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Meeting Date: July 24, 2018

Port of Seattle Commission
Staff Briefing
Date: July 24, 2018
By: Luis Navarro &
Dawn Hunter
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Conference Title:

"Inspiring Possibilities"
• The Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) and the Port of
Seattle/Sea-Tac Airport present the 34th Annual Airport Business
Diversity Conference "Inspiring Possibilities" on August 21 - 25, 2018.
• This Diversity Conference brings together aviation professionals, small
& large business owners, and government officials from around the
country to participate in training and networking sessions.
• The conference will include important subjects from "how to do
business with airports" to "public policy issues" in aviation industry.
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Why Seattle?
• The Airport Dining and Retail and construction programs at
Sea-Tac are at a great point for promotion with local and
national WMBE, DBE and ACBDE firms.
• AMAC has been interested in recruiting new members in
Seattle for several years.

• Large conferences are an economic boost for the region and
the Port can take credit for hosting the conference.

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Key Events
• Welcome to Seattle Reception
Lance Lyttle and Port Leaders will
welcome conference attendees from
around the country.
• Celebrating Women in Aviation Breakfast
Event designed to recognize, promote
and applaud the success of women in
aviation. People from our region were
nominated, including Port Staff.
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Key Events cont'd
• Project Lift - Youth Career Day
High School students will join AMAC
& the Port for a day of learning
about careers and pathways in the
aviation industry.

• Bill Walker Memorial Golf
Tournament
An annual event to benefit the
AMAC Foundation's Scholarship
program.
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Key Events cont'd
• Business Matchmaking
Meet & greet opportunity for Airports,
Primes, Government Agencies and
M/W/S/DBE/ACDBEs to foster mutually
beneficial relationships.

• State of the Industry Roundtable
Forum designed to hear about the future
of airports and the aviation industry from
the some of our nation's key aviation
leaders.
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Key Events cont'd
• Training tracks (DBE & ACDBE) / Professional Development Workshops
• Catalyst Awards Luncheon
• Airport Director's 20/20 Vision Forum
• Commissioners Roundtable

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Local Community Engagement
• Elected Officials Participation
• Small Business & Disadvantaged Communities Attendance
• National Exposure for Local Businesses
• Training Opportunities for Local Small Businesses

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Port of Seattle Participation
• Port Commissioners - Speaking Engagement and Attendance
• Executive Director - Engagement and Networking
• Airport Director - Roundtables and Networking
• Port Staff - Volunteer and Attendance, as Appropriate
• Local Chair and Team Leads
• Local Outreach Strategy

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2018 Conference Sponsors:
Alaska Airlines
Areas USA, Inc.
Austin Commercial
Avis Budget Group
Bambuza Hospitality Group
Birmingham Airport Authority
Choice Hotels International
Clark Construction
Clear Channel Airports
Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Concourse Concessions LLC and Sea Tac Bar
Group
Crews
Dallas Fort Worth Airport
DBE Loans
Delaware North

Delta Air Lines
Denver International Airport
Departure Media Airport Advertising
Enterprise Holdings
Fraport USA
Goodwille Pierre LLC
H&H Hospitality
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport
HMS Host
HNTB
Houston Airport System
Hudson Group
JACOBS
JME Group, LLC
Lyft

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MarketPlace Development
MCSB, Inc.
MDOT Maryland Aviation Administration
Memphis International Airport
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Miami-Dade Aviation Department
Paine Field/Snohomish County Airport
Paradies Lagadere
Port of Seattle
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
San Diego International Airport
Saul Ewing
SSP America
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Wayne County Airport Authority
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