FAA Workshop
On Thursday 13th of June, 14:30 to 17:45, a Workshop will be presented by FAA’s R&D Team. No participation fee is required. All registered participants to the 8th ICONBMP are welcome to attend it.
The topic of this workshop is “Airport pavement design-FAARFIELD 2.0” and the aim is to familiarize the attendees with the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) recently developed software in airfield pavements. FAARFIELD 2.0 (FAA
Rigid and Flexible Iterative Elastic Layered Design) was introduced in June 2021.
FAARFIELD 2.0 is the FAA’s standard software for airport pavement thickness design and evaluation (AC 150/5320-6G, Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation) and pavement strength reporting using the ACR/PCR method (AC 150/5335-6D, Standardized Method of Reporting Pavement Strength – PCR). FAARFIELD 2.0 features include:
- A completely redesigned graphical user interface (GUI) with improved screen flow and explorer-based navigation.
- Support for the new ICAO ACR-PCR system.
- New graphical vehicle-aircraft editor provides the ability to add, save and edit user-defined vehicles-aircrafts.
- Updated aircraft library.
- Ability to work with multiple jobs/sections at once.
This FAA software workshop is intended for airport Operators, Consultants, and
others with a practical interest in airport pavement design. Participants in the
workshop will:
- Learn the principles of pavement design & pavement analysis using FAA software including FAARFIELD 2.0.
- Experience hands-on demonstrations of the FAARFIELD software, with examples.
- Learn about ICAO’s ACR/PCR system that replaces ACN/PCN system.
It is highly recommended that workshop participants bring their own laptops so they
can install FAARFIELD 2.0 to follow along through the training and pavement
design examples.
During the works of the Conference there will be an exhibition area where companies and Organizations will exhibit their products and activities.
On Saturday, 15 June 2024, there will be an organized daily tour to the very ancient city of Aigai (11th century B.C.), the first capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia, an UNESCO world heritage monument. The city of Aigai was discovered in late 19th century near the town of Vergina, in northern Greece.
The most important remains in Aigai are the monumental Palace and the Royal Macedonia tombs, including the tomb of King Philip II, father of Alexander the Great.
After visiting the site there will also be a visit to the recently opened (2023) impressive museum of Aigai, where artifacts and relics dating back to the reign of King Alexander I are exhibited.
The tour includes a coffee break and late lunch in the city of Veria.
The tour will finish at approximately 17:30h on Saturday afternoon.
On Sunday, 16 June 2024, upon demand, there will be an organized tour to monuments and sites of interests of the city of Thessaloniki. More information regarding the tour will be announced soon.
Social events
On Tuesday, 11 June 2024, at 20:00h, the Chairman of the Conference welcomes the Members of the Scientific and Organizing Committee at the foyer of Hyatt Regency hotel.
On Thursday evening, 13 June 2024, at 21:00h, a Gala dinner is provided by the Organizing Committee to all participants, Companions and invited guests.