Agenda Items / Presentations
10 September 2024 - IFISA Assembly Meeting
14:00 - 15:30 IFISA Assembly Meeting 2024
15:30 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 17:00 IFISA Assembly Meeting 2024
11 September 2024 - FISO Seminar Day 1
09:00 - 09:15 Formal welcome, President IFISA
09:15 - 09:45 Professional Staff Organizations (PSO) - IFATCA – David Perks, ICAO Liaison Officer
09:45 - 10:45 FSS/FIS in Canada - Marie-Pier Berman, Vice President of Operations Nav Canada
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:15 Pilots perspective on AFIS and enroute FIS - Anthony Mackay, Vice President and Chief Safety and Quality Officer
12:15 - 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:30 Bilingual Issues in FIS/FSS, Quebec Perspective - Elizabeth O’Hurley, President ATSAC
14:30 - 15:30 Recruitment challenges - Diversity & Retenation, Lyne Wilson NAV Canada, AVP Talent Management
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:00 Panel Discussion “Recruitment, Diversity and Retention” - Elizabeth O’Hurley , ATSAC - Lyne Wilson, AVP Talent Management - Henning Schmidt, GATE Aviation
19:00 - 22:00 Informal Dinner Sponsored by GATE Aviation Training
12 September 2024 - FISO Seminar Day 2
09:00 - 10:15 Update from EASA, Jouko Ranta – Senior Inspector (ATM/ANS)
10:15 - 11:15 Romeo 5 – Innovative Solutions for Aviation Data Management – David Perez by DATA Beacon
11.15 – 11.45 Coffee Break
11:45 - 12:45 The importance of FIS - Kathy Fox, retired VP operations, NAV Canada, retired Chair, Transportation Safety Board
12.45 – 13.45 Lunch Break
13:45 - 14:45 Update from ICAO
- Airspace Modernisation Strategy 2023-2040 – Nigel Ibbetson, UK CAA (.pdf 714 KB)
14.45 – 15.15 Coffee break
15:15 - 16:15 zFIS Nav Open-source Info Tool - UNIN/Simulator - Jens Beppler – DFS Germany
16.15 – 16.30 Summary and Closure by IFISA President
17:30 – 21:30 Formal Dinner - Sponsored by ATSAC
13 September 2024 - Visit Gatenau FSS
09:00 - 12:00 Visit Gatenau FSS