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2023 Conference News

NCAA 2023 Conference
The 2023 President’s Award is presented to Dr. Daniel Findley. From left are, NCAA President, John Ferguson, AAE, Airport Manager, Statesville Regional Airport, Dr. Findley, and NCAA Vice President & Conference Chair, Edwin (Eddie) H. Madden, Jr., Columbus County Manager.

‘Airports Leading the Way,’ NCAA Annual Conference Held in Pinehurst

By Scotty Malta
   The beautiful Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, NC was the venue of the 2023 annual North Carolina Airports Association (NCAA) Conference.
   The sold-out event with 473 delegates, 41 exhibitors, and 56 sponsors was themed “Airports – Leading the Way in Economic Development”. The conference committee, led by Conference Chair Edwin (Eddie) H. Madden, Jr., Columbus County Manager and NCAA Vice President, did an excellent job of providing a variety of interesting, appropriate, and timely topics and speakers to fill two informative and interactive days.
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INTRODUCTION

The North Carolina Airports Association holds a conference each year, hosted by cities throughout the state. The conference includes a lively Golf Tournament, the ever-popular Opening Reception and two full days of informative sessions, discussion groups and professional exhibitors. The conference is attended by airport commissioners, executives and staff, as well as professionals serving the industry through engineering, consulting, products and more. Each year’s conference is supported by sponsors, exhibitors and advertisers and each of these contributors have an opportunity to present themselves to the Association through various events and exhibits. Make plans now to join us for the next conference!

Save the Date!

The 2024 NCAA Annual Conference will be held
in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina at the Omni Grove Park Inn and Spa on April 3rd-5th, 2024. Golf will be on Wednesday with the opening reception Wednesday evening! Mark your calendars now and plan to attend!

Registration Now Open!  Register to Attend – TO SPONSOR – TO EXHIBIT – TO ADVERSTISE!

Attendees

Attendee Registration is now FULL.

Exhibitors

Exhibits are SOLD OUT for 2023. Please contact Lisa Edwards for more information. There are still opportunities for sponsorship and advertising at the conference. Click here for details.

Sponsors & Advertisers

Click here for sponsorship & advertising opportunities.

2023 Conference Hotel

Pinehurst Resort – Pinehurst, NC.

$140 – $193 USD per night, depending on room selection. Available March 18 – 21, 2023 with last date to book this rate is February 16, 2023. (SOLD OUT-WAIT LIST ONLY)

To book your reservation at Pinehurst Call (877) 648-0065. Limited availability AT RACK RATE!

Alternate Hotel Options

Homewood Suites (about 1 mile from the resort) 910-255-0300

Springhill Suites (about 3 miles from the resort) 910-695-0234

The Jefferson Inn – Southern Pines –(910) 692-9911

Numerous sponsorship and advertising opportunities are available for this year’s show. Visit the Sponsors & Advertisers Page for details…

Presidential Plus Sponsor

Talbert & Bright, Inc.

Presidential Sponsor

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Platinum Sponsors

AVCON, Inc. Para-Port Doors LLC WK Dickson
Gold Sponsors
EXP U.S. Services, Inc. HMS Host Jacobs Parrish and Partners, LLC RS&H SSP America Titan Aviation Fuels
Silver Sponsors
AECOM Anser Advisory Balfour Beatty Bolton & Menk, Inc. Campbell Oil Company Carolina Time Delta Airport Consultants, Inc. FLASH Parking Gensler Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority Gresham Smith Holder-Edison Foard-Leeper, A Joint Venture JSM and Associates, LLC LAZ Parking Lindsey Architecture McFarland-Johnson, Inc. Michael Baker International Newton & Associates, Inc. Pace Pavement Technologies, Inc. Paradies Lagardere Pond & Company RDU Airport Authority SAM Companies Signature Flight Support Statesville Regional Airport Terracon The Wilson Group Architects WSP USA
Bronze Sponsors
Avlite C-Design Clear Channel Airports ECS Southeast, LLP Hubpoint Strategic Advisors, LLC Mead & Hunt, Inc. SP Plus Corporation TELICS TKH Security, LLC Angel Plus Sponsor Holt Consulting Company, LLC REEF Parking Ricondo & Associates, Inc. Angel Sponsor Ken Weeden & Associates Passero Associates, LLC Piedmont Advantage Credit Union Wilmington International Airport
Exhibiting at the NCAA Annual Conference offers a unique opportunity to meet and engage with the decision makers for aviation. Visit the Exhibitors Page for details…

2023 Exhibitors

1200.aero ADB Safegate – DBT/AWI Airport Lighting Company Airport Monitoring Systems Ameriseal of Ohio Inc. – GRIP-FLEX AVCON Inc. AvFuel Corporation Bobbitt Construction, Inc. Bolton & Menk, Inc. Campbell Oil Company Contech Engineered Solutions D. S. Brown Company EBCO Aviation Insurance, LLC Ennis-Flint/PPG EPIC Fuels Fortune Consulting GPI Geospatial Hasco. Inc. JBT AeroTech Corporation Musco Lighting Naturchem, Inc. dba Opterra Solutions, Inc. NCDOT, Division of Aviation NCDOT, Division of Aviation Mobile Command Center Para-Port Doors  LLC Parrish and Partners. LLC Pilot John International RDM International, Inc. Remac, Inc. S&ME SAM Companies Skidabrader Southeast Cement Promotion Southeast Powerlift Hydraulic Doors, Inc. SUMMIT Engineering, Laboratory and Testing, P.C. TELICS Terracon The FOD Control Corporation Thermal Imaging Radar Titan Aviation Fuels Utility Management Services Valtir Walker Consultants

Lisa-EdwardsThe annual conference provides an excellent forum for aviation professionals to gather and discuss the issues and challenges facing our industry in North Carolina. We also have a wide variety of exhibitors and sponsors available to discuss their services and products. If you have any questions about the NC Airports Association or the Annual Conference, please contact:

Lisa Edwards, Association Business Manager
66 Castellan Drive
Greer, SC 29650
Phone: (828) 808-5502

2023 Conference Sponsors

Presidential Plus Sponsor

Talbert & Bright, Inc.

Presidential Sponsor

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Platinum Sponsors

AVCON, Inc.

Para-Port Doors LLC

WK Dickson

Gold Sponsors

EXP U.S. Services, Inc.

HMS Host

Jacobs

Parrish and Partners, LLC

RS&H

SSP America

Titan Aviation Fuels

Silver Sponsors

AECOM

Anser Advisory

Balfour Beatty

Bolton & Menk, Inc.

Campbell Oil Company

Carolina Time

Delta Airport Consultants, Inc.

FLASH Parking

Gensler

Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority

Gresham Smith

Holder-Edison Foard-Leeper, A Joint Venture

JSM and Associates, LLC

LAZ Parking

Lindsey Architecture

McFarland-Johnson, Inc.

Michael Baker International

Newton & Associates, Inc.

Pace Pavement Technologies, Inc.

Paradies Lagardere

Pond & Company

RDU Airport Authority

SAM Companies

Signature Flight Support

Statesville Regional Airport

Terracon

The Wilson Group Architects

WSP USA

Bronze Sponsors

Avlite

C-Design

Clear Channel Airports

ECS Southeast, LLP

Hubpoint Strategic Advisors, LLC

Mead & Hunt, Inc.

SP Plus Corporation

TELICS

TKH Security, LLC

Angel Plus Sponsor

Holt Consulting Company, LLC

REEF Parking

Ricondo & Associates, Inc.

Angel Sponsor

Ken Weeden & Associates

Passero Associates, LLC

Piedmont Advantage Credit Union

Wilmington International Airport

2023 Exhibitors

1200.aero

ADB Safegate – DBT/AWI

Airport Lighting Company

Airport Monitoring Systems

Ameriseal of Ohio Inc. – GRIP-FLEX

AVCON Inc.

AvFuel Corporation

Bobbitt Construction, Inc.

Bolton & Menk, Inc.

Campbell Oil Company

Contech Engineered Solutions

D. S. Brown Company

EBCO Aviation Insurance, LLC

Ennis-Flint/PPG

EPIC Fuels

Fortune Consulting

GPI Geospatial

Hasco. Inc.

JBT AeroTech Corporation

Musco Lighting

Naturchem, Inc. dba Opterra Solutions, Inc.

NCDOT, Division of Aviation

NCDOT, Division of Aviation Mobile Command Center

Para-Port Doors  LLC

Parrish and Partners. LLC

Pilot John International

RDM International, Inc.

Remac, Inc.

S&ME

SAM Companies

Skidabrader

Southeast Cement Promotion

Southeast Powerlift Hydraulic Doors, Inc.

SUMMIT Engineering, Laboratory and Testing, P.C.

TELICS

Terracon

The FOD Control Corporation

Thermal Imaging Radar

Titan Aviation Fuels

Utility Management Services

Valtir

Walker Consultants