Tuesday, August 13
Measuring Effectiveness – Strike Data Evaluations and the Question of Standardization – John R Weller
Bird Strike Prevention – An Operational Approach – Isabel Metz
Bird Strikes are NOT Random! – William Barnes
Bird Strikes to Aircraft Sensors: An Overlooked Concern for Aviation Safety? – Richard Dolbeer
Enhancing Risk Management for Bird Strikes: An Update to NEXRAD Biological Target Risk Alterations – Major Donald Lewis
Efficacy of Robotic Falcons as a Bird Strike Reduction Tool at Major International Airports – Jordan Cicoria
“Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Deer Management for Aviation Safety”: Managing White Tailed Deer Populations on Military Installations to Minimize the Risk of Deer Strikes – Michael Luna
An Airline Perspective on Airport Wildlife Strikes – Troy Levanen
An Airport Perspective on Airline Wildlife – Steve Osmek
The Data Delirium – Wildlife Strike Reporting Gaps Between Countries – Nick Yearwood
Human Fatalities and Destroyed Aircraft Due to Wildlife Strikes, 1912 to Present – Phil Shaw
Use Caution, Birds in Vicinity – Gary Cooke
Thousands of Images and the Big Picture: Site Specific Long-Term and Seasonal Bird Assessments Using Wildlife Camera Trapping and Automated Object Counting in Remote Locations – Taylor Houston
Alternative Land Covers May Not Influence Bird Communities But How About Extreme Observations? – Raymond Iglay
Common Themes within Wildlife Hazard Management; Delivery of International Best Practice – Andy Baxter
Urban Concentration of Large-Mass Flocking Species: Management Strategies for a New Airport in Australia – Jeff Follett
Wildlife Hazard Management: An Analysis of Wildlife-Strike Data from the Five Busiest Airports in Brazil [2011-2018] – Flavio Mendonca
Wednesday, August 14
Be Proactive: The Abundance-based Strike Risk Index – Maxime Allard
Premium Methods for Wildlife Strike Reduction – Andy Baxter
Long-Term Monitoring: An Essential Component of Airport Wildlife Management Programs – Gary Searing
Panel Discussion – Standardized Metrics, Do We Need them and What Should They Be? – Gary Searing, John Weller, Nick Yearwood, Pierre Molina, and Nick Atwell
Workshop 1: Species Management – Gulls & Geese
Workshop 2: Introductory Topics in Airport Wildlife Management
Workshop 3: Advanced Topics in Airport Wildlife Management
Workshop 4: Standardized Metrics – What Data Should We Be Recording?
Thursday, August 15
Wildlife Strikes: Investigate, Litigate or Prevaricate, Part II – Phil Shaw
The Use of Avian Radar at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Quantitatively Access and Manage Bird Strike – Sara Handrigan
Deterrent Effectiveness of PAR46 Landing Light with UVLED on Bird Behavior – Donald Ronning
Air Rifles and Their Uses – Dan Frankian
Lasers, Drones and Speakers: The Testing of Bird Control Tools – Marie-Line Fiola
Population Increases of Large Bird Species in North America Pose Challenges for Aviation Safety – Richard Dolbeer
Bird Hazard Mitigation Training for Part 141 General Aviation Pilots: An Experimental Study – Flavio Mendoca
Invertebrate Foraging by Water Birds, and the Use of Acelepryn to Reduce Their Invertebrate Prey at Vancouver International Airport – Sean McCann
International Partnering to Prevent Bird Strikes: Diego Garcia – David “Buck” Jolley
Controlling Deer Populations: Managed Archery Hunt – Nicole Lordemann
Snowy Owl’s in Airport Environments: Understanding Habitat Use and Strike Risk – Rebecca McCabe
Analyzing Bird Strikes in Fast-Time – Isabel Metz
The Challenges of Wildlife Mitigation at an FAA Certified Airport in a National Wildlife Refuge – Amy Anderson
Making $ense: Promoting Wildlife Hazard Management and Economic Development Near Airports – Lisa Harmon
Measuring Bird Strikes – Rick de Ronde