The Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS) is a forum for the business aviation industry to meet in a collaborative environment to identify safety concerns, devise approaches to reduce risk and implement initiatives to improve safety. The summit, organized by Flight Safety Foundation, in partnership with the National Business Aviation Association covers safety, training, practical solutions, management, human factors and other issues for every segment of the business aviation industry.
About BASS
Venue address
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago
221 N Columbus Dr
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 565-5258
Flight Safety Foundation has reserved a block of sleeping rooms (single or double occupancy) at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago for conference participants at the special group rate of $285.00/night, not inclusive of taxes. Room reservations can be made online or over the phone to take advantage of our special group rate.
The cut-off date has been extended to Wednesday, April 18, 2018. After the cut-off date, it is at the hotel’s discretion whether to accept additional reservations at the group rate, which will be subject to prevailing rates and availability.
PLEASE NOTE: Flight Safety Foundation does not work with any third parties for hotel reservations, and no company should be contacting you to solicit hotel reservations. Should you be contacted by any third-party housing companies, please note that they are not affiliated, authorized or recommended by FSF. If you are contacted, please contact us right away. All hotel reservations should be made by you directly with the hotel, per the instructions on this page.
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel - Chicago
BASS 2018 AGENDA DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
- Keith Yaddaw, Corporate Pilot, JP Morgan Chase
- Terry Yaddaw, President and CEO, Aerospace Training Technologies
- John Thomas, National Vice President – Key Accounts, Jet Aviation
- Martin Hamilton, VP Business Development and Marketing, Aircare Solutions Group
- Lisa Sasse, Executive Director Business Development, Vision Safe Corporation – EVAS
- Richard Boyer, Manager of Aviation/Pilot, SCANA Corporation
- James Kelly, Pilot/Safety Manager, Pfizer Aviation
- Tom Huff, Aviation Safety Officer, Gulfstream Aerospace
- Ken Mazzola, Corporate Pilot, MedImpact Holdings
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
BASS brings together business aerospace and aviation professionals primarily for people responsible for the following areas:
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Tentative summit
schedule
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
8:45 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | 5th Annual Safety Day
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Registration and Information Desk
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Move-In
5:00 – 5:30 p.m. | Day One Speakers Meeting
Thursday, May 10, 2018
0730 – 1700 | Registration and Information Desk
0730 – 0830 | Breakfast with Exhibitors
0830 – 1000 | Welcome and Opening Keynote Address
This session includes a keynote from Tom Costello (NBC News) who will provide the public view of aviation safety to be followed by our own perspective on Business Aviation from the Flight Safety Foundation. Session sponsored by AviationManuals.
Welcome
- Speakers:
- Jon Beatty, President & CEO, Flight Safety Foundation
- John Hamilton, Chairman, Board of Governors, Flight Safety Foundation
Keynote Address
- Speaker:
- Tom Costello, Correspondent, NBC News
FSF 2017 Year in Review
- Speaker:
- Mark Millam, Vice President – Technical, Flight Safety Foundation
1000 – 1030 | Morning Business Break
Sponsored by VisionSafe
1030 – 1200 | Session I
Measuring our performance and our successes is an important part of the safety process today. These speakers will talk about how that measurement process works and what they are finding. Session sponsored by AviationManuals.
C-FOQA Risk Assessment Study
- Speaker:
- Shelby Balogh, Data and Analytics Scientist, GE Aviation
A Systems Engineering Approach to Safety Performance Indicators and Accident Casualty
- Speakers:
- Capt. Shem Malmquist, FRAeS
- John Thomas, Ph.D., Research Engineer/Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1200 – 1210 | Sidney Baker Memorial Scholarship
- Speaker:
- Thomas Anthony, Director, Aviation Safety and Security Program, University of Southern California
1210 – 1330 | Lunch with Exhibitors
Sponsored by Rolls-Royce
1220 – 1300 | Exhibit Hall Demo Presentations
New this year, exhibitors will have an opportunity to give a short presentation to showcase a new product or service, meet new prospects, drive traffic, and capture more leads with an Exhibit Hall Demo Presentation! Learn more on our Exhibitor/Sponsor page.
1330 – 1500 | Session II
Designing our aircraft for the best possible outcomes depends on knowing the man/machine interface. The speakers in this session will focus on how business jets are built in a robust way to address and prevent safety issues and fatigue. Session sponsored by AviationManuals.
Fly By Wire
- Speakers:
- Woody Saland, Ph.D., Director, Pilot Experience and New Flightdeck Technologies, Dassault Falcon Jet
- Peter Zeeb, Managing Director, Technical Services, The Van Allen Group
“We Need a Fatigue Risk Management Program. How Are We Going to Do That?”
- Speakers:
- Mark C. McIntyre, CAM, Director, Flight Operations, Mente LLC
- Dr. Daniel Mollicone, CEO, Pulsar Informatics
1500 – 1530 | Business Break
1530 – 1700 | Session III
Getting the most out of safety performance often depends on building the best training programs as well as the guidance and standards for those training programs. Session sponsored by AviationManuals.
Pilot Competency and Training — FSF Position Paper
- Speaker:
- Mark Millam, Vice President, Technical, Flight Safety Foundation
Taking Your Training Program to a New Flight Level
- Speakers:
- Dan Boedigheimer, Ph.D., CEO, Advanced Aircrew Academy
- Cole Henderson, Assistant Training Manager, Midwest Aviation
NBAA and ICAO
- Speakers:
- Tom Huff, Aviation Safety Officer, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
- Bennet Walsh, Director, IS-BAO Program, International Business Aviation Council, Ltd
1700 | Day 2 Speakers Meeting
1700 – 1830 | Networking Reception – Sponsored by Embraer
Friday, May 11, 2018
0730 – 1500 | Registration and Information Desk
0730 – 0830 | Breakfast With Exhibitors
0830 – 1000 | Session IV
The Approach and Landing phase of flight has long been connected with the most accidents. Managing this risk in real time is a challenge for flight crews and they need the best support to perform their jobs well. One of the key decisions they have to make when risks are elevated is whether to go around. Session sponsored by GE Digital for Aviation.
2nd Day Keynote – Self-Management: The Key to a Safe Flight
- Speaker:
- Fabio Couto Bonnett, Air Safety Investigator, Flight Operations, Embraer
Go-Around Decision-Making & Execution
- Speaker:
- Martin Smith, Ph.D., CEO, Presage Group, Inc.
1000 – 1030 | Business Break
1030 – 1200 | Session V
Safety is often built from a foundation of understanding how to build the right perceptions and the right safety culture. Session sponsored by GE Digital for Aviation.
Risk Avoiders, Risk Seekers, and the Influence of the Organizational Culture
- Speaker:
- Luiz Maurício de Andrade da Silva, PH.D., Brazilian Air Force University
Zooming in on Safety Culture….From Culture to Performance Indicators
- Speaker:
- Chris Young, Director, Safety Solutions, Baldwin Aviation – Safety & Compliance
1200 – 1330 | Lunch With Exhibitors
1220 – 1307 | Exhibit Hall Demo Presentations
New this year, exhibitors will have an opportunity to give a short presentation to showcase a new product or service, meet new prospects, drive traffic, and capture more leads with an Exhibit Hall Demo Presentation! Learn more on our Exhibitor/Sponsor page.
1330 – 1510 | Session VI
Some of the biggest areas for needed safety improvements come in the approach and landing phase. The speakers in this session will discuss studies and investigations which have led to recommendations and how to prevent these accidents. Session sponsored by GE Digital for Aviation.
Loss of Control In-flight (LOC-I) Solved: Global Standard
- Speaker:
- Paul “BJ” Ransbury, Loss of Control In-flight (LOC-I) Solved: Global Standard
KTEB Accident Review
- Speaker:
- John DeLisi, Director, Office of Aviation Safety, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
1500 – 1510 | BASS 2018 Concludes
See you next year!
1500 – 1700 | Exhibitor Move-Out
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
- All fees in U.S. Dollars.
- Registration fees include all meeting materials; admission to general sessions and the exhibit hall; Thursday and Friday continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshment breaks; Thursday evening reception.
- Forms of payment accepted: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, check, and wire transfer.
- *FOR FSF/NBAA STUDENT MEMBERS: In order to qualify for the Student FSF / NBAA Member reduced rate, you must be a full-time student enrolled in an accredited school and must show a valid student I.D. when picking up your badge on-site. Part-time students or students who are employed full-time are not eligible for this special rate.
Registration Fees
ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Special Promotions
Three & free
Organizations that register three attendees at the full-conference rate will receive one complimentary registration for the full-conference.
Complete the online form for the first registrant. When you arrive at the Registration Summary page, click Add Person (not the Add Guest button on a previous page) and enter your second registrant. Repeat this step for the third registrant. When done, click Finished Adding People. You will then receive a code to use when registering for your fourth, complimentary, registrant. All registrants must be from the same company.
In order to qualify for this promotion, all registrants must be from the same company. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Guest registration
Full conference registrants can pay a nominal fee of US $65 to bring a guest to the Thursday evening reception. A guest cannot register on their own. Guests must be accompanying a full-conference registrant and must not work in an industry related position. Co-workers or associates in the industry do not qualify. Guests must be at least 21 years of age. Guest registration includes admission to the Thursday evening reception only. It does not include education sessions, invitation only events, and continental breakfast or lunch meal functions. If you have already registered as a delegate to attend BASS and want to add a guest to your registration, contact events@flightsafety.org.
Cancellation and substitution policy
Refund or credit, less a US $125 administrative fee, will be given for cancellations received by Friday, March 9, 2018. Between March 10, 2018 and March 15, 2018 you can cancel and receive a credit, less $125 administrative fee, for a future Flight Safety Foundation meeting, summit or workshop to be used within one year. Credit cannot be applied towards membership dues or the annual dinner. No refund or credit will be given for cancellations received after Friday, March 16, 2018. Substitutions are welcomed at any time.
PRE-EVENT WORKSHOP – 5TH ANNUAL NATIONAL SAFETY ROUNDTABLE WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2018
This workshop is open to all Safety Managers and Safety Officers and designated Safety pilots, and those highly interested in safety training.
This is a one day round table and there is no cost for this program. Registration for this workshop is separate from the BASS 2018 registration. Space is limited and you can register by sending your full name, company/organization and any special requirements in order to fully participate in the meeting to either email Lisa Sasse or Keith Yaddaw
For more details on the event and to see an agenda please click here for more information.
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
8:45 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | 5th Annual Safety Day
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Registration and Information Desk
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Move-In
5:00 – 5:30 p.m. | Day One Speakers Meeting
Thursday, May 10, 2018
0730 – 1700 | Registration and Information Desk
0730 – 0830 | Breakfast with Exhibitors
0830 – 1000 | Welcome and Opening Keynote Address
This session includes a keynote from Tom Costello (NBC News) who will provide the public view of aviation safety to be followed by our own perspective on Business Aviation from the Flight Safety Foundation. Session sponsored by AviationManuals.
Welcome
- Speakers:
- Jon Beatty, President & CEO, Flight Safety Foundation
- John Hamilton, Chairman, Board of Governors, Flight Safety Foundation
Keynote Address
- Speaker:
- Tom Costello, Correspondent, NBC News
FSF 2017 Year in Review
- Speaker:
- Mark Millam, Vice President – Technical, Flight Safety Foundation
1000 – 1030 | Morning Business Break
Sponsored by VisionSafe
1030 – 1200 | Session I
Measuring our performance and our successes is an important part of the safety process today. These speakers will talk about how that measurement process works and what they are finding. Session sponsored by AviationManuals.
C-FOQA Risk Assessment Study
- Speaker:
- Shelby Balogh, Data and Analytics Scientist, GE Aviation
A Systems Engineering Approach to Safety Performance Indicators and Accident Casualty
- Speakers:
- Capt. Shem Malmquist, FRAeS
- John Thomas, Ph.D., Research Engineer/Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1200 – 1210 | Sidney Baker Memorial Scholarship
- Speaker:
- Thomas Anthony, Director, Aviation Safety and Security Program, University of Southern California
1210 – 1330 | Lunch with Exhibitors
Sponsored by Rolls-Royce
1220 – 1300 | Exhibit Hall Demo Presentations
New this year, exhibitors will have an opportunity to give a short presentation to showcase a new product or service, meet new prospects, drive traffic, and capture more leads with an Exhibit Hall Demo Presentation! Learn more on our Exhibitor/Sponsor page.
1330 – 1500 | Session II
Designing our aircraft for the best possible outcomes depends on knowing the man/machine interface. The speakers in this session will focus on how business jets are built in a robust way to address and prevent safety issues and fatigue. Session sponsored by AviationManuals.
Fly By Wire
- Speakers:
- Woody Saland, Ph.D., Director, Pilot Experience and New Flightdeck Technologies, Dassault Falcon Jet
- Peter Zeeb, Managing Director, Technical Services, The Van Allen Group
“We Need a Fatigue Risk Management Program. How Are We Going to Do That?”
- Speakers:
- Mark C. McIntyre, CAM, Director, Flight Operations, Mente LLC
- Dr. Daniel Mollicone, CEO, Pulsar Informatics
1500 – 1530 | Business Break
1530 – 1700 | Session III
Getting the most out of safety performance often depends on building the best training programs as well as the guidance and standards for those training programs. Session sponsored by AviationManuals.
Pilot Competency and Training — FSF Position Paper
- Speaker:
- Mark Millam, Vice President, Technical, Flight Safety Foundation
Taking Your Training Program to a New Flight Level
- Speakers:
- Dan Boedigheimer, Ph.D., CEO, Advanced Aircrew Academy
- Cole Henderson, Assistant Training Manager, Midwest Aviation
NBAA and ICAO
- Speakers:
- Tom Huff, Aviation Safety Officer, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
- Bennet Walsh, Director, IS-BAO Program, International Business Aviation Council, Ltd
1700 | Day 2 Speakers Meeting
1700 – 1830 | Networking Reception – Sponsored by Embraer
Friday, May 11, 2018
0730 – 1500 | Registration and Information Desk
0730 – 0830 | Breakfast With Exhibitors
0830 – 1000 | Session IV
The Approach and Landing phase of flight has long been connected with the most accidents. Managing this risk in real time is a challenge for flight crews and they need the best support to perform their jobs well. One of the key decisions they have to make when risks are elevated is whether to go around. Session sponsored by GE Digital for Aviation.
2nd Day Keynote – Self-Management: The Key to a Safe Flight
- Speaker:
- Fabio Couto Bonnett, Air Safety Investigator, Flight Operations, Embraer
Go-Around Decision-Making & Execution
- Speaker:
- Martin Smith, Ph.D., CEO, Presage Group, Inc.
1000 – 1030 | Business Break
1030 – 1200 | Session V
Safety is often built from a foundation of understanding how to build the right perceptions and the right safety culture. Session sponsored by GE Digital for Aviation.
Risk Avoiders, Risk Seekers, and the Influence of the Organizational Culture
- Speaker:
- Luiz Maurício de Andrade da Silva, PH.D., Brazilian Air Force University
Zooming in on Safety Culture….From Culture to Performance Indicators
- Speaker:
- Chris Young, Director, Safety Solutions, Baldwin Aviation – Safety & Compliance
1200 – 1330 | Lunch With Exhibitors
1220 – 1307 | Exhibit Hall Demo Presentations
New this year, exhibitors will have an opportunity to give a short presentation to showcase a new product or service, meet new prospects, drive traffic, and capture more leads with an Exhibit Hall Demo Presentation! Learn more on our Exhibitor/Sponsor page.
1330 – 1510 | Session VI
Some of the biggest areas for needed safety improvements come in the approach and landing phase. The speakers in this session will discuss studies and investigations which have led to recommendations and how to prevent these accidents. Session sponsored by GE Digital for Aviation.
Loss of Control In-flight (LOC-I) Solved: Global Standard
- Speaker:
- Paul “BJ” Ransbury, Loss of Control In-flight (LOC-I) Solved: Global Standard
KTEB Accident Review
- Speaker:
- John DeLisi, Director, Office of Aviation Safety, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
1500 – 1510 | BASS 2018 Concludes
See you next year!
1500 – 1700 | Exhibitor Move-Out
Connect your brand at the Business Aviation Safety Event
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Sponsoring at BASS
Exhibiting at BASS
Exhibitor benefits include:
New This Year: Exhibitor Demo Presentations
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel - Chicago
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago
221 N Columbus Dr
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 565-5258
Flight Safety Foundation has reserved a block of sleeping rooms (single or double occupancy) at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago for conference participants at the special group rate of $285.00/night, not inclusive of taxes. Room reservations can be made online or over the phone to take advantage of our special group rate.
The cut-off date has been extended to Wednesday, April 18, 2018. After the cut-off date, it is at the hotel’s discretion whether to accept additional reservations at the group rate, which will be subject to prevailing rates and availability.
PLEASE NOTE: Flight Safety Foundation does not work with any third parties for hotel reservations, and no company should be contacting you to solicit hotel reservations. Should you be contacted by any third-party housing companies, please note that they are not affiliated, authorized or recommended by FSF. If you are contacted, please contact us right away. All hotel reservations should be made by you directly with the hotel, per the instructions on this page.
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel - Chicago
* PLEASE NOTE: Flight Safety Foundation does not work with any third parties for hotel reservations, and no company should be contacting you to solicit hotel reservations. Should you be contacted by any third-party housing companies, please note that they are not affiliated, authorized or recommended by FSF.
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