SWIFT 2018
 




PROGRAM

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Program subject to change.





Monday, September 10, 2018
07:30-17:30All September 10 daytime sessions are PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP presented by CAPTG. $210 fee to attend.
Pre-Conference Workshop by CAPTG Strategy 3 (Level 5)
07:30 - 08:00Registration/Hot Breakfast
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
08:00 - 08:05Opening Remarks (Pre-Conference Workshop: add'l fee)
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
08:05 - 08:50Owner's Perspective for Quality Under Operational Pressure (Pre-Conference Workshop: add'l fee)
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
08:50 - 09:40Balanced Asphalt Mix Designs (Pre-Conference Workshop: add'l fee)
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
09:40 - 09:55Coffee Break (Pre-Conference Workshop: add'l fee)
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
09:55-10:50Optimized Concrete Mix Designs (Pre-Conference Workshop: add'l fee)
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
10:50 - 11:30Maintenance of Pavements (Pre-Conference Workshop: add'l fee)
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
11:30 - 13:30LUNCH (Pre-Conference Workshop: add'l fee)
Fallsview Buffet (Dining Level)
13:30 - 14:15FAA Concrete and Asphalt Specifications Updates (Pre-Conference Workshop: add'l fee)
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
14:15 - 14:45Contractor Perspective on Quality (Pre-Conference Workshop: add'l fee)
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
14:45 - 15:00Coffee Break (Pre-Conference Workshop: add'l fee)
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
15:00 - 15:50Panel Discussion on Quality (Pre-Conference Workshop: add'l fee)
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
15:50 - 16:30Panel Discussion on Quality Cont'd (Pre-Conference Workshop: add'l fee)
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
16:30 - 17:30Networking Hour (with bar service) (Pre-Conference Workshop: add'l fee)
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
18:00 - 20:00Registration
Great Room Foyer (Level 3)
18:00 - 20:00Welcome Reception (Cash bar. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres)
Great Room Foyer (Level 3)

Tuesday, September 11, 2018
0800 - 08:30Coffee, tea & juice available
Great Room Foyer (Level 3)
08:30 - 09:00Opening Remarks / Greetings from YYZ
Great Room C (Level 3)
09:00 - 10:00Planning, Emergency Preparedness, Crisis Response and Business Continuity, ICS
Great Room C (Level 3)
Burl Hamm, Manager, Emergency Services and SMS, Edmonton Airports
Chris Waugh, Manager, Crisis Response & Business Continuity, Halifax Stanfield International Airport
Moderator: Jeff MacMillan, Director Operations, Halifax Stanfield International Airport
10:00 - 10:30Networking Break
Great Room Foyer (Level 3)
10:30 - 11:10Training & Staffing Strategies
Great Room C (Level 3)
Heather Pablico, Airside Safety Officer, Vancouver Airport Authority
Julio Pereira, Manager, Aeronautical Operations, EWR, Port Authority of NY & NJ
Moderator: Arnie Jassman, Manager, Airside Planning & Development, Vancouver Airport Authority
Fleet/Life Cycle of Equipment
Strategy 2 (Level 5)
Alexander Leonard, Manager, Mobile Equipment, Aéroports De Montréal
Henry Oberholster, Associate Director Energy and Fleet, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Moderator: Sylvain Marchand, Deputy Director, Airfield Maintenance and Mobile Equipment, Aéroports de Montréal
11:15 - 12:00NAV Canada
Great Room C (Level 3)
Sebastien Bourgon, Supervisor, Air Traffic Controller, NAV Canada
Moderator: Robin Hollett, Manager, Airside Operations, Ottawa International Airport
Environmental Sustainability
Strategy 2 (Level 5)
Zuller Botero, Director Infrastructure , YYC Calgary International Airport.
David Anderson, Aviation Specialist, Associated Engineering
Moderator: Jeff Mattson, Duty Manager, Airside Operations, Metropolitan Airports Commission
1200 - 1330Lunch
ON YOUR OWN
13:30 - 15:00Exhibitor meeting & presentation loading
Strategy 1 (Level 5)
13:30 - 14:10Challenge of Airports: Safety Management
Great Room C (Level 3)
Guillaume Dorval, Chief SMS (Safety Management System) and airside services, Aéroports de Montréal
Jason McArthur, Senior Program Analyst Safety Management System, Vancouver Airports Authority
Moderator: Neil Pritchard, Airfield Transformation Lead, Heathrow
Airfield Operation at Narita, Japan
Strategy 2 (Level 5)
Yutaka Yamamoto, Senior Manager, Civil Engineering, Narita International Airport Corporation
Moderator: Malcom Armstrong, Manager, Fleet Services , Sleeping Giant Enterprises - A Division of TBAS
Moderator: Robin Hollett, Manager, Airside Operations, Ottawa International Airport
When Things Go Wrong...
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
Gary Mitchell, Vice President, Airports and Pavement Technology, American Concrete Paving Association
Moderator: Myron Thiessen, Airfield Pavements and Standards Officer, Department of National Defence
14:15 - 15:00Fatigue Management: One Big Risk Factor
Great Room C (Level 3)
Clinton Marquardt, Human Fatigue Specialist, PMI Inc.
Moderator: Jason McArthur, Senior Program Analyst Safety Management System, Vancouver Airports Authority
ACRP Research on Airport Field and Technical Operations
Strategy 2 (Level 5)
Andrew Liebowitz, Manager, Aviation Financial Services, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on behalf of Airport Cooperative Research Program
Moderator: Jeff MacMillan, Director Operations, Halifax Stanfield International Airport
Runway Grooving at 14 Wing Greenwood (RCAF)
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
John Depman, Senior Estimator, Penhall Company
Jared Mitchell, Senior Airfield Engineer, Department of National Defence
Moderator: Myron Thiessen, Airfield Pavements and Standards Officer, Department of National Defence
15:00 - 15:30Coffee, tea & soft drinks available
Great Room Foyer (Level 3)
1500-2200Trade Show Set Up
Great Room A/B
15:30 - 16:10Roundtable: Airport Snow Removal Questions & Answers Dialogue
Great Room C (Level 3)
Moderator: Sylvain Marchand, Deputy Director, Airfield Maintenance and Mobile Equipment, Aéroports de Montréal
Moderator: Robin Hollett, Manager, Airside Operations, Ottawa International Airport
Increasing Density to improve Durability
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
Vince Aurilio, Executive Director, Ontario Asphalt Pavement Council
Moderator: Jared Mitchell, Senior Airfield Engineer, Department of National Defence
16:15 - 17:00Intelligent Compaction
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
Amma Wakefield, Canadian Regional Engineer, Asphalt Institute
Moderator: Jared Mitchell, Senior Airfield Engineer, Department of National Defence
17:30 - 21:00Team Eagle Sponsored Customer Hospitality Night
Hard Rock Cafe

Wednesday, September 12, 2018
07:45-08:15Refreshments
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
08:15 - 09:45PAVEAIR User Meeting/Seminar
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
Tim Parsons, Principal Civil Engineer, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
Jeffrey Gagnon, Airport Pavement R&D Manager, Federal Aviation Administration
Moderator: Leanne Whiteley-Lagace, Pavement Management Team Lead, Stantec
08:30 - 09:00Continental breakfast for first 200 attendees
Great Room Foyer (Level 3)
09:00 - 09:30Trade Show
Great Room A/B
09:45 - 10:10Refreshments
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
10:10 - 10:50Collection of Pavement Distress Data & Prioritization of DND's Pavement Needs
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
Peter-Paul Dzwilewski, Pavement Engineer, Applied Pavement Technology, Inc
Myron Thiessen, Airfield Pavements and Standards Officer, Department of National Defence
Moderator: Leanne Whiteley-Lagace, Pavement Management Team Lead, Stantec
10:50 - 11:30Airfield Pavement Maintenance Treatments/Distress Repair Options
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
Chris Olidis, Principal Engineer, Applied Research Associates Inc.
Moderator: Leanne Whiteley-Lagace, Pavement Management Team Lead, Stantec
12:00 - 14:00Lunch & Exhibitor Introductions (TRADE SHOW CLOSED)
Great Room C (Level 3)
14:00 - 16:00Trade show & cash bar
Great Room A/B
16:00 Grand Prize Draws - Must be present to win.
Great Room A/B
17:00Free Night
ON YOUR OWN

Thursday, September 13, 2018
0800Coffee, tea & juice available
Great Room Foyer (Level 3)
08:30 - 09:10Maintaining Operational Effectiveness During Major Airside Projects
Great Room C (Level 3)
Florian Schmidt, Chief Operating Officer, airsight GmbH
Speaker: Chris Stewart, Manager, Airside and Infrastructure Engineering, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Moderator: Chris Stewart, Manager, Airside and Infrastructure Engineering, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Lincoln Chan, Principal Project Manager, Hatch
Habitat Management for Wildlife Hazard Reduction
Strategy 2 (Level 5)
David Bradbeer, Wildlife Program Coordinator, Vancouver Airport Authority
Moderator: Arnie Jassman, Manager, Airside Planning & Development, Vancouver Airport Authority
Overview of the pavement research at the Centre for Pavement and Transportation Technology at the University of Waterloo
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
Dr. Hassan Baaj, Professor, University of Waterloo
Moderator: Chris Olidis, Principal Engineer, Applied Research Associates Inc.
09:15 - 10:00Trap and Release Programs
Strategy 2 (Level 5)
Stephen Bucciarelli, Owner, Predator Bird Services Inc.
Gary Searing, Wildlife Biologist, Airport Wildlife Management International
Moderator: Marc Gervais, Director, Airside Operations, Ottawa International Airport
Dealing with Permafrost Degradation Under Airport Pavements
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
Ludomir Uzarowski, Principal, Pavement and Materials Engineer, Golder Associates
Moderator: Chris Olidis, Principal Engineer, Applied Research Associates Inc.
10:00 - 10:30Coffee, tea & juice available
Great Room Foyer (Level 3)
10:30 - 11:10Process snow clearing on apron/ Economics, Efficiencies and Lessons Learned on Snowmelters
Great Room C (Level 3)
Benoit Poliquin, Airfield Maintenance Supervisor, Aéroports de Montréal
Paul Schenk, Manager, Terminal Development and Activation, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Moderator: Arnie Jassman, Manager, Airside Planning & Development, Vancouver Airport Authority
Safe Drone Integration in an Airport Environment
Strategy 2 (Level 5)
Dean Ervin, Director, Operations & Maintenance, Edmonton Airports
Florian Schmidt, Chief Operating Officer, airsight GmbH
Moderator: Jeff MacMillan, Director Operations, Halifax Stanfield International Airport
Iqaluit Airport Redevelopment Project - Pavement Design & Construction Challenges
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
Jean-Martin Croteau, Technical Director, Colas Canada
Moderator: Chris Olidis, Principal Engineer, Applied Research Associates Inc.
11:15 - 12:00Developing a Work Plan/Maintenance Scheduling
Great Room C (Level 3)
Joshua Kolstee, Service & Asset Management Planner, Halifax Stanfield International Airport
Leon Van Dyke, General Maintenance Supervisor (Electrical), The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Moderator: Chris Altass, Manager of Airside Services, Halifax Stanfield International Airport
Innovation and the Future of Airfield Maintenance Equipment
Strategy 2 (Level 5)
John Emil Halden, Project Manager, Semcon Devotek AS
Moderator: Darryl Dowd, Director, Operations, Winnipeg Airport Authority
Airfield Pavement Performance - Issues and Answers
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
Keith Foster, Director, Expertise Materials Engineering and Quality, Englobe
Moderator: Chris Olidis, Principal Engineer, Applied Research Associates Inc.
12:00 - 13:30Lunch
ON YOUR OWN
13:30 - 14:10Runway Condition Reporting Panel
Great Room C (Level 3)
Moderator: Marc Gervais, Director, Airside Operations, Ottawa International Airport
Hans Jorgen Bugge, Senior Project Manager, Avinor
Steve McKeown, President, Team Eagle Ltd.
Armann Norheim, Rapporteur ICAO Friction Task Force, Civil Aviation Authority – Norway
Captain Ron Olmstead, YYZ Standards Pilot B737, Flight Technical and Operations, WestJet
Michael Thornley, Instructor Pilot, Transport Canada
Captain Bradley Waddell, Flight Technical Manager, Advanced Technology and Fuel Programs, Air Canada
Development of High Performance Mixes for Canadian Airports
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
(Frank) Yang Liu, PhD Candidate, University of Waterloo
Rabiah Rizvi, Golder Associates
Moderator: Kevin Seow, Senior Project Manager, Hatch Corporation, Hatch Corporation
14:15- 15:00Design and Construction of the Flexible and Rigid Pavements for the New East Apron VI Remote Stands at Vancouver International Airport
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
Benson Nguyen, Project Engineer, Hatch Corporation
Ryan Farage, Civil Engineer, Hatch Corporation
Moderator: Kevin Seow, Senior Project Manager, Hatch Corporation, Hatch Corporation
15:00 - 15:30Coffee, tea & soft drinks available
Great Room Foyer (Level 3)
15:30 - 16:10Runway Condition Reporting Panel (cont'd)
Great Room C (Level 3)
Moderator: Marc Gervais, Director, Airside Operations, Ottawa International Airport
Hans Jorgen Bugge, Senior Project Manager, Avinor
Armann Norheim, Rapporteur ICAO Friction Task Force, Civil Aviation Authority – Norway
Steve McKeown, President, Team Eagle Ltd.
Captain Ron Olmstead, YYZ Standards Pilot B737, Flight Technical and Operations, WestJet
Michael Thornley, Instructor Pilot, Transport Canada
Captain Bradley Waddell, Flight Technical Manager, Advanced Technology and Fuel Programs, Air Canada
Design and Construction of the Asphalt and Concrete Pavement at Terminal 1 Gate 193 New Apron at Pearson International Airport
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
Kevin Seow, Senior Project Manager, Hatch Corporation, Hatch Corporation
Abraham Ahumada, Project Engineer , Hatch Corporation, Hatch Corporation
Moderator: Chris Stewart, Manager, Airside and Infrastructure Engineering, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
16:15 - 17:00Geotechnical Investigations and Design for Hot Mix Asphalt Paving on Existing Gravel Runway at Mary River Airport, Baffinland Iron Mine, Nunavut
Strategy 3 (Level 5)
Moderator: Chris Stewart, Manager, Airside and Infrastructure Engineering, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Harvie Buitelaar, Global Director, Aviation, HATCH
18:00 - 19:00Cocktails (cash bar) & Networking (Cash for 50/50 in support of Hope Air)
Great Room Foyer (Level 3)
19:00 - 20:15Dinner
Great Room C (Level 3)
20:15 - 21:00Keynote Address - Dee Brasseur
Great Room C (Level 3)
Deanna (Dee) M. Brasseur, Major (Ret’d) C.M., C.D.
21:00 - 22:00Closing Remarks / Networking
Great Room C (Level 3)