3nd Annual Transportation and Airport Workshop
March 25-26, 2010
Renaissance Hotel Atlanta International Airport

Presented in partnership with the Airport Sign Managers Network and the Atlanta Chapter of SEGD.

Sponsors: APCO, Architectural Signing, iZone, SignComp

Patron: Colite International

Transportation wayfinding is a complex layering of laws, guidelines, best practices, new technologies, and facility management conflicts. Developing and managing such a wayfinding program requires an in-depth understanding of issues from highway planning to accessibility to multi-lingual design. This workshop will cover all these areas and include lectures and discussion groups with leading transportation designers, researchers, and facilities managers. Take a tour and audit of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and MARTA transit system, which will bring all the issues discussed into the real world environment of one of the busiest airport and transportation hubs in the United States. 

This workshop is for high-level designers, facility managers, and planners.  Participants will receive a CD with the materials from this workshop.

Six AIA continuing education credits are available; contact Craig Berger for more information.

Agenda
Thursday, March 25
7:30am
Continental breakfast

8:30am
Business Meeting for ASMN members

11:30am
Lunch
Registration

1:00pm
Introduction

1:15pm
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: Current Issues
Speaker: John Yee, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

2:30pm
Break

2:45pm
Tour and Issues Audit of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

5:00pm
Return to Renaissance Hotel

6:00pm
Networking Reception

Friday, March 26
7:30am
Registration

8:30am
Introduction

8:45am
Review of Major Research, Case Studies, and Surveys on Airport Wayfinding

• Nomenclature
• Transit system experience
• City and facility transit
• Multi-lingual issues
• Static and dynamic signage

Speaker: Jim Harding, Gresham, Smith and Partners

10:00am
Break

10:15am
Airport Roadway Signing Conflicts with MUTCD

• The 2010 MUTCD
• Key conflicts and solutions
• Best practices

11:30pm
Accessibility

• The Air Travelers Access Act
• The ADA and transportation signage
• Gaps in the disabled experience
• Issues for people with visual impairments
• Checklist of accessibility issues

Speakers: Eric Lipp, Open Doors

12:30pm
Lunch

2:00pm
TSA Sign Solutions Panel Discussion
Panel Speakers: Jamy Jones, Denver International Airport; Tom Esch, San Jose International Airport

• Operations of the TSA
• Security and accessibility
• Design solutions

3:00pm
Awards and Review of Leading Transportation Wayfinding Programs

4:00pm
Cocktail Reception

Fees
SEGD members, ASMN members, airport facility managers $235
Non-members $350

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Renaissance Hotel Atlanta International Airport; book by March 2 and pay only $90 for a single room. Free Hotel shuttles are available to and from the hotel.