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ICNS 2008 Presentations and Proceedings Availability

Presentations and Proceedings from ICNS Conference 2008 will be made available in the upcoming weeks.
Presentations will be made available on the ICNS Conference website in late May, as soon as a majority of presenter permissions have been received. An email announcement will be sent to the general ICNS Conference mailing list once the presentations are […]

Last Day to Register for the Early Rate

The last day to register to receive the early conference rate is Thursday, May 1 at midnight (Eastern Time US). After that time, the registration fee increases, including onsite/walk-in registration.
Speakers/Authors & Session Chairs: Please indicate on the registration form your category registration rate if you are a “Plenary Speaker” (morning session), “Technical Session Chair” or […]

Donna McLean, Amtrak, to be Monday Dinner Speaker

Donna McLean, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), will be the featured speaker at the Monday evening dinner at the 2008 ICNS Conference.
Ms. McLean will be speaking about the case for bimodal air-rail transportation policy for congested corridors.
As Chairman of the Board, McLean leads the board of Amtrak, […]

Less than One Month to Go!

I would like to personally encourage you to attend this year’s ICNS Conference to participate in promoting the transformation of air traffic management into the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Our conference theme, Information Takes Flight, reflects the central importance to NextGen (and to SESAR in Europe) of information availability, especially by making aircraft […]

Draft ICNS Agenda Now Available

The draft agenda for the 2008 ICNS Conference is now available. Nearly all the afternoon Technical Sessions have been filled. Highlights of the morning Plenary Sessions include the following:

Monday: “Future of Airspace,” Session Chair: Robert Pearce, Deputy Director, JPDO
Tuesday: “User Challenges,” Session Chair: Michael Lewis, The Boeing […]

Online Registration and Hotel Reservation Available

Online registration and hotel room reservation information is now available on the ICNS Conference web site.

Online Registration
Hotel Room Reservation

The cut-off date for hotel reservations is Monday, April 21 at 6:00 pm ET; for online registration, Thursday, May 1st at midnight ET.
Please view the ICNS Conference Agenda for program details as they are announced.

2008 Sponsorship Information Available

As this year’s Sponsor Chair, I would like to take this opportunity to encourage your support for the 2008 ICNS.
We will follow last year’s approach which offers an opportunity to select from a variety of sponsorship levels.
Also, based on your suggestions from last year, the exhibits will be located in the front foyer […]

From the Conference Chair 2008

As Chairperson for the 8th annual ICNS Conference, I would like to take this opportunity to invite your participation in the 2008 event. The theme this year is “Information Takes Flight.” I am excited about the excellent conference program we have in this second year of sponsorship by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers […]

Call for Participation 2008

The 2008 Integrated Communications Navigation and Surveillance (ICNS) Conference, jointly sponsored by government and industry, addresses research and development of integrated CNS technologies for advanced aeronautical digital information systems and applications supporting the future global air transportation systems.
The Conference is focused on understanding CNS programs, plans, research and technology, and other relevant issues for both […]