CONFERENCE AGENDA

Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 30

9:00 am – 5:00 pm: Exhibitors set up – Conference Center – Exhibitors Room

11:30 am: Golf Tournament and Lunch – Grand Bear Golf Club

1:00 pm: Sporting Clays – McHenry Shooting Range

5:30 pm: Opening Reception, Pool Event Deck, Beau Rivage
 

Thursday, October 1

6:30 – 7:45 am: Breakfast – Exhibitors Room

8:00 – 8:05 am: “Welcome & Introductions,” Clay Williams, President, Mississippi Airports Association

8:05 – 8:15 am:  Sponsor Presentation

8:15 – 8:45 am:  Presentation – TBA

8:45 – 9:30 am:  “Collecting Accurate Operational Data,” Bobby Walston, Vice President, Aviation Development, 1200.aero, Inc. and Les Goldsmith, President, Virtower

9:30 – 9:40 am:  Sponsor Presentation

9:40 – 10:10 am:  “Military Aviation in Mississippi,” COL Andy Ratcliff, Commander, Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot, Mississippi Army National Guard

10:00 am: Spouses/Guests depart for Ocean Springs

10:10 – 10:40 am: Break – Exhibitors Room

10:40 – 11:10 am: “What’s New in Ag Aviation?” Glen Holloway, Board Member, Mississippi Agricultural Aviation Association

11:10 – 11:40 am: “Fuel Resistant Asphalt,” Ron Corun, President, Ron Corun Consulting

11:40 – 11:50 am:  Sponsor Presentation

12:00 – 1:30 pm: Lunch “Economic Development Update,” with Bill Cork, Executive Director, Mississippi Development Authority

1:30 – 1:40 pm:  Sponsor Presentation

1:40 – 2:10 pm: “TSA Report,” Tara Corse, Federal Security Director of Alabama and Ronald Ward, Federal Security Director of Mississippi, Transportation Security Administration

2:10 – 2:30 pm: “MDOT Report,” Josh Stubbs, Director of Aeronautics and Rails, Mississippi Department of Transportation

2:30 – 2:32 pm: Sponsor Presentation

2:32 – 2:52 pm: “FAA Report,” Will Schuller, FAA ADO Deputy Director

2:52 – 3:12 pm: “Legislative Report,”Jeff Wagner, Shareholder, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

3:12 – 3:14 pm: Sponsor Presentation

3:14 – 3:40 pm: Break – Exhibitors Room

3:14 – 4:30 pm: Board Meeting

5:30 – 8:30 pm: Evening Event

Friday, October 2

6:30 – 7:45 am: Breakfast – Exhibitors Room

8:00 – 8:28 am: General Membership Meeting

8:28 – 8:30 am: Sponsor Presentation

8:30 – 9:30 am: Presentation – TBA

9:30 – 10:00 am: “Pearl River Community College’s New Aviation Program,” Angie Seymour, Director of Government & Community Relations, Pearl River Community College

10:00 – 10:45 am: “Best Practices for Hangar Leases,” panel discussion

10:45 – 11:00 am:  Door prize winners announced and closing remarks