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2009 TRB 88^th Annual Meeting

January 11-15, 2009
Washington, DC
Meeting Minutes

Research topics in Aviation Sustainability.

WORKSHOPS:

Workshop 100
Climate 101: Basics of Climate Change
Sunday, January 11, 2009, 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Marriot
Julia A. Gama, U.S. Evironmental Protection Agency, presiding

• Introduction: Basics of Climate Change (P09-1144)
  Steven Davis-Mendelow, Bombardier Aerospace, Canada

• Climate 101 (P09-1133)
  Thomas Peterson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Climate, Transportation, and Planning (P09-1141)
  William Malley, Perkins Coie LLP

• Climate Change Sources and Solutions: Transportation in Context (P09-1137)
  David Blockstein, National Council for Science and the Environment

Workshop 154
Reducing Your Aviation Carbon Footprint
Sunday, January 11, 2009, 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM, Shoreham
Randy McGill, Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Canada, presiding

• What Are the Major Source Contributors (P09-1077)
  Russ Simonson, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

• Practical and Innovative Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gases at Airports (P09-1078)
  Mary Lee Vigilante, Synergy Consultants Inc

• How Are Airlines Managing Their Fleets to Reduce Greenhouse Gases? (P09-1079)
  Nancy Young, Air Transport Association of America

• What Are Manufacturers Incorporating in New Technology? (P09-1080)
  Ben Boehm, Bombardier Aerospace, Canada

• Changes in Air Traffic Control to Reduce Greenhouse Gases (P09-1081)
  Brian Kimball, Nav Canada

Sessions:

Session 307
Understanding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Effluent Limit Guidelines for Airport Runway Deicing
Monday, January 12, 2009, 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM, Shoreham
Richard Scott Davis, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., presiding

• Status of EPA Development of Effluent Limitation Guidelines for Airport Deicing Operations (P09-0068)
  John A. Lengel, Gresham Smith & Partners

• Airline Perspectives on Effluent Limit Guidelines (P0-1059)
  Timothy Alan Pohle, Air Transport Association of America

• Results of ACRP Project 02-01: Alternative Aircraft and Airfield Deicing and Anti-Icing Formulations with Reduced Aquatic Toxicity and Biological Oxygen Demand (P09-1061)
  Lee Ferguson, University of South Carolina

• Results of ACRP Project 02-02: Managing Runoff from Aircraft and Airfield Deicing and Anti-Icing Operations (P09-1063)
  Dean Mericas, CH2M Hill

Session 489
Roles ad Responsibilities of Government Entities on Climate Change Regulations in Aviation
Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM, Shoreham
Laurie K. Cullen, HNTB Corporation, presiding

• Governmental Perspective (P09-0679)
  Carl Burleson, Federal Aviation Administration

• Airport Perspective (P09-0780)
  Jessica Steinhilber, Airports Council International - North America

• International View (P09-1160)
  Martin Capstick, U.K. Department for Transport

Session 575
Impact of Climate Change on Aviation Infrastructure Adaptation
Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM, Shoreham
Mary Lee Vigilante, Synergy Consultants Inc, presiding

• Overview of TRB Special Report 290: The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation (P09-1064)
  Henry Gerard Schwatrz, St. Louis, Missouri

• What Does Climate Change Mean for Airport Planning? (P09-1066)
  Jeffrey Ang-Olson, ICF International

• What Will Aircraft Look Like Tomorrow and What Will That Mean to an Airport? (P09-1068)
  Megan L. Smirti, University of California, Berkeley

• Addressing Sustainability in the Master Planning Process for Airports: How to Do It and Why (P09-1071)
  Scott D. King, Port of Portland

Session 615
Developing Greenhouse Gas Inventories for Aviation and Maritime Sectors
Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Shoreham
John E. Putnam, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP, presiding

• Results of ACRP 02-06: Guidebook on Preparing Airport Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories (P09-0069)
  Brian Y. Kim, Wyle Laboratories Inc.

• Port of Seattle Perspective (P09-1761)
  Burr Stewart, Port of Seattle

• Climate Registry Protocol for Aviation and Maritime Emissions (P09-1073)
  Denise Sheehan, The Climate Registry

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories in Maritime Shipping and Aviation Sectors: Comparative Analysis and Evaluation of Best Practices (P09-3618)
  Megan L. Smirti, University of California, Berkeley
  Bo Zhou, University of California, Berkeley
  Mark Hansen, University of California, Berkeley

Session 702
Integrating Sustainability into Airport and Multimodal Terminals
Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM, Shoreham
Andrew Kirchoff, Corgan Associates, Inc., presiding

• Overview and General Perspectives (P09-0998)
  Jeffrey A. Weiner, PGAL

• Sacramento's Central Terminal B: Case Study on Innovative Approaches for Integrating Sustainability into New Terminal Design (P09-0999)
  Brent Kelly, Corgan Associates, Inc.

• Albuquerque - Green ACtions Through Green Management: Implementation of a Sustainability Management System (P09-1002)
  Darcy Zarubiak, Jacobs Consultancy