Welcome Letters

Welcome to Our 22nd Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Systems (ICNS) Conference. Thanks so much for joining us. ICNS started in 2001 as a NASA workshop in Cleveland, Ohio during the onset of NextGen in the U.S., but it didn't stop there. The ICNS Conference has grown into a premier international aviation conference on communications, navigation, and … [Read more...] about Welcome to ICNS 2022

Welcome to the 21st ICNS Conference. Thank you for taking the time to join us this year in our largest assembly ever of Integrated Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance (ICNS) thought leaders, policymakers, researchers, and air traffic management systems professionals. This year’s ICNS 2021 conference delivery platform enables you to view both the plenary and paper … [Read more...] about Welcome to ICNS 2021!

2020 marks an exciting and remarkable milestone in the history of this conference. The conference has grown into an international forum for research and information sharing related to the technical, operational, engineering, and policy facets of communications, navigation, and surveillance—far more expansive than its humble beginnings. The first ICNS Workshop was held in … [Read more...] about Welcome to ICNS 2020 – Our Twentieth ICNS Conference!

This is the 19th year of the Integrated Communication, Navigation and Surveillance technologies (ICNS) Conference. What started in 2001 by NASA Glenn Research Center as a primarily U.S.-focused CNS workshop has now become the key global annual event, addressing worldwide long-term CNS research and developments, as well as implementation of conventional and integrated CNS … [Read more...] about Welcome to ICNS 2019

Welcome to the 18th Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Systems (ICNS) Conference. I am pleased to announce that distinguished Dr. Phillipe Merlo, Director of Air Traffic Management for EUROCONTROL, will present the conference keynote address. Dr. Merlo is responsible for the areas of air traffic management, research and development, including the … [Read more...] about Welcome to ICNS 2018

Welcome to the 17th Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Systems (ICNS) Conference. I am pleased to announce that distinguished Mr. Jim Eck, Assistant Administrator for NextGen at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will deliver the keynote address. Mr. Eck is leading the modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS) from legacy air traffic … [Read more...] about Welcome to ICNS 2017

It is my pleasure to personally welcome you to the 16th Integrated Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance (ICNS) Conference! Flying is one of the safest ways to travel. Interestingly, although true, there is actually very little security technology involved in our current ATM/CNS system. The primary elements of our CNS technology are still analog and open without any … [Read more...] about Welcome to ICNS 2016

Thank you for attending the 15th annual Integrated Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (ICNS) Conference. There is growing consensus amongst transportation industry analysts that we are entering a new “golden era” of transportation. The signs are all round us: decreasing vehicles mile travelled (VMT), reductions in available seat miles per gross domestic product … [Read more...] about Welcome to ICNS 2015