March 9, 2026 Aviation Noise & Emissions Symposium (ANE) 2026: Presentations Presentation by Darlene Yaplee (AICA): “When a Vertiport Requires Local Approval: An Evaluation Framework for City Councils” Categories Projects
April 13, 2024 Aviation Noise & Emissions Symposium (ANE) 2024: Presentations “FAA and AICA Noise Policy Review Webinar – A Community Engagement Example” and “Community Perspective – Fly Quiet Programs” – March 2024 Presentations by Darlene Yaplee (AICA) and Don Scata (FAA) on FAA and AICA webinar and by Tami Mulcahy (Quiet Skies Los Altos, CA) and co-authored by Darlene Yaplee (AICA) and Marie-Jo Fremont (Concerned Residents of Palo Alto, CA). Categories Projects
May 15, 2023 Aviation Noise & Emissions Symposium (ANE) 2023: Presentations by Cindy L. Christiansen and Darlene Yaplee – May 2023 Presentations by AICA co-founders on “Is It Time to Retire a 30-Year-Old Aviation Single Noise Metric (DNL)?” and “FAA Community Engagement Scorecard – Is the FAA’s Community Engagement Improving?” Categories Projects
October 10, 2022 FAA Community Engagement Scorecard (FAACES) – May 2022-Current The FAA has asserted that it has improved its community engagement efforts over the past few years. To determine if these efforts have been adequate and resulted in improvements, from the perspective of local community groups, the Aviation-Impacted Communities Alliance (AICA) developed the project FAA Community Engagement Scorecard (FAACES). This project originated at the Aviation Noise and Emissions Symposium and received media coverage by Airport Noise Report (ANR). Categories Projects
May 6, 2022 “Community Engagement or DIS-Engagement” Presentation at Aviation Noise and Emissions (ANE) Symposium by Darlene Yaplee – May 2022 This presentation will discuss Community Engagement based on the speaker’s experience and perspectives from additional members of aviation-impacted communities. Is the term “community” used consistently? What is “meaningful engagement” for people near flight paths? Who is the “community” in Community Engagement? The presentation was subsequently covered by Airport Noise Report (ANR). Categories Projects
July 17, 2021 Aviation Impacts Solutions Summit: Presentations by Cindy L. Christiansen, Anne Hollander, and Darlene Yaplee – June-July 2021 Presentations by AICA members on topics including: strategies to reduce noise impacts, noise metrics, the Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2021, and critical areas to change through legislation. Categories Projects
February 26, 2021 “Community Perspectives on Legislation” Presentation at Aviation Noise and Emissions (ANE) Symposium by Darlene Yaplee – February 2021 This presentation discusses national legislative priorities and predictions based on the speaker’s experience and perspectives from other members of aviation-impacted communities. Categories Projects
