Writing from Fenway Park. I know I’m taking a chance of ending up like the 
Drew Barrymore 
character in that movie Pennant Fever when she was looking at her computer, a book or something during the game and got hit in the face by a foul ball.
Fenway Park is a place everyone should see, especially on a beautiful early fall night like this. I’ve been here several times in the past, so this is already on my list of ballparks visited
Boston is turning out to be a great place to hold a meeting of the world’s airport leaders. Today we heard from experts all over the world about topics such as congestion, airline consolidation, environment, airport ownership models and airport financial performance benchmarks. What you see is that there is no one way to do things, that results are what counts and that airport managers know how to get results
You also see that much of this, all over the world, is accomplished without any sort of government mandate. It is accomplished as a result of prudent and visionary leaders working hard to do the right things for their communities and passengers
(Still haven’t missed a pitch. Johnny Bench is sitting a few rows away…)
All of our more than 2,200 attendees have enjoyed Boston, but our international guests, representing 49 countries, have especially enjoyed this wonderful city. For many, it is their first visit and they have taken full advantage of all Boston has to offer. But more importantly, they have added a level of energy and excitement to the meeting that is palpable. As the world’s only global airport organization, ACI is a unique forum. There are many reasons to be proud of being a part of the airport industry, but seeing the talent and dedication of airport leaders from every corner of the worked, one feels especially proud, and hopeful for the future of the air transportation industry
Tomorrow, we will conclude with sessions on worldwide trends in safety and security. We will also have our honors lunch where we will present our environmental awards to the airports in Seattle, Minneapolis and Boston; our public relations award to Edmonton and our most prestigious individual award, the William Downes Award, to the late Wally Burg. Wally was the longtime airport director in Tucson, Arizona; but more importantly was one of the visionaries who really put this worldwide airport organization and industry on the map. This entire event, in a way, is a fitting tribute to his vision and dedication
We will end the night at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, which is not only a beautiful place set on the water here in Boston, but is full of meaning for our international visitors, many of whom were inspired by President Kennedy while young people in their own countries
Still haven’t missed a pitch, Red Sox up, survived a bases loaded situation in the top of the 7th….
