2018 Update Conference

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE PANEL - Legislative Updates and Outlook for 2018

Moderator: Michael Whitaker
Speakers: Bailey Edwards; Deborah McElroy; James Owens; Sharon Pinkerton; Naveen Rao, Counsel

• The Case for ATC Reform

LITIGATION UPDATE PANEL - Our Patchwork Nation: Airline Litigation of State and Local Employment Laws and Regulations

Moderator: Bob Span
Speakers: Paul Geier; Adam KohSweeney; David Mackey; Vania Wit

• Hirst - ND IL 30Nov2017
• Oman v. Delta Airlines, Inc.
• Shook v Indian River Transport
• Vidrio - Order Granting Def MSJ
• Ward - A4A Amicus Brief
• Ward - Order Granting Def MSJ

UAS PANEL - How UAS/Drones Have and Will Continue to Impact Transportation

Moderator: Amna Arshad
Speakers: Loretta Alkalay; Anne Bechdolt; Dean E. Griffith

• Drone Integration Program

REGULATORY PANEL - U.S. Airline Service Quality and the Impact of U.S. DOT Passenger Rights Regulations

Moderator: Barbara Marrin

Speakers: Thomas Canfield; Kim Graber; Doug Lavin; Charles Leocha

• DOT Orders
• DOT Orders 2

AIRPORTS/ATC UPDATE PANEL - Update on Airport Funding and Fees, and what a Not-For-Profit ATC Provider could mean for Air Carriers, Passengers and General Aviation

Moderator: Jack Rossi
Speakers: Lori Ballance; Lisa Hariq; Tim Pohle

• Fair Access to Air Traffic Control

SPACE UPDATE PANEL - Legal Hurdles to Continued Human Presence in Low Earth Orbit

Moderator: David Balajthy
Speakers: Giugi Carminati; Dionne Hamilton; Jilliane Pierce; Chris Hearsey

• Astronaut Health and Safety Regulations
• Commerical Space Launch Activities 
• NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017
• Orbital Science Corporation
• Overview - Legal Hurdles to Continued Human Presence in Low Earth Orbit
• Space Station Agreement Between the United States of America and Other Governments
• Space X 
• The Boeing Company
• The Legal State of Play for Working in Space

SAVE THE DATES:

• Space Law Symposium: June 7, 2018, Washington D.C.
• Annual Meeting: September 27-28, 2018, Chicago, IL
• Aviation Finance: December 2018, New York, NY