Alpa Cargo Conference

Air Cargo Safety and Security: Closing the Gaps

Omni Shoreham Hotel | Washington, DC

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Agenda

APRIL 17, 2012
For conference presentations please see llist on the right ------------------->

8:30 – 8:35 AM        WELCOME ADDRESS
Captain Bill Soer – Chairman, President’s Committee for Cargo, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l

8:35 – 9:05 AM        KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The Honorable Chip Cravaack – U.S. House of Representatives Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, and Homeland Security Committee

9:05 – 10:25 AM      GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES
Captain Lee Moak – President, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
The Honorable Deborah Hersman – Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board
Ms. Peggy Gilligan – Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration
Mr. John Sammon – Assistant Administrator, Office of Security Policy and Industry Engagement, Transportation Security Administration
Mr. Steve Alterman – President, Cargo Airline Association
Ms. Sharon L. Pinkerton – Senior Vice President Legislative and Regulatory Policy, Airlines for America

10:25 – 10:45 AM    COFFEE BREAK

10:45 – 11:30 AM    CARRIAGE OF LITHIUM BATTERIES – THE ICAO AGREEMENT AND BEYOND
First Officer Mark Rogers – Director of Dangerous Goods Programs, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
Mr. Richard Hill – William J. Hughes Technical Center Office, Aviation Research Division, Federal Aviation Administration
Mr. George Kerchner – Executive Director, PRBA – The Rechargeable Battery Association
First Officer Mark Rogers – Director of Dangerous Goods Programs, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l

11:30 – 12:30 PM    ALL-CARGO SECURITY
Captain Fred Eissler – Aviation Security Chairman, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
Mr. Christopher Bidwell – Vice President, Security and Facilitation, Airports Council International – North America
Ms. Elizabeth Shaver – Director of Cargo Services, Airlines for America
Mr. Warren Miller – Branch Chief, Air Cargo Policy, Transportation Security Administration

12:30 -1:30 PM        LUNCH

1:30 – 3:00 PM        PERSPECTIVES ON FLIGHT TIME/DUTY TIME FOR ALL-CARGO OPERATIONS
Captain Bill Soer – Chairman, President’s Committee for Cargo, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
The Honorable Mark Rosekind, Ph.D. – Member, National Transportation Safety Board
Mr. Jim Winkelman – Director of Regulatory Compliance, Alaska Airlines
Mr. Michael Robbins – Director of Government Affairs, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l

3:00 – 3:45 PM     BILATERAL ISSUES AND TRADE AGREEMENTS
Mr. Russ Bailey, Attorney, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
Mr. Wendell Albright – Director, Office of Aviation Negotiations, Department of State
Ms. Nancy Sparks – Managing Director, Regulatory and Industry Affairs, Federal Express Corporation

3:45 – 4:15 PM    COFFEE BREAK

4:15 – 5:15 PM    ARFF PROTECTION OF ALL-CARGO OPERATIONS
First Officer Steve Jangelis – Airport and Ground Environment Group Chairman, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
Mr. Timothy Sampey - Airport Operations District Chief, Chicago Fire Department
Mr. Jack Kreckie – Regulatory Affairs Officer, Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Working Group
Mr. Keith Bagot – Airport Safety Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration Technology Research and Development

5:15 PM    CLOSING REMARKS AND ADJOURNMENT
The Honorable Michael Huerta, Acting Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration