• In Memoriam-Bruce MacKinnon (1947-2008)
• Welcome Remarks - BSC-USA/Canada: Richard Dolbeer, Chairman, Bird Strike Committee-USA 
• Welcome to Sanford and Seminole County: Mayor Linda Kuhn, City of Sanford and Chairman Brenda Carey, Board of County Commissioners
• Aviation Safety and Wildlife: Honorable John Mica, Ranking Republican, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
• Keynote Address: Stephen J. Payne, NASA shuttle test director, Launch and Landing Division, Kennedy Space Center 
• Personal liability in the aftermath of bird strikes: A costly consideration. Larry Dale, President/CEO Sanford Airport Authority, Orlando-Sanford International Airport 
• The interactions between the patterns of air traffic and bird strikes. Tom Kelly, University College, Cork, Ireland 

TECHNICAL SESSION I: BIRDSTRIKES IN FLORIDA, THE LOCAL PERSPECTIVE

• Challenges, circumstances, and considerations for bird and wildlife abatement and the importance of empirical and historical data at central Florida airports. Johnny Metcalf, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority 
• Florida BASH: An integrated management approach from the ground up. Marty Daniel, USDA Wildlife Services 
• Strategies for mitigating birdstrike risk from vulture populations at MacDill AFB. Jon Gilbert, Flyaway Farms and Kennels

TECHNICAL SESSION II: WATER MANAGEMENT AT AIRPORTS

• The Florida statewide airport stormwater survey. Abdul Hatim, Florida Department of Transportation, Aviation Office
• Parameters affecting bird use of stormwater detention ponds in the southeastern United States: Implications for bird-aircraft collisions. Brian Fox, Auburn University
• Bird hazard management on wetlands at UK aerodromes. Andy Baxter, Central Science Laboratory, UK 

TECHNICAL SESSION III: SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

• SMS and bird/wildlife management programs. Nicholas Carter, Birdstrike Control Program 
• Safety Management Systems: how useful will the FAA National Wildlife Strike Database be? Sandra Wright, USDA Wildlife Services
• MILITARY/CIVIL BREAKOUT SESSION

CONCURRENT SESSION #1: “Low-tech” tools for managing wildlife hazards at airports

TECHNICAL SESSION IV: WILDLIFE HAZARD MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

• Managing red-tailed hawk perching sites on Federal Aviation Administration ILS Towers at General Mitchell International Airport (MKE), Milwaukee, WI. Henri Woods, USDA Wildlife Services 
• Test of an alternative rodent control method: CHF fertilizer/small mammal repellant. Randy Outward, USDA Wildlife Services 
• Reducing bird strike risks through insect management at a military base. Dedrick Pesek, USDA Wildlife Services 
• A practical and cost effective approach to airport wildlife management in the context of local land use: two Australian case studies. Phil Shaw, Ecosure 

CONCURRENT SESSION #2: “High-tech” tools for managing wildlife hazards in airport environments

TECHNICAL SESSION IV: AVIAN RADAR TECHNOLOGIES

• Aircraft birdstrike avoidance radar systems - looking forward: Next generation advancements in the technology. T. Adam Kelly, Detect, Inc. 
• The US Air Force (USAF) SMR (Small Radar Program): an overview and status report on the operational use of dedicated avian radar systems at USAF airfields and ranges. Eugene LeBoeuf, US Air Force BASH Team
• The ability of avian radars to track near-miss bird strike events: A missing information link. Matthew Klope, US Navy, Navel Facilities Engineering Command
• Deployment and assessment of avian radars. Ed Herricks, University of Illinois 

TECHNICAL SESSION V: WILDLIFE HAZARD MANAGEMENT TECHNIQES II

• Capture, color-marking, and translocation of resident and non-resident red-tailed hawks at Portland International Airport 1999-2007: overview and evaluation of an innovative program. Carole Hallett, Pacific Habitat Services
• Let's talk turkey: Integrating traditional wildlife management techniques to reduce wildlife hazards at airports. Christopher Bowser, USDA Wildlife Services
• Comparison of non-lethal versus lethal control methods for red-tailed hawks and other bird species at the Waste Management Outer Loop Recycling and Disposal Facility, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Russ DeFusco, BASH, Inc.

TECHNICAL SESSION V: ADVANCING TECHNOLOGIES

• The bird strike risk, to be countered or contained? Arie Dekker, Netherlands Royal Air Forces, Netherlands 
• Quantifying vulture activity at Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, NC. Michael Avery, USDA Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center 
• Forensic birdstrike identification techniques used in the accident investigation at Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma. Carla Dove, Smithsonian Institution 

Bus Loading for Field Trip to Airport

Cook-Out at Airport Picnic Pavilion, Lake Golden

Exhibitor Demos and Tour of Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB)

TECHNICAL SESSION VI: BIRDSTRIKE REPORTING

• Teamwork by regions in large countries like Brazil - a good solution for bird strikes. Raul Moreira Neto, Brazilian Air Force, Brazil 
• The bird hazard report as a safety tool. Flavio Antonio Coimbra Mendonca, Brazilian Air Force, Brazil 
• Bird/wildlife strike reporting - UK CAA perspective. Nick Yearwood, CAA Safety Regulations Group, UK 
• A decade of U.S. Air Force bat strikes. Susanne Peurach, Smithsonian Institution 

TECHNICAL SESSION VII: TRAINING ISSUES

• Training for airport wildlife control personnel: the IBSC recommendation. Paul Eschenfelder, Avion Corporation 
• Airport wildlife management training - programs and best training practices now and for the future. John Ostrom, Minneapolis Airports Commission 
• Training airport personnel for wildlife hazards: Organization, obligation, and expectation.  John Weller, USDA Wildlife Services

TECHNICAL SESSION VIII: WILDLIFE HAZARDS COAST TO COAST

• Edwards Air Force Base migratory bird report for the replace main base runway project. Amber Bruno, Edwards Air Force Base 
• Dispersal patterns of a population of wild turkeys in relation to air traffic hazards at Pease International Airport. Angelic DeButts, USDA Wildlife Services 
• Rain, grain, and aviation in the southern Great Plains. Phil Robinson, USDA Wildlife Services 
• Closing remarks. Richard Dolbeer, Outgoing Chair, BSC-USA and the newly elected Chair
• Invitation to 2009 meeting in Canada. Scott Snow, Victoria Airport Authority, representing Bird Strike Committee Canada. 

BSC-USA/CANADA Committee Discussion (All Welcome)

Field trip to Kennedy Space Center

• The tour will be limited to the first 200 people to sign up. Buses will leave Lake Mary at 8:00 a.m. and return about 2:00 p.m. (at least 1 bus will drop attendees off at Orlando International).