Legal Affairs Committee Meetings & Events
The ACI-NA's Legal Affairs Steering Group met June 20 for a full day in Crystal City, Va. Among topics covered during its meeting were plans for seminars to be held during Fall Pre-Conference Seminars before the ACI-NA Annual Conference in Boston, on September 19 and 20. Updates were provided on important issues to the airport legal community, including several regulatory rulemaking proceedings currently pending before the Department of Transportation on airline rates and charges, slot auctions at LaGuardia, Newark and JFK, and the department's recently adopted Air Carrier Access Act Rules. Also discussed were recent U.S.-VISIT-Exit regulations promulgated by Department of Homeland Security, the Transportation Security Administration's recent revisions to traveler identification procedures and plans disclosed regarding an Aviation Credential Interoperability Solution (ACIS), a biometric approach to identity verification. A review of pending litigation affecting the airport community was also part of the steering group's agenda. Members were briefed on several recent developments, including a recent Georgia Firearms law that could affect airports in that state, implications arising from President Bush's Executive Order issued June 9, "Economy and Efficiency in Government Procurement Through Compliance with Certain Immigration and Nationality Act Provisions and Use of an Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification System," and several initiatives of the airlines to offset the impact of rising jet fuel prices that will impact airport service offerings.
Following the meeting, the steering group hosted a retirement dinner celebrating former member, Ed Faggen's recent retirement from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Former ACI-NA General Counsels Jack Corbett, Tom Devine and Patty Hahn, and former Steering Group members Kenneth Quinn and Kirk Shaffer joined in that celebration. Ed had served on the Legal Affairs Steering Group for almost 30 years and made significant contributions to ACI-NA's efforts through his involvement with the steering group.
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2008 Meetings
Spring 2008 Conference - April 15-18, Fort Lauderdale
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- Attention attendees: please fill out a post -conference evaluation.
- CLE Credits for 2008
Fall 2008 Conference - September 20-21, Boston
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Preliminary Agenda - ACI-NA Legal Pre-Conference Seminar
Past Meetings
Past presentations at Legal Affairs Committee meetings:
- 2005 Spring Legal Committee Seminar - Hamilton, Bermuda
- 2005 Fall Legal Committee Seminar - Toronto, ON
- 2006 Spring Legal Committee Seminar - Anchorage, AK
- 2006 Fall Legal Committee Seminar - Reno, NV
- 2007 Spring Legal Conference Seminar - Savannah, GA
- 2007 Fall Legal Committee Seminar - Kansas City, MO
- If you have any further questions, please contact Michelle Leslie (mleslie@aci-na.org) or by phone at: (202) 293-8500.
CLE Seminar Information
2007 Kansas City, Missouri
2007 Savannah, Georgia
2006 Reno, Nevada
2006 Anchorage, Alaska
2005 Toronto, Canada
2005 Hamilton, Bermuda
2004 Houston, Texas
2004 San Diego, California
2003 Tampa, Florida
2003 Vancouver, Canada
2002 Boston, Massachusetts
2001 New Orleans, Louisiana
2000 Williamsburg, Virginia
1999 Banff, Canada
1998 Orlando, Florida
1998 Monterey, California
1997 Detroit, Michigan
1997 Albuquerque, New Mexico
1996 San Francisco, California
1996 San Diego, California