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Tuesday Conference Schedule

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Time Tuesday
08:00-09:00 Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Canadian Airports Council and Billy Bishop Airport/Ports Toronto
09:00-09:05 Land Acknowledgment
09:00-09:10 Opening remarks and welcome by Bird Strike Association of Canada
09:10-09:15 Welcome – Bird Strike Committee – USA
09:15-09:20 Welcome – Kelowna International Airport
09:20-09:50 Keynote Speaker
09:50-10:50

Technical Session 1: Radar Applications 1
Jim Laughlin, moderator

09:50-10:20 It can’t be done, except we did – using avian radar to identify, predict and respond to flocking waterfowl hazards
David Bradbeer & Jeff Follett (TS1P1)
10:20-10:50

Avian radar data integration and complementarity with field observations: A key to success
Maxime Allard & Andrea Brown (TS1P2)

10:50-11:10 Morning BreakSponsored by Vancouver International Airport
11:10-12:10

Panel Discussion
Raising the bar: Airport wildlife management above and beyond the regulations
Pierre Molina, moderator
Panelists:
*David Bradbeer, Wildlife Program Specialist, Vancouver International Airport
*Cathy Boyles, Wildlife Administrator, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
*Jeff Kolodzinski, Supervising Wildlife Biologist, The Port Authority of NY & NJ

12:10-12:30 BSAC Presidential Address
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Technical Session 2: Data & Risk
Devon Harris, moderator
14:00-14:30

Line of sight: simulated aerial avian predators can reduce problematic bird flyovers of airfields
Jeremy Nicholson, William O’Shea, Neil Coughlan, Thomas Kelly & Neil Mitham (TS2P3)

14:30-15:00

An analysis of wildlife-strike data from the 30 busiest commercial airports in Brazil
Flavio Mendonca & Joao Garcia (TS2P4)

15:00-15:30

Why wildlife data matters to all size airports
Sarah Gagnon, Pierre Molina & Maxime Allard (TS2P5)

15:30-16:00 Afternoon Break
15:30-17:00 Technical Session 3: Design & Operation
Devon Harris, moderator
16:00-16:30

Bird strike threat on jet airliners: Current protection and prevention techniques, focus on certification requirements
Beatriz Angulo-Ibanez & Antoine Pilon (TS3P6)

16:30-17:00 Influence of take-off power on bird ingestion threat
Duncan Macdougall & Antoine Pilon (TS3P7)
17:00-18:00 Conference ReceptionSponsored by Detect
   

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