Robert Kerczewski, 2011 ICNS Conference Chair

Many thanks to all who helped make this year’s ICNS Conference one of the most successful ever: 250 attendees from 16 countries enjoyed our great keynote speakers,  27 plenary presentations, and 115 technical presentations — the most ever, and provided enthusiastic participation in our evening events. Thanks also to our sponsors and exhibitors for their outstanding support.

Thanks to all who filled out our 2011 ICNS Conference Online Survey. We’re always very interested in your thoughts and ideas. Congratulations to our contest winner.

We hope to see you all again next year at the 2012 ICNS Conference – April 2012 in the metropolitan Washington DC area.

Thanks,

Bob Kerczewski
2011 ICNS Conference Chair

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Robert Kerczewski, 2011 ICNS Conference Chair

We’re pleased you could attend this 11th edition of the ICNS Conference, “Renovating the Global Air Transportation System.” We hope you enjoy and derive valuable professional benefits from our popular format of morning plenary sessions and afternoon technical tracks, providing a range of experiences, from high level air transportation system policy through cutting-edge research results. Take advantage of opportunities to network with your colleagues during our morning breakfasts and coffee breaks, lunches, and afternoon breaks. Then relax and have fun at our evening events.

Since 2001, the aeronautical communications, navigation, surveillance and information management community has gathered annually to review and exchange information on ICNS progress, policy, research, testing, demonstration, and planning – recognizing the foundational role of the CNS infrastructure in the future advancement of the global air transportation system, as envisioned through NextGen, SESAR and other vital initiatives throughout the world.

During the past 10 years, the ICNS conference has fostered information exchange, collaboration and education for the ICNS community. New research, development and implementations programs have been described, discussed and advanced; progress of ongoing programs presented; and new ideas fostered and developed. Progress in the “integration” part of ICNS has also been greatly in evidence at ICNS — datalink communications, ADS-B, SWIM, and aviation spectrum re-allocations, to name a few.

My favorite ICNS Conference impact example to cite is in airport surface wireless communications, proposed as the primary ICNS airport surface requirement at the first two ICNS conferences. Airport surface communications research became a major part of NASA’s ACAST Project as a result, including a CNS testbed for developing airport surface communications technologies. The Eurocontrol-FAA Future Communications Study, whose progress was constantly featured at ICNS, recommending a wireless airport surface communications standard that the CNS testbed has been able to investigate through the world’s first prototype system. Now, RTCA and Eurocae committees are well on their way toward developing standards for “AeroMACS,” the broadband airport surface communications link of NextGen and SESAR.

But rather than focusing on past success, we would like this edition of the ICNS Conference to help chart a path to the future. The next decade of ICNS will face many challenges in research, development, implementation and operation of the future ICNS infrastructure. How will we address increasing spectrum constraints, transition to digital communications, surveillance system integration, robustness of satellite-based navigation, avionics equipage limitations, secure airborne networking, unmanned aircraft system integration into the airspace, and many more issues?

Let’s get started!

Bob Kerczewski
2011 ICNS Conference Chair

Plenary Day 1: “NextGen Progress, Plans and Partnerships with the User Community”

• Chaired by Ann Tedford, NextGen Planning Group, Federal Aviation Administration

Plenary Day 2: “NextGen and SESAR – Global Harmonization Progress and Pitfalls”

• Chaired by Steve Bradford, Chief Scientist – Architecture and NextGen Development, Federal Aviation Administration

Plenary Day 3: “Integrating C, N, and S: What Does it Mean?” and “Welcoming Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the NAS”

• Chaired by Chip Meserole, Director, Advanced ATM, The Boeing Company, and John Cavolowsky, Director of the Airspace Systems Program Office, NASA

View the ICNS 2011 Agenda for more detailed information.

We received a record number of technical abstract submissions for the 2011 ICNS Conference. As a result, the 2011 Conference will have the largest Technical Program in ICNS history. New Feature: Instantly view details about the presentation’s content.

View the agenda and technical program now.

Special Track: NAS-wide Simulation for NextGen Benefits Analysis

Our technical program includes a special daily track of presentations coordinated by Dr. Lance Sherry of George Mason University covering NAS-wide Simulation for NextGen Benefits Analysis (Sessions A, F, and L).

Outstanding Plenary Program

Keynote Speaker: Rush Chew, NEXA Capital

Our plenary program will be keynoted by Russ Chew, NEXA Capital.

Prior to becoming a managing partner at NEXA Capital, Russ Chew was President and COO of JetBlue Airways, responsible for the airline’s business strategy as well as the safe and efficient operation of 650 daily flights utilizing 150 jet aircraft to 55 cities in nine countries. During his tenure, JetBlue Airways successfully completed a comprehensive reformation, returning the company to sustained profitability, restoring integrity to its operation, reshaping its core business strategy, and stabilizing its information systems.

Prior to JetBlue, Russ served as COO for the FAA, responsible for the operational and financial performance of the U.S. air traffic control system, as well as the FAA’s research and acquisition programs.

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• Technical Presentations
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• Plenary Panels
• Student Paper Review
• Other

For more information, please contact the 2011 ICNS Conference Chair:

Bob Kerczewski
216-433-3434
rkerczewski@nasa.gov

The 2011 Call for Participation will be available in November.

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What a year! First, let me extend my congratulations to the New Orleans Saints, Superbowl Champions – 43 years of being an “Aints” fan finally paid off. I can now get rid of my “paper bag”!

NextGen is also having a good year – ADS-B deployment and ERAM becoming operational! We have a new Director of the JPDO, Dr. Karlin Toner, and she has agreed to be one our keynote speakers.

We are at an outstanding brand new hotel, the Westin Washington Dulles Airport Hotel. Our technical sessions are full with quality, up-to-date information spanning all aspects of ICNS.

Sponsors and Exhibitors are stepping up, but we still have room for more, and we have scheduled a tour of the National Air and Space Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center during business hours followed by a social function, which will allow you to miss rush hour.

The conference program is almost complete, and a draft of the program should be on the website by early next week.

Look forward to seeing you at the conference.

Jim “Agin Cajun” Dieudonne
Chair, 2010 ICNS
Greybeard for CNS and Avionics
The MITRE Corporation

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Dr. Paul G. Kaminski is Chairman and CEO of Technovation, Inc., a consulting company dedicated to fostering innovation, and to the development and application of advanced technology. He is also a Senior Partner in Global Technology Partners, a consulting firm specializing in business strategy and investments in technology, defense and aerospace-related companies. The title of his speech will be “Next Gen – Making it all come together with the 4 P’s.”

Margaret Jenny is President of RTCA, Inc. RTCA is a private, not-for-profit corporation that develops consensus-based recommendations regarding communications, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management (CNS/ATM) system issues. RTCA functions as a Federal Advisory Committee. Its recommendations are used by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the basis for policy, program, and regulatory decisions and by the private sector as the basis for development, investment and other business decisions.

Ann Tedford
FAA NextGen Operations and Planning
2009 ICNS Conference Chair

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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 the 2009 Agenda.

Ann Tedford
FAA NextGen Operations and Planning

Note: Hotel Room Block Change

Due to increased interest, the Government hotel room block has been increased and the normal Conference Rate hotel room block decreased. Reservation is now open for both the conference and hotel rooms.

Updated Plenary Schedule

Wednesday, May 13

Plenary Session: NextGen

• Panel 1: Industry Partnerships
  Panel Chair: Vicki Cox, FAA SVP NextGen & Operations Planning
• Panel 2: Implementation Planning to Deliver Planned Capabilities
  Panel Chair: Dr. Mike Romanowski, FAA Director NextGen Integration & Implementation
• Panel 3: Cross Agency Cross Community
  Panel Chair: Dr. Karlin Toner, DOT Senior Staff Advisor for NextGen

Thursday, May 14

Plenary Session: Net Centricity
Session Chair: Colonel Douglas Wreath, DOD

Friday, May 15

Plenary Session: Trajectory Based Operations
Session Chair: Dave Hamrick, MITRE

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Close integration of on-board and ground flight management functions is the key to implementing the NextGen flight operations that will create the benefits of fewer delays, increased route efficiency, lower fuel consumption, further reduction of environmental impact, and lower per-flight system operations costs.

The conference program provides up-to-date status of NextGen activities and discussion of the state of the art in technical development. Three plenary sessions, one each morning, feature key speakers from the Joint Planning and Development Office, the DoD, the FAA, NASA, airlines, general aviation, and industry. In the afternoons, four full sessions running in parallel each day present the details of programmatic and technical progress.

Mr. Fred Pease, the Executive Director of the DoD Policy Board on Federal Aviation, will give the keynote address the first morning. He will discuss the importance of NextGen for the multiple facets of aviation and highlight the value of expedient initial implementation.

We have a terrific venue at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center in Bethesda, MD. There are many restaurants and shops in the area, and the hotel is located next to the Metro stop.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Best regards,
Dr. Jere S. Meserole 2008
ICNS Conference Chair
The Boeing Company

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By keeping the conference in the Washington D.C. area, at a new and more convenient location in North Bethesda, MD, on the Metro line, we have secured the participation of key members of the Federal Government and Industry.

Continuing with the successful format of last year, the conference will maintain a plenary session each morning, which will provide FAA and air transportation industry leadership an opportunity to describe their perspectives on the future direction of air traffic management, the transformation of user operations, and the implementation of the key datalink communications infrastructure.

The conference will also continue its parallel track structure in the afternoons to address in depth a variety of topics in research and development associated with the provision of air traffic services.

Once again, I encourage you to plan to attend and participate in what promises to be our best ICNS conference yet.

Sincerely,

Jere S. Meserole
2008 ICNS Conference Chair
The Boeing Company

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