A Quick Hand-Off: John Giles The Disruptor > Thought Leader-of-the-Year 2018

A Lifetime Achievement Award from the East Valley Partnership to honor one of their own.
Your MesaZona blogger just cannot let go of this as one of the outstanding photo opps from the year gone-bye.
On 06 December 2018 the EVP at its annual Thought Forum honored Mayor John Giles with the Dwight Patterson Lifetime Achievement Award/
“He is truly one of a kind,” Barney said of Giles.
"I am the luckiest guy that any of you guys know,” Giles said.

“I get to work for Mesa, Arizona, which is such a wonderful opportunity.
It’s a group of talented, motivated, dedicated people that make me look really, really good and as of a result of that I get to come and pick up awards.
So, I can’t thank them enough for making this possible.”




 

EQUAL TIME: Roger Stone Takes Your Calls

2-Way Dialog with Alex Jones . . . did U forget to call-in? What does he call Mitt Romney? Roger Stone speaks for all red-blooded Americans, and needs money contributions for his legal defense fund.

Published on Jan 4, 2019

Views-to-date: 50

Roger Stone has been in the crosshairs of Robert Mueller since the beginning of the Russia investigation. That has not slowed him down from exposing the globalist agenda and now he takes your calls.

Don’t forget the fungi | Rachel Warmington | TEDxTruro

What do you know?

Published on Jan 5, 2019

Views: 1,113

Plant pathologist Rachel Warmington argues that we should not overlook fungi, explaining the many ways they can improve our lives, from life saving drugs to getting rid of plastics.
Rachel is the plant pathologist at Cornwall’s award-winning Eden Project, where she is responsible for detection and control of plant diseases, as well as keeping an eye on soil health. She completed a PhD at Warwick University, working on a fungal pathogen that affects more than 400 plant species, for which she was awarded the Marsh Horticultural Science Award in 2013.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

9/11 Hackers: Much More To-Know

More to know about the truth and questions that go un-answered after 17 years. Insurance issues and pay-outs.
One fact you might not know: Silverstein Properties signed the lease on the 2 The World Trade Centers just the day before . . .  

Published on Jan 4, 2019

Views-to-date: 44,292

Manila Chan reports on the hacker group asking for $2 million in bitcoin for a full leak of so-called 9/11 papers. The group ‘Dark Overlords’ has been responsible for previous hacks. Manila Chan speaks with Investigative Journalist Ben Swann about this group, whether or not they are credible and how much the leaks would intrigue the public.

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Are Gated Communities Bad For Cities?

All about exclusivity if you can afford it and local government encourages them:
For instance, here in Mesa we have two - Eastmark and Cadence at Gateway
[both "Community Facilities Districts"]
Published on: 03 January 2019
Views: 43,335
Please note there are over 590 comments reacting to this upload of YouTube in just one day

Sources:
Thumbnail photo: Wikipedia user Parihav
A. Sanchez, Thomas, Robert Lang, and Down Dhavale. 2005. “Security versus status? A first look at the census's gated community data.” Journal of Planning Education and Research. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/...

B. Ben-Joseph, Eran. 2005. “The Code of the City: Standards and the Hidden Language of Place Making.”

C. Goodyear, Sarah. 2013. “The Threat of Gated Communities.” CityLab. https://www.citylab.com/equity/2013/0...

D. Low, Setha. 2001. “The Edge and the Center: Gate Communities and the Discourse on Urban Fear.” American Anthropologist. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/6839...

E. Goodyear, Sarah. 2013. “The Threat of Gated Communities.” CityLab. https://www.citylab.com/equity/2013/0...

World’s longest-running eVTOL aircraft meeting to be held in Mesa, Jan 29-31, 2019

The Sheraton Mesa Hotel at Wrigleyville West [@ Riverview] will be hosting the World’s longest-running eVTOL aircraft meeting where more than 100 technical experts will speak at the Vertical Flight Society’s (VFS) 6th Annual Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Aircraft Symposium and 8th Biennial Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting in Mesa, Arizona, Jan. 29 to 31, 2019.
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References:
1. https://vtol.org/events
2. https://www.verticalmag.com/press-releases
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The conference features technical paper presentation related to autonomous VTOL aircraft, while the Symposium will feature invited presentations, panel sessions and discussions on electric and hybrid electric VTOL aircraft, with a focus on urban air mobility.
Information is available at www.vtol.org/autonomous.
The Vertical Flight Society is holding the 6th Annual eVTOL Symposium concurrently with its 8th Biennial Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting in Mesa, which will feature more than 40 technical papers on eVTOL technologies, unmanned VTOL aircraft (aka “drones”), and various levels of autonomy for manned/unmanned civil/military helicopters and eVTOL aircraft.
In addition, VFS is hosting two new eVTOL short courses in conjunction with the event, taught by experts in their fields: 
“Electric VTOL Design”
“Electric VTOL Aeromechanics & Acoustic Prediction Software.”
The Society has led an extensive effort to educate and inform the community of the promise and challenges of eVTOL and has 50 hours of video lectures and presentations available online.
Overview:

6th Annual eVTOL Symposium

Electric and hybrid-electric propulsion is an exciting new approach to vertical flight aircraft design and the 6^th Annual eVTOL Symposium is a unique opportunity for designers, developers, innovators, investors, regulators, infrastructure providers, end users, media and key influencers to share knowledge and work towards realizing the eVTOL revolution. This is also a tremendous networking opportunity for those new to the VTOL industry.

The 6th Annual eVTOL Symposium will feature 60 speakers over 10 sessions covering all aspects of transformative electric and hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft, including: 

• Progress in Electric VTOL
• Challenges in Electric VTOL
• System Safety
• Standards/Regulations
• Vehicle Technologies; Missions and Applications
• eVTOL Opportunities
• Infrastructure/Passenger Experience
• Autonomy and Air Operations
• eVTOL for Good.

Recent urban air mobility market reports commissioned by NASA and analytic companies (e.g. Morgan Stanley and Roland Berger) suggest that up to 100,000 such eVTOL aircraft could be flying commercially in 20 to 30 years time as part of an emerging $500 billion to $2 trillion eVTOL market. 

The Vertical Flight Society has been leading efforts in electric VTOL with workshops starting in 2014, and the Electric VTOL News website, featuring the World eVTOL Aircraft Directory .

 

8th Biennial Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting

This biennial meeting is an excellent opportunity to learn about and discuss with academic, industry, and military engineers from around the world the latest advancements in manned/unmanned, electric/hybrid/turboshaft-powered, and civil/military autonomous VTOL aircraft technology.

The 8th Biennial Autonomous VTOL Technical Meetingwill feature almost 40 speakers over five sessions covering UAV Design, Analysis and Testing, UAV Aerodynamics and Noise, UAV Controls, Flight Dynamics and Navigation, and eVTOL and VTOL Design.

The 21st century has seen a continued emphasis on Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) and greater autonomy and automation for both military and civilian applications.
Unmanned aircraft are in varying stages of development all over the world, and continue to expand into the civil and military sectors for a variety of uses. Autonomy is being used to unmanned versions of manned helicopters for dull, dirty and dangerous military cargo missions. In addition, the operator-interface and human factors can be one of the most significant contributions to UAS safety and successful operations. Correspondingly, technologies and regulation are being developed to safely operate UAS, and integrate them into commercial and military airspace.
Meanwhile, automation and various levels of autonomy are being used in modern civil helicopter cockpits, while the military’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) aircraft will need to be optionally-manned or optimally-manned.
Autonomy is also a key enabler for new classes of vehicles for civil missions — such as personal air vehicles, urban air mobility and air taxi missions — using electric or hybrid-electric propulsion (eVTOL).
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DETAILS:

Invited Presentations (Subject to Change)

Banquet Keynote: "Autonomy at Bell," Michael Thacker, Executive VP for Technology & Innovation, Bell

Plenary Presentations: Needs for Future Autonomous VTOL Aircraft [Tues. Jan. 29 - 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon]

Moderator: Dr. Ram JanakiRam, Boeing

• “Autonomy for Next Generation VTOL Systems,” Dr. Bill Lewis, Aviation Development Director, US Army
• “The Electric VTOL Revolution,” Mike Hirschberg, Vertical Flight Society
• Mark Jordan, Boeing Autonomous Systems
• “Army VTOL UAS Development Efforts,” LTC Mike Osmon, US Army, Aviation Development Directorate
• “Agility, Cyber and Emerging Technologies for Naval UAS,” Dr. Robert Ernst, NAVAIR PMA-266 
• "NASA Research Supporting Vertical Flight and UAM," Dr. Colin Theodore, NASA Ames
• "Needs for the Uber Elevate Ecosystem," Mark Moore, Uber

eVTOL Session 1: Progress in Electric VTOL [Tues. Jan. 29 - 1:30 to 3:30 PM]

Moderator: Mike Hirschberg, Vertical Flight Society

• Bob Labelle, CEO, XTI Aircraft
• Zach Lovering, Vahana Project Executive, A³ by Airbus
• Ben Tigner, President, Karem Aircraft
• Troy Rutherford, Senior Director for eVTOL, Boeing NeXt

eVTOL Session 2: Challenges in Electric VTOL [Tues. Jan. 29 - 4:00 to 5:30 PM]

Moderator: Chris Silva, NASA

• "Observations from Exploration of VTOL Urban Air Mobility Designs," Chris Silva, NASA Ames
• "UAM Propulsion," Dr. Paula Dempsey, NASA Glenn
• "Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) Failure Modes," Patrick Darmstadt, Boeing
• "Gust Rejection," Nick Brake, Emperical Systems Aerospace
• "VTOL Flight Control for Safety," Justin Paines, Chief Test Pilot, Joby Aviation

eVTOL Session 3: System Safety [Wed. Jan. 30 - 8:00 to 10:00 AM]

Moderator: Dan Newman, Boeing

• Chris van Buiten, VP Innovations, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company
• Starr Ginn, Deputy Aeronautics Research Director, NASA Armstrong
• Kyle Heironimus, Innovation Engineer, Bell
• Ife Ogunleye, Acting Manager, Policy and Regulation Section, FAA
• Clément Audard, Rotorcraft Safety Coordinator, European Aviation Safety Agency

eVTOL Session 4: Standards/Regulations [Wed. Jan. 30 - 10:30 AM to 12:00 noon]

Moderator: Tom Gunnarson, Lead of Regulatory Affairs, Kitty Hawk

• Anna Dietrich, Co-Founder, Terrafugia
• Ajay Sehgal, Chief Engineer, KBRWyle
• Dr. Mark D'Angelo, Aerospace Standards Engineer, SAE International
• Greg Bowles, VP, Global Innovation & Policy, GAMA
• Andy Supinie, Aircraft Certification Office, FAA

eVTOL Session 5: Vehicle Technologies [Wed. Jan. 30 - 1:30 to 3:30 PM]

Moderator: Johnny Doo, International Vehicle Research

• “Hybrid Electric Propulsion System Advantages And Disadvantages Compared To All Electric Propulsion And All Traditional Engine-Driven Propulsion,” Eric Blumer, Director of Advanced Technologies, Honeywell
• "New Lithium Sulfur Battery Development," Bill Andrews, CEO, Nextech Batteries
• "Fuel Cell Technology," Rick Sickenberger, Teledyne Energy Systems
• “Development and Demonstration of an Autonomous Optical Launch and Recovery System,” Avinash Gandhe, Scientific Systems Company, Inc.
• "A Multi-Physics Prognostics Framework for Urban Mobility Operations," Dr. Amine Chigani, CTO & VP Engineering, Sentient Science

eVTOL Session 6: eVTOL Missions and Applications [Wed. Jan. 30 - 4:00 to 5:30 PM]

Moderator: Michael Dudley, NASA Ames

• Michael Dudley, NASA Ames: eVTOL Roadmapping
• Candice Carter: Group 2 – Intracity Missions
• Seren Webber: Group 3 – Intercity Missions
• Johnny Doo, IVR: Group 4 – Public Service Missions

eVTOL Session 7: eVTOL Opportunities [Thurs. Jan. 31 - 8:00 to 10:00 AM]

Moderator: Mike Hirschberg, Vertical Flight Society

• “A Review of Current Technology and Research in Urban On-Demand Air Mobility Applications,” Nicholas Polaczyk and Enzo Trombino, Iowa State University
• "Enabling Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and eVTOL Operations," Steve Jacobson, Autonodyne
• "A Venture Capitalist's Perspective on eVTOL," Peter Shannon, Levitate Capital
• Carl Dietrich, Co-Founder/CTO, Terrafugia
• Francesco Giannini, Aurora Flight Sciences

eVTOL Session 8: Infrastructure/Passenger Experience [Thurs. Jan. 31 - 10:30 AM to 12:00 noon]

Moderator: Michael Dyment, Managing Partner, NEXA Advisors

• “Global Vertiport Infrastructure Opportunities,” Michael Dyment, NEXA Advisors
• “Vertiport Integration Constraints,” Rex Alexander, 5 Alpha
• "Vertiport Design Possibilities," Mark Pilwallis, Gannett Fleming
• "eVTOL Noise Considerations, Dr. Ken Brentner, Penn State University
• "Air Vehicle Factors Affecting Occupant Health, Comfort, and Productivity," Bernard D. Adelstein, NASA Ames Research Center

eVTOL Session 9: Autonomy and Air Operations [Thurs. Jan. 31 - 1:00 to 3:00 PM]

Moderator: Bruce Holmes, SmartSky Networks

• "NASA UTM," Parimal Kopardekar, NASA
• “Collaborative Autonomy for VTOL Operations,” Bimal Aponso, Associate Division Chief for Aeronautics, Intelligent Systems Division, NASA Ames Research Center
• Frank Matus, Director, Digital Aviation Market Development – Americas, Thales 

eVTOL Session 10: eVTOL for Good [Thurs. Jan. 31 - 3:30 to 5:30 PM]

Moderator: Johnny Doo, International Vehicle Research

• "Distributed On-Demand TVF Search & Rescue & Disaster Relief Network," Johnny Doo, IVR
• "eVTOL for Search & Rescue," Eddie Bennet, The Ripper Group, Australia
• "eVTOL applications for Fire Fighting," Michael Ralston, Menlo Fire District, California
• "Traffic Management and Drones/eVTOL for Good," Jessie Mooberry, A³ by Airbus
• "A Unique eVTOL Concept and Applications," Arnaud Didey, Neoptera

Filling-In The Old Donut-Hole > NWC Country Club/Main Street

 
 

Looks like the 10+ years saga getting over an eminent domain wreck might be ending soon.

See below for more details in a resolution that is up before the Mesa City Council on December 7, 2018.

Rendering of the proposed structure is from the City of Mesa.

File #:

19-0004

Type:

Resolution

Status:

Agenda Ready

In control:

City Council

On agenda:

1/7/2019

Title:

Approving and authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Purchase Agreement and a Development Agreement with Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. for the development of approximately 2.5 acres of property, of which approximately 1.3 acres is City-owned, on the northwest corner of Country Club and Main Street. The Purchase and Development agreements will facilitate the development of a mixed-use, transit-oriented development. (District 4)

Attachments:

1. Council Report with Exhibits, 2. Resolution