Special Events

Monday, November 9

Technical Tours Available with Member Plus and Non-member registration packages. Your choice of one tour.Available with Member Plus and Non-member registration packages only. All sites visited are in Everett, Washington within 1/2 mile of each other. Future of Flight (Paine Field) + Boeing Everett Production VIP Tour + Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection The 73,000 sq. ft. Future of Flight Aviation Center is one of Western Washington's favorite attractions you won't want to miss. Explore a 28,000 sq. ft. Aviation Gallery with interactive exhibits and displays — and digitally design your own airplane. The Boeing Everett, Wash., production facility is home to the 747, 767, 777 and 787 Dreamliner production lines. During the walking tour of the world's largest building by volume (472,000,000 cubic feet or 13,385,378 cubic meters), visitors will see airplanes being built for our worldwide base of airline customers. The Flying Heritage Collection facility is located at the southeast corner of Paine Field in Everett Washington. Set in a 51,000 sq. ft. hangar, FHC is a private collection of great rarity, rather than a formal museum. The aircraft are displayed alongside engaging, comprehensive exhibits. Morning Tour Buses will begin loading at 7:00 a.m. at the Pike Street entrance to the convention center, 1st Floor Transportation Area. Boarding pass can be picked up at the registration area in the North Lobby of the convention center. Buses will depart promptly at 7:35 a.m. And return to the convention center at 2:00 p.m. Afternoon Tour Buses will begin loading at 10:15 a.m. at the Pike Street entrance to the convention center, 1st Floor Transportation Area. Boarding pass can be picked up at the registration area in the North Lobby of the convention center. Buses will depart promptly at 10:45 a.m. and return to the convention center at 5:00 p.m. Transportation provided by: *Subject to change.

Tuesday, November 10

Sponsored by: Opening Keynote Address Room 6E Tuesday, November 10 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. Keynote Speakers: Industry: Mike Bair Vice President, Business Strategy & Marketing Boeing Commercial Airplanes Mike Bair is vice president of Business Strategy & Marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes and is responsible for leading strategic business planning and marketing for the organization's products and services. Appointed to this position in October 2007, Bair reports to Commercial Airplanes President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Carson. Additionally, Bair serves on the Boeing International organization's leadership team. Previously, Bair led the team developing the Boeing 787, a super-efficient, new mid-sized commercial airplane. As vice president/general manager for the 787, he was responsible for all aspects of the airplane program. Prior to the 787 assignment, Bair spent 19 months as vice president/general manager for Commercial Aviation Services, with responsibility for the overall strategy and resources supporting the world's largest fleet of commercial jetliners. He is credited with successfully restructuring the services business for improved competitiveness and performance. Beginning in October 2000, Bair served as vice president of Business Strategy and Marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Prior to this, Bair headed Marketing Management for Commercial Airplanes Programs. He also served as vice president and general manager of Boeing Commercial Airplanes' 757 Program, where he was responsible for design, production and profit/loss of the Boeing 757 family of airplanes. Bair began his career with The Boeing Company in 1979 as an engineer in the 767 aircraft noise organization. He was promoted into his first management assignment in 1984 as a senior analyst in Marketing's Product Strategy Analysis organization. He held various positions during his Marketing tenure, concluding as program manager for all models of the Boeing jetliner family, with responsibility for coordinating the overall product strategy. Airline: Pierre Vellay Senior Vice President New Aircraft and Corporate Fleet Planning Air France Pierre Vellay is Senior Vice President, New Aircraft and Corporate Fleet Planning of Air France. Mr Vellay was named head of Fleet Planning in 1994 at the time of the merger between Air France and UTA. Mr Vellay joined UTA in 1972. Prior to the merger with Air France, he was successively at UTA in charge of special projects, in the electronic warfare area, the Project Manager of the assembly of the super Guppy on the behalf of Airbus Industrie, and responsible for the installation and check-out of the French Awacs. In 1990, he was appointed as Chairman of two subsidiaries of UTA and as Executive Vice President of UTA. Between 1995 and 1997, Mr Vellay was in charge of the reduction of the Air France fleet to comply with the European Commission recommendations. In 1996, he restructured the fleet after the merger with Air Inter, the domestic French airline and Air Charter. He established the future profile of the Air France fleet, focusing the short medium haul fleet around the A320 family, and the long haul fleet with the A330/A340, 777 and A380. Mr Vellay conducted a specific process to accelerate the rationalization of the fleet (Airplane and Engines), for the passenger and freighter airplanes. He has also played a major role in the introduction of the 777-200ER, the original specification and the launching of the 777-300ER and the 777 freighter, the definition of the enhanced version of the 747-400ERF, as well as for A318 and A330-200. The dedicated team for the definition and EIS of the A380 reports to him. From mid-2000, he has been playing a new role for the rationalization of the fleet of Air France regional partners and from 2004 for the fleet planning coordination between Air France and KLM. Since 2008, he is also in charge of Air France and KLM fleet Strategy. Mr Vellay holds Engineering Degrees from ENSAM and ENSPM in addition to a Ph.d. in Physics from the University of Sciences of Paris. He holds other degrees from the CHEAR (Defence), CEDS (Diplomacy), and Stanford Business School. In 2000, Mr Vellay was elected at the French Academy of Aeronautics and Space. Ken Krieg CEO Samford Global Strategies Ken Krieg runs Samford Global Strategies, a consulting practice focused on helping clients lead and manage through periods of strategic change. He serves on several CEO advisory boards. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of LMI and the Board of Directors of Twisted Pair Solutions and Aurora Flight Sciences, as well as the SSA Board for DRS Technologies. He is also a distinguished fellow at CNA. He previously served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics from June 2005 to July 2007. In that role, Mr. Krieg was responsible for advising the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense on all matters relating to the DoD acquisition system, research and development, advanced technology, developmental test and evaluation, production, logistics, installation management, military construction, procurement, environmental security, nuclear, chemical, and biological matters. Before his appointment to USD (AT&L), Mr. Krieg served at the Department of Defense as Special Assistant to the Secretary and Director for Program Analysis & Evaluation. In this capacity, he led an organization that provides independent advice to the Secretary of Defense in a range of areas including defense systems, programs and investment alternatives as well as providing analytic support to planning and resource allocation. He joined the Department of Defense in July 2001 to serve as the Executive Secretary of the Senior Executive Council (SEC). The SEC, comprised of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Service Secretaries and Under Secretary (AT&L), is responsible for leading initiatives to improve the management and organization of the Department of Defense. Prior to joining the Department of Defense, Mr. Krieg worked for International Paper, most recently as Vice President and General Manager of the Office and Consumer Papers Division. He had responsibility for the company's $1.4 billion retail, commercial office and consumer papers businesses. During his 11 years with IP, Mr. Krieg held roles as special assistant to the Chairman and CEO and in marketing, sales and business management and was actively involved in the merger of three major paper companies into International Paper. Before moving to industry, Mr. Krieg worked in a number of defense and foreign policy assignments in Washington, DC, including positions at the White House, on the National Security Council Staff, and in Office of the Secretary of Defense. Mr. Krieg received his BA degree in history from Davidson College and his Masters in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Plenary Session Executive Panel: Room 6E 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Moderator: Suren Singhal Assistant Manager of Materials & Processes Laboratory NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Dr. Singhal is the Assistant Manager of Materials & Processes Laboratory at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama. He has led/served on Agency-wide Space Shuttle anomaly resolution and space exploration teams. He has served as Deputy General Manager and as Engineering Director for NASA Glenn's Science & Engineering contract. In his earlier career in the oil, chemical, and offshore industry, he successfully negotiated with Shell Oil's German counterparts to give Shell the much-needed competitive lead for energy produced by coal gasification. He was responsible for assisting a semisubmersible captain in a decisive call on the vessel safety in hostile sea weather in the Bering Sea using the latest technology. Panelists: Tony Parasida Co-Executive Chair President, Global Services & Support The Boeing Co. Boeing named Anthony M. Parasida president of its Global Services & Support business in September 2009. He leads all aspects of the company's St. Louis-based $8 billion business providing global after-delivery support for military platforms and systems, and a broad array of defense and government services. This includes maintenance, modifications and upgrades for such venerable aircraft as the KC-135 Stratotanker, B-52 Stratofortress, KC-10 Extender, A-10 Thunderbolt, and C-130 Hercules, as well as numerous commercial derivative and executive fleet aircraft such as the VC-25, C-32, and C-40; supply-chain management, performance-based logistics, and engineering services supporting the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter, C-17 Globemaster airlifter, AH-64 Apache, CH-47 Chinook helicopters, and other Boeing and non-Boeing military airplanes and systems; training systems, solutions and simulation for military aircraft and ground combat systems; managed network and communication services; infrastructure support services and support operations; intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance services; energy solutions; logistics command and control, and international support systems. Major subsidiaries of the business include Boeing Service Company, Boeing Aerospace Operations, Tapestry Solutions and Federated Software Group. Prior to this assignment, Parasida served as vice president and general manager for Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare & Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems (ASW&ISR) within Boeing Military Aircraft. In that position he was responsible for three major programs: P-8A Poseidon; Airborne Early Warning & Control programs; and Airborne Warning Systems, including AWACS. Prior to that, Tony was Program Manager of the P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft program. Parasida joined Boeing in 1978 as a structures engineer on helicopter programs. Since that time, he has held numerous jobs of increasing responsibility within aircraft design, Integrated Product Team leadership and program management, including program manager for the V-22 Osprey and vice president of the F/A-18 Hornet. Parasida holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a master's degree in engineering management from Drexel University. Carl Burleson Director of the Office of Environment & Energy (and Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Policy Planning & Environment) FAA Mr. Burleson is the Director of FAA's Office of Environment and Energy. This office develops national aviation policy and standards relating to aviation environmental and energy matters. This includes representing the United States in development of international standards relating to aircraft noise and engine emissions in international forums. The office is responsible for providing policy guidance and technical assistance for FAA compliance with applicable environmental and energy statutes and regulations. The office is also the primary sponsor of the Partnership for Air Transportation Noise and Emissions Reduction (PARTNER) Center of Excellence and the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuel Initiative (CAAFI). He also serves as co-chair of the Environmental Work Group (EWG) for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) plan. Prior to assuming his current position in 2001, Mr. Burleson served as Chief of Staff to the Federal Aviation Administrator. In this position, Mr. Burleson coordinated activities for the Administrator relating to aviation policy matters and managing the staff of the Office of Administrator. As the Administrator's advisor and counselor, he also represented Administrator Garvey on major agency initiatives, including negotiations and briefings with Congress, industry, and special interest groups, and state and local officials as well as other federal agencies. A native Virginian, Mr. Burleson has held a number of posts within FAA. In 1994 he was appointed the FAA's Senior Representative for Northern Europe working out of the U.S. Embassy in London serving as the agency's senior liaison with governments, civil aviation authorities and the aviation industry in Northern Europe. He was responsible for the primary oversight and coordination of FAA activities within Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. He also worked extensively on FAA liaison activities with the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA), a group of 27 European civil aviation authorities. Prior to his appointment as the agency's FAA representative in London, Mr. Burleson managed the International Operations Branch of the FAA Office of International Aviation at FAA headquarters in Washington, DC. In that position he was responsible for providing information and advice to all elements of the FAA, other U.S. agencies, foreign aviation authorities and U.S. industry regarding the technical and operational aspects of international civil aviation. Before that he held other positions in policy, planning and regulatory analysis. Before joining the FAA he worked in the investment management field as well as several other U.S. government departments. He has earned graduate degrees in international development from American University in 1981 and in economics from Boston University in 1986. He also holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia. Alan Ladwig Senior Advisor to NASA Administrator NASA Alan Ladwig has more than 35 years of experience in senior management positions with NASA, commercial space companies, media companies, and non-profit organizations. He recently returned to NASA as a political appointee of the Obama Administration and serves as a Senior Advisor in the Office of the Administrator. Previously he served as the Manager of Space Systems for Whitney, Bradley and Brown, Inc. (WBB Consulting) and had been Sector Lead Executive for NASA business development at Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems. He served as Chief Operating Officer during the start-up phase of the Zero Gravity Corporation, a privately held space tourism and entertainment company. As Vice President of Washington Operations and Assistant to the Chairman of the Board, he established and managed the Space.com's Washington Bureau and was responsible for business development, NASA relations, and strategic planning. Ladwig completed two previous tours at NASA. As a political appointee of the Clinton-Gore Administration from 1993 to 1994 Ladwig established and managed the Office of Policy and Plans at NASA Headquarters. From 1981 to 1989 he was a civil servant at NASA Headquarters and managed a variety of programs for the Office of Space Flight. Following the Challenger accident he was the Assistant to the Director of Long-Range Planning Task Force that produced Leadership and America's Future in Space (the Ride Report). He then implemented one of the Report's primary recommendations to establish the Office of Exploration and served as its Director of Special Projects. NASA awarded Ladwig the Distinguished Service Medal, the Exceptional Achievement Medal, and two Exceptional Service Medals. He is a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Challenger Center for Space Science Education and of Women in Aerospace. Chung Mak Director & General Manager Taikoo (Xiamen) Landing Gear Services Co. Ltd. - TALSCO Taikoo Spirit Aerosystem (JinJiang) Composite Co. Ltd. - Taikoo Spirit Borned in Hong Kong and moved to Canada in the early 1980s. Graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1990. Continued his study south of the boarder and obtained a Master in Science degree from MIT in 1992. Moved back to HKG to joined Cathay Pacific Airways after MIT, and stayed in Cathay Pacific Airways until late 2002. Held various senior management roles in Cathay Pacific Airways including Manager Penang - Malaysia, Cargo Sales Manager HKG & China and Country Manager Singapore. Joined HAECO (Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd.) in September of 2002 as General Manager Corporate Planning, primary responsibilities were to develop the HAECO Group into multi-discipline aircraft engineering group and was made a Director of TAECO (Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd.) in March 2003. *Subject to change. Sponsored by: DuPont™ Krytox® Lubricants "The DuPont Oval logo is a trademark of DuPont or its affiliates." Tuesday Evening Welcome Reception Exhibit Hall - 4EF 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 11

Workforce Development Panel Session Code ATC 42 Room 401 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. In 2008 and 2009, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) held two, two day symposiums on Building and Retaining the Aerospace Workforce of Tomorrow. This panel discussion at AeroTech summarizes the challenges identified during those symposia and key approaches proposed to meet those challenges. The session begins with the latest results from the annual AVIATION WEEK workforce survey. That is followed by a summary of key findings from the symposia. Then a panel of young professionals assesses the impact of the challenges and the opportunities to them in their own personal career planning. The session is concluded with a discussion of tools intended to motivate and retain young professionals, especially in aerospace disciplines. Moderator: Klaus Dannenberg Deputy Executive Director and Chief Strategy Officer AIAA Dr. Klaus Dannenberg is the Deputy Executive Director and Chief Strategy Officer of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). In this capacity, he has responsibility for the Institute's strategic direction including new application areas within the changing 21st century global aerospace marketplace, new constituencies that reflect that marketplace, and new products and services planned to fulfil the needs of the professional aerospace community. Prior to joining the AIAA staff in 2005, his 37-years in the aerospace industry were focused on application of information technology to complex aerospace and defense problems, primarily development of guidance, navigation, and control systems and C3I systems. He has held positions of increasing responsibility in both major corporations and small business including technical, program management, and executive management responsibilities. He has applied these information technologies to the development of launch vehicles, spacecraft, tactical and strategic missiles, remotely piloted vehicles, and aircraft as well as large scale training and simulation networks. He is a Fellow of the AIAA and has served as AIAA's Vice President-Finance, as Technical Director for Information Systems, and as chair of the Institute's Honors and Awards program. Other professional responsibilities have included leadership roles in the National Training Systems Association, the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. He has served on the Boards of Advisors for several universities in their respective schools of engineering and/or departments of aerospace engineering. Dr. Dannenberg has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from SMU and an MS and BS from Auburn University, in Electrical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering respectively. Panelists: Christopher William Dowell Aeronautical Engineer, JSF Stability & Control Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company -Fort Worth Christopher Dowell is an aeronautical engineer at Lockheed Martin currently supporting F-35 Lightning II Flight Test in Patuxent River, Maryland. He currently specializes in real time safety of flight control room monitoring as a member of Flying Qualities. He has developed tools and processes for the generation of Flying Qualities predictions and reference documents for use in mission control rooms. Chris began his career at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas in 2002 after earning his BS in Aerospace Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach. His earlier work with F-35 Stability & Control has included support of 15 wind tunnel tests, 6DOF database development, directing of piloted simulation tests, off-line simulation, trade studies and flight clearance analysis. Chris is an accomplished glider pilot with cross country experience and single engine airplane certification. As an active volunteer with SAE Aero Design, he has served as Contest Director, hosting over 300 domestic and foreign students, improved scoring processes and currently serves on the Aero Design Rules Committee. Originally from Illinois, he is married and is getting settled in Southern Maryland. Philip Hattis Laboratory Technical Staff C S Draper Laboratories Dr. Hattis has been employed at Draper Laboratory since 1974, currently holding the position of Laboratory Technical Staff (the Laboratory's highest technical position). Responsibilities have included Technical Director and Chief Engineer roles for a wide variety of projects requiring challenging aerial, launch, and space vehicle Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) system development. This has included autonomous air and space flight systems, advanced un-crewed aerial vehicles, reusable launch vehicles, precision Mars landing systems, ballistic missile defense systems, precision delivery airdrop systems, ground warrior systems, and helicopter fire control systems. He also leads Draper Laboratory efforts to address the technology needs for sustained climate change monitoring. Dr. Hattis received a B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University, an M.S. degree in Aeronautics from Caltech, and a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT. He is a Lifetime Fellow in the AIAA and is currently its Vice President for Public Policy. Carole Hedden President of the Write Stuff and Project Leader Aviation Week Carole Rickard Hedden is president of The Write Stuff and Project Leader for AVIATION WEEK's Workforce Study and Program Management content areas. The AVIATION WEEK Workforce Study was first launched in 1997 and has evolved into the industry's annual evaluation of issues and concerns from the aerospace and defense work force combined with the data on current work force demographics, trends, and compensation. Carole founded The Write Stuff in 1995 after working for 20 years in the news media and as a corporate communications leader for Austin Peay State University, Honeywell Defense Avionics and Corning Incorporated. She began working with AVIATION WEEK in 1996, providing financial analysis and then project leadership skills on efforts that include the AVIATION WEEK Executive Roundtables, Program Excellence Initiative, A&D Programs and MRO Military conferences. Carole is married and the mother of two daughters - a 2008 Georgia Tech engineering grad and a sophomore at Purdue University. She is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University with degrees in journalism education, English and a minor in math. Dan Rasmus Microsoft Corp. Dan Rasmus presents insights into the technology, dynamics, and tools of the workforce of the future. Rasmus guides the research process that allows Microsoft to envision how people will work in the future. He also analyzes trends in technology, society, education, labor and economics to devise scenarios used by Microsoft in developing products for tomorrow's work force. As part of these efforts, he represents Microsoft on the Board of the Directors for the Institute for Innovation and Information Productivity and serves as a national advisor to the National Workforce Center for Emerging Technology. Rasmus also coordinates the Microsoft Office Information Worker Board of the Future, an advisory panel composed of college-aged students who share ideas on how to better serve the millennial generation as they join the workforce. He is involved in a number of industry and public sector events, including The National Association of Workforce Boards, the National Educator's Workshop, and The Front End of Innovation and was recognized as a Distinguished Speaker by the Microsoft Executive Briefing Center in 2007. Anita Rebarchak Manufacturing Engineer Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Anita Rebarchak, E.I.T., works for Pratt & Whitney as Manufacturing Process Engineer in Advanced Coatings at the Turbine Module Center, East Hartford, Connecticut. Her responsibilities include developing and standardizing a physical vapor deposition process in the application of high temperature metallic coatings on high pressure turbine blades for commercial and military aircraft engines. She provides day-to-day production support and implements Process Certification initiatives to improve operational efficiency. Anita received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, concentrating on Thermal and Fluid Sciences and Manufacturing and Design, and a minor in Business Administration from Drexel University. This year, she will complete a M.S. in Engineering Science, concentrating on Quality Strategies, Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hartford, Connecticut and receive Six Sigma Black Belt certification. Anita has been a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since 2001. Today, she is active in the Hartford Section and volunteers on the ASME Committee on Early Career Development to provide professional, technical, and career development resources to young professionals worldwide. Ryan Rudy Flight Test Engineer Boeing Commercial Airplanes Ryan Rudy is currently a flight test engineer for Boeing's Commercial Airplanes division in Seattle, with a current focus on the 787-8 and 787-9 airplane programs. His work involves identifying, defining, planning, coordinating, and executing test requirements and reporting test results to various internal customers and to regulatory agencies. His most recent assignment was as the Project Lead and technical expert for Gauntlet testing on the 787-8, which culminated in a successful 9 day, 24x7 test effort in early June 2009. Ryan has acquired a broad range of experience in his 8 years at Boeing. He started as an engineering intern on the RAH-66 Comanche program in the System Safety group and returned as a System Safety engineer on the V-22 Osprey program during its Return to Flight program following graduation. While a System Safety engineer, Ryan worked extensively on various systems including: Flight Controls, Flight Director/Coupled Modes (Autopilot), Military self-certification (GANS/GATM), TF/TA, and Inertial Navigation. He also spent a short time performing requirements change management activities on the 787-8 program before he joined Flight Test. Ryan has a BS degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and is nearing completion of a MS degree in Systems Engineering also from Penn State. He is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics Young Professionals and Publications committees. Luncheon Sponsored by: William Littlewood Memorial Lecture, Luncheon and Award Presentations Room 6E Littlewood Lecture 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Awards Presentation/Luncheon 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at Registration. Speaker: Dr. Ramesh K. Agarwal William Palm Prof. of Engineering Director of Aerospace Engineering Program Director of Aerospace Research & Educaton Center. Washington University in St. Louis Sustainable (Green) Aviation: Challenges and Opportunities Professor Ramesh K. Agarwal is the William Palm Professor of Engineering and the director of Aerospace Research and Education Center at Washington University in St. Louis. From 1994 to 2001, he was the Sam Bloomfield Distinguished Professor, Chair of Aerospace Engineering Department (1994-96), and Executive Director of the National Institute for Aviation Research (1996-2001) at Wichita State University in Kansas. From 1978 to 1994, he worked at McDonnell Douglas Research Laboratories (MDRL) in St. Louis in a variety of research and administrative positions eventually becoming the Program Director and McDonnell Douglas Science and Engineering Fellow (1990-94). Dr. Agarwal obtained his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1975. Since then, he has worked in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Computational Magneto-hydrodynamics and Electromagnetics, Semiconductor Device Simulation, Rarefied Gas Dynamics, Bio-fluid Dynamics, Flow and Flight Control, and Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization. During his sixteen years with McDonnell Douglas Research Laboratories, Dr. Agarwal and his colleagues developed codes that have been used for the analyses of flow fields of all categories of air and space vehicles (transport- and fighter aircrafts, helicopter rotors, missiles and launch vehicles, and hypersonic space configurations). He is author/co-author of over 300 publications. He has supervised 23 Ph.D. and 23 M.S. theses. He serves on the editorial board of several journals, and has served on several state and federal government advisory committees and university and industry advisory boards. Dr. Agarwal is the recipient of many awards and honors which include AIAA Distinguished Lecturer (1996-1999); ASME Distinguished Lecturer (1994-1997); IEEE Distinguished Lecturer (1994-2008); Kansas Academy of Science Distinguished Lecturer (1996); American Physical Society Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics Distinguished Speaker (1995-present); Missouri Academy of Science "Most Distinguished Scientist Award" (2003); AIAA Civic Service Award (2003); AIAA Sustained Technical Achievement Award (2002); ASME Fluids Engineering Award (2001); ASME Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award (2006); Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Award (2007); AIAA Aerodynamics Award (2008), WSU President's Award for Distinguished Service (1998); AIAA Engineer of the Year Award (1998); University of Kansas Irving Youngberg Research Award in Applied Sciences (1998); WSU Excellence in Research Award (1998); WSU College of Engineering Award for Continuing Education (1996); AIAA Technical Achievement Award—St. Louis Section (1991); IEEE Award of Honor—St. Louis Section (1994); I.I.T. Kharagpur Distinguished Alumni Award (1994). Dr. Agarwal is a Fellow of nine professional societies: American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), American Physical Society (APS), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), and World Innovation Foundation (WIF). This annual lecture encompasses a broad phase of civil air transportation that is considered of current interest and major importance. Its objective is to advance air transport engineering and to recognize those who make personal contributions to the field. Following the lecture, the awards below will be presented to honor those who have contributed significantly to technological advancements and to the success of SAE: William Littlewood Memorial Lecture Award Forest R. McFarland Award Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award Aerospace Chair Award Charles M. Manly Memorial Medal Wright Brothers Medal Arch T. Colwell Merit Award Thomas H. Speller Award Bruce R. Aubin Aerospace Customer Support Award for Excellence *Subject to change. Pre-Banquet Reception 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall - 4EF All conference attendees are welcome. Sponsored by: 2009 AeroTech Banquet and Award Presentations Sheraton Seattle Hotel Metropolitan Ballroom A 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at Registration. Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth Lund Vice President of Product Development Boeing Commercial Airplanes Elizabeth Lund is vice president of product development for Commercial Airplanes and is responsible for developing new and derivative commercial airplane products, including concept development, preliminary design and program planning. She also is responsible for managing the R&D plan and supporting technology programs, as well as the airplane concept centers, environmental performance strategy and Air Traffic Management collaboration. Appointed to this position in May 2008, Lund reports to Mike Denton, vice president of BCA Engineering. From June 2005 to 2008, Lund was the director of Boeing 777 Manufacturing in Everett, Wash. In this role, she led the transformation of the 777 production line to a moving assembly line, enabling a leaner and more efficient production system. Prior to that, Lund was the director of the Boeing Interiors Responsibility Center (IRC). The IRC designs, manufactures, assembles and integrates a wide range of interior systems for production, aftermarket and spares for Boeing commercial jets. She also served as the director of Business Operations and Supply Chain Management for Boeing's Fabrication Division, where she was responsible for strategy development, work statement management, strategic work placement, and integration of division wide initiatives. Lund joined Boeing in 1991 as a payloads engineer and has held various assignments in Engineering, including 737 deputy chief project engineer, 737 airplane level integration leader, 737 interiors chief engineer, and senior manager for multi-model passenger and attendant seats. Lund holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tulsa as well as a master's in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Missouri. Awards presented at the banquet will include: SAE Aerospace Engineering Leadership Award SAE Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson Aerospace Vehicle Design and Development Award Franklin W. Kolk Air Transportation Progress Award Marvin Whitlock Award Entertainment for the banquet will be provided by the Boeing Employees Choir. *Subject to change.