BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Limba - ECPv6.16.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://limba.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Limba REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20070311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20071104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20080309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20081102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20090308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20091101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080404T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080404T000000 DTSTAMP:20080404T040000Z CREATED:20080404T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080404T040000Z UID:4287-1207267200-1207267200@limba.net SUMMARY:Ken Morelly\, President\, LIFT DESCRIPTION:The Long Island Forum for Technology (LIFT) has been a strong advocate and facilitator for the benefit of technology driven companies on Long Island. There are many services available to these tech companies under the guidance of LIFT professionals. Join us at LIMBA and hear from President Morelly of LIFT\, and learn more. \nErnie Fazio URL:https://limba.net/calendar/ken-morelly-president-lift/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080411T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080411T000000 DTSTAMP:20080411T040000Z CREATED:20080411T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080411T040000Z UID:4286-1207872000-1207872000@limba.net SUMMARY:Terrell Cass\, President WLIW Channel 21 DESCRIPTION:Our invited speaker this morning was Terrel Cass\, the president and General Manager of WLIW channel 21. He is a dyed-in-the-wool television executive with a long and deep backround in Public Television. In his stewardship role at WLIW he has presided over a remarkable change in technology and production capabilities. WLIW is the third most watched public television station in the nation\, and produces many original programs for distribution to other public stations. \nHe began by discussing the diversity of media that is available to us. And while the diversity of delivering information has expanded dramatically\, we have sufferred a paucity of good content. He panned internet sites like You-tube and Myspace as well as those dumb-ass (my words) "reality" shows. Showing people eating worms were not among his favorites. An audience volunteered that daytime soaps be included. Terrel said soaps are a "cultural oasis" compared to what’s out there. \nCass then went on to speak about the political landscape changing in the ways that issues are brought to the people and how money is raised. He implied that there were pluses and minuses in modern day media as it relates to politics. \nHis societal concerns were discussed and he had little good to say about the trend\, while conceding that programs like "John Adams" were excellent. The News Hour" with Jim Lehrer is a good example of in-depth news. This model has been emulated by programs like 20/20 but the usual good reporting on news has been relagated to cheap entertainment because good reporting doesn’t come cheap. WLIW also owns the US distribution rights to BBC World News. BBC offers Americans a better window on the world in that it is not American-centric. Lastly\, we discussed the ethic series productions and the productions of "Visions" A series that has taken us to many places in the world with the most sophisticated and breathtaking aerial photography URL:https://limba.net/calendar/terrell-cass-president-wliw-channel-21/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080418T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080418T000000 DTSTAMP:20080418T040000Z CREATED:20080418T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080418T040000Z UID:4288-1208476800-1208476800@limba.net SUMMARY:Theresa Rizzuto\, MacArthur Airport manager DESCRIPTION:This morning we had the distinct pleasure of greeting the new Commissioner of Long Island MacArthur Airport (LIMA)\, Teresa Rizzuto. Her disarmingly modest and self-deprecating manner temporarily masks the display of a deep knowledge of the airline industry\, garnered through over two decades of experience. That experience started with slinging eighty pound bags as a ramp service worker for United Airlines (UAL) in 1992. In that day\, the petite powerhouse needed to lift twice as many bags as her male counterparts to be taken seriously. After having gained entry to the business through UAL’s diversity program\, her hard work and talent drove her up the ranks\, eventually supervising UAL’s operations at Newark Airport\, in charge of a $30 million dollar budget\, and a terminal that served six airlines. \nShe capped her stay at UAL with an assignment as hub manager at Dulles International in Washington DC\, leading a staff of 1\,600.  Taking some time off the flight line in 1993\, she stepped into her family’s orthotics business in Freeport in the role of Operations VP\, before bringing here fashionably-shod feet to LI MacArthur Airport in February of this year. Her talk opened with a recap of her experience and an expression of delight at coming back to Long Island after her stint in the Garden State\, followed up by a description of the economic importance that LIMA has to the Town of Islip and Long Island. The meat of her presentation concerned the plans that she and the Town have to revitalize the airport\, which has been underutilized in recent history. Some of her goals are adding carriers\, redeveloping the west side of the airport\, ( where I once took BOCES Airframe and Powerplant vocational courses\, longer ago than I care to remember)\, renovating the western portion of the main terminal\, adding wi-fi to the airport\, and marketing LIMA as a more convenient alternative to the Port Authority Airports. \nMs. Rizzuto also wants to accomplish these goals while keeping the airport the good neighbor that it is today. She emphasized the necessity of picking the right carriers to partner with\, that will be in it for the long haul\, and be a true partners\, where the destination compliments the carrier. \nOnce again\, the Q and A was lively\, and I will summarize and paraphrase here: \nQ: What are the largest kinds of aircraft that we could expect to see?  \nA: LIMA is capable of handling large aircraft such as the 767 and 777\, but it would probably not be economical for carriers to use those types at LIMA. Most likely\, we could see the mid range Airbuses\, and 757s\, and the forthcoming 787 Dreamliner. \nQ: What is keeping LIMA from becoming an International Airport?\nA: A chicken and egg problem. Customs needs to establish a facility here for clearance\, and needs the traffic to justify it\, and the carriers need the clearance facility. A novel approach would be to introduce flights to and from Pre-Clearance locations\, such as the US Virgin Islands\, Shannon Airport in\nIreland\, and several other locations. These possibilities are being researched. \nQ: What impact does the Port Authority’s marketing of Stewart Airport have on LIMA?\nA: Stewart’s marketing machine is in full gear\, and they have a longer runway\, having been a former Air Force Base. LIMA has better transportation infrastructure surrounding it\, such as the LIRR and is closer to NYC than Stewart. The Port Authority also has deeper pockets to promote and improve Stewart. \nQ: Why is it more expensive to fly out of LIMA?\nA: The carriers generally run smaller aircraft out of LIMA\, and as such have to spread expenses over fewer seats than those run out of the Port Authority airports. One of our audience members contributed the suggestion that the cheaper price of a NYC airport ticket is offset by the expense ( car service )\nand aggravation ( traffic ) of getting into a Port Authority airport\, and no real savings is realized. \nQ: What do you see for the airline industry in the near future?\nA: The industry is completing another life cycle\, where there will be a few carriers left after the mergers of Delta and Northwest\, plus she sees some other large carrier mergers in the offing. After that\, there will be another period\nwhere startups working the seams of the industry come alive and grow. \nMs. Rizzuto’s visit was warmly received by our group and we look forward to her fantastic attitude infusing the airport with a long overdue shot of enthusiasm and accomplishment. We look forward to her next visit\, where I’m sure she will regale us with tales of airport improvements\, and adventures in the airline industry. \nRecap by Craig Plunkett of Fire Island Wireless. \nPictured: Bill Miller\,  Teresa Rizzuto and Craig Plunkett URL:https://limba.net/calendar/theresa-rizzuto-macarthur-airport-manager/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080425T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080425T000000 DTSTAMP:20080425T040000Z CREATED:20080425T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080425T040000Z UID:4290-1209081600-1209081600@limba.net SUMMARY:Hon. Ed Romaine\, Suffolk County Legislator DESCRIPTION:Suffolk County legislator\, Ed Romaine was our speaker this morning. Mr. Romaine is adamant that the need for sewers must be recognized and addressed. There are issues where the the county executive and him differ\, but this is not one of them. Ed gave us some back-round on why county government has been gun shy about going ahead with sewers\, but despite any previous reluctance\, there is a consensus that we must move forward. \nAccording to Romaine new development is severely constrained without this infrastructure asset in place. He noted that developers were required to build small sewer systems on the premises of their projects over the years and the result is a hodgepodge of 182 sewer districts that do not connect with each other\, and are expensive to maintain. Romaine suggested that these sewer districts are an on-going expense and should be turned over to the county and maintained in a larger county owned system that the county can fully integrate\, and operate at a lower cost. Having a good system will allow for housing density instead of continuing the sprawl development we have seen in the past. That in turn will make affordable housing possible. \nMr Romaine pointed out that sales tax revenues are diminished\, and the county relies heavily on those taxes. There is a more stable property tax\, but that only accounts for $50 million in a budget of 2.3 Billion\, therefore sales taxes are of paramount importance. \nThe county has been on a pay-as-you-go basis. According to Romaine County Executive Levy is asking the legislature to approve borrowing to support the operating budget. Romaine isn’t buying it. Nor is he very happy with the proposal to capitalize the tobacco settlement monies.Under this scenario the county would give up about $25 million a year for a cash settlement. On the other hand he would be willing to securitize tax liens because that would be collecting money from the past and not eating into on-going future revenues. These issues are somewhat esoteric\, and sometimes difficult to understand\, but they are important. \nMr. Romaine was also critical of Mr. Levy’s proposed county land sale in Yaphank. Mostly because there has been no public discussion. In a discussion with me after the meeting Ed was critical of President Bush’s economic stimulus plan\, saying it would be much better to invest in infrastructure. Putting people to work solves myriad problems. Of course\, we at LIMBA\, have been saying that all along. URL:https://limba.net/calendar/hon-ed-romaine-suffolk-county-legislator/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR