Washington: TRB Webinar: Managing Small Airports

Transportation Research Board, The Government of USA has issued the following news release:

TRB will conduct a webinar on June 12, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on providing small airport administrators with resources to support effective business and management decisions. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is no fee associated with this webinar. This webinar will provide 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives.

The ACRP reports presented in this webinar will provide small airport practitioners with the resources and techniques to assist in meeting their responsibilities. The presentations in this webinar will highlight the following ACRP reports that address these issues:

Paul Meyers of Aviation Management Consulting Group will present the results of ACRP Report 77: Guidebook for Developing General Aviation Airport Business Plans. Paul will provide discuss the value and elements of an airport business plan and the process for developing and implementing this plan at a general aviation airport.

Ann Johnson of the University of Minnesota will present ACRP Report 16: Guidebook for Managing Small Airports. Ann will provide operators and managers of small airports with current, comprehensive advice on resources and techniques that can be applied to meet their responsibilities.

Moderated by: Joshua Abramson, Tupelo Regional Airport

The first 60 minutes of the webinar is for presentations and the final 30 minutes is reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives:

• To learn how to develop and implement an airport business plan that can enhance general aviation airport self-sufficiency.• To increase awareness of the resources and techniques available for general aviation airport managers and operators to meet their goals.

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Registration information:

This webinar is sponsored by the Airport Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar.

Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives:The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is making 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available for A.A.E. If you are an A.A.E. and would like to apply for CEUs for this webinar, visit www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about A.A.E continuing education units, please contact [email protected]

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