Tuesday Edition, October 18
Tuesday's News and Commentary
- Breakfast meeting: Associates Get an Update on Airport Trends
- Press Release: Business Partners Elect New Board Members
- Press Release: Airports Honor John Infanger for 25 Years of Service
- General Session: Garry Ridge: Leadership -- It's Not All About You
- Tradeshow Classroom: The Communication Evolution
- Concurrent: Systematically & Strategically Managing Change
- Concurrent: The Air Travel Experience – Is This as Good as it Gets?
- Concurrent: Getting Touch with the Future of Aviation Security Systems
- Concurrent: FBOs and Airports: Strategies for a More Successful Partnership
- Concurrent: NextGen Could Lead to Huge Cost Savings
Video Coverage
ACI-NA this year will prepare nightly webcasts summarizing the day's activites. Today's clip is now posted on the conference home page.
Press Clips
- AirportBusness.com: ACI-NA Commissioners Award Scholarships to Aviation Students, Oct. 17
- AirportBusness.com: AB Editor's Log: Reporting from the ACI-NA conference in San Diego, Oct. 18
- Centre for Aviation: Time to Re-think US Airport Funding, Oct. 18
- World Airport: US Airport Leaders Blast Government Over Funding, Oct. 18.
Wednesday's Events
Airport Forum with the FAA
- 8:30 - 10 a.m.; Room 6CF
Airport Forum with TSA, CBP & Transport Canada
- 10:30 a.m. - Noon; Room 6CF
Airport Membership offical meeting
- Noon, Room 9
Chairman's Honors Luncheon
- 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.; Room 6AB
Final Education Session: Planning for the Future with a Cloudy Crystal Ball
- 3 - 4:30 p.m.; Room 6CF
Closing Night Event
Be prepared to have a good time on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the closing night event of the ACI-NA 20th Annual Conference and Exhibition. Join our 2012 Annual conference host Calgary as we get a sneak peak at all that it has to offer during the first hour of the evening, at our Calgary-themed reception. This year’s closing night event will be held at the brand new Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier.
The venue, which is San Diego’s newest event facility, features views of Coronado, San Diego International Airport and downtown San Diego will provide the setting for an unforgettable closing night event. Bring your dancing shoes and enjoy the California surfing sounds of Woodie & the Longboards as we spend the remainder of the evening celebrating “under the boardwalk” in a carnival like setting.
Did You Know . . .
San Diego in history:
One of the most impressive and popular attractions in San Diego is Balboa Park. The park was named after the Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa and was founded in 1868. One of the most highly rated films in American cinematic history is Citizen Kane. Much of the exterior of Charles Foster Kane’s mansion were shot amongst the historic buildings of Balboa Park. Oh, the park is also the home of the San Diego Zoo and 15 museums including San Diego Air & Space Museum, Museum of Photographic Arts, Reuben H Fleet Science Center, San Diego Art Institute and San Diego Automotive Museum.
Aviation in San Diego:
The Low Speed Wind Tunnel, located at 3050 Pacific Highway, originally began operations under the direction of Consolidated Vultee (Convair) in May 1947. General Dynamics assumed operations in 1961 when the company acquired Convair. General Dynamics' Convair Division (and later Lockheed) operated the facility until a private company took over in 1994. The LSWT remains the only privately held low-speed aeronautical wind tunnel in the United States.
From Centerlines Weekly Update . . .
New Research Posted
Strategies for Reuse of Underutilized or Vacant Airport Facilities: Airport Cooperative Research Program presents an overview of the issues surrounding the reuse of aeronautical facilities and terminals.
Investigating Safety Impacts of Energy Technologies on Airports and Aviation: ACRP explores physical, visual, and communications systems interference impacts from energy technologies on airports and aviation safety. The energy technologies that are the focus of this report include the following:
- Solar photovoltaic panels and farms,
- Concentrating solar power plants,
- Wind turbine generators and farms, and
- Traditional power plants.
Passenger Level of Service and Spatial Planning for Airport Terminals: ACRP examines passenger perception of level of service related to space allocation in specific areas within airport terminals. The report evaluates level-of-service standards applied in the terminal planning and design process while testing the continued validity of historic space allocation parameters that have been in use for more than 30 years.
