Category: Announcements

An archive of all announcements and information concerning the ICNS Conference since 2008.

Call for Participation 2010

ICNS – The Challenges of NextGen
New Issues for Aviation’s Future
The 2010 Integrated Communications Navigation and Surveillance (ICNS) Conference, jointly sponsored by government, civil and military, and industry, addresses long term research and development and early implementation of integrated CNS technologies needed to Enable NextGen.
The Conference is focused on providing understanding of CNS programs, longer [...]

ICNS 2009 Presentations and Proceedings Availability

Presentations and proceedings from ICNS Conference 2009 are now available.
Updated 7/14/2009

Presentations are now available on the ICNS Conference website.
Proceedings CD-ROMs were mailed on July 10, 2009, directly to ICNS Conference attendees who provided their mailing address and had a CD-ROM included with their registration.
Others wishing to access proceedings from the ICNS Conference can do so [...]

H1N1 (Swine) Flu and Travel

Statement from the Hyatt Hotels on H1N1 Influenza
We care about your safety and well-being and wanted to provide you with an update on what we are doing to address the Swine Flu virus that you have been hearing about in the news.
The following hygiene practices may help to limit your exposure to the virus:

Cover your [...]

Dinner & Keynote Speakers Announced

The conference committee is delighted to announce Dr. Paul G. Kaminski as our dinner speaker on Thursday, May 14th, with Margaret Jenny providing the opening day keynote speech on Wednesday, May 13th.

Note from the ICNS 2009 Conference Chair

Join us as we address a key NextGen implementation issue: “The Integrated Trajectory – Getting There”
Due to the high level of interest in this year’s conference, we have rearranged the Plenary sessions each day in order to accommodate the increased level of interest. See the changes below and view our complete program in [...]

Conference Registration & Hotel Reservation Now Available

Online registration and hotel reservation information for the ICNS Conference 2009 are now available.

Register online now. A discounted advance rate is available for payment received by May 1, 2009. (Authors, see special registration instructions)
Make your hotel reservations now. This is a limited room block, and the hotel may sell out early. The conference room block [...]

Call for Participation 2009

“The Integrated Trajectory” – Getting There
The 2009 Integrated Communications Navigation and Surveillance (ICNS) Conference, jointly sponsored by government, civil and military, 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 [...]

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.

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.

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.