2006 Wildlife Seminar - View Photos, Click HERE

October 12 Aviation Grant Funding Seminar

	SCAA held a very successful educational seminar on grant funding, a joint effort with the SCDOA, in October. The seminar was suggested at one of SCAA’s 2005 Annual Conference sessions where members helped staff brainstorm ideas for the new year. The seminar drew in 65 attendees as well as requests to have a similar program at the 2006 Annual Conference.
Scott Serritt, Anthony Cochran, Paul Yo and Phil Cannon with the FAA presented the first part of the seminar on the federal grant process from beginning to end.  Download FAA PowerPoint deck
	Paul Werts and Jamey Kempson from the Division of Aeronautics each presented a session on the state grant process. Download Werts DOA PowerPont deck Download Kempson DOA PowerPoint deck
	The day ended with a question and answer session with a consultant panel including, Andy Busbee with The LPA Group, Mack Lazenby with Wilbur Smith, Bill Pearson with Pearson Engineering, Carroll Tripplett with WK Dickson and Jay Talbert with Talbert and Bright.

Airport Safety Seminar May 17, 2005 Columbia Metro Airport

Seminar Objective
Learn to Expect The Unexpected
Danger comes in all shapes and sizes. Learn from Glenn Chestnut, Safety Director at Florence Regional Airport, how to spot the unexpected and protect your airport.

Disaster Preparedness
In the event of a natural disaster or an incident at your airport, do you have an emergency preparedness plan? What are their immediate steps to be taken. Come learn how your airport can be better prepared.

TSA Update
Gerald Chapman, TSA Federal Security Director in Columbia
will provide an update on the ever changing security rules and regulations. Based on the number of questions at TSA’s session during the annual conference, ample time will be allowed for your questions, both GA and commercial.

VIP Security at Your Airport
Learn what to expect from those providing VIP (CEO, political figure, etc.) security? Do you know how to prepare? Columbia Metropolitan Airport will talk about how they prepared for the recent presidential visit. Walk away with your own checklist.