Thank you for attending the Spring 2024 GPA Conference on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park.
Spring Conference
Prominent Impacts of Georgia
Nearly 250 planners, planning officials, and students attended the GPA Spring Conference, Prominent Impacts of Georgia, at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park.
By the numbers, the conference featured:
- 3 Student Sessions from the next generation of planners at the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech
- 16 Professional Sessions ranging in topics from Equity in Travel Demand Management to Living Beyond Expectations
- 60 Speakers
- 247 Registered Attendees
Mayor Bianca Motley Broom gave a warm welcome to all ahead of the Keynote address by Dr. Tom Nissalke, Assistant General Manager, Planning and Development at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Contact GPA’s VP of Programs for more information and to get involved in helping plan 2024 conferences and events.
Tom Nissalke
Assistant General Manager, Planning and Development
Thomas Nissalke is the assistant general manager of planning and development. In this role, he oversees the planning, design and construction of ATLNext, the Airport’s 20-year, multibillion-dollar capital improvement program.
In addition to managing ATLNext’s implementation, Mr. Nissalke is responsible for all Airport planning and the ATL’s environmental compliance programs, environmental planning and federal grants, and regulations compliance.
With more than two decades at Hartsfield-Jackson, Mr. Nissalke previously served as the director of planning and environmental for the Department of Aviation, in which he led the completion of the Airport’s master plan in 2015. He began his career at ATL in 1995, performing airfield and airspace computer modeling.
Mr. Nissalke completed his undergraduate degree in civil engineering in 1989 from the University of Utah. After moving to Atlanta, he attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and earned his Master of Science degree in civil engineering in 1991 and doctorate in civil engineering in 1994.
Let Us Hear From You
The 2024 Spring Conference is all done. We want to hear from you. What did you like, what would you like to see at future conferences? You still have time to fill out the 2024 Spring Conference Survey on the Guidebook app.
There are two types of surveys – overall conference survey and individual session surveys. Please open the Guidebook app on your phone and complete these to help us in our planning of future conferences.
Conference Schedule
7:45 AM – 8:45 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Breakout Sessions 1
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Networking Break
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Breakout Sessions 2
12:00 PM – 1:45 PM Lunch and Keynote Address
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM Breakout Sessions 3
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Networking Break
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM Breakout Sessions 4
