Aviation Wildlife Management Conference
August 20-22 2024
Minneapolis/St Paul
Registration
Early bird registration is available HERE before July 5, 2024. Note this link is for the American Association of Airport Executives website (a external link).
Photo Contest
Theme: The theme of the contest is “What is Due Diligence?”
Entry Deadline: Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time, August 1, 2024
Who May Enter: All interested persons over the age of 18 are invited to submit entries for this contest. Only the owner or authorized user of the photograph may submit the entry.
AWARDS: Prizes will be awarded for the following:
1st Place $100 or other recognition for contestant’s ineligible to win cash prizes
2nd Place trophy or other recognition
3rd Place trophy or other recognition
Eligibility: Any photograph suitable for framing and appropriate for educational and awareness purposes is eligible. Only original photographs will be accepted. Untouched, computer enhanced, retouched or manipulated photographs of the entrant’s original work are acceptable. Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated photos will not be accepted. Entrants are responsible for the legal and ethical integrity of their photograph. A photograph may be rejected, if the photograph appears to be derived without authorization from another’s work or manipulation. All entrants warrant that their photograph will be their own creation and never plagiarize the work of others, nor infringe upon the copyrights of artists, photographers, or other entities.
Photograph Criteria: Photograph size must be 8” X 10” either in portrait or landscape orientation and must be submitted in JPEG format with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
How to Enter: There is a limit of two photographs per contestant that will be accepted. Entry is by electronic digital images only. Entry forms with the photo are to be submitted by email
Entry Form – click above
Call for Proposals, Posters, and Field Demonstrations
We intend to have a series of presentations that cover the local, national, and international connection and consequences between wildlife hazards and aviation. This year’s theme, What Is Due Dilligence?, provides a focus on not only the commonality of wildlife hazard mitigation but the importance that relationships/partnerships have on the success of attaining a level of safety acceptable to all within the aviation/wildlife arena. The program will be comprised of invited and solicited presentations, panel discussions, and poster presentations. Although submissions of presentation proposals on any wildlife-aviation topic are welcomed, presentations related to the following areas are strongly encouraged for this year’s conference:
- Conservation
- Sustainability
- Science
- Technology
- Risk management
- New techniques and methodologies for wildlife strike reduction
- Airports and their aviation wildlife problems, experiences, and challenges
- Training issues
- Outreach and communication within and among entities (e.g., airports, airlines, pilots, regulators, environmental groups, etc.)
- Presentations that speak directly to the conference theme
Descriptions of all accepted presentations will be printed in the program. Presenters must abide by the BSC-USA non-commercial policy, the BSC-USA presentation selection policy, and the BSC-USA audio-visual recording policy. Presenters may distribute copies of their presentation at the conference if they desire. Demonstrations of control techniques, products, and other activities can be presented by registered exhibitors during the field trip to the airport.
Guidelines
Presenters should submit their proposal here by June 5, 2024. Proposals received after this date may not be considered. Presenters will be notified regarding acceptance by June 10, 2024. See this example for formatting your presentation proposal. Include contact information for the lead presenter.
About the Meeting
We look forward to welcoming you to Minneapolis from August 20-22 for the 2024 Aviation Wildlife Management Conference. This year’s theme is What Is Due Diligence?
Attendees will observe informative presentations on strategies and site-specific approaches used to reduce the risk that wildlife pose to safe airport operations. There will be several opportunities throughout the conference to interact with a wide variety of stakeholders, subject matter experts, and partners in the industry. We encourage you to take advantage of this conference to expand your network by engaging with Bird Strike USA Steering Group members, presenters, and other civilian and military attendees. This conference will provide a collaborative atmosphere where proactive, reactive, and adaptive strategies are shared and improved. We look forward to advancing the common objective of providing safe airport environments by properly addressing aviation wildlife management issues.
Who Should Attend?
- Wildlife and wetland resource managers
- Land-use planners
- FAA inspectors – including airports, air traffic, and flight standards
- Airline and aircraft owners/operators
- Military and civilian personnel responsible for airfield operations
- University researchers
- Engineers
- Aviation representatives
- Aerospace manufacturers/industries
- Waste management operators
- Anyone interested in mitigating wildlife strikes