55th AIR SAFETYS FORUM Welcome to ALPA’s 55th Air Safety Forum. This year’s event is a historic one for our Union as, for the first time, we bring together all of our representatives in the areas of safety, security, jumpseat, and pilot assistance. The unifying theme to represent the week is “It Takes a Pilot…” in recognition of the many ways in which our pilot representatives are leading the ongoing efforts to improve our industry and enhance our profession. ALPA’s leadership in these disciplines—in the U.S., Canada, and around the world — is due to all of the pilot representatives who bring their vast knowledge, unique flight experience, ingenuity, and shared commitment to their profession—both as airline pilots and as union advocates. Over four days, top experts—including ALPA pilots and staff, as well as representatives from our partners in government and the aviation industry—will share their experiences and examine ways to make air travel more dependable, safer, and more secure. Airline pilots, and the issues facing them, have been front and center in the eyes of the public, media, Congress, and Parliament this year. During the Air Safety Forum we will celebrate the pilots who have shown us—through their heroic actions on the line, in their full participation with government officials and industry representatives, and in their dedication to providing support and assistance to their fellow aviators— that it does take pilots to meet the challenges in the piloting profession and in airline operations that lie before us today and in the future. Fraternally, Captain John H. Prater President 55th Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l AIR SAFETYS FORUM 2 55th ALPA Air Safety Forum . Omni Shoreham Hotel . Washington, DC 55th TABLE OF CONTENTS AIR SAFETYS FORUM General Information ....................................................................................... 2 Registration Hours Pilot Office Lost and Found Recommended Attire Schedule at a Glance ....................................................................................... 3 Safety Agendas ............................................................................................... 6 Safety Workshops Joint Safety Meeting Air Safety Forum Security Agenda ............................................................................................ 13 Jumpseat Agenda .......................................................................................... 19 Pilot Assistance Agenda................................................................................. 25 MEC-Sponsored Airline Luncheons.................................................................. 32 2009 Award Recipients ................................................................................. 33 Exhibitors & Sponsors .................................................................................... 34 Speaker Biographies ...................................................................................... 40 Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l 1 55th AIR SAFETYS FORUM GENERAL INFORMATION REGISTRATION HOURS Monday, August 3: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM Tuesday, August 4: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM Wednesday, August 5: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM Thursday, August 6: 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM Awards Reception & Dinner: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PILOT OFFICE A pilot office for attendee use, equipped with printers, computers, and a fax machine, will be open Monday through Thursday from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM in the Committee Room. LOST AND FOUND Please report lost and found objects to the registration area. Please note that ALPA and the Omni Shoreham are not responsible for lost items. Items not claimed at the hotel will be brought back to ALPA headquarters and held for six months. RECOMMENDED ATTIRE All Meetings – Business Attire Awards Banquet and Reception – Cocktail Attire general information 2 55th ALPA Air Safety Forum . Omni Shoreham Hotel . Washington, DC 55th AIR SAFETYS FORUM SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE – Monday & Tuesday MONDAY – AUGUST 3, 2009 TIME MEETING ROOM 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM Registration 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM * Jumpseat Forum Diplomat Ballroom 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM * Security Forum Hampton Ballroom 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM * FOQA/ASAP Meeting Capitol Room Concurrent Sessions * OPSCOM Meeting Blue Room 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM * Dangerous Goods Meeting Cabinet Room Concurrent Sessions * ATS Group Meeting Governor’s Board Room * AGE Group Meeting Council Room * SMS Meeting Congressional B 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM * Training Council and Human Factors Working Group Meeting Empire Ballroom 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM * ADO Group Meeting Calvert Room Concurrent Sessions * AAP Group Meeting/AIB Meeting Executive Room TUESDAY – AUGUST 4, 2009 at a glance schedule TIME MEETING ROOM 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM Registration 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM * Jumpseat Forum Diplomat Ballroom 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM * Security Forum Hampton Ballroom 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM * ADO Group Meeting Calvert Room Concurrent Sessions * Chief Accident Investigator Refresher Executive Room 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM * ATS Group Meeting Governor’s Board Room 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM * Human Factors Working Group Breakout Meeting Cabinet Room 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM *Training Council and Human Factors Working Group Meeting Congressional A&B Concurrent Sessions * OPSCOM Meeting Empire Room * FOQA/ASAP Meeting Capitol Room * AGE Group Meeting Council Room 1:00 PM – 5:45 PM * Joint Safety Meeting Palladian Room 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM CIRP Committee Meeting Empire Ballroom 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM Canadian Pilot Assistance Committee Meeting Calvert Room 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Professional Standards Committee Meeting Executive Room 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Aeromedical Committee Meeting Capitol Room 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM FAM CMSDT Practical Exercise – Attendance by pre-enrollment only Hampton Ballroom 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM HIMS Committee Meeting – Open to All HIMS representatives Governor’s Board Room * Denotes a closed meeting – ALPA members or invitation only Key General Session Jumpseat Session Security Session Safety Session Pilot Assistance Session 55th Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l 3 AIR SAFETYS FORUM 55th SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE – Wednesday & Thursday AIR SAFETYS FORUM WEDNESDAY – AUGUST 5, 2009 TIME MEETING ROOM 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM Registration 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM * Jumpseat Forum Diplomat Balloom 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM * Security Forum Hampton Room 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM * ADO Group Meeting Calvert Room Concurrent Sessions * ATS Group Meeting Governor’s Board Room * Training Programs Coordinator Meeting (TPC) Cabinet Room 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM * President’s Committee for Cargo (PCFC) Meeting Executive Room 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM Pilot Assistance Forum Palladian Ballroom 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM * Low-Experience Pilots Industry Workshop Congressional A&B Concurrent Sessions * FOQA/ASAP Meeting Capitol Room * OPSCOM Meeting Empire Ballroom * AGE Group Meeting Council Room 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Awards Luncheon – Sponsored by ARINC Blue Room 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM Air Safety Forum Regency Ballroom THURSDAY – AUGUST 6, 2009 TIME MEETING 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM Registration 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM * Jumpseat Forum Diplomat Balloom 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM Air Safety Forum Regency Ballroom 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM * Security Forum Hampton Ballroom 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Aeromedical – Stress and Depression Palladian Ballroom Concurrent Sessions CIRP – Taking Care of Yourself and Your Volunteers Empire Ballroom HIMS – The History of HIMS and How It Works Congressional B Professional Standards – Professional Standards 101 Congressional A 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Aeromedical – Occupational Risk of Cancer Among Pilots Executive Room Concurrent Sessions Professional Standards – Dealing with Different Pilot Empire Ballroom Personalities CIRP – CISM/CIRP After 11/27 Palladian Ballroom (How CIRP Works Following an International Incident) HIMS – The Hijacked Brain Congressional A Professional Standards – Confidentiality and Professional Congressional B Standards Case Intake 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Individual Airline Luncheons – See page 32 for listings 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Aeromedical – Pandemic/Biochemical Risks and Dangers Executive Room Concurrent Sessions Aeromedical – ALPA’s Aeromedical Office Update Congressional B CIRP – Strategic Plane-ing Palladian Ballroom HIMS – How HIMS Can Save Your Company Millions of Dollars Congressional A Professional Standards – Professional Standards Case Empire Ballroom Re-Enactment THURSDAY – AUGUST 6, 2009 … continues on next page schedule at a glance schedule 4 55th ALPA Air Safety Forum . 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Washington, DC 55th SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE – Thursday AIR SAFETYS FORUM THURSDAY – AUGUST 6, 2009 TIME MEETING 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Aeromedical – Oxygen Mask Contamination Congressional A Concurrent Sessions CIRP – Dealing with Stress: It’s Not Just About Flying Anymore Palladian Ballroom CIRP – Human Factors in Job Loss Congressional B HIMS – The Progression of Addiction and the Progression of Executive Room Recovery Professional Standards – Dealing with Different Pilot Empire Ballroom Personalities 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Awards Reception – Sponsored by Airbus Ambassador Ballroom 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Awards Banquet Regency Ballroom 10:00 PM Hospitality Suite – Sponsored by Boeing Ambassador Ballroom schedule at a glance schedule 55th Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l 5 AIR SAFETYS FORUM 2009 AIR SAFETY FORUM Air Line Pilots Association, International Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW Washington, DC AGENDA safety workshops The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, would like to thank the AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL CREDIT UNION for sponsoring the morning and afternoon break. MONDAY – AUGUST 3, 2009 ROOM 9:00 AM