The next APATS conference will take place at APATS 2009 @ Asian Aerospace, taking place 7-10 September 2009 at the Asia World Expo, Hong Kong. For more information about the APATS 2009 Conference please contact Chris Long, Conference Chair.

2008 CONFERENCE DETAILS

DAY 1
TUESDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 2008

08.00-09.00  Registration

09.00-09.30  WELCOME & KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Keynote Speaker: Mike Varney, Airbus
ITQI – An IATA Safety Initiative

09.30-11.00  SESSION 1: TRAINING FOR SAFETY

1. John Bent/Kwok Chan, Dragonair
Training as a Safety Generator
2. Kenny So, CAD Hong Kong
SMS & Safety Culture
3. David Coates, Qantas
Commercialisation of Safety Training

11.00-11.30  Coffee Sponsored by EPST

11.30-12.30  SESSION 2: NEW TRAINING INITIATIVES

1. Chris Ranganathan, Gulf Air
Enhancing Safety Through Training
2. Al Thomson, Alteon
Innovation - The Challenges in Meeting Growth
3. Captain Ahmed Elnadi, Emirates CAE Flight Training
Safety, Efficiency, Technology & Culture; Today's and Tomorrow's Standard
4. Tim Thane, Cathay Pacific
Managing and Assessing Competency Based Training

12.30-13.30  Lunch Sponsored by CAE

13.30-15.00  SESSION 3: MPL

1. Captain Anirute Sangrit, Thai Airways
Thai Airways Approach to MPL
2. Hugo Perez, Airbus
AIRBUS and CAFUC MPL approach and Cooperation in China
3. Adrian Cheok, ST Aviation Training Academy
MPL in Singapore

15.00-15.30  Coffee Sponsored by EPST

15.30-17.00  SESSION 4: AB INITIO TRAINING

1. Ray Tan, Singapore Airlines
Cadet Pilot Selection
2. Elizabeth Mathews, Aviation English Services
Intergrating Aviation English into Ab Initio training
3. Roger Carmichael,
Training for the Missed Approach

18.00  Evening Reception and Networking Event Sponsored by Aviation Australia

DAY 2
WEDNESDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2008

09.30-11.00  SESSION 5: AVIATION ENGLISH

1. Mr. Fareed Shah, ICAO
Update on ICAO Aviation English Requirements
2. Michael Kay, RMIT
Implementing ICAO Aviation English Requirements
3. Shamala Paramasivam, University Putra Malaysia
Oral Communication with ATC

11.00-11.30  Coffee Sponsored by Frasca

11.30-12.30  SESSION 6: NEW TRAINING METHODOLOGY

1. Mark Dransfield, Thales
Update on RAeS Working Group
2. John Jones, CTC
A Vertically Integrated Approach to Training
3. Mike Fitz-Costa, Hong Kong Express
Total Training Solutions from a Customer's Point of View

12.30-13.30  Lunch Sponsored by Thales

13.30-15.00  SESSION 7: NEW TECHNOLOGY

1. Philippe Perey, CAE
2. Mark Dransfield, Thales
3. Todd Mickelson, Pacific Sim
4. Sanja Mukherjee, Brainvisa
5. Fernando Petruzziello, Mechtronix

Wrap-up and summary of the event

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