WBA Conference 2016 Amsterdam

A total of 124 persons from 31 countries participated in the conference. All aviation related professions were present in varying numbers; pilots, manufacturer, policy and oversight, vendor, wildlife controller and manager, consultant, farmer, ATC, hunter, researcher, QHE safety officer, etc.  40 persons participated in the brainstorm sessions for improving the WBA Global Action Plan (GAP). 

The first three days consisted of 52 of each 15-minute presentations and discussions related to the seven conference topics. All presentations could be delivered in plenary sessions and are uploaded here 

A Swift (Apus apus) View on Tom -Sully- Hanks Safety Philosophy by Luit Buurma, Bird Strike Fund

Aims and the extent of bird strike prevention by lethal control on international airports by Stefan Werner, Swiss Ornithological Institute

APEX in Safety WBA 2016 Anastasios Anagnostopoulos

BASH Management and Introduction to technology & role of BASH Management software by Lalita Vaswani, BirdGard India

Birdstrike Hazard Analysis and Mitigation - an Airlines perspective by Capt Andrew Carroll Ryanair

Birdstrike Status in Mainland China by Dr Zhu Lei, Chengdu Bird Watching Society

BIRDTAM, collision probability and bird strike risk mitigation procedure by Serge Sorbi, Belgian Air Force

BSC USA and Stakeholders by John Weller, Bird Strike Committee United States of America

Safe and Environmentally friendly Rodent Control, Cavillo

Climate change and wintering population trends of Greylag Goose by Prof Dr Xavier Ferrer, Spain

Communicating wildlife threats by David Wiman, Australia

Conspicuous pied propellers - what are the latest results by Christian Kierulf Aas, NHM University of Oslo

Cost effectiveness of Integral bird control at an airport by Nitant Shinde, University of Delft

Developing a collaborative approach by David Wiman, Australia

Evaluating the effects of a Bird Strike Advisory System - Dec 2016

FAA Submission - Should Transport Aircraft Birdstrike Certification Be Reconsidered by Valter Battistoni & Paul Eschenfelder

Fully automatic detection, recognition and deterrence of birds by Bogdan Bogdanov, Volacom

Geese and flight safety in Denmark by Jens Erik Ditlevsen, Denmark

Geese control in New York after the Hudson Miracle - US Airways Flight 1549 Case Study by Jenny Washburn, USA

Grass solutions for airport grass fields by Arthur Wolleswinkel Barenbrug

Habitat management equipment by Peter van Mispelaar Trilo

How do you ensure that pilots have the knowledge and procedures to mitigate the wildlife hazard by David Wiman, AAWHG

Influence of garbage dumps far from Barcelona - El Prat Airport on hazards posed by yellow-legged gulls by Ferran Navas, Minuartia

Istanbul New Airport - Wildlife Management Unit by Tansu Tuncali and Phil Mountain, Istanbul Grand Airport

Kabul World Birdstrike Association Presentation PDF

Municipality Haarlemmermeer WBA 2016 Amsterdam presentation

Population Recovery and Bird Hazards - Case of the Common Buzzard Buteo buteo in Ireland by Jeremy Nicholson

Presentation Ketrop Bird Control World Wide 6-12-2016

Pros and cons of the BRI2 risk assessment method for wildlife strike management at Italian airports by Alessandro Montemaggiori and Claudio Eminente BSC Italy

Ram Mani Thapaliya Nepal Presentation WBA Conference 2016 Amsterdam

Reducing the geese strike risk for Airport Amsterdam Schiphol - Birdlife NL's view by Robert Kwak

Reducing the geese strike risk for Airport Amsterdam Schiphol - the farmer's view by Mr Arwin Bos

Reducing the geese strike risk for Airport Amsterdam Schiphol - the pilot's view by Capt Piet-Hein Eldering

Robot Falcons by Robert Jonker, Clear Flight Solutions

Schiphol WBA 2016 Amsterdam presentation Bart Straver

Sustainable Habitat for Airfield Grasslands by Jan Gottlieb DLF Clearsky

The ACI Airport Excellence APEX in Safety Programme by Anastasios Anagnostopoulos_Athens Int Airport SA

The curious case of a Lapwing strike by Dr Michal Skakuj, Ekoaviation

Training Wildlife Airport Personnel on managing wildlife hazards by Anastasios Anagnostopoulos, WBA_EUR

Understanding bird numbers, distribution and movements by Julia Stahl, The Netherlands

Using satellites for Surveillance of the 13 km safeguarding zone around airports by Mogens Hansen, Ascend XYZ

V2WBA Amsterdam Dec 2016 Nick Yearwood, UKCAA

WBA 2016 Amsterdam, Director of the Aviation Department of the Ministry of Transport and Environment of The Netherlands - Speech Rob Huyser

WBA 2016 Amsterdam - Speech Bas Pellemans

WBA 2016 Amsterdam - Speech Rob van Eekeren

WBA 2016 Conference Amsterdam report 24 Dec 2016

WBA_2016 - Hunting Association

WBA - Evaluating the Effects of a Birdstrike Advisory System - Isabel Metz

Wildlife Controller on Duty, a critical role for an airports safe operation by Nikos Fokas, Athens Int Airport SA

Wildlife Hazard Management Program in Polish Air Force, first results by Col Jacek Ziolkowski and Dr Michal Skakuj

Wildlife management EASA view by Vasileios Stefanioros - EASA

Wildlife Management Initiative in the new airport of Istanbul by lk zeren Istanbul Grand Airport