DAY 1 – TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017

OPENING SESSION

 

Official Opening

 

Moderator: STEPHEN P. CREAMER, Director, Air Navigation Bureau – ICAO

09:30 – 10:40

 

Opening Remarks

 

·         HAJIME YOSHIMURA, President, Air Navigation Commission, ICAO

·         ANGELA GITTENS, Director General, ACI

 

Keynote Speech

 

·         JEFF SKILES, First Officer of US Airways Flight 1549

The Miracle on the Hudson

 

Q&A

10:40 – 11:00

Coffee Break sponsored by Avisure Pty Ltd.

UNITING THE COMMUNITY

 

Moderator: STEPHEN P. CREAMER, Director, Air Navigation Bureau – ICAO

11:00 – 12:00

 

Regulators, industry and service providers all have different responsibilities; however, they all share a common objective of reducing the hazards of wildlife strikes to aircraft. The session will provide brief statements by relevant International Organizations and a forum for exchanging the various points of view among stakeholders.

 

Statements by International Organizations

Safety, economic and efficiency concerns of wildlife strikes.

Sharing the Skies: Responsibilities and examples of cooperation among stakeholders.

 

Speakers

·         Gilberto Lopez-Meyer, Senior Vice President, Safety & Flight Ops, IATA

·         CAPT. RON ABEL, President, IFALPA

·         NICO VOORBACH, Director, ICAO and Industry Affairs, CANSO

·         MICHAEL W. HOHM, Director of ICAO Liaison, IBAC

·         XAVIER JOLIVET, ICCAIA (AIRBUS SAS, Director of Flight Safety, Safety Enhancement)

 

Q&A


 

THE GLOBAL PICTURE

12:00 – 12:45

Moderator: STEPHEN P. CREAMER, Director, Air Navigation Bureau – ICAO

Data on wildlife strikes help to better understand the dynamic of the wildlife strike problem. This session will deliver a “where we are” on a global scale and provide statistical analysis of wildlife strikes, international Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) on wildlife strike  hazard reduction. This reveals trends that will assist the community to recognize areas of concern to be addressed through various means, such as effective wildlife control programmes.

 

Presentations

 

Speakers

·         YONG WANG, Chief, Airport Operations and Infrastructure, ICAO

Understanding the trends of wildlife strikes

 

·         TOM MISTOS, Chief, Oversight Support Unit, ICAO

Wildlife strikes reporting methods (ECCAIRS)

 

Q&A

12:45 – 13:00

NICO NIJENHUIS, CEO of Clear Flight Solutions

13:00 – 14:30

Lunch Break sponsored by Clear Flight Solutions/AERIUM Analytics


 

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

 

Moderator: KIRSTEN RIENSEMA, Air Navigation Commissioner and United Kingdom

                                                            Alternate Representative on the Council to ICAO

14:30 – 16:00

 

This session will focus on regulatory requirements on wildlife control. CAAs from different continents will have the opportunity to present their own national regulatory framework and share their experiences and challenges.

 

Speakers

 

·         NICK YEARWOOD, Strategy and Policy Specialist, UK CAA

Performance Beyond Compliance, a UK perspective

 

·         JOHN WELLER, Wildlife Biologist, FAA

 

·         ANITA ADJEI-NMASHIE, Manager, Aerodrome Safety & Standards, Ghana CAA

Data-driven strategy to reduce wildlife strike hazards

 

·         DEO CHANDRA LAL KARN, Director, Domestic Airport Operation and Facilitation

Department, CAA of Nepal

Challenges in the Regulations of Wildlife Hazard Management

 

·         CAPT. HENRIQUE RUBENS BALTA DE OLIVEIRA, Wildlife Strike Risk Advisor, CENIPA

Two Aviation Authorities to Reach One Goal

·         MARTA GIORDANO, Ornithologist, France DGCA

PICA, the French database to notify and analyze birdstrikes

 

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee Break sponsored by IATA

16:30 – 17:00

 

Panel Session

Q&A

End of Day 1


 

DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017

INTRODUCTION

09:00 – 09:10

 

Speaker

 

·         DAVID GAMPER, Director, Safety, Technical and Legal Affairs, ACI

 

BEST PRACTICES

 

 

Moderator: RISHI TARKUDIN, Director, Safety and Technical, ACI Africa

 

09:10 – 10:30

Planning of Wildlife Management

 

Speakers

 

·         MICHEL GLORIEUX, Wildlife Manager, Geneva Airport

Aerodrome Wildlife Hazard Management Plan (WHMP)

 

·         CAMILLA ROSENQUIST, Wildlife Manager, Copenhagen Airport

Risk assessment and data collection for risk assessment

 

·         ANASTASIOS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, Head Wildlife and Biodiversity Management,

Athens Airport

Training for Wildlife Control Officers

 

Q&A

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee Break sponsored by Pennington Seed, Inc.


 

BEST PRACTICES (cont.)

 

Moderator: GARY SEARING, Executive Director, Birdstrike Canada

11:00 – 12:45

 

Implementation of Best Practices ‑ Methods and Techniques

 

Speakers

 

·         DAVID BRADBEER, Wildlife Program Specialist, Airside Operations, Vancouver Airport

Habitat Management

 

·         STEVE OSMEK, Manager, Airport Biologist, Seattle-Tacoma Airport

Avian Radar & FOD Sensors: Operationalized

 

·         NICK ATWELL, Manager, Aviation Wildlife Hazard, Portland Airport

Raptor trap-and-release

 

·         TANYA DRAPEAU, Site Manager, AVISURE

Wildlife Harassment Program, Tools and Practices

 

Q&A

12:45 – 13:00

SIETE HAMMINGA, CEO Robin Radar Systems, the Netherlands

WILDLIFE TALK

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch sponsored by ACI


 

SPECIFIC ISSUES

 

Moderator: EOIN RYAN, Vice President, International Training

                                              Dublin Airport Authority International

14:00 – 15:10

 

 

Speakers

·         JUERGEN EBERT, Wildlife Control Coordinator, Frankfurt Airport

Terrestrial Land Animal Management

 

·         MELISSA HOFFMANN, Senior Wildlife Officer, South Africa Airport

Use of Working Dogs ‑ Lessons from 20 years’ experience

 

·         BEN SHERTZER, Wildlife Administrator, Pittsburgh International Airport

Working with the off-airport community

 

·         ANDY BAXTER, Wildlife Manager, Birdstrike Management Ltd., Heathrow Airport

Effective national bird strike reporting procedures and their impact on individual airport risk management

 

Q&A

15:10 – 15:30

Coffee Break


 

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND FUTURE TRENDS

 

Moderator: ANDY BAXTER, Wildlife Manager, Birdstrike Management Ltd.

            Heathrow Airport

15:30 – 17:00

 

Performance, Improvement and Perspectives

 

Speakers

 

·         PIERRE MOLINA, Executive Director, Falcon Environmental Inc.

How to assess your strategy to manage wildlife (WHMP)?

 

·         TRAVIS DEVAULT, Project Leader, USDA WS National Wildlife Research Center

Current Research

 

·         EDWIN HERRICKS, Professor Emeritus, Illinois University

An Overview of New and Emerging Technologies

 

·         PETER HEMMINGSEN, Chief Executive Officer, ASCENDXYZ

One Step in the Future: Satellite-based Technologies

 

Q&A


End of Day 2


 

DAY 3 – THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017

CAN AIRPORTS DO IT ALONE?

 

Moderator: MICHAEL J. BEGIER, National Coordinator, Airport Wildlife Hazards Program

             USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services

09:00 – 10:40

 

Responsibilities of All Stakeholders

The most efficient way to prevent wildlife strikes would involve all stakeholders. This session will bring together airport operators, airlines, air traffic management, aircraft manufacturers and other stakeholders to share their viewpoints on working together to reduce wildlife strike hazards.

 

Speakers

 

·         MICHAEL J. BEGIER, National Coordinator, Airport Wildlife Hazards Program,

USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services

Importance of land use off airports; case studies of collaboration between airports

and local communities

 

·         CAPT. HERIBERTO SALAZAR-EGUILUZ, AGE Committee Chairman, IFALPA

What is the pilot's responsibility?

How should pilots report a strike to the aircraft?

 

·         NICO VOORBACH, Director, ICAO and Industry Affairs, CANSO

ATC View

 

·         CHRIS DEMERS, Flight Safety Office engineer, Pratt & Whitney

New Developments on Aircraft Engine Design vs. Bird Strikes

 

·         ALBERT DE HOON, Senior Advisor Wildlife Strike Prevention, CAA-Netherlands

Multiple Stakeholder Approach

 

Q&A

10:40 – 10:50

PHILIPPE BOITEUX, Airbus

The Video: ‘Story of Airbird, Birdstrikes Mitigation in Airbus’

10:50 – 11:20

Coffee Break sponsored by Airbus


 

BIRD STRIKE/WILDLIFE STRIKE COMMITTEES

 

Moderator: JOHN WELLER, Vice Chairman, Bird Strike Committee USA

11:20 – 12:10

 

Importance of Establishing Committees

Annex 14 — Aerodromes, Volume I — Aerodrome Design and Operations requires that wildlife strike hazards on, or in the vicinity of, an aerodrome to be assessed through the establishment of national procedures and an ongoing evaluation of wildlife hazards by competent personnel. The establishment of a national committee, covered in Airport Services Manual, Part 3 — Wildlife Control and Reduction (Doc 9137), is ideally suited to addressing this task. Such committees are popular forums to gain and exchange information on research and development in airport wildlife control.

 

Speakers

·         SARAH BRAMMELL, Chair, Bird Strike Committee, USA

BSC USA Committee: Role, Composition, and Goals – Lessons Learned

 

·         NICHOLAS CARTER, Adviser to the Presidency of the Board of Directors

CARSAMPAF (South American and the Caribbean Regional

Bird/Wildlife Hazard Prevention Committee)

Regional Perspectives

 

·         CAPT. ROB VAN EEKEREN, President, World Birdstrike Association (WBA)

Update on the WBA

 

Q&A

CLOSING REMARKS

12:10 – 12:40

 

 

·         STEPHEN P. CREAMER, Director, Air Navigation Bureau, ICAO

Outcomes of Symposium

 


 

OPTIONAL WORKSHOP

14:30 – 16:30

 

Techniques of Bird/Wildlife Strike Reporting, using ECCAIRS

 

Speaker

 

·         TOM MISTOS, Chief, Oversight Support Unit, ICAO

 

End of Symposium