PAST EVENTS

2008 Mid-Year Committee Meeting

May 28-30, 2008
Toronto, ON (Canada)
Agenda, Meeting Minutes

Presentations:

Oil depletion and the future of aviation
Richard Gilbert

Aviation Climate Change Research Initiative: An Update
Mohan Gupta, FAA

Alternative Jet Fuels
James Hileman, Hsin Min Wong, Pearl Donohoo, Mal Weiss, and Ian Waitz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Turning the Corner: Taking Action to Fight Climate Change
Judith Hull, Environment Canada

Environmental Impacts of AviationTradeoffs and Interdependencies
Anuja Mahashabde, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

2008 TRB 87^th Annual Meeting

January 13-17, 2008
Washington, DC

Workshops | Sessions | Meetings and Minutes

WORKSHOPS:

Workshop 155
Aviation Planning for Sustainability
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Shoreham
Darcy Zarubiak, Jacobs Consultancy, presiding

• Integrating Environmental Considerations Into All Aspects of Aircraft Manufacturing (P08-0974)
  Steven Davis-Mendelow, Bombardier Aerospace, Canada

• Sustainable Travel (P08-0975)
  Judith Patterson, Concordia University, Canada

• Green is Good for Business (P08-0976)
  Kristi McKenney, Port of Oakland

• Sustainability at Northwest Airlines (P08-0978)
  Tim McGraw, Northwest Airlines

• The Second Decade of Being a Green Airport (P08-0979)
  Randy McGill, Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Canada

• An Overview of Continental's Environmental Programs - Fuel & Energy Efficiency (P08-0980)
  Suzanne Tedrow, Continental Airlines

• Comprehensive Consideration of Sustainability in Decision Making (P08-0982)
  Burr Stewart, Port of Seattle

Sessions:

Session 356
Current Research on Water Quality Impacts and Management Practices for Airport and Aircraft Deicing
Monday, January 14, 2008, 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM, Shoreham
Richard Scott Davis, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., presiding

• Alternative Aircraft and Airfield Deicing and Anti-Icing Formulations with Reduced Aquatic Toxicity and Biological Oxygen Demand (P08-0781)
  Steven Corsi, U.S. Geological Survey

• Managing Runoff from Aircraft and Airfield Deicing and Anti-Icing Operations (P08-0782)
  Dean Mericas, CH2M Hill

• Applying New Research to Management of Storm Water at Airports (P08-0785)
  Chuck Pace, Newfields

Session 506
Shifting into Neutral? Assessing Carbon Offset Programs for Transportation
Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM, Shoreham
John E. Putnam, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP, presiding

• Evaluating Carbon Offsets (P08-1095)
  Anja Kollmuss, Stockholm Environmental Institute, Sweden

• How TerraPass Calculates Emissions and Provides Offsets (P08-1098)
  Tom Arnold, TerraPass Inc.

• How Carbonfund.org Calculates Emissions and Provides Offsets (P08-1102)
  Eric M. Carlson, Carbonfund

Session 598
Alternative Aviation Fuels: Advances and Intermodal Integration
Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Shoreham
Lourdes Maurice, Federal Aviation Administration, presiding
Howard G. Aylesworth, Aerospace Industries Association of America, presiding

• Advances in Adapting the Fleet to Alternative Fuel Use (P08-0440)
  David Daggett, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

• Business Case for Alternative Fuel (P08-0441)
  David Ortiz, RAND Corporation

• Well to Wake: Life-Cycle Environmental Analyses (P08-0443)
  James Hileman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Life-Cycle Analysis of Alternative Fuels for Road Transport (P08-0446)
  Bob Nolan, UC Davis

MEETINGS:

• AV030 Committee Meeting (Minutes)

• AV030(1) Sustainability Sub-Committee Meeting (Agenda, Minutes)

• AV030(2) Climate Change Sub-Committee Meeting (Minutes)

• AV030(3) Noise Subcommittee Meeting (joint with ADC40)