2015 Conference Presentations

Tuesday,  September 15

Who Done It? Ingestions, Species and Phase of Flight – Thomas Kelly
Eco–Friendly BASHM Measures: Exceeding Expectations of an Increasingly Eco–Sensitive World – K.N. Suresh Kumar
 “Turn That Light Off Please”: Update on the Use of a Non–Lethal Wildlife Deterrence Device – Donald Ronning
Using Ad Hoc Teamwork to Influence a Flock – Katie Genter
Shorebird Management Using Trained Falcons & Teamwork at YVR – David Bradbeer
Wildlife Hazard or National Resource? Inter–Agency Collaboration and Wildlife Management at the Jackson Hole Airport – Lisa Harmon
Identifying and Dealing with Potential Goose Hazards at CPH, Denmark – Thomas Kjær Christensen
CONOPS and OPSCON: One Example of Integrating Avian Radar Into Airport Operations – Steven Osmek
Operational Improvement of Version 3 Concept Learned from the BIRDS at Haneda Airport – Yasushi Takeda
Airport Bird Activity Monitoring and Mitigation: The Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Approach – Dennis Vincenzi
Promoting GIS–Based Bird and Wildlife Data Collection by the Airports Operations and Maintenance Staff – Tiina Maripuu

Wednesday,  September 16

Record Number of Strikes Reported to FAA in 2014: Is This Good or Bad? – Richard Dolbeer
Study and Growth on ‘Bird Strike’ at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), Nepal – Ram Mani Thapaliya
Analyzing Ten Years of USAF Vulture Data – Brent Curlee
Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 125: Balancing Airport Stormwater and Bird Hazard Management – Amy Reed
Survival and Management of Red–Tailed Hawks at Vancouver International Airport – Gary Searing
Panel Discussion: Raptor Management and What to Do With Resident/Returning Birds – Carole Hallett, Pierre Molina
Managing Bird Strike Risk through Insect Control: Two Airport Case Studies – Maxime Allard
It’s Not About the Honey–Mitigating Airport Bird Hazards While Attracting Native Pollinators – Hannah Trageser
A Three–Year Long Project to Reduce Bird Strikes Caused by the American Kestrel for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Montreal – Gray Wilson

Thursday,  September 17

An Inside Look at Bird Ingestion Engine Certification Standards for Commercial and Business Jet Engines – Christopher Demers
Panel Discussion: Strike Reporting, What Can the Air Crew and Airport Ops Realistically Provide? – Christopher Demers, Julian Reed, Steve Jangelis, Rob Chevalier, Cathy Boyles
The Challenge of Assessing Your Wildlife Program in 2015: KPIs Are Your Answer – Pierre Molina
What is Remarkable is That it Was Remarkable! – Phil Shaw
Population Recovery and Bird Hazards: Threats/ Responses–Case of Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) in Ireland – Jeremy Nicholson
Evaluating Helicopter/VTOL Bird Strike Risks – Bethany Thurber–Duggan
Smart Analytics for Human, Bird & Airplane Safety – Ravi Katukam
Keeping Wildlife Control Personnel Safe: A First Responder’s Resource on Avian Mortalities – Ildiko Szabo
Bird Strikes with Turbofan Engines: Is There a Light–induced Bias to Left or Right Position? – William Barnes

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