FAA Cancels Airports Conference Scheduled for Long Beach in June

On Friday Mark McClardy, manager of the airports division for the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Western Pacific Region in Los Angeles, sent an e-mail to participants who had been planning on attending the Region’s annual airports conference, explaining that it had been cancelled. The 8th annual conference was scheduled for June 5-7, 2012 in Long Beach, California.

McClardy’s email said that both the Department Of Transportation (DOT) and FAA are reviewing conference policies and procedures, and are exploring alternative ways to use technology, such as webinars, to share information and efficiently and effectively collaborate with stakeholders, like airport sponsors.

Conferences like these have been held by regional FAA offices throughout the country for a long time and have proven successful giving airport managers, sponsors, consultants and other personnel the opportunity to learn more about their trade, network with their peers and meet face-to-face with federal aviation officials.

The email was confirmed by the FAA.

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Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.