21-24 August 2006

Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada Meeting

St. Louis, Missouri

BSC-USA and AAAE enter into Partnership for Successful 2006 Meeting

Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada meetings have grown in popularity over the past decade. Because of the growth in attendance and increased emphasis on training and interaction with other organizations in the aviation industry, BSC-USA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) for the 2006 meeting. AAAE handled registration and meeting logistics and BSC-USA handled the technical program and training sessions.

The 2006 meeting, hosted by Lambert-St. Louis International Airport and held at the Sheraton City Center in downtown St. Louis, was highly successful with 390 registered attendees. The meeting included a hands-on “Early Bird Training Program” on Monday (21 Aug) afternoon that focused on methods to capture wildlife at airports. The Wednesday afternoon field trip featured a visit to the 135-acre World Bird Sanctuary in nearby Valley Park, Missouri. Technical sessions featured 26 presentations and 11 posters (Click here for titles and authors and pdf files of presentations for which authors have granted permission).

We anticipate that this partnership between AAAE and BSC-USA will continue to enhance the quality of meetings in the future and further the integration of BSC-USA and wildlife hazard management into the mainstream of the aviation industry.

The next meeting in USA will be held in partnership with AAAE from 19-21 August 2008 in Orlando, Florida. Click here for details.