Meeting in Portland, OR – 2025
Monday, August 25
BSC USA Steering Committee Meeting
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Joint BSC USA – Canada Meeting
12 – 1 p.m.
Registration
12 – 5 p.m.
Early Bird Training: Safety Management Systems Training
1 – 5 p.m.
Tuesday, August 26
Continental Breakfast with the Exhibitors
7 – 8 a.m.
Registration
7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
8 – 8:45 a.m.
Laura Francoeur, ACE — Chair, Bird Strike Committee USA; Chief Wildlife Biologist, Port Authority of NY & NJ
Dan Pippenger — Chief Aviation Officer, Port of Portland
Megan Baker — Chair, Annual Conference Committee; Wildlife Biologist, SES Environmental Resource Solutions LLC
Keynote Address
8:45 – 9:30 a.m.
Phil Shaw — Founder and Director, Avisure
Bird Strike Committee USA Updates and Awards
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Laura Francoeur, ACE
Pierre Molina — Co-President, Bird Strike Association of Canada; President & CEO, Falcon Environmental
Emeritus Interview
9:45 – 10 a.m.
Refreshment Break with Exhibitors
10 – 10:30 a.m.
Technical Sessions #1
Moderator: Jeff Follett — President, Avisure
10:30 – 11:30 | TS1-P1 – Federal Roundtable Update
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Devon Harris — Wildlife Management Specialist, Transport Canada
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Mike Begier — National Coordinator, Airports Wildlife Hazards Program, USDA APHIS Wildlife
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Paul Edlund — Wildlife Biologist, BASH Deputy Chief, U.S. Air Force
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James Higgins — BASH/NATOPS Program Manager, U.S. Navy
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Jim Whatton — Assistant Program Manager, Smithsonian Feather Lab
11:30 – 12:00 | TS1-P2 – Wildlife Strikes Involving Civil Rotorcraft
Richard Dolbeer, Ph.D. — Science Advisor, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Lunch with Exhibitors
12 – 1 p.m.
Technical Sessions #2
Moderator: Laura Francoeur, ACE
1:00 – 1:30 | TS2-P3 – “The Future Can’t Wait”
Tim Young — Program Manager, DoD Systems – Aviation, DeTect Inc.
1:30 – 2:00 | TS2-P4 – Wild Goose Chase
David Bradbeer — Wildlife Program Specialist, Vancouver Airport Authority
2:00 – 2:30 | TS2-P5 – Development of a Safety Management System for Urban Air Mobility
Bill Deng Pan — Graduate Student, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Refreshment Break with Exhibitors
2:30 – 3 p.m.
Technical Sessions #3
Moderator: Tom Nolan — Business Development Advisor, Robin Radar
3:00 – 4:00 | TS3-P6 – Panel: Finding Balance in Conflict (Session One)
4:00 – 5:00 | TS3-7 – Vendor Presentations
Closing Remarks
5 – 5:15 p.m.
Megan Baker
Welcome Reception with Exhibitors and Poster Presentations
5:15 – 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 27
U.S. Air Force Breakout Session
7 – 8 a.m.
Registration
8 – 11:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
8 – 9 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions #1
Concurrent Session 1A
Housekeeping: Megan Baker
Moderator: Faridah Dahlan
9:00 – 9:30 | CS1A-P8 – Feather Forecast: Risk Assessment for Land Planners
Maxime Allard — Director of Science, Falcon Environmental
9:30 – 10:00 | CS1A-P9 – Forecasting Wildlife Strike Risk
Jeff Follett — President, Avisure
Concurrent Session 1B
Housekeeping: Megan Baker
Moderator: Jeff Kolodzinski
9:00 – 9:30 | CS1B-P12 – Vulture Vision: Visual Capabilities and Mitigation
Shane Guenin — Graduate Student, Purdue University
9:30 – 10:00 | CS1B-P13 – UAS Hazing Near U.S. Part139 Airports
Mackenzie R. Prichard, Ph.D. — University of North Dakota
Refreshment Break with Exhibitors
10 – 10:30 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions #2
Concurrent Session 2A
Moderator: Rachael Wickliffe
10:30 – 11:00 | CS2A-P10 – Risk Analysis of Wildlife Collisions (2010–2023)
Caryn Ross — Ph.D. Student, University of Georgia
11:00 – 11:30 | CS2A-P11 – Dogs and Grass Height Control Case Study
Alptug Sari — Associate Professor, Karadeniz Technical University
Concurrent Session 2B
Moderator: Mandy Lawrence
10:30 – 11:00 | CS2B-P14 – UAS Angle of Approach on Raptor Responses
Bradley Blackwell, Ph.D. — USDA APHIS Wildlife Research
11:00 – 11:30 | CS2B-P15 – Collision Risk Modeling with Onboard Lighting
Ryan B. Lunn, Ph.D. — Purdue University
Bus Loading: Field Trip to Portland International Airport
11:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Field Trip: PDX Tour + Exhibitor Demos
12 – 3:45 p.m.
U.S. Navy BASH Working Group Meeting
5 – 7 p.m.
Bird Strike Quiz Bowl
7 – 9 p.m.
Thursday, August 28
Continental Breakfast with the Exhibitors
8 – 9 a.m.
Technical Sessions #4
Housekeeping: Megan Baker
Moderator: Buck Jolley
9:00 – 10:00 | TS4-P16 – Panel: Finding Balance in Conflict (Session Two)
Jennifer Miller – Acting Chief, Division of Bird Conservation, Permits, and Regulation
Refreshment Break with Exhibitors
10 – 10:30 a.m.
Technical Sessions #5
Moderator: Nick Atwell
10:30 – 11:00 | TS5-P17 – Off-Airport Hazards & Biodiversity
Phil Shaw — Avisure
11:00 – 11:30 | TS5-P18 – Significant Strike Events and Part 139.337
Richard A. Dolbeer, Ph.D. — USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
11:30 – 12:00 | TS5-P19 – Public Perception & Wildlife in SMS
Andrea Brown — Falcon Environmental
Lunch with Exhibitors
12 – 1 p.m.
Technical Sessions #6
Moderator: Pierre Molina
1:00 – 1:30 | TS6-P20 – Long-Lived Seabirds & Long-Term Challenges
Tessa Broholm — USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
1:30 – 2:00 | TS6-P21 – Modifying Avian Habitat Perception with LEDs
Esteban Fernandez-Juricic, Ph.D. — Purdue University
2:00 – 2:30 | TS6-P22 – UAS for Wildlife Hazard Management – Download the full PDF (3 GB)
Alexandra Kane — USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Closing Remarks
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Laura Francoeur, ACE
BSC USA Committee Discussion
2:45 – 3:30 p.m.