MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Wednesday, September 7 – Friday, September 9, 2022
The Mill Conference Center
Starkville, MS
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 7
9:00 am – 5:30 pm: Exhibitors set up
12:00 pm: Lunch and Golf – Mossy Oak Golf Course
1:30 pm: Helice Shooting – Prairie Wildlife
3:00 pm: Tour of MSU’s Raspet Flight Lab
6:00 pm: Opening Reception – The Mill Exhibitor’s Room
Thursday, SEPTEMBER 8
6:30 – 7:45 am: Breakfast
8:00 – 8:10 am: “Welcome & Introductions,” Tom Heanue, President, Mississippi Airports Association; The Honorable Lynn Spruill, Mayor, City of Starkville
8:10 – 9:00 am: “The Latest Health Information as it Impacts Travel,” Dr. Daniel Edney, Mississippi State Health Officer, Department of Health
9:00 – 9:45 am: “Airports’ Critical Role in Halting Trafficking,” Stephen Gay, Human Trafficking Program Manager, Office of the Mississippi Attorney General
9:30 am: Spouses depart for their outing
9:45 – 9:55 am: Neel-Schaffer Sponsor Presentation
9:55 – 10:20 am: Break – Exhibitors’ Room
10:25 – 10:40 am: “Strengthening our Military Communities,” Tom Williams, Director, Mississippi Defense Communities Development Council
10:40 – 11:25 am: “Cybersecurity at Your Airport,” Tara Ford and Brian Walker, Special Agents, Federal Bureau of Investigation
11:25 – 11:40 pm: “What the Airport Cooperative Research Program Can Do for You,” Matt Dowell, ACRP Ambassador
11:45 – 1:15 pm: Lunch, Col. Justin Grieve, Wing Commander, Columbus Air Force Base
1:20 – 2:05 pm: “Vultures and Their Impact on Your Airport,” Dr. Scott Rush, Associate Professor, MSU Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture
2:05 – 2:15 pm: Jackson Municipal Airport Sponsor Presentation
2:15 – 3:00 pm: “A National Update on UAV News and Information,” Madison Dixon, Research Director, MSU Raspet Flight Research Lab
3:00 – 3:20 pm: Break
3:20 – 4:50 pm: Board Meeting
5:30 pm: Buses depart from Marriott Courtyard for party Airbus Helicopters Plant
6:00 – 8:30 pm: Party at Airbus Helicopters
Friday, SEPTEMBER 9
6:30 – 7:45 am: Breakfast
8:00 – 8:28 am: General Membership Meeting
8:28 – 8:30 am: Garver Sponsor Presentation
8:30 – 8:45 am: “State of Transportation in Mississippi” Commissioners Tom King (Chairman) and John Caldwell (Northern District)
8:45 – 9:30 am: “Leadership and Team Development,” Dr. Ken Chapman, Founder & Senior Partner, Ken Chapman & Associates, Inc.
9:30 – 10:00 am: “FAA Report,” Michael O’Harra, Regional Administrator, FAA Southern Region, Steve Hicks, Director, Airports Division, FAA Southern Region; and Rans Black, ADO
10:00 – 10:30 am: Break
10:30 – 11:15 am: Selena Shilad, Executive Director, Alliance for Aviation Across America
11:15 – 11:30 am: “MDOT Aeronautics Report,” Josh Stubbs, MDOT Aeronautics Director
11:30 – 11:45 am: “Legislative Report” Jeff Wagner, Shareholder, Baker Donelson
11:45 am – 12:00 pm: “TSA Report” Kim Jackson, Federal Security Director of Mississippi, Transportation Security Administration
12:00 pm: “Closing Remarks” Tom Heanue, President
MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 16803, Jackson, MS 39236 | 877-397-3929