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Year 2000 International Airport Air Quality Symposium
2/16/2000 - 2/17/2000
Topics to be addressed at this new symposium include:
- How are government agencies collaborating to make regulations compatible across agencies?
- How can airports satisfy regulations while providing services to meet increased demand?
- What new operational procedures are being adopted by the airlines to reduce emissions?
- What new technologies will produce cleaner and more fuel-efficient aircraft?
- How can ground access be improved?
Speakers will include representatives of airports, the airline and aerospace industries, governmental and regulatory agencies, academic and research experts, and private consultants and firms specializing in mitigation efforts.
The Symposium is intended for individuals with responsibility for the management, technical implementation and/or legal analysis of airport air quality including but not limited to airport and airline environmental staff, aircraft engine designers, air quality compliance officials, airport planners, consultants and organizational and governmental staff responsible for assessment and mitigation of generated air pollution near airports.
Wednesday, February 16, 2000 |
| DAY ONE |
SESSIONS I - III |
| 12:45 - 1:15 |
Registration - Lobby |
| 1:15 - 1:20 |
Welcome and Introductions
David Rompf, Program Manager, Technology Transfer Program
Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley
Harvey G. Holden - Moderator
Special Projects Administrator
City of El Segundo, California
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| 1:20 - 1:30 |
Overview of the Afternoon
Mary Vigilante, President
Synergy Consultants, Inc., Seattle
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| 1:20 - 2:30 |
Session I - Overview of the Regulatory Environment for Airport Air Quality
The authority and responsibility for dealing with the environmental consequences of aviation growth moves between several federal agencies in the U.S. that are often faced with multiple challenges, including international mandates and pressures from citizen activist organizations.
Sabrina R. Johnson, Policy Analyst
Environmental Protection Agency
Paul Dykeman, Deputy Director, Office of Environment and Energy
Federal Aviation Administration
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| 2:30 - 3:30 |
SESSION II - Airport Perspectives
Airports must juggle the interests and demands of the FAA, their state or regional air quality management agencies, the airlines and an increasingly vocal public. The struggle involves planning and adopting operational measures to manage growth.
The Airport Operator's Perspective on State Air Quality Certificates and Federal General Conformity Requirements
Jim Humphries, Air Quality Coordinator
Sacramento International Airport
Non-Attainment and Operational Measures to Achieve Success
Estela Salazar de la Fuente,Manager of Environmental Affairs
Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport
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| 3:30 - 3:45 |
Break |
| 3:45 - 4:45 |
SESSION III - Compliance with Conformity - The Reality vs. the Ideal
As airports try to find ways to address the requirements of air quality standards and encourage private providers of aviation services to do the same, compliance with conformity standards are debated.
Mark Hansen,Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley
Kristi McKenney,Senior Projects Administrator
Port of Oakland
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| 4:45 - 5:25 |
Overview and Summary of Sessions
Mary Vigilante
Synergy Consultants Inc., Seattle
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| 5:25 - 6:00 |
Question and Answers |
| 6:30 - 8:30 |
Buffet Reception
Bayview Room
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Thursday, February 17, 2000
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| DAY TWO |
SESSIONS IV - VIII |
| 8:30 - 9:30 |
SESSION IV - Impacts and Improvement of Airport Ground Access/Egress
While airplanes and their baggage-handling and services vehicles have received much of the attention, a lot of the air pollution generated by aviation activity comes from private ground access vehicles. As airport designers and transportation planners explore new ways to improve airport access and egress, reductions in air pollution may also be realized.
Geoffrey Gosling,Assistant Research Engineer
Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley
Panelists:
Richard Burke, Aviation Environmental Director
CH2M HILL, Los Angeles
Judy Christian, Transportation Manager
Landside Operations, City of Los Angeles
Anne Geraghty, Manager, Transportation Strategies Group
California Air Resources Board
Garth Hopkins, Aviation Planner
California Department of Transportation
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| 9:30 - 10:15 |
SESSION V - Airlines Meet the Challenge
Facing financial challenges from possible landing tariffs for emissions and the constraints imposed by aircraft service life as new engine technologies are developed, the airlines have begun to adopt operational procedures which can be implemented to curb emissions.
What the Airlines are Doing
Scott Belcher, Managing Director, Environmental Affairs
Air Transport Association
Delta's Mitigation Efforts
Ira G. Pearl, Director, Environmental Services
Delta Airlines
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| 10:15 - 10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30 - 11:45 |
SESSION VI - Technological Developments: Engines and Emissions
As attention is focused on the environmental impacts of air emissions, researches and engine manufacturers are developing new technologies to measure and monitor outputs and to reconfigure engine design to reduce emissions. These efforts have been fueled by regulatory demands and funded both by government and private industry.
What the Manufactures Are Doing
Willard J. Dodds, Manager, Combustion Technology Programs
General Electric Aircraft Engines
NASA's Role in Aircraft Emission Reduction Technologies
John Rohde, Emissions Reduction Project Manager
NASA Glenn Research Center
Non-Instrusive Aircraft Emission Measurements -
Ground-Based and Airborne
Dr. Erwin Lindermeir, Institute for Optoelectronics
German Center for Aerospace
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| 11:45 - 12:00 |
Question and Answers |
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch (on your own)
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| 1:00 - 2:30 |
SESSION VII - Planning for Aviation Air Impacts
As worldwide attention focuses on the environmental impacts of aviation air pollution, the growth of aviation continues to daunt planners and those charged with responsibility for setting standards and controlling the effects of growth. New operational measures are being tried as the bar is raised on standards, while regions where air pollution is rampant struggle with how to address conflicting needs
After the Kyoto Protocol: Adopting New Emissions Standards
Jane Hupe,Technical Advisor
Committee for Aviation Environmental Protection, ICAO
Zurich Airport Raises the Standards
Emanuel Fleuti,Head of Environment
Zurich Airport Authority
Air Quality Management at California Airports
Gary Honcoop, California Air Resources Board
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| 2:30 - 2:45 |
Break |
| 2:45 - 4:15 |
SESSION VIII - Modeling the Effects
Federal approved modeling activity, such as development of the EDMS (Emissions and Dispersion Modeling System) continues to be the focus of U.S. efforts. Though monitoring is more commonplace in Europe, it needs to be conducted in tandem with modeling efforts to insure that the models evolve.
EDMS 2000 and Beyond
Julie Ann Draper,EDMS Manager, Office of Environment and Energy
Federal Aviation Administration
Modeling to Evaluate Environmental Impacts at LAX
John R. Pearson,Senior Air Quality Engineer
Camp, Dresser & McKee, Irvine, California
A Critical Review of Air Monitoring Results On and Around Airports:
What We Know, What We Don't Know, and What We Need to Know
Mike Kenney, Environmental Scientist
URS Greiner, Tampa, Florida
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| 4:15 - 5:00 |
Questions, Answers, and Adjourn |
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