Best Western Premier Calgary Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre
1316 33 St NE
Calgary, AB T2A 6B6
CANADA
WESTERN AME’s ASSOCIATION
Kirk: kirk@werkasset.com
Greg: gander45@gmail.com
Rory: rory.watson@avmax.com
Claire: cstoffan@gmail.com
Alex: alex.harrington@airtindi.com
| Time | Topic | Speaker/Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 09:45 - 09:50 | Welcome and Intro to WAMEA | WAMEA |
| 09:50 - 10:20 | IRCC: Today's Context - Temporary AME Work Permit Options. | Doris Wong - Deepa Murthy, IRCC Outreach Vancouver |
| 10:20 - 10:45 | AME and AMO Insurance: Independent AME's and Contractors must protect themselves! | Sandra Odebunmi, Sound Insurance, Toronto |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | TCCA HQ Virtual Update Presentation (See Q&A for questions) | TCCA HQ - Christopher Kelsey |
| 12:15 - 13:00 |
NOTE TCCA Q&A Moderated by Rene Jolin. Location: Garden Court 2. Deliver written questions for TCCA to moderator. TCCA Panel: Christopher Kelsey, Terry Edwards, Mathieu Pare |
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| 11:15 - 11:45 | Developing Effective Community Outreach Programs (Attracting Youth to Tech Ops Careers) & College vs Certification | Kathryn Creedy, Florida - K-12 Aviation/Aerospace Advocate |
| 12:30 - 13:15 |
NOTE Kathryn Creedy will hold a roundtable in Garden Court 1 Employer Career / Talent / Association / schools that are interested in community outreach |
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| 11:45 - 12:00 | CONCEPT 48 month hybrid AME development pipeline owned & run by industry and employers. | Kirk Watson - WAMEA |
| Time | Topic | Speaker/Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 13:15 - 13:30 | NEW WAMEA Membership Benefit 1 of 3: Intro to "Ontario Teachers" Group Health- Dental -Travel Plan | Colleen Knox, Entente Education Canada, Toronto |
| 16:00 - 16:30 |
NOTE Colleen will be holding a Q&A session in Garden Room 1 and 2 Group plan detailed explanations via Q&A |
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| 13:30 - 13:45 | CAR 571 Major-Minor Determinations, MSI 53 and Continuing Airworthiness + brief "Sandbox" update | Dennis Hoeppner, Upward Aviation |
| 13:45 - 14:00 | Introduction to WC19 Wheelchairs: Can they be occupied during flight? Who will the first adopters be? | Dennis Hoeppner, Upward Aviation & Jen Reynolds, Air Tindi |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | New Member Benefit 2 of 3: TCCA enforcement defence fund AME's | Chris Knight, GFS Law Calgary |
| 14:15 - 15:00 | NEW WAMEA Membership Benefit 3 of 3: Intro AME Electronic Logbook Preparing for the future. Q & A | Leslie Hogan, CCAA Ottawa |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Round Table and Panel - 48 month hybrid AME Development Pipeline. Developed and Managed by Industry. | Moderator - Moderated by Greg Anderson / Kirk Watson |
| Evening |
SOCIAL Happy Hour: 16:30 - 19:00 (MRO Hall) Dinner: 19:00 - 22:00 |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker/Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 07:45 - 08:15 | Introduction to TCCA IPB 2023-02 Unapproved & Foreign Training Gap Evaluation. | Katherine Lesperance, Cogwheel Windsor |
| 08:15 - 09:00 | Current Immigration Context (post budget 2025) & Work Permit Pathways for AME's | Doris Wong - Deepa Murthy, IRCC Outreach Vancouver |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Drone External Inspection Program | Neil Vanandel, Air Canada, Toronto |
| 09:15 - 09:45 | STAEA: Alberta Industry Pathways Process and Options. The Four Stages. Overview of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers | Andrea Jaros, AB Apprenticeship Education & Pathways |
| 10:45 - 11:30 |
NOTE A roundtable with Andrea Jaros in the Garden Court 1/2 Alberta Employers of AME's-working group |
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| 09:45 - 10:10 | How VR / AR will impact K-12 outreach, maintenance training, will it contribute to technician competency? | Scott Caldwell, Silverback VR, Inc. |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Introduction to the new Air Canada Fatigue Program | Anthony Cerone, Air Canada Toronto |
| Deadline |
NOTE Cut off for 48 Month AME support MOU's to be submitted to info@western-ame.org is 11:00 today. All employers of AME's |
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| Time | Topic | Speaker/Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 13:00 - 13:30 |
NOTE WAMEA BOARD MEETING Location: RUNDLE ROOM |
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| 14:00 - 14:30 | Air Tindi: Introduction to a "modernized" Dash 7, Why? The results to date? | Alex Harrington, Air Tindi |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Roundtable Transitioning from AMT to AME; tips for engaging with AME mentors. | Panel of Sr. AME's - Various Attendee's |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Analogue to Digital, BER Impacts, "Drop in" Replacements. Challenges managing Obsolescence. | Alex Harrington, Air Tindi Yellowknife |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | ADS-B Transponders: The next Gen DO260C and TCAS (ADS-B/TIS-B In) | Rory Watson, Avmax Avionics Engineering |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Maintenance Releases: What are you doing.... exactly? | Dave Dueck, Dueck Aviation |
| 15:45 - 15:55 | Industry Speaks to MOU Concept Hybrid AME 48 month. | Industry Representatives |
| 15:55 - 16:00 | MRO CANADA / WESTERN AME Conference Survey Results -Closing. | WAMEA |