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: WATS Pilot
AIR CARRIER TRAINING INSIGHTS

1) Captain Michael Landrin, Flight Crew Training, Airbus
“Airbus Solutions to Train the Trainer”
2) Captain Roman Hurych, Chief Instructor A320, Czech Airlines
“Training Experience Taking Over Controls at Critical Flight Phases”
3) F/O Dr. Robert Ahornegger, Assistant to Head of Technical Standards OFTA, Austrian Airlines
“The Development, Training and Experience of RNP Approaches”

10.30-11.15 Coffee sponsored by EPST

11.15-12.45  SESSION 6: WATS Pilot
AIR CARRIER TRAINING INSIGHTS

1) Captain Rick Valdes, IFALPA
“ICAO English Language Requirements”
2) Craig Zysk, Vice President Business Development, Training Business Unit, AgustaWestland
“FAA Part 142 - Civil Acreditation: Why Simulation - The Process”
3) Ray Butler, UPS & Mike Sharp, Honeywell International Inc.
“The AICC – 20 years of Innovation and Support for Aviation Training”

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
- John Ricciardelli, 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

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