ICNS is proud to provide FREE registration for the 2021 ICNS Conference. Many thanks to our wonderful sponsors who have made this possible. In addition, on-demand viewing and access to the papers can be purchased for a nominal fee. Registration is required.

All registrants will receive one free (regularly $50) technical whitepaper of their choice on avionics software development/certification from AFuzion plus their technical paper entitled “Intro to DO-278 – Communication/Navigation Systems, and Air Traffic Management Certification.”

Technical Program Update

This list of accepted papers and presentations is now available.

View List

View all author and presenter tools at the ICNS Technical Publications website, including the paper upload form.

Authors Tools

2021 ICNS Tech Talk: Artificial Intelligence for the Aviation Mission

A Virtual Presentation by Prem Jadhwani CTO, GTI
Presented: Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Artificial intelligence is impacting the future of virtually every industry and every human being. It is projected that it will have a greater impact on the world than that of electricity. Come learn what it is, why it is so important and what it’s potential impact will be on the aviation industry.

View Now

ICNS 2021

Theme: Agility and Sustainability: Embracing Rapid Evolution and Uncertainty

20 – 22 April 2021

The Integrated Communications Navigation and Surveillance (ICNS) Conference is the premier international aviation conference addressing technology and policy advances in communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) and air traffic management (ATM). The ICNS Conference provides a forum for leaders and technical experts from government, industry, and academia around the world to address important policy issues and set the future direction of CNS and ATM.

Don’t miss this FREE opportunity to hear, learn, and interact with top officials and leaders (see the agenda for details) as well as researchers in CNS and ATM.

Due to the ongoing pandemic crisis, ICNS 2021 will be an online conference. The program will focus on the challenges of sustaining our CNS/ATM infrastructure while simultaneously addressing future CNS and ATM requirements, which are driven by evolving technologies and transportation modes: UAS, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), commercial space operations, cybersecurity, spectrum access and capacity issues, hypersonic aircraft operations, and the impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on ATM concepts and procedures.

View detail

detailed agenda coming soon

ICNS 2021 Plenary and Workshop Topics

Plenary Day I: Global Harmonization: New Opportunities and Unforeseen Issues
Moderators: Donald Ward, U.S. Commissioner, ICAO
Paul Bosman, Head of Infrastructure Division, Network Manager Directorate, EUROCONTROL

Keynote Day 2: ICAO – Solving for Uncertainty – A Global Strategy for Agile Development
Speaker: Stephen P. Creamer, Director, Air Navigation Bureau, ICAO

Plenary Day II: The Future Trajectory for ATC
Moderators: Michael Standar, Senior Aviation Advisor
Steve Bradford, NextGen Chief Scientist, FAA

Workshop Day 3: Evolving ICNS Technologies for Drones, AAM, and Beyond
Moderators: Lance Sherry, George Mason University
Denise Ponchak, NASA Glenn Research Center