Held annually since 1947, the Flight Safety Foundation’s International Air Safety Summit is aviation’s premier safety summit, drawing as many as 325 representatives from 50 plus countries to exchange information and propose new directions for further risk reductions. The summit covers safety, training, practical solutions, management, human factors and other issues for scheduled airlines, manufacturers and equipment suppliers, trainers, flight crews, maintenance personnel and industry executives.
WHAT IS IASS
Hotel Information
Clayton Hotel Burlington Road
4 Leeson Street Upper
Dublin 4, D04 A318
+353 1 618 5600
Flight Safety Foundation has reserved a block of sleeping rooms (single or double occupancy) at the Clayton Hotel Burlington for conference participants at the special group rate of €195.00/night, not inclusive of taxes. Room reservations can be made online or over the phone to take advantage of our special group rate. The group rate is inclusive of in-room wireless internet.
The cut-off date has been extended to October 5, 2017. After the cut-off date, it is at the hotel’s discretion whether to accept additional reservations at the group rate, which will be subject to prevailing rates and availability.
PLEASE NOTE: Flight Safety Foundation does not work with any third parties for hotel reservations, and no company should be contacting you to solicit hotel reservations. Should you be contacted by any third-party housing companies, please note that they are not affiliated, authorized or recommended by FSF. If you are contacted, please contact us right away. All hotel reservations should be made by you directly with the hotel, per the instructions on this page.
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Clayton Hotel
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
IASS brings together aerospace and aviation professionals from around the globe primarily for people responsible for the following areas:
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IASS AGENDA DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
- Joseph Barclay, President & CEO, Inflight Warning Systems, Inc.
- Capt. Bill Curtis, Head of Aviation, Presage Group
- Capt. Mike Gillen, Ph.D., United Airlines
- Frank Hildrup, Chief Technical Advisor, International Aviation, U.S. National Transportation Safety Board
- Danny Ho, Chief Executive Vice President, Corporate Safety, Security & Environment Division, EVA Airways
- Randy Kenagy, ALPA
- Ratan Khatwa, Senior Chief Engineer – Human Factors, Honeywell Aerospace
- Greg Marshall, Vice President of Global Programs, Flight Safety Foundation
- David Mawdsley, Aviation Safety Advisor, Rolls-Royce PLC
- Capt. Harry Nelson, Operational Advisor to Product Safety, Airbus
- Capt. Linda Orlady, President, Orlady & Associates
- Michel Piers, Director – NLR Air Transport Safety Institute, National Aerospace Laboratory NLR
- Jon Tree, Director of Industry Relations, Jeppesen
key note speakers
SAFETY CHALLENGES AND HUMAN FACTORS ISSUES
Sunday, October 22
0900 – 1200 | FSF International Advisory Committee Meeting (Invite-only)
Location: To be announced
1400 – 1800 | Registration and Information Desk Open
Location: Lobby
1700 – 1730 | Speaker Meeting
Location: Conference Room A
Monday, October 23
0730 – 1700 | Registration and Information Desk Open
0730 – 0830 | Breakfast with exhibitors – Sponsored by Aireon
0830 – 1000 | Welcome and Opening Keynote Address
Session Sponsored by The Boeing Company
- Welcome
- Mr. Greg Marshall, Vice President, Global Programs, Flight Safety Foundation
- Mr. Jon Beatty, President and CEO, Flight Safety Foundation
- Mr. John Hamilton, VP Engineering, The Boeing Company, Chairman, Board of Governors, Flight Safety Foundation
- Opening Keynote
- Mr. Willie Walsh, CEO, International Airlines Group
- Safe Travels – ICAO’s Agenda for Safety
- Captain Claude Hurley, Vice President, Air Navigation Commission, ICAO
- Mr. Catalin Radu, Deputy Director (Aviation Safety), Air Navigation Bureau, ICAO
1000 – 1030 a.m. | Business Break Sponsored by Ideagen
1030 – 1210 | SESSION I
Session Chair: Captain Bill Curtis, Chair International Advisory Committee, Flight Safety Foundation
Session Sponsored by The Boeing Company
- A320 Accident, Halifax, Nova Scotia & TSB Safety Watchlist
- Ms. Kathy Fox, Chair, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
- Amazon Prime Air
- Mr. Sean Cassidy, Director Safety and Regulatory Affairs, Amazon Prime Air
- FSF President’s Citation
1210 – 1330 | Luncheon- Sponsored by Rolls-Royce
1330 – 1510 | SESSION II
Session Chair: David Mawdsley, Aviation Safety Advisor – Digital, Rolls-Royce
Session Sponsored by The Boeing Company
- Data Innovations to Get Game Changing Outcomes in Operational Safety
- Mr. Christopher Murray, Head of Operations Singapore – Digital, Rolls-Royce
- Opening the Walled Garden: Using Technology to Bring Airline Flight Data Analytics to the Enterprise
- Mr. Christopher Solan, Senior Product Manager, GE Aviation Digital Solutions
- Global Safety Information Project
- Mr.Mark Millam, Vice President Technical, Flight Safety Foundation
- Boeing/FSF Lifetime Achievement Award
1510 – 1540 | Business Break – Sponsored by Rolls-Royce
1540 – 1710 | SESSION III
Session Chair: Captain Bill Curtis, Chair, FSF International Advisory Committee
Session Sponsored by The Boeing Company
- TCAS Resolution Advisories Not Followed: Study Results
- Mr. Tzvetomir Blajev, Operational Safety Coordinator, Eurocontrol, Chair, FSF European Advisory Committee
- Mr. Stanislaw Drozdowski, Senior ACAS Expert, Eurocontrol
- Safe in an Unsafe World? A Resilience Engineering / Safety-II Perspective
- Professor Erik Hollnagel, PhD, University of South Denmark
1710 – 1730 | Speaker Meeting
1800 – 2100 | Opening Reception: Christ Church Cathedral
Sponsored by Aer Lingus and Irish Aviation Authority
Tuesday, October 24
0730 – 1700 | Registration and Information Desk Open
0730 – 0830 | Breakfast with Exhibitors – Sponsored by Ideagen
0830 – 1000 | Session IV – Flight Operations Track – Session Sponsored by Airbus
- Session Chair:
Captain Jonathan Tree, Director of Aviation and Regulatory Standards and International Relations for Boeing Digital Aviation & Analytics
Session IV – Maintenance and Engineering Track – Track Sponsored by Airbus
- Session Chair:
Mr. Joseph Barclay, Chief Executive Officer & President, Inflight Warning Systems & Chair, Maintenance Advisory Committee, FSF
Aircraft Automation Training Implications for Aircraft Safety
- Dr. Scott Blum, Director Aviation, and Regulatory Standards, Jeppeson
Key Issues Affecting Maintenance Safety
- Mr. Joseph Barclay, Chief Executive Officer & President, Inflight Warning Systems & Chair, Maintenance Advisory Committee, FSF
Studying Evaluating if Targeted Training for Startle Effect can Improve Pilot Reactions in Handling Unexpected Situations
- Captain Mike Gillen, Ph.D., Check Airman, United Airlines
Managing Safety Interfaces Between Operations, CAMO & MROs
- Mr. Jorge Leite, Vice President Quality and Safety, Maintenance and Engineering Compliance Manager, TAP
A Friend’s Eye is a Good Mirror: Using Eye-Tracking in the Airline Context
- Captain Mark Cameron, Pilot, Emirates Airlines
- Dr. Nicklas Dahlstrom, Human Factors Manager, Flight Operations Training, Emirates
Cleared to Disconnect? Understanding the Communication Barriers between Flight Crew and Maintenance Personnel
- Dr. Tahlia Fisher, Senior Safety Specialist, Air New Zealand
1000 – 1030 a.m. | Morning Business Break – Sponsored by ALPA
1030 – 1200 | Session V – Flight Operations Track – Session Sponsored by Airbus
- Session Chair:
- Captain Harry Nelson, D/Chair International Advisory Committee, FSF
Session V – Maintenance and Engineering – Track Sponsored by Airbus
- Session Chair:
- Mr. Joseph Barclay, Chief Executive Officer & President, Inflight Warning Systems & Chair, Maintenance Advisory Committee, FSF
Train Like you Design: From Scenario-Based Design to Scenario-Based Training
- Dr. Nicklas Dahlstrom, Human Factors Manager, Flight Operations Training, Emirates
- Dr. Ratan Khatwa, Senior Chief Engineer, Human Factors, Honeywell Aerospace
Safety Performance: Listening & Learning
- Mr. Andy Evans, Director, Aerossurance LTD
- Mr. Stephen Bramfitt-Reid, Safety Manager (Airworthiness), Rolls-Royce PLC
International Survey on Controlled Rest on the Flight Deck
- Dr. Alexandra Holmes, Research Director, Clockwork Research Ltd.
Maintenance Safety Programs From an Outsiders Perspective
- Mr. Ronald (Ron) Donner, Chief Editor Aircraft Maintenance Technology – AMT Magazine
1200 – 1330 | Lunch
1330 – 1500 | Session VI – Flight Operations Track – Session Sponsored by Airbus
- Session Chair:
- Captain Joe DePete, First Vice President and National Safety Coordinator, Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA)
Session VI – Maintenance and Engineering Track – Track Sponsored by Airbus
- Session Chair:
- Dr. Bill Johnson, Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor Maintenance Human Factors, FAA
Analysis of Airspace and Airport Capabilities in the Remote North
- Captain Peter Black, Chair President’s Committee for Remote Operations, ALPA
Fatigue Management in Maintenance Panel Discussion
- Mr. Neil Hickey, Technical Manager Safety – Engineering, Ryanair
- Mr. Jorge Leite, Vice President Quality and Safety, Maintenance and Engineering Compliance Manager, TAP
- Dr. Maggie Ma, Associate Technical Fellow, The Boeing Company
Pilot Mentoring and the Value Proposition for Safety
- Captain Paul Ryder, National Resource Coordinator, ALPA
Electronic Flight Bags: Friend or Foe?
- First Officer Bryan Lesko, Chair Aircraft Design and Operations Group, ALPA
1500 – 1530 | Business Break
1530 – 1700 | Session VII – Flight Operations Track – Session Sponsored by Airbus
- Session Chair:
- Mr. Frank Hilldrup, NTSB & Member, International Advisory Committee, FSF
Session VII – Maintenance and Engineering Track – Track Sponsored by Airbus
- Session Chair:
- Mr. Ronald (Ron) Donner, Chief Editor Aircraft Maintenance Technology – AMT Magazine
SMS is to Airline as CRM is to Pilot: The JetBlue Experience
- Captain John Allen, Vice President Safety, JetBlue
Panel Discussion: Key Issues Affecting Maintenance Safety: Professionalism, Oversight & Quality, and Failure to Follow Procedures
- Mr. Joseph Barclay, Chief Executive Officer & President, Inflight Warning Systems & Chair, Maintenance Advisory Committee, FSF
- Dr. Tahlia Fisher, Senior Safety Specialist, Air New Zealand
- Mr. Dominic Ryan, Director of Maintenance and Engineering, Aer Lingus
- Ms. Christine Zylawski, Flight Safety Delegate, LOSA Project Manager, Air France
The Shoreham Hunter Accident
- Mr. Alan Thorne, Senior Inspector of Air Accidents, UK AAIB
Lessons from UPS flight 6; Shipment of Lithium-ion Batteries as Cargo
- Mr. Daniel I. Cheney, Safety Program Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Federal Aviation Administration
1700 – 1730 | Speaker Meeting
1700 – 1800 | Networking Reception in the Exhibit Marketplace – Sponsored by Rolls-Royce
WEDNESDAY, October 25
0730 – 1700 | Registration and Information Desk Open
0730 – 0830 | Breakfast with Exhibitors
0830 – 1000 | Session VIII – Flight Operations Track – Session Sponsored by Embraer
- Session Chair:
- Captain Mike Gillen, PhD, United Airlines
FORAS – A Tool to Enhance your SMS
- Danny Ho, Chief Executive Vice President, EVA Air
- Greg Marshall, Vice President Global Programs, Flight Safety Foundation
Measuring the Effects of New Go Around Policy & Procedures, Simulator Trials – Methodology & Results
- Dr. Martin Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Presage Group
- Captain Bruce Campbell, Director AQP & Pilot Recruitment, Air Canada
Improving Go-Around Compliance
- Captain Bill Curtis, Chair, FSF International Advisory Committee
1000 – 1030 | Business Break – Sponsored by United
1030 – 1200 | Session IX – Flight Operations Track – Session Sponsored by Embraer
- Session Chair:
- Dr. Ratan Khatwa, Senior Chief Engineer, Human Factors, Honeywell Aerospace
Beyond Assessment of Individual Safety Management & Operational Processes: A Set of Uniform and Novel Aviation Safety Metrics
- Dr. Nektarios Karanikas, Associate Professor of Safety and Human Factors, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
The Implementation of Safety Performance Management in China
- Ms. Rong Mei, Senior Engineer of Safety Management, China Academy of Civil Aviation Science and Technology
A Data-Driven Approach to Making Safety Investment Decisions
- Mr. Andrew Kilner, Human Performance & Safety Research, Eurocontrol
Laura Taber Barbour Award
1200 – 1330 | Lunch
1330 – 1500 | Session X – Flight Operations Track – Session Sponsored by Embraer
- Session Chair:
- Mr. Michel Piers, Principal Safety Advisor, NLR – Netherlands Aerospace Centre
Measuring Safety Through an Integrated Safety Assessment Model
- Dr. Poornima Balakrishna, Research Engineer, SAAB Sensis Corporation
Integrating Live ATM Data Sources and SWIM in Support of Safety/Risk Performance Assessment
- Mr. Ian Crook, Director, ISA Software
Undeclared Dangerous Goods
- Captain Steve Jangelis, Aviation Safety Chair, ALPA
1500 – 1530 | Business Break
1530 – 1700 | Session XI – Flight Operations Track – Session Sponsored by Embraer
- Session Chair:
- Captain Harry Nelson, D/Chair International Advisory Committee, Flight Safety Foundation
Session TBA
Management of Cross Department Risks in the Ramp Environment
- Captain Davina Pratt, Director of Operations, Aer Lingus
- Mr. Dominic Ryan, Director of Maintenance and Engineering, Aer Lingus
Understanding Pilot Wellbeing and its Impact on Flight Safety: Identifying Self-Management Strategies to Promot the Bio-Psycho-Social Pillars of Wellbeing
- Captain Paul Cullen, Independent Researcher
1710 | IASS 2017 Concludes – See You Next Year!
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
- Full Conference registration fees include all meeting materials; admission to general sessions and the exhibit hall; Monday Sponsored opening reception, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday lunch, and refreshment breaks.
- One day registration fees include access to the general session and exhibit hall for a single day.
- Forms of payment accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, check and wire transfer.
Registration Fees
Additional Information
SPECIAL SUMMIT PROMOTION
THREE & FREE. Organizations that register three full-conference registrants will receive one complimentary registration for the full-conference. Complete the online form for the first registrant. When you arrive at the Registration Summary page, click Add Person (not the Add Guest button on a previous page) and enter your second registrant. Repeat this step for the third registrant. When done, click Finished Adding People. You will then receive a code to use when registering for your fourth, complimentary, registrant. All registrants must be from the same company. Please contact us if you have any questions.
GUEST REGISTRATION FEE TO ATTEND OPENING RECEPTION
Full conference registrants can pay a nominal fee of US $125 to bring a guest to the opening reception on Monday, October 23. A guest cannot register on their own and must not work in an industry related position. Co-workers or associates in the industry do not qualify. Guests must be at least 21 years of age. Guest registration includes admission to the opening reception only and does not include education sessions, invitation-only events, and continental breakfast or lunch meal functions.
If you have already registered as a delegate to attend IASS and want to add a guest to your registration, contact Namratha Apparao.
CANCELLATION & SUBSTITUTION POLICY
Full Conference and One Day Registrants: Refund or credit, less a US $125 administrative fee, will be given for cancellations received by Thursday, September 7, 2017. Between September 8 and September 14 you can cancel and receive a credit only, less $125 administrative fee, for a future Flight Safety Foundation meeting, summit or workshop to be used within one year. Credit cannot be applied towards membership dues or the annual networking dinner. No refund or credit will be given for cancellations received after September 14. Substitutions are welcomed at any time. Guests: A full refund will be given for guest registration cancellations received by Friday, October 6, 2017. No refund or credit will be given for cancellations received after October 6. Substitutions are welcomed at any time. All cancellation, refund, and substitution requests should be sent via email to Namratha Apparao.
TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS: PASSPORTS AND VISAS
Participants who will travel to Dublin from outside Ireland and who do not hold an Irish passport should consult the Irish Embassy or Consulate in their country of citizenship for more information on entry and visa requirements. Additional guidance can be found on the Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website. Participants are responsible for obtaining the necessary visa, if required, and for ensuring their passport is valid and will not expire within at least six months from your planned departure from Dublin. If you require an original invitation letter from Flight Safety Foundation to obtain your visa, please allow 4 weeks for receipt. If you must have it sent via express mail, a pre-payment charge of US $50 will apply. For more information, contact Namratha Apparao, or telephone: +1 703.739.6700, ext. 101.
CONSENT TO USE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES
Registration and attendance at, or participation in, IASS 2017 constitutes an agreement by the registrant to the Flight Safety Foundation’s use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant or attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, electronic reproductions, and audiotapes.
SAFETY CHALLENGES AND HUMAN FACTORS ISSUES
Sunday, October 22
0900 – 1200 | FSF International Advisory Committee Meeting (Invite-only)
Location: To be announced
1400 – 1800 | Registration and Information Desk Open
Location: Lobby
1700 – 1730 | Speaker Meeting
Location: Conference Room A
Monday, October 23
0730 – 1700 | Registration and Information Desk Open
0730 – 0830 | Breakfast with exhibitors – Sponsored by Aireon
0830 – 1000 | Welcome and Opening Keynote Address
Session Sponsored by The Boeing Company
- Welcome
- Mr. Greg Marshall, Vice President, Global Programs, Flight Safety Foundation
- Mr. Jon Beatty, President and CEO, Flight Safety Foundation
- Mr. John Hamilton, VP Engineering, The Boeing Company, Chairman, Board of Governors, Flight Safety Foundation
- Opening Keynote
- Mr. Willie Walsh, CEO, International Airlines Group
- Safe Travels – ICAO’s Agenda for Safety
- Captain Claude Hurley, Vice President, Air Navigation Commission, ICAO
- Mr. Catalin Radu, Deputy Director (Aviation Safety), Air Navigation Bureau, ICAO
1000 – 1030 a.m. | Business Break Sponsored by Ideagen
1030 – 1210 | SESSION I
Session Chair: Captain Bill Curtis, Chair International Advisory Committee, Flight Safety Foundation
Session Sponsored by The Boeing Company
- A320 Accident, Halifax, Nova Scotia & TSB Safety Watchlist
- Ms. Kathy Fox, Chair, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
- Amazon Prime Air
- Mr. Sean Cassidy, Director Safety and Regulatory Affairs, Amazon Prime Air
- FSF President’s Citation
1210 – 1330 | Luncheon- Sponsored by Rolls-Royce
1330 – 1510 | SESSION II
Session Chair: David Mawdsley, Aviation Safety Advisor – Digital, Rolls-Royce
Session Sponsored by The Boeing Company
- Data Innovations to Get Game Changing Outcomes in Operational Safety
- Mr. Christopher Murray, Head of Operations Singapore – Digital, Rolls-Royce
- Opening the Walled Garden: Using Technology to Bring Airline Flight Data Analytics to the Enterprise
- Mr. Christopher Solan, Senior Product Manager, GE Aviation Digital Solutions
- Global Safety Information Project
- Mr.Mark Millam, Vice President Technical, Flight Safety Foundation
- Boeing/FSF Lifetime Achievement Award
1510 – 1540 | Business Break – Sponsored by Rolls-Royce
1540 – 1710 | SESSION III
Session Chair: Captain Bill Curtis, Chair, FSF International Advisory Committee
Session Sponsored by The Boeing Company
- TCAS Resolution Advisories Not Followed: Study Results
- Mr. Tzvetomir Blajev, Operational Safety Coordinator, Eurocontrol, Chair, FSF European Advisory Committee
- Mr. Stanislaw Drozdowski, Senior ACAS Expert, Eurocontrol
- Safe in an Unsafe World? A Resilience Engineering / Safety-II Perspective
- Professor Erik Hollnagel, PhD, University of South Denmark
1710 – 1730 | Speaker Meeting
1800 – 2100 | Opening Reception: Christ Church Cathedral
Sponsored by Aer Lingus and Irish Aviation Authority
Tuesday, October 24
0730 – 1700 | Registration and Information Desk Open
0730 – 0830 | Breakfast with Exhibitors – Sponsored by Ideagen
0830 – 1000 | Session IV – Flight Operations Track – Session Sponsored by Airbus
- Session Chair:
Captain Jonathan Tree, Director of Aviation and Regulatory Standards and International Relations for Boeing Digital Aviation & Analytics
Session IV – Maintenance and Engineering Track – Track Sponsored by Airbus
- Session Chair:
Mr. Joseph Barclay, Chief Executive Officer & President, Inflight Warning Systems & Chair, Maintenance Advisory Committee, FSF
Aircraft Automation Training Implications for Aircraft Safety
- Dr. Scott Blum, Director Aviation, and Regulatory Standards, Jeppeson
Key Issues Affecting Maintenance Safety
- Mr. Joseph Barclay, Chief Executive Officer & President, Inflight Warning Systems & Chair, Maintenance Advisory Committee, FSF
Studying Evaluating if Targeted Training for Startle Effect can Improve Pilot Reactions in Handling Unexpected Situations
- Captain Mike Gillen, Ph.D., Check Airman, United Airlines
Managing Safety Interfaces Between Operations, CAMO & MROs
- Mr. Jorge Leite, Vice President Quality and Safety, Maintenance and Engineering Compliance Manager, TAP
A Friend’s Eye is a Good Mirror: Using Eye-Tracking in the Airline Context
- Captain Mark Cameron, Pilot, Emirates Airlines
- Dr. Nicklas Dahlstrom, Human Factors Manager, Flight Operations Training, Emirates
Cleared to Disconnect? Understanding the Communication Barriers between Flight Crew and Maintenance Personnel
- Dr. Tahlia Fisher, Senior Safety Specialist, Air New Zealand
1000 – 1030 a.m. | Morning Business Break – Sponsored by ALPA
1030 – 1200 | Session V – Flight Operations Track – Session Sponsored by Airbus
- Session Chair:
- Captain Harry Nelson, D/Chair International Advisory Committee, FSF
Session V – Maintenance and Engineering – Track Sponsored by Airbus
- Session Chair:
- Mr. Joseph Barclay, Chief Executive Officer & President, Inflight Warning Systems & Chair, Maintenance Advisory Committee, FSF
Train Like you Design: From Scenario-Based Design to Scenario-Based Training
- Dr. Nicklas Dahlstrom, Human Factors Manager, Flight Operations Training, Emirates
- Dr. Ratan Khatwa, Senior Chief Engineer, Human Factors, Honeywell Aerospace
Safety Performance: Listening & Learning
- Mr. Andy Evans, Director, Aerossurance LTD
- Mr. Stephen Bramfitt-Reid, Safety Manager (Airworthiness), Rolls-Royce PLC
International Survey on Controlled Rest on the Flight Deck
- Dr. Alexandra Holmes, Research Director, Clockwork Research Ltd.
Maintenance Safety Programs From an Outsiders Perspective
- Mr. Ronald (Ron) Donner, Chief Editor Aircraft Maintenance Technology – AMT Magazine
1200 – 1330 | Lunch
1330 – 1500 | Session VI – Flight Operations Track – Session Sponsored by Airbus
- Session Chair:
- Captain Joe DePete, First Vice President and National Safety Coordinator, Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA)
Session VI – Maintenance and Engineering Track – Track Sponsored by Airbus
- Session Chair:
- Dr. Bill Johnson, Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor Maintenance Human Factors, FAA
Analysis of Airspace and Airport Capabilities in the Remote North
- Captain Peter Black, Chair President’s Committee for Remote Operations, ALPA
Fatigue Management in Maintenance Panel Discussion
- Mr. Neil Hickey, Technical Manager Safety – Engineering, Ryanair
- Mr. Jorge Leite, Vice President Quality and Safety, Maintenance and Engineering Compliance Manager, TAP
- Dr. Maggie Ma, Associate Technical Fellow, The Boeing Company
Pilot Mentoring and the Value Proposition for Safety
- Captain Paul Ryder, National Resource Coordinator, ALPA
Electronic Flight Bags: Friend or Foe?
- First Officer Bryan Lesko, Chair Aircraft Design and Operations Group, ALPA
1500 – 1530 | Business Break
1530 – 1700 | Session VII – Flight Operations Track – Session Sponsored by Airbus
- Session Chair:
- Mr. Frank Hilldrup, NTSB & Member, International Advisory Committee, FSF
Session VII – Maintenance and Engineering Track – Track Sponsored by Airbus
- Session Chair:
- Mr. Ronald (Ron) Donner, Chief Editor Aircraft Maintenance Technology – AMT Magazine
SMS is to Airline as CRM is to Pilot: The JetBlue Experience
- Captain John Allen, Vice President Safety, JetBlue
Panel Discussion: Key Issues Affecting Maintenance Safety: Professionalism, Oversight & Quality, and Failure to Follow Procedures
- Mr. Joseph Barclay, Chief Executive Officer & President, Inflight Warning Systems & Chair, Maintenance Advisory Committee, FSF
- Dr. Tahlia Fisher, Senior Safety Specialist, Air New Zealand
- Mr. Dominic Ryan, Director of Maintenance and Engineering, Aer Lingus
- Ms. Christine Zylawski, Flight Safety Delegate, LOSA Project Manager, Air France
The Shoreham Hunter Accident
- Mr. Alan Thorne, Senior Inspector of Air Accidents, UK AAIB
Lessons from UPS flight 6; Shipment of Lithium-ion Batteries as Cargo
- Mr. Daniel I. Cheney, Safety Program Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Federal Aviation Administration
1700 – 1730 | Speaker Meeting
1700 – 1800 | Networking Reception in the Exhibit Marketplace – Sponsored by Rolls-Royce
WEDNESDAY, October 25
0730 – 1700 | Registration and Information Desk Open
0730 – 0830 | Breakfast with Exhibitors
0830 – 1000 | Session VIII – Flight Operations Track – Session Sponsored by Embraer
- Session Chair:
- Captain Mike Gillen, PhD, United Airlines
FORAS – A Tool to Enhance your SMS
- Danny Ho, Chief Executive Vice President, EVA Air
- Greg Marshall, Vice President Global Programs, Flight Safety Foundation
Measuring the Effects of New Go Around Policy & Procedures, Simulator Trials – Methodology & Results
- Dr. Martin Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Presage Group
- Captain Bruce Campbell, Director AQP & Pilot Recruitment, Air Canada
Improving Go-Around Compliance
- Captain Bill Curtis, Chair, FSF International Advisory Committee
1000 – 1030 | Business Break – Sponsored by United
1030 – 1200 | Session IX – Flight Operations Track – Session Sponsored by Embraer
- Session Chair:
- Dr. Ratan Khatwa, Senior Chief Engineer, Human Factors, Honeywell Aerospace
Beyond Assessment of Individual Safety Management & Operational Processes: A Set of Uniform and Novel Aviation Safety Metrics
- Dr. Nektarios Karanikas, Associate Professor of Safety and Human Factors, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
The Implementation of Safety Performance Management in China
- Ms. Rong Mei, Senior Engineer of Safety Management, China Academy of Civil Aviation Science and Technology
A Data-Driven Approach to Making Safety Investment Decisions
- Mr. Andrew Kilner, Human Performance & Safety Research, Eurocontrol
Laura Taber Barbour Award
1200 – 1330 | Lunch
1330 – 1500 | Session X – Flight Operations Track – Session Sponsored by Embraer
- Session Chair:
- Mr. Michel Piers, Principal Safety Advisor, NLR – Netherlands Aerospace Centre
Measuring Safety Through an Integrated Safety Assessment Model
- Dr. Poornima Balakrishna, Research Engineer, SAAB Sensis Corporation
Integrating Live ATM Data Sources and SWIM in Support of Safety/Risk Performance Assessment
- Mr. Ian Crook, Director, ISA Software
Undeclared Dangerous Goods
- Captain Steve Jangelis, Aviation Safety Chair, ALPA
1500 – 1530 | Business Break
1530 – 1700 | Session XI – Flight Operations Track – Session Sponsored by Embraer
- Session Chair:
- Captain Harry Nelson, D/Chair International Advisory Committee, Flight Safety Foundation
Session TBA
Management of Cross Department Risks in the Ramp Environment
- Captain Davina Pratt, Director of Operations, Aer Lingus
- Mr. Dominic Ryan, Director of Maintenance and Engineering, Aer Lingus
Understanding Pilot Wellbeing and its Impact on Flight Safety: Identifying Self-Management Strategies to Promot the Bio-Psycho-Social Pillars of Wellbeing
- Captain Paul Cullen, Independent Researcher
1710 | IASS 2017 Concludes – See You Next Year!
SPONSORSHIP SOLUTIONS: CONNECT YOUR BRAND AT AVIATION SAFETY’S PREMIER EVENT
Looking to connect with IASS’s senior-level audience and strengthen your brand? With general sponsorship opportunities available through allboeingexhibit of IASS’s participant touchpoints, the sky is the limit when it comes to reaching Flight Safety Foundation members and summit participants. Whatever aligns best with your brand and strategy, the Foundation has a sponsorship solution for you.
View the sponsor and exhibit prospectus for more information. Ready to secure your organization’s sponsorship or have questions? contact Foundation team member Liz Solorzano, or call +1 703.739.6700, ext. 143.Thank You to our Sponsors!
EXHIBITING AT IASS: A PLACE TO BUILD BUSINESS AND MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS
Exhibitor benefits include
Clayton Hotel
Clayton Hotel Burlington Road
4 Leeson Street Upper
Dublin 4, D04 A318
+353 1 618 5600
Flight Safety Foundation has reserved a block of sleeping rooms (single or double occupancy) at the Clayton Hotel Burlington for conference participants at the special group rate of €195.00/night, not inclusive of taxes. Room reservations can be made online or over the phone to take advantage of our special group rate. The group rate is inclusive of in-room wireless internet.
The cut-off date has been extended to October 5, 2017. After the cut-off date, it is at the hotel’s discretion whether to accept additional reservations at the group rate, which will be subject to prevailing rates and availability.
PLEASE NOTE: Flight Safety Foundation does not work with any third parties for hotel reservations, and no company should be contacting you to solicit hotel reservations. Should you be contacted by any third-party housing companies, please note that they are not affiliated, authorized or recommended by FSF. If you are contacted, please contact us right away. All hotel reservations should be made by you directly with the hotel, per the instructions on this page.
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Clayton Hotel
* PLEASE NOTE: Flight Safety Foundation does not work with any third parties for hotel reservations, and no company should be contacting you to solicit hotel reservations. Should you be contacted by any third-party housing companies, please note that they are not affiliated, authorized or recommended by FSF.
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