Dislike Airplane Noise? Here’s a Webinar for That

May 29, 2014, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PT

Transportation Research Board of the National Academies sponsors Webinar: The Effects of Aviation Noise

— from Bea vonTobel —

TRB will conduct a webinar on May 29, 2014, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET that will cover the potential effects of aviation noise on hearing, sleep, health, annoyance, and learning environments. Webinar presenters will discuss the noise concerns that present potential barriers to airport operations and expansion, and how those concerns can contribute to delays in both facility and capacity improvements. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is no fee associated with this webinar. This webinar will provide 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives.

Webinar presenters will discuss the concerns over the effects of noise that present potential barriers to airport operations and expansion, and how they can contribute to delays in both facility and capacity improvements.

Webinar Presenters:

• Vincent Mestre, Landrum and Brown
• Ben Sharp, Wyle Laboratories
• Moderated by: Roger Johnson, Los Angeles World Airports

Webinar Outline

PART 1: ACRP Synthesis 9: Effects of Aircraft Noise

• Effects on hearing, sleep, health, annoyance, and learning environments
• Effects on wildlife

PART 2: ACRP Web-Only Document 16: Assessing Aircraft Noise Conditions Affecting Student Learning

• The association between chronic exposure to noise and children learning
• Conditions under which aircraft noise affects student learning
• Alternative noise metrics

PART 3: Question and answer session: The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the known effects of aviation noise and where further research is needed; and
• Explain how this information may affect aviation noise policy.

Registration Information: This webinar is sponsored by the Airport Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar. Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.