Agenda & Schedule

You may view a pdf copy of the tentative Agenda & Schedule for PMA Parts & DER Repairs—2012 by clicking on this link. 



[This Agenda & Schedule is current as of 20 January 2012 and is subject to change.]

Overview—Agenda & Schedule

The 2012 conference will begin on Wednesday morning, 21 March. Check-in and on-site registration will start at 8:00 am and will run throughout the day until 8:00 pm. The first day’s events will include: optional workshops on PMA Parts and DER Repairs; opening of the exhibits area; and an evening networking reception (from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm).

Thursday’s events will include: re-opening of check-in and registration (for attendees who either haven’t checked-in or registered on Wednesday)—beginning at 7:00 am; breakfast—7:00 am – 8:00 am; presentation sessions—beginning at about 8:00 am and running through, with breaks and lunch, until about 5:00 pm; and an evening networking reception—from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm. The exhibits area will be open throughout the entire day.

Friday’s events will include: breakfast—from 7:00 am –8:30 am; session presentations and a panel discussion, with a break, from 8:30 am – 11:00 am. The conference will end at around 11:15 am. The exhibits area will be open throughout Friday morning.

PMA Parts & DER Repairs—2012 will feature:

• One-and-a-half days of presentations delivered by senior personnel from: PMA Parts manufacturers/distributors and DER service providers, industry analyst groups, airlines, trade associations and law firms with practices focused on the aviation materials aftermarket, and technical consultants with expertise in engineering and regulatory issues related to PMA Parts and DER Repairs.

Conference Co-Chairman are: Peter Lauria—ODA Administrator, Delta Air Lines; Michele Bassi-Degenkolb—Senior Manager, PMA Development & Aircraft Tooling, United Airlines; and George Kelley—Propulsion Engineering & Technical Support, US Airways.

Keynoters for PMA Parts & DER Repairs—2012 are: Eric Mendelson—President, HEICO Aerospace; and Sarah MacLeod—Executive Director, ARSA, The Aeronautical Repair Station Association.

     Confirmed Speakers and Co-Chairs to-date for PMA Parts & DER Repairs—2012:*

Michael Howard—Senior Associate, Aerostrategy

Pieter Ruitenberg—Commercial Director, ADSE Consulting & Engineering AG

Sarah MacLeod—Executive Director, Aeronautical Repair Station Association

Herman Kooyman—President, Aviation Excellence, Inc.

Daniel Sirvent—Director, Corporate Financial Group, C.K. Cooper & Company

David Doll—President, David Doll Consulting

Peter Lauria—ODA Administrator, Delta Air Lines

Dominick DaCosta—President, DERs Group

Darren Lovato—President, DER Technologies, Inc.

Eric Mendelson—President, HEICO Aerospace Corporation

                                                  Asmaa Jawhari—Co-founder, MRO ADVISOR

Michele Bassi-Degenkolb—Senior Manager, PMA Development & Aircraft Tooling, United Airlines

George Kelley—Propulsion Engineering & Technical Support, US Airways

Jason Dickstein—President, Washington Aviation Group

Andy Shields—Vice President/PMA, Wencor

                                                               *Current as of 6 February 2012

• Ten hours of scheduled, on-site social/networking events: these events include two evening receptions (on 21 and 22 March); continental breakfasts (on 22 and 23 March); a catered, sit-down lunch (on 22 March); and three networking refreshment breaks (on 22 and 23 March). Aerotech Holdings is the exclusive functions sponsor of all these networking events at PMA Parts & DER Repairs—2012.

• A “table-top” format exhibition—open late afternoon 21 March through the end of the conference on 23 March. Exhibitors to-date include: Able Aerospace, Aero Brake & Spares, Aerotech Holdings, Alliance Aerospace Engineering, Aviosupport, Capture 3D, Chromalloy, Component Control, FlyPMA.com, Growth Industries, Jet Parts Engineering, HEICO, MRO ADVISOR, NSL Aerospace, & Wencor.

• A full day (on Wednesday, 21 March) of optional training workshops on PMA Parts and DER Repairs.

Gorham Conference/DERs Group Workshops

These annual workshops offer a full day of optional, instructed sessions that provide up-to-date training on PMA Parts and DER Repairs, with an emphasis on explanation of and guidance on regulations.

These interactive workshops are suitable for anyone with a professional interest in PMA Parts and/or DER Repairs: attendees range from purchasing and technical personnel new to these subjects and in need of basic “PMA—101/DER 101” short-course training, all the way up to DERs and other senior O&R engineers with extensive professional experience with these alternative materials sources.

If you need to acquire a good grasp of the fundamentals of PMA Parts and DER Repairs—or if you’re already an expert on these subjects and want to be brought up-to-date on them or engage in a high-level discussion with your peers about your (and their) experiences with PMA Parts and/or DER Repairs—these workshops are for you.

The workshops are created and presented by Dominick DaCosta, President of DERs Group, Inc. The morning workshop will focus on PMA-related issues, while the afternoon workshop will deal with mattes pertaining to DER Repairs. The Gorham Conference/DERs Group Workshops are free-of-charge to anyone registered for PMA Parts & DER Repairs—2012. 

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                ADSE Consulting & Engineering Seminar on EASA-FAA BASA

ADSE AG will be presenting an EASA-FAA BASA Seminar on 21 March 2012, at the San Diego Hilton Resort Hotel. The seminar will be taught by Pieter Ruitenberg, renowned international aviation consultant and Commercial Director, ADSE Consulting & Engineering AG. The day-long program will focus on:

• Ways of working between EASA and FAA
• Scope of the BASA, TIP and MAG
• Special conditions for non EU countries under EASA
• Recognition of parts, appliances and PMA
• Recognition of TC, STC and minor modifications
• Recognition of organization approvals
• Certification process changes
• Latest developments up to January 2012

This seminar will be invaluable for anyone who needs up-to-date expert guidance/training on EASA regulatory developments impacting these O&R issues.

Please Note: This EASA-FAA BASA Seminar is an ADSE event. If you're interested in registering for the ADSE seminar, you will need to contact Pieter Ruitenberg of ADSE directly. His contact information is accessible through the ADSE information sheet link immediately below.

                      You may download a copy of the information sheet for the ADSE seminar here.