Trindad Room	Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1	Cocoa Suites 2 & 3	Cocoa Suite 4 & 5
3:30pm - 5:00pm	When Collaboration Meets Runway Rehabilitation Speaker Sean Slagle, EIT Chris Gardner, PE Peter LaFarr Marcela Hernandez Matthew Scott Russell Stark Moderator Shady Elshetwy	Getting Inclement Weather? How can Geographic Information Systems Help? Speaker Ryan Bowe, GISP, PMP Moderator Shon Dempsey, A.A.E.	Upgrading Regional Airports to Cater for AAM Services Speaker Luigi Campanale. ESP The Jones Payne Group Robin Grace MassDOT Moderator Kelvin Lesene	TTN Terminal Planning and Design- Insights and Challenges Speaker Chris Gubeno, P.E. Dale Russell Urban Engineers, Inc. Jeff Loinette Thomas Freeman PSHPlus Jeff Wood McFarland Johnson Moderator Eric DeDominicis
		Weather Reporting Automated Systems Speaker Andrew Kuchel, ACE Moderator Shon Dempsey, A.A.E.	Consideration for Hangar Development Speaker Scott Malta, A.A.E., C.A.E., Captain USAF (Ret.) AMCG- Aviation Management Consulting Group Moderator Kelvin Lesene
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 Red room ahead of our opening Ice Breaker Reception to help make new connections, ask questions and get a better understanding of the days ahead Red 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
Location:	Trindad Room	Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1	Cocoa Suites 2 & 3	Cocoa Suite 4 & 5
8:30am - 10:00am	Research Update from FAA Airport Technology Research & Development Branch and Pavement Research Updates Speaker Wesley Major, PhD FAA Dr. David Brill FAA Moderator Charles L. Sacavage	Part 139 Update, FY2024 Inspection Report, Airport Emergency Plans (AEP), and Wildlife Management Speaker Jennifer Klass, ACSI Ward Hoekstra, ACSI Moderator Guillermo Felix, FAA	FAA Airport Data Information Portal (ADIP) Speaker David Perry FAA Moderator Thomas M. Tomczyk	GIS and Aviation Speaker Shannon Doyle, PhD, GISP, PMP JMT Technology Group Moderator Ryan Bowe
8:30am - 10:00am				Reconditioning Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBBs) Speaker James W. Stroup, PE Burns & McDonnell Moderator Ryan Bowe
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 Sponsored by:
10:00am-10:30am	Break with Exhibitors White Room
Sessions:	Engineering Sponsored by:	Operations	Management	Finance, Environment & Planning
Location:	Trindad Room	Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1	Cocoa Suites 2 & 3	Cocoa Suite 4 & 5
10:30am-12:00pm	Sustainable Pavement Materials Construction Methods Speaker Lee Sutanto, PMP, CM PHL Manuel O. Bejarano, PhD., P.E. Moderator Kirsten Kennedy	Pavement 101 for Inspection for Airport Operators Speaker Guillermo Felix, FAA Ybrahina Cohen, FAA Moderator Ybrahina Cohen, FAA	Elevating Airport Management to New Heights Speaker David Dinneen Gale Associates, Inc. Moderator Ethan Bassis	Airport Compliance Updates Speaker David Cohen Jorge Panteli FAA Moderator Timothy DeWire
10:30am-12:00pm	Owner and Engineer Perspective on Full Depth Reclamation at Northeast Philadelphia (PNE) Speaker Jeff Lahucik, PE Atkins Realis Lee Sutanato, PMP, CM, PNL Moderator Timothy Ward
12:00pm-1:30pm	Keynote Luncheon Staff Sergeant (Ret.) Johnny "Joey" Jones Click Here to Read More on Joey Jones Red Room Co-Sponsored by:
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 *Sponsored by:*
Sessions:	Engineering Sponsored by:	Operations	Management	Finance, Environment & Planning
Location:	Trindad Room	Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1	Cocoa Suites 2 & 3	Cocoa Suite 4 & 5
1:30pm - 3:00pm	Pavement Management Program at BWI Marshall & Martin State Airports- New Technologies & Methods Speaker Alan Yazdani, P.E. Abbas Kachwalla AECOM Alex Ollerman, ASCE, C.M., PMP Maryland Aviation Administration Moderator Sagar Bethu	Self Inspection Program - Hub Airports Speaker Kevin Gillen LGA Moderator Timothy Ward	Retro-Fitting 21st Century Architecture and Practices Into Living Airports Speaker Jo Ann Schneider, AIA, LEED AP Dan Kebede, AIA Moderator Madhuri Subramaniam	Successful PFAS Mitigation of an Airport Stormwater Infrastructure System Speaker Michael Eberle TRC Moderator Thomas M. Tomczyk
1:30pm - 3:00pm	Photographic Comparison of Pavements Over Time Speaker Peter-Paul Dzwilewski, P.E. Applied Pavement Technology Moderator Sagar Bethu	Self Inspection Program - Non Hub Airports Speaker Josh Nalley ITH Moderator Timothy Ward	Cutting-Edge 3D GPR Technology: Revolutionizing Subsurface Utility Engineering at PHL Airport - Landside and Airside Speaker Mezgeen Rasol Advanced Infrastructure Design Inc, (AID) Moderator Kirsten Kennedy	Proven Full-Spectrum Solution for Subsurface Management of PFAS at Contaminated Sites Speaker Alana Miller, B.S. Regenesis Moderator Cheryl Quaine
3:00pm - 3:30pm	Break with Exhibitors White Room
Sessions:	Engineering Sponsored by:	Operations	Management	Finance, Environment & Planning
Location:	Trindad Room	Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1	Cocoa Suites 2 & 3	Cocoa Suite 4 & 5
3:30pm-5:00pm	Microtunneling under an Active Runway at Harrisburg International Airport Speaker Derek Hollinger AECOM Louis J. Pirozzi,PE SARAA Brian A. Peda, PE Urban Engineers Moderator Chris Gubeno	Successful Transition of AFFF- Rebound, Timeline, and Waste Production Review Speaker Patrick McKeown, P.E. ECT2 Richard Sanchez Revive Environmental Steve Pepper CTEH Moderator Byron Henicle	SYR Glycol Collection & Recycling Facility Speaker Skye Coleman, PE Burns & McDonnell Moderator Thomas M. Tomczy	Management of Spent Aircraft Deicing Fluid Speaker Kevin Gurchak Inland Technologies International Limited Moderator Ethan Bassis
3:30pm-5:00pm	Fire Protection Solutions for your next Aircraft Hangar Speaker Todd Stevens, CFPS, SET SEVO Industrial Fire Protection, LLC Moderator Chris Gubeno			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 Jason Smeak, MSCM, CLTD, ENV SP AECOM Moderator Ethan Bassis
5:00pm-6:30pm	2025 Leadership Awards - Red Room Networking Reception & Basket Raffle! - White Room Click Here to register your basket in our raffle!
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:	Cocoa Suite 6	Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1	Cocoa Suites 2 & 3	Cocoa Suite 4 & 5
8:30am - 10:00am	CASE DISCUSSION Enhancing Airport Connectivity Moderator Derek Martin, A.A.E.	CASE DISCUSSION Part 139 SMS Requirements Lessons Learned Moderator Name	CASE DISCUSSION Can Airports Really Do Energy Transition Moderator Dan Markind	CASE DISCUSSION Airfield Intelligence Moderator Brian Freed
10:00am-10:30am	Break & Hotel Check-Out
10:30am-12:00pm	Closing Session Conference Wrap-Up & Experience Trindad Room Ed Foster, A.A.E. - 2025 Airports Conference Chair Dave Jones, C.M. - 2025 Airports Conference Co-Chair Sean Hammer, A.A.E. - 2025 NEC/AAAE Vice President
After Closing Session	YoPro Field Trip - Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) Come tour MDT’s new construction updates at the cargo facility! We will gather in the main lobby of the Hershey Lodge using shuttles to and from the airport. Click Here to Register for Airport Tour
12:00pm	Conference Concludes

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2025 NEC/AAAE Executive Committee and Board of Directors Announced

NEC/AAAE is proud to announce the 2025 Executive Committee and Board of Directors. During the Membership meeting at the NEC/AAAE Annual Conference in Portsmouth, NH. The following team was elected to lead NEC/AAAE for 2025

Executive Committee

President: Derek Martin, A.A.E.
Vice President: Sean Hammer, A.A.E.
Treasurer: Stephen Williams, A.A.E.
Secretary: Paul Brean, C.M.
Past President: Darren Large, A.A.E.

Board of Directors

Keiva Rodriques, P.E., PMP, C.M., CCM, Kellyann Valentine, A.A.E., Christopher Dougherty, A.A.E., Shon Dempsey, A.A.E., Chad Nixon, Ryan Collins, C.M., ACE, Nick McLaughlin, P.E.