2008 Human Factors Symposium Presentations

Tuesday, September 2

 

12:00 – 18:30              Golf Outing – Shingle Creek Golf Club (includes bus transportation to/from Hyatt)

                                                                 

14:00 – 20:00              Registration

 

18:30 – 20:30              Kick-off Reception – Sponsored by The Boeing Company

                                    Golf Outing Awards – Sponsored by AAR Corporation

                                                                             

Wednesday, September 3 (Conference Start)

 

07:30 – 16:00              Registration

 

07:30 – 09:00              Continental Breakfast

 

09:00 – 09:10              Conference Start and Logistics

                                    Mr. John (Jay) Hiles, Symposium Master of Ceremonies, FAA

 

09:10 – 10:15              Session One:      Opening Session – An Executive Overview

 

Mr. Nick Sabatini, Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, FAA, Sharpening Our Focus on Human Performance

Ms. Lynne Thompson, Director, Maintenance Engineering, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group

Mr. Stephen Kolski, Executive Vice President, Operations and Corporate Affairs, Air Tran Airways, Presentation

 

10:15 – 10:45              Break

 

10:45 – 12:00              Session Two:      Manufacturers’ Session:  Considering the Human from the Start

 

Dr. William Rankin (Moderator), Technical Fellow, Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, Human factors across the manufacturing organization

Mr. Paul R. Mingler, Chief Consulting Engineer, Product Safety, GE - Aviation, What field data tells us about human error

Dr. Claire Pelegrin, Director, Human Factors – Product Safety, Airbus, Human factors in aircraft maintenance:  From aircraft specification to in-service activity

 

12:00 – 13:15              Lunch – Sponsored by Lufthansa Technical Training

 

13:15 – 14:45              Session Three:   Culture Matters in Maintenance Human Factors – Intercontinental Observations

 

Mr. Kenny So (Moderator), Senior Airworthiness Officer, Civil Aviation Department, Hong Kong, China, Safety management systems – The natural successor to error management systems (from the Asian culture perspective)

Mr. Chow Hoc Lin, Manager of Quality, Singapore Engineering, Moving forward with SMS and bringing human factors along

Dr. Terry von Thaden, Professor, University of Illinois, Human Factors Activities and Challenges in the United States – Culture Study

 

14:45 – 15:15              Break

 

15:15 – 16:30              Session Four:      Canadian Methods, Techniques, Success Stories, and International Leadership

 

Ms. Jackie Booth Bordeau (Moderator), Chief, Technical Program Evaluation and Coordination, Transport Canada

Mr. Robert Donald, Executive Director, Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council, Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council’s human factors training programs

Mr. Savik Ramkay, Director Safety Management Systems, Skyservice Airlines, Using data to determine human factors interventions

Mr. Brian Whitehead, Senior Policy Advisor to the Director of Standards, Transport Canada Civil Aviation, Managing fatigue through a systems based approach

 

17:00 – 19:00              Debriefing Reception – Sponsored by The Boeing Company

 

Thursday, September 4

 

07:30 – 08:30              Continental Breakfast

 

07:30 – 13:00              Registration

 

08:30 – 09:00              Day Two Opening Session, Sponsored by Continental Airlines

                                    Featured Speaker – Col. Steve Nagel,

Deputy Division Chief (Acting), Aircraft Operations Division, Johnson Space Center

                                    Four-time shuttle astronaut, including two-time space shuttle commander, Lessons Learned from the First 50 Years of Spaceflight

                                   

09:00 – 10:30              Session Five:      “The View” of Fatigue Challenges in Aviation Maintenance

Mr. Basil Barimo (Moderator), VP, Operations and Safety, ATA

The Honorable John Goglia, Senior Vice President for Aviation Operations and Safety Programs, JDA Aviation Technology Solutions

Dr. Tom Nesthus, Human Factors Research Psychologist, FAA

Dr. Mark Rosekind, President and Chief Scientist, Alertness Solutions

 

10:30 – 10:45              Break

 

10:45 – 12:00              Session Six:        European Report after Five+ Years of EASA Human Factors Regulation

 

Mr. Simon Roberts (Moderator), Regional Manager, UK Civil Aviation Authority, Aircraft maintenance human factors and error management:  What have we achieved in Europe?

Mr. Holger Schoeder, Manager Business Development & Strategy, Lufthansa Technical Training, Evolution of HF Programs at Lufthansa Technical Training

Mr. Mick Skinner, Director of Engineering Quality, British Airways, CHIRP and other reporting

 

12:00 –13:15               Lunch – Sponsored by Lufthansa Technical Training

 

13:15 – 14:30              Session Seven:  Effective Safety Practices of Ground Service Business Partners – Panel Discussion

 

Mr. Mont Smith (Moderator), Director, Safety, ATA

Mr. John Hatten, Director, Safety and Regulatory Compliance, DALGlobal Services

Ms. Sally A. Leible, President and COO, Airport Terminal Services, Inc.

Mr. Matt Moser, Vice President, Training & Quality Assurance, PrimeFlight Aviation Services

Ms. Kimberly A. Tuyn, Director Group Health, Safety and Environment, BBA Aviation

 

14:30 – 14:45              Quick Break

 

14:45 – 16:00              Session Eight:     Human Factors Activities and Challenges in the United States

 

Dr. Bill Johnson (Moderator), Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor, FAA, MHFPS and Conference Summary

Mr. Jim Ballough, Director, Flight Standards Service, FAA, FAA management’s perspective of maintenance human factors presented by Roger Forshee

Ms. Linda Connell, Director, Aviation Safety Reporting System, Human Systems Integrations Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Maintenance human factors and ASRS

 

16:00 – 16:30              Session Nine:      Symposium Summary and Closing Remarks

                                    Dr. Bill Johnson, Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor, FAA

                                                                      

Grand Door “Prizes” Drawing

Sponsored by Boeing, Airbus, Baines Simmons Americas,

& AirTran Airways

(Must be present to win)

 

Friday, September 5

 

8:30 – 11:30                      ATA Maintenance Training Network (MTN) Meeting for MTN members (Room: Narita)