Laser Illumination Conference > Agenda & Presentations


The primary purpose of this conference was to draw nationwide attention to the problem of lasers being used against aircraft. Related purposes were to promote legislation that would make these offenses specific federal crimes, increase the level of prosecutions, and improve law enforcement awareness. See below for the conference agenda and to download speaker presentations.

AGENDA & PRESENTATIONS

October 27, 2011

8:30 AM – 8:35 AM	WELCOME ADDRESS VIDEO Captain Sean Cassidy – First Vice President/National Safety Coordinator, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
8:35 AM – 8:50 AM	LEGISLATION TO CRIMINALIZE LASER ATTACKS ON AIRCRAFT VIDEO Congressman Daniel Lungren, U.S. House Judiciary Committee & Homeland Security Committee
8:50 AM – 9:30 AM	GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES VIDEO Captain Lee Moak – President, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l The Honorable J. Randolph Babbitt – Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration SPEECH \| Mr. Tom Hendricks – Senior VP, Safety, Security & Operations, Air Transport Association
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM	THE SCIENCE OF LASERS VIDEO PRESENTATION \| Mr. Patrick Murphy – Executive Director, International Laser Display Association
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM	DANGERS POSED TO PILOTS’ VISION BY HANDHELD LASERS VIDEO PRESENTATION \| Dr. Quay Snyder – Aeromedical Advisor, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM	AIRLINE AND HELICOPTER PILOT EXPERIENCES: WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS ON PILOTS FROM COCKPIT LASER ILLUMINATIONS? VIDEO HANDOUT \| Mr. Kurt Frisz – President, Airborne Law Enforcement Association PRESENTATION \| MPO Robert M. Evans, Fairfax County Police Department, Helicopter Division & PFC John Debonis. Jr., Fairfax County Police Department, Helicopter Division PRESENTATION \| First Officer Drew Wilkens, ExpressJet Airlines & Captain Henry Cisneros, ExpressJet Airlines Captain Robert Hamilton, PSA Airlines
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM	LASER ENFORCEMENT STATUS VIDEO PRESENTATION \| Mr. Les Smith – Manager, Flight Technologies and Procedures Division Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM	FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL AND FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LASER STRIKE WORKING GROUPS VIDEO PRESENTATION \| SFAM Timothy Childs – FAMS Information Coordination Division, FBI CID Violent Crimes Unit
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM	PROSECUTION OF LASER OFFENDERS VIDEO PRESENTATION \| Ms. Karen Escobar – Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice
2:50 PM – 4:20 PM	LASER PROBLEMS AROUND THE WORLD VIDEO PRESENTATION \| Captain Craig Hall – Security Committee Chair, International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations Mr. Ken Dunlap – Global Director, Security, International Air Transport Association & Ms. Dorothy Reimold – Assistant Director, Security and Facilitation, International Air Transport Association PRESENTATION \| Captain Jo Schoenmaker, European Cockpit Association PRESENTATION \| Mr. Jeffrey Sharp – Constable, Peel Regional Police, Ontario, Canada PRESENTATION \| Inspector Mark Callaghan – Sussex Police, London Gatwick Airport
4:20 PM	CLOSING REMARKS VIDEO Captain Sean Cassidy – First Vice President/National Safety Coordinator, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l