This symposium was held March 6, 2008 at FAA headquarters in Washington, D.C. View Agenda
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| Emerging Research Challenges |
Chair: Mark Hansen, University of California, Berkeley |
| Airline Industry Trends | John Hansman, MIT |
| Demand Modeling for NEXTGEN | Toni Trani, Virginia Tech |
| Airport Congestion Management |
Chair: Lance Sherry, George Mason University |
| Overview of Congestion Management Issues and Alternatives | Michael Ball, University of Maryland |
| Practical Market-Based Approaches | Frank Berardino, GRA, Inc. |
| Determining an Optimal Airport Slot Profile | Andy Churchill, University of Maryland |
| Airport Congestion | Differentiating between Demand and Capacity Effects | Mark Hansen, University of California, Berkeley |
| Performance Modeling |
Chair: Arnie Barnett, MIT |
| Measuring Passenger Trip Delays | Lance Sherry, George Mason University |
| Safety Modeling of Runway Operations | John Shortle, George Mason University |
| Infrastructure Reliability | Jasenka Rakas, University of California, Berkeley |
| Development of a Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory: A Case Study of Aviation in the California Corridor | Megan Smirti, University of California, Berkeley |
| Air Traffic Flow Management |
Chair: Michael Ball, University of Maryland |
| Concepts and Models for NEXTGEN Air Traffic Flow Management | Alex Bayen, University of California, Berkeley; Bob Hoffman, Metron Aviation |
| Quantifying the Benefits of New Technologies for Reducing Trajectory Variability in NEXTGEN Aviation Systems | Dave Lovell, University of Maryland |
| Overview of Operational Inefficiencies and Opportunities for Improvement over the North Atlantic Airspace | Norma Campos, MIT |