DAY 1
TUESDAY 22ND APRIL, 2008

07.00  Registration opens

08.00  Exhibits open

09.00-10.00  SESSION 1:  Combined Stream
OPENING REMARKS & KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

1) Mac Armstrong, Principal, Blue Water Solutions, Inc.
"2008 Aviation Trends - Double Squeeze"
2) Captain Paul Hinton, Chief Executive Officer, SAFERjett
"Will Training Rise to the Challenge?"

10.00-11.00  Coffee sponsored by FRASCA

11.00-12.30  SESSION 2: Combined Stream
OPERATIONAL SAFETY INSIGHTS

1) Lou Németh, Vice President, Training Delivery and Standards, CAE Inc.
"Balancing Safety & Efficiency: An Analytical Approach"
2) Dr. Bill Johnson, Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor, Human Factors in a/c Maintenance Systems, Federal Aviation Administration
“The Human Side of SMS”
3) Peter Wolfe, Executive Director, Professional Aviation Board of Certification
"Aviation Workforce Development: The Cornerstone for Industry Growth and Safety"

12.30-14.00  Lunch

14.00-15.30  SESSION 3: WATS/RATS Pilot
A FLIGHT TRAINING & SIMULATION REGULATORY UPDATE

1) Harlan Sparrow, FAA
“Flight Simulation Requirements, Force (Motion), Cueing and Technical Fidelity”
2) Mark Dransfield, Thales/RAeS IWG
“Status Report on the RAeS Simulator International Working Group (IWG)”
3) Anthony Petteford, Managing Director, Oxford Aviation Academy
"Training in Europe and North America: the Differences and the Problems"

15.30-16.15  Coffee

16.15-17.45  SESSION 4: WATS/RATS Pilot
CAN WE SECURE PILOT SUPPLY?

1) Captain Christian Schroeder, A/Director Flight Operations & ITQ/IEMS Lead, IATA
“The Pilot Shortage and IATA’s Training and Qualification Initiative (ITQI)”
2) Anna Kjaer, Chief Ground Instructor, CenterAir & Claus Gammelgaard, Director Flight Operations, Sterling Airlines
“Experience with the MPL Program”
3) Peter Morton, AABI/Purdue University
“Candidate Quality Baseline; the Value of Hiring Students from Accredited Institutions”

18.00-19.30 Gala Networking Reception – Exhibit Hall  - Sponsored by AIRBUS

DAY 2
WEDNESDAY 23RD APRIL, 2008

08.00  Registration opens

09.00  Exhibits open

09.00-10.30  SESSION 5: RATS Pilot
REGIONAL AIRLINE NEW HIRE DYNAMICS

1) Captain Brian Wilson, ASA
“Changing Demographics Raises New Training Issues – the ASA Experience”
2) Greg Darrow, Pan Am International Flight Academy
“New Hire Training Stragegies”
3) Larry Neal, Manager, Flight Training, Comair
"Advanced Qualification Program for the New Hire Pilot"

10.30-11.15 Coffee sponsored by EPST

11.15-12.45  SESSION 6: RATS Pilot
REGIONAL AIRLINE TRAINING CHALLENGES

1) Shawn Raker, President and CEO, Flight Training Services International
“141-142 MPL: The CAPT Vision”
2) Dr. Ron Karp, Arizona State University
“Embedding Multi-Task Training into Airline Simulator Scenario-based Training: Building the Cognitive Horizon”
3) Jon Pollack, eLearning Operations Manager, FlightSafety International
“eLearning Solutions to Regional Airline Training Challenges”

12.45-14.15  Lunch

14.15-15.45 WATS/RATS BREAKOUT SESSION I

P-I  Ab Initio and Regional Airline Training Panel
Panel of industry players discussing airline new hire qualification and training issues. Led by Shawn Raker, FTSI.

- Victor Veltze, Frasca International
- Anthony Petteford, Oxford Aviation Academy

P-2  Very Light Jet (VLJ) Training Panel
Led by Peter Moxham, this panel will include regulators, aircraft manufacturers, operators and training providers.

- Brian Wilson, ASA
- Barbara Burian, NASA Ames
- Bob Matthews, FAA
- Captain Randy Phillips, United Airlines
- Simon Newitt, Embraer
- Ron Baker, FAA
- TBD, Eclipse

P-3  Aviation English: What is it?
Led by Andy Roberts of Emery-Roberts, this panel will provide a demonstration of best practise in Aviation English language teaching/training.

P-4  FAA National Simulator Program (NSP) Briefing
Briefing and regulatory update from the staff of the FAA’s Atlanta-based National Simulator Program (NSP). Led by Harlan Sparrow of the FAA’s NSP.

15.45-16.15  Coffee

16.15-17.45  WATS/RATS BREAKOUT SESSION II

P-5  Air Carrier Web-based Training (WBT) Panel
Led by Aerosim, this panel will explore “training footprint management and the effects of distance learning and training. Panel members will include:

- Rich Kaynor, Northwest Airlines
- TBD, Delta Air Lines
- Steve Clements, Virgin America Airlines
- Dan Jenkins, FAA

P-6  Simulator Motion Training Panel
Led by Randy Hamilton of Compass Airlines, this panel discusses whether historical training assumptions that placed a high value on motion simulation remain valid today. Panel members will include:

- Kip Caudrey, Alteon, Training Provider
- Bryan Burks, ALPA/Alaska Airlines, Labor
- Judith Burki-Cohen, Volpe, Research
- Lou Nemeth, CAE, Training Provider/Sim Training Device Manufacturer
- Fern Petruzziello, Mechtronix, Sim Training Device Manufacturer
- Jim Takats, OPINICUS, Sim Training Device Manufacturer
- Mark Sawyer, Northwest Airlines, Major Airlines
- TBD, LCC Airline
- Scott McBride, ExpressJet Airlines, Regional Airlines

P-7  VLJ Training Standards Panel
- Led by Robert Barnes, the panel will take the format of: “Asking the right VLJ training questions – Developing a VLJ Training Safety Audit Checklist”.

DAY 3
THURSDAY 24TH APRIL, 2008

08.00  Registration opens

09.00  Exhibits open

09.00-10.30  SESSION 7: Combined Stream
USING THE NEW MEDIAS AND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES

1) Captain William Roe, Director, DAE Flight Academy
“Innovation in Ab-Initio Pilot Training – A Technology-Driven Approach”
2) Captain Jamie Smith, B717 Captain, Web-based Applications and Training – Lead Developer, AirTran
“Open Source Learning Management System (LMS)”
3) Eberhard Schmidt, SMI - SensoMotoric Instruments & Dr. Daniel Bandow, DBS Systems Engineering
"Commercial Airline Training with Innovative Procedure Training Systems: Results from the Head-Up Guidance System Study"

10.30-11.15  Coffee

11.15-12.45  SESSION 8: Combined Stream
FLIGHT SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

1) Captain Bryan Burks, ALPA/Alaska Airlines
“The Need for Motion in Flight Simulation”
2) Dr. Buza, Southern Aeromedical Institute/Delta Connection Academy
“Simulators in Crew-Based Physiological Training”
3) Jon Adams, Manager, Training and Standards, CAE Global Academy
"The Need for ATC Environment Simulation: A Training Perspective"
4) Alain Brault, Director of Simulation Support, Airbus
“The Airbus Policy for Data, Software, Parts and Equipment”

12.45-14.00  Lunch

14.00-15.30  SESSION 9: Combined Stream
FUTURE PROBABLE – WHAT FLIGHT SIMULATION WILL LOOK LIKE IN 2020?

Moderated by CAT Technology Editor Rick Adams

Panelists will include:
- Dr. Bruce Smith, Dean, Odegaard School of Aerospace Sciences, UND
- Adolfo Klassen, Chief Technology Officer, CAE Inc.
- Xavier Herve, President, Mechtronix

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