Conference Schedule - 2023
Parking is not included with your Conference Registration. Parking is $22 per night in the hotel parking lot (unlimited in and out for hotel registered guests). If you park at the Barney Allis Plaza Parking garage across the street from the Marriott the rate for that garage is $12 per day. Open surface parking lot behind hotel is $5 per day, There no in and out on the Barney Allis and open parking lot.
August 23, 2023- Wednesday
Golf Tournament Sponsored by Coffman Associates
Cost per Player - $50.00 includes Lunch
1030 Golf Tournament - The Sunflower Hills Golf Club
12220 Riverview Road Bonner Springs, KS 66012
1030 Lunch
1130 Tee Time
All Conference Activities are in the Muehlebach Tower at the Marriott - Downtown Kansas City
Conference Registration
Cocktail Reception
1700 - 1900 Cocktail Reception - Colonial/Imperial Ballroom & Exhibit Area
August 24 - Thursday
0730 - 1800 Conference Registration Open - Muehlebach Tower
0730 - 0900 Continental Breakfast - Colonial/Imperial Ballroom & Exhibit Area
Breakfast Sponsored by Olsson
0730 - 1200 Exhibit Area Open - Colonial/Imperial Ballroom
Coffee Break Sponsorship Available
0900 - 1030 State Meetings
Missouri - Truman A
Nebraska - Truman B
Kansas- Trianon A/B
Iowa - Trianon C/D
1030 - 1100 Morning Break - Colonial/Imperial Ballroom & Exhibit Area
Sponsorship Available
1100-1150 Break-Out Sessions #1
AG Sprayers and Your Airport - Jeff Deitering, FAA Central Region & Jerry Searle, HDR- Truman A
Airfield Concrete Pavement Construction (Using AC 150/5370-10H - Gary Mitchell, Chief of Engineering & Construction, ACPA & Dan Wilson, FAA Airports Central Region - Truman B
TSA Update and Q & A - Sam Fuller & Tony Metcalf (KS), DHS - Trianon A/B
Stop the Change Order Game on Your Projects! - Shelley Armato, MySmartPlans - Trianon C/D
1200 - 1350 Welcome Luncheon & FAA Awards— Royal Hall
Pete Bunce, President/CEO, GAMA
FAA Awards - Jim Johnson Central Region Airports
Welcome Luncheon Sponsorship Available
1400 - 1830 Exhibit area Open - Colonial/Imperial Ballroom
Understanding the SMS Rule for Airports & Why Hazard Identification is so important- Scott Simpson, SSI Instruction, COO - Truman A/B
George Jetson's Guide to Airport Leases - C. Edward Young, Jetlaw, LLC- Truman B
MCI Runway 1L-19R Reconstruction Project Spotlight - Matt Walsh, HNTB & Mallie Hare, Kansas City Aviation - Trianon A/B
How to Make Your Asphalt Runway Last More Than 20 Years! - John Hunter & Joe LaRusso, Asphalt Systems- Trianon C/D
1500 - 1530 Afternoon Break - Colonial/Imperial Ballroom & Exhibit Area
Break Snacks and Drinks Sponsored by Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC
Concretes Sponsored by American Concrete Pavement Association
1530 - 1630 Break-Out Sessions #3
How We Kept the Runway Operational While Extending it- Ryan Lorton, Burns & McDonnell & Michael Parks, Columbia Regional Airport- Truman A
Airport Electrification - Jose Villareal (moderator), Eric Putnam, Burns & McDonnell & Larry Peet, Johnson County Airport Commission - Truman B
AIP & Airport Development Project Overview - Andrea McKinnie & Brian Tompkins, FAA Airports Central Region- Trianon A/B
How to Leverage Your Prices & Measure Your FBO - Kyle Eiserer Airside FBO, LLC- Trianon C/D
Contract Towers - Steve Stockam, Olsson- TBD
1630 - 1830 Cocktail Reception - Colonial/Imperial Ballroom & Exhibit Area
Reception Sponsored by Burns & McDonnell
August 25 - Friday
0700 - 0800 Breakfast - Colonial/Imperial Ballroom & Exhibit Area
Breakfast Sponsored By HNTB
0700 - 1330 Exhibit Area Open - Colonial/Imperial Ballroom & Exhibit Area
Coffee Break Sponsorship Available
0800-1000 Morning Coffee - Colonial/Imperial Ballroom & Exhibit Area
0900-0950 Break-Out Sessions #4
Advance Air Mobility, Vertiports, UAS Detection and Mitigation and Commercial Space - The New Mission of the Airports and Emerging Entrants Branch - Jason Knipp – FAA Central Region- Truman A
Hot Topics in Airport Certification - Mark Cozad & Andrew Edgar, FAA Airports Central Region - Truman B
Aviation Weather & What the National Weather Service Can Do For You - Kenny Podrazik & Chelsea Kenyon, CWSU-ZKC National Weather Service - Trianon A/B
1000 - 1030 Break - Colonial/Imperial Ballroom & Exhibit Area
Friday Morning Break Sponsorship Available
Airport Vegetation Management, Challenges and Solutions - Mike Maine, Nutrien - Truman A
What's New on Airport Airspace Submittals: AC 150/5300-20 and ADIP (7480 Module) - John Karrasch, FAA Airports Central Region- Truman B
NEPA Updates, Documentation and Best Practices - Scott Tener, FAA Airports Central Region - Trianon A/B
Airport Operations Tracking Systems in the Real World - Ivan Vasquez, 1200 aero; Mark Scandalia, Paso Robles Municipal Airport; Peter Cevallos, Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport; Matt Grenoble, Sheboygan County Memorial Airport - Trianon C/D
Airport Wildlife Management - Dan McMurtry, USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services - Truman A
Title VI Compliance is Coming!!!! Are You Ready for an Audit - Hilary Fletcher, Jviation, a Woolpert Company- Truman B
AOPA Update - Tom Chandler, Regional Manager, Central Southwest AOPA - Trianon A/B
Audio Visual (for all activities) Sponsored by Kansas City Aviation Department
*Note - All Sessions are based on availability of speakers and material. Some topics may change due to unforeseen circumstances