This course provides participants with a comprehensive overview of the procedures and methods used and the skills required to investigate an aircraft accident. Examples from recent NTSB investigations will be used to demonstrate particular aspects of the investigative process. Overview Site documentation and management Operational and mechanical aspects of aircraft performance Turbine and reciprocating engines Fire and explosions Fracture reco...

Just in time for Bike to Work Week to cycle across the U.S., Carlton Reid, author of Roads Were Not Built For Cars, will dissect the inseparable history of bicycles and roads as we know them, and how understanding this history can bring about greater tolerance and multi-purpose use of modern roads. Joining Reid are Heather Boyer, Executive Editor of Built Environment at Island Press, Martha Roskowski, VP of Local Innovation at PeopleForBikes,...

Most exporters depend on channel partners, such as distributors or sales reps, to generate sales in overseas markets. In fact, an exporter’s success in an overseas market is often directly tied to the effectiveness of the company’s channel partner in that market. Effectively negotiating and structuring contracts with these partners is equally critical for achieving profits and growth while minimizing confusion, disputes and poor pe...

Developed for commercial transportation officials, representatives of federal agencies, staff of non-governmental relief organizations and emergency managers, this course is instrumental in understanding how any organization involved in the accident response can most effectively support the family assistance efforts. NTSB Transportation Disaster Assistance specialists, clinicians and other professionals will present a variety of disaster respo...

The American Association of Airport Executives and Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport are pleased to welcome you to the 18th Annual Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Conference and Exhibition, March 22-25, 2015, in beautiful and historic Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of this conference, the only one dedicated specifically to the use of GIS at airports, is to discover how GIS enhances airport asset management, from daily airfield in...

TRADEUAE-Egypt is an official business development and networking event designed to provide UAE-based companies with the knowledge and contacts necessary to do business in Egypt and for Egypt based companies to export and invest in UAE. This event will offer exclusive B2B meeting programmes between UAE Participants and counterparts from Egypt. Backed by UAE Ministry of Economy, Dubai’s Department of Economic Development, Dubai Exports an...

The 31st Annual National Logistics Forum will bring together senior government and industry logistics policy officials and practitioners to address current challenges facing the delivery of logistics capabilities and services in the current and future severely resource constrained environment. NDIA’s National Logistics Forum will highlight the challenges, attempt to identify the opportunities and assess future impacts on logistics suppor...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC) are hosting a Tampa Bay Region Infrastructure Resiliency to Climate Hazards Tabletop Exercise on March 16, 2015. Because of your leadership role in the community, your knowledge and expertise, you have been identified as a valuable asset and are invited to participate in this pilot program. This Tabletop Exercise is designed to bring together Federal...

Day 1: NTSB Investigations: What Legal Professionals Need to Know This session provides legal professionals with foundational knowledge needed to advise clients about the statutory framework that defines NTSB investigations, and the regulations, rules and practices NTSB follows in conducting its investigations. Presentations will also provide key information about what NTSB investigators consider important in critical phases of an investigatio...

Tunnel safety has improved drastically over the past few years throughout Australia and New Zealand but issues remain, specifically around fire protection. Safety is a key driver for all organizations involved in the life cycle of a tunnel and they all need to contribute if lasting solutions are to be found. Tunnel Safety and Fire Protection will focus on strategies to improve safety throughout the design, construction, operations and maintena...