ATCATODAY60th ATCA Annual Conference & Exposition

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2015

HoursMonday, November 29:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, November 39 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Wednesday, November 49 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Company .................................. BoothFAA Small Business Development Program ..........249Enovative Technologies ...........345Parsons Technical Support Services .....................720Sennheiser Air Traffic Control Headsets .................... 352

Visit the Exhibit HallNew Exhibitors

@GenDyn_ITThe future of Air Traffic Control will be on display next week at #ATCA60. We are thrilled to be attending!

@NoblisTransportBe sure to visit Noblis to learn about enterprise solutions to aviation’s biggest challenges at Booth 202 at #ATCA60 Nov 2-4 @ATCA_now

#ATCA60

Christmas, Thanksgiving, ATCA Annual…today marks the beginning of one of the

biggest weeks of the year on our ATCA family calendar. The 60th ATCA Annual and CMAC offers three full days of presentations, seminars, networking opportuni-ties, and 104 exhibitors to boot, so where to begin? Overwhelmed by all that the ATCA Annual has to offer? Well, have no fear, ATCA is here to help you plan your week at the Gaylord. ATCA breaks down some of our can’t miss events:

1. NextGen Partner ProgramATCA and the FAA are partner-

ing with NextGen vendors exhib-iting on the Hall floor to launch a new “Phases of Flight” exhibit that will demonstrate NextGen technol-ogy and procedures. It will display the positive impact that NextGen is having on the National Airspace System (NAS). ATCA welcomes its 42 participating NextGen partners; all are designated on page 5.

2. Agenda Program TracksGet the most out of your time at

ATCA by utilizing the 60th Annual agenda program tracks. For each panel, keynote address, and free ed-ucation presentation, there is a cor-responding track (visit page 2 to view the tracks). Interested in a specific subject matter? This new feature will ensure you don’t miss a thing!

3. Five Keynote SpeakersIn general sessions all three days,

the following Keynote Speakers will be featured:• U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Anthony Foxx• The Honorable Michael

Huerta , Administrator, FAA• Teri Bristol, Chief Operating

Officer, Air Traffic Organiza-tion, FAA

• David Vos, Head of Google [X] Project Wing

• Ludwig Decamps, Director, Armaments and Aerospace Ca-pabilities, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

4. Exhibit Hall Floor EventsThe year, ATCA’s Exhibit Hall

floor is more exciting and inter-active than ever before, with 104 exhibitors displaying the latest in ATM technology and innovations. The Hall floor also features twice the educational programming with three FREE presentation theaters: General Dynamics (including AeroMACS 2015), Aireon Fly-

By, and SWIM Connect (see page 8). In addition, don’t miss these Exhibit Hall events:

UAVs on Display: Live Intel-ligent UAS drone demonstrations

are happening today at 2 p.m. out-side the Exhibit Hall (Interested in flying our drones? Tweet #ATCA60 or contact paul.planzer@atca.org)

Art of the Airport Tower book signing: today from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Booth #450

ENGAGE: ATCA Tower Talks: Listen to short presenta-tions by some of the best and bright-est young professionals – Wednes-day at the ATCA Booth (#450)

Visit with Tuskegee Airmen: Wednesday from 12 – 2 p.m. at the ATCA Booth (#450)

5. 2015 ATCA Awards LuncheonATCA will celebrate its 2015

award winners with a special lun-cheon ceremony at noon in Mary-land Ballroom A. The goal of AT-CA’s Awards Program is to give special recognition to those per-sons and/or organizations engaged in the development, operation, and or maintenance of the worldwide air traffic control system for out-standing achievement. See a full listing on page 9.

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A Welcome from Peter F. Dumont, President and CEO, Air Traffic Control Association

Welcome to ATCA’s his-toric 60th Annual. This is one of my favorite times

of the year. Not only am I celebrat-ing nine years as ATCA’s President & CEO, but ATCA itself is celebrat-ing a monumental anniversary – 60 years. What began six decades ago as a small group of air traffic control-lers wanting more from their – our – industry and community has grown into what you see today. I am proud to represent ATCA and hope you en-joy – and get a lot out of – your week at the Annual.

Once again, the association has co-located the ATCA Annual with our Civil/Aviation Military Confer-ence (CMAC). This year, for the first time, we are offering agenda pro-gram tracks. For each panel, key-note address, and free education presentation, there is a correspond-ing track.

While ATCA offers the same fea-tures you’ve come to expect from the Annual, it also offers more op-portunities around every corner. For

example, the Exhibit Hall features more booths than ever before – 104 exhibits total. The Hall is also where the NextGen Partner Program will be on full display. ATCA has taken its level of collaboration with the FAA to new heights with 42 partici-pating NextGen Partner exhibitors. It marks a new shift in the role our communications play. We’re thrilled to host many of the aviation indus-try’s top organizations and corpora-tions in the Exhibit Hall. One fun

Sixty Never Looked So Good: A Time of Reflection as the 60th ATCA Annual Begins

new feature in the Exhibit Hall this year are the UAVs, presented by Pre-cision Hawk, on display outside the double doors from the Hall. Another Exhibit Hall feature I’m looking for-ward to is stopping by today’s Art of the Airport Tower book signing in the Hall.

This year’s conference program focuses on the topics on everyone’s minds – such as privatization, re-mote operations, and UAS. We wel-come distinguished speakers like U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx and FAA Adminis-trator Michael Huerta as well as many others. The Exhibit Hall floor will also feature three presentation theaters – General Dynamics The-ater (including AeroMACS 2015), Aireon Fly-By Theater, and SWIM Connect – that will display the lat-est research and findings from in-dustry as well as multiple demos to help the ATC community grasp SWIM’s capabilities.

The networking opportunities at the ATCA Annual are as abundant as ever. I encourage you to meet new contacts at the Membership

Peter F. Dumont, ATCA’s President & CEO

The 2014-15 ATCA Board of Directors met Sunday, November 1 to discuss association business.

ATCATODAY60th ATCA Annual Conference & Exposition

Annual Conference CommitteePatrick Forrey, SAICJim Ries, CSCMaureen Woods, Rockwell Collins/ARINCTony Ioannidis, SAICJerry HoffIvan Bekkers, Crown ConsultingPamela Whitley, FAARoger Stern, Lockheed MartinMike Ball, Northrop Grumman Mike Borden, General Dynamics Information TechnologyTony Militello, MITREDavid Batchelor, SESAR Joint UndertakingDavid Heron, U.S. Department of DefenseJessie Hillenbrand, AireonBill Colligan, Architecture Technology CorporationMark Rodgers, CSSI, Inc. Mike Hawthorne, NoblisKatie Kondub, Noblis (YAP)Bruce Carmichael, NCARKara Evanko, Metron AviationMary Griggs, HPEDavid Grizzle, Dazzle Partners, LLCJonathan Fath, HarrisMark Rodgers, CSSIEric Nixon, Engility CorporationJim Johnson, JVS SolutionsDonna McLean, Donna McLean Associates, LLC

ATCA StaffPeter F. Dumont President and CEOMarion BrophyDirector, CommunicationsKen CarlisleDirector, Meetings and ExpositionsTheresa ClairAssociate Director, Meetings and ExpositionsAshley HaskinsOffice ManagerKristen KnottWriter & EditorChristine OsterChief Financial OfficerPaul PlanzerManager, ATC ProgramsRugger SmithInternational AccountsAshley SwearingenPress and Marketing Manager Sandra StricklandExhibition and Events CoordinatorTim WagnerMembership Manager

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Dumont

Conference ScheduleMonday,

November 2

8 – 9 a.m.Welcome CoffeeMaryland Ballroom FoyerSponsored by:

9 – 9:30 a.m. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony FoxxMaryland Ballroom A/C

9:30 – 10 a.m.Opening SessionMaryland Ballroom A/CPeter F. Dumont, President & CEO, ATCANeil Planzer, Vice President, Boeing Airspace Solutions, ATCA Chairman

9:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Exhibit Hall OpenPrince George’s Exhibit Hall D/E

10 - 11 a.m.Break with ExhibitorsPrince George’s Exhibit Hall D/E

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.Keynote Address:David Vos, GoogleMaryland Ballroom A/C

12 - 2 p.m.Awards LuncheonMaryland Ballroom B/D

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Tracks:2 - 3:15 p.m.Remote Towers: What Have We Learned?Maryland Ballroom A/C

Moderator: Rudy Kellar, NAV CanadaSpeakers: Patrik Peters, IFATCAKeith McCrea, VSATSKieron Heflin, NATCAKlaus-Dieter Scheurle, DFSSimon Hocquard, NATS

Kellar Peters McCrea Scheurle

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3:15 - 4:00 p.m.Break with ExhibitorsPrince George’s Exhibit Hall D/ESponsored by:

4 - 4:30 p.m.KeynoteLudwig Decamps, Director Armaments and AerospaceCapablilities, NATOMaryland Ballroom A/C

Decamps

Conference ScheduleMonday, November 2

Track: CMAC

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#IngenuitySquared harris.com

A trusted partner to the FAA for more than three decades, Harris is delivering NextGen communications systems and information services that support critical ATC operations and administrative functions to the National Airspace System. From voice and data communications products to information management, flight and weather services to ATM networking, Harris is helping the FAA manage their skies safely and securely.

To learn more about the new Harris, visit us at Harris booth #403, or go to harris.com/atca.

Aviation information-sharing is rapidly evolving through System Wide Information

Management, or SWIM. Attendees at the 60th ATCA Annual Confer-ence and Exposition can learn about the system at the FAA’s NextGen ex-hibit Nov. 2–4.

SWIM enables increased common situational awareness and improved National Airspace System (NAS) agility to deliver relevant, real-time aeronautical, flight and weather in-formation so users can respond to changing situations faster and more accurately. It also helps save money and improves air traffic control re-sponse to unexpected events.

The aviation community’s partici-pation in the SWIM program is vital in developing future information-sharing products that meet its needs. Partnerships span across air carri-ers, aviation service and equipment suppliers, trade groups and unions, research and development organi-zations, international partners and other domestic government agencies.

These relationships are enabling the SWIM program to provide the information technology infrastruc-ture necessary for NAS systems to share information, increase interop-erability, and encourage reusability of information and services.

Those looking to learn more about the system can visit the SWIM Con-nect 2015 Presentation Theater in the main Exhibit Hall. Subject mat-ter experts from the FAA and part-ner agencies will conduct three live SWIM events each day.

at Terminal Radar Approach Control facilities can see the same picture of what is happening on the surface as controllers in the tower.

Tuesday, November 3Speakers will discuss SWIM part-

nerships that modernize informa-tion services.

11 a.m. – Mitchell Bernstein, FAA aerospace engineer, will talk about the Collaborative Information Management project, which is an in-teragency approach to information management.

11:30 a.m. – Jon Standley will discuss an interactive approach to research and development. Stand-ley is the portfolio manager for On Demand NAS Information and NAS Separation Management in the FAA’s NextGen office of Portfolio Manage-ment and Technology Development.

12 p.m. – Representatives of United Airlines and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will talk about using SWIM in NextGen de-velopment.

Wednesday, November 4The final day will provide a broad-

er perspective as SWIM provides a common framework that connects users around the world.

10 a.m. – Jon Standley will re-turn to moderate a panel discussing the benefits of using global stan-dards for information sharing.

11 a.m. – Thien Ngo, FAA proj-ect manager, will present the topic of creating a global framework for infor-mation exchange. He will discuss the Mini-Global demonstrations and the global enterprise messaging service.

11:30 a.m. – Kevin Hatton, pro-gram manager for NextGen Space Vehicle Operations, and Dan Murray, manager of the FAA’s Space Trans-portation Development Division, are scheduled to talk about global appli-cations of information exchange for commercial space operations.

Information Management Explored at ‘SWIM Theater’

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.Performance Equivalence and Operations Over the High SeasMaryland Ballroom A/CSpeakers:Jason Levy, DODGiorgi Cioni, NATOEd Wright, DODPhil Basso, DOD

5:30 - 7 p.m.Welcome ReceptionPrince George’s Exhibit Hall D/ESponsored by:

Cioni

Breakfast and New Member Wel-come on Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. Start the morning enjoying breakfast while you hear from ATCA’s Chairman Neil Planzer, who will present the state of the association. The meeting is free and we encourage all to attend.

While you are here at the Annu-al, don’t hesitate to say hello to me and the ATCA staff. We strive to cre-ate professional opportunities and knowledge for our members and the ATC community and I look forward to seeing that happen this week.

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SWIM Theater

Monday, November 2Presentations will focus on SWIM

today and into the future. 1:30 p.m. – Biruk Abraham, FAA

operations research analyst, will dis-cuss the Aircraft Access to SWIM project that enables flight crews to exchange information from the cockpit.

2 p.m. – Mark Hollinshead, FAA project manager, will talk about the 4-D trajectory project. Learn how SWIM is enabling the trajectory-based operations concept using 3-D plus time in managing air traffic in the years ahead.

2:30 p.m. – Nick Lento, manager of the FAA’s Surface and Terminal Prototyping branch, will talk about airport ground projects under way, such as the SWIM Surface Visualiza-tion Tool, which enables controllers

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Exhibit Hall HoursMonday, November 2 9:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.Tuesday, November 3

9 a.m. – 5 p.m.Wednesday, November 4

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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Company Name ...................................Booth ACTI - Association of Collegiate Training Institutions ..............................................................716Advanced ATC, Inc. .................................................. 138Advanced Sciences and Technologies AS&T ..........220AeroMACS................................................................. 201Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) ...................451Aireon ....................................................... 535Airtel ATN, Ltd. ..........................................123Airtopsoft SA ............................................................. 247Antenna Associates, Inc. .......................................... 353AT&T Government Solutions ...................................541ATAC Corporation ..................................... 543AWI ............................................................................. 115BAH Modular Communications Unit .....................700BIAS Corporation .....................................................246Boeing ....................................................... 303Booz Allen Hamilton ..................................501CGH Technologies ..................................... 728Chickasaw Nation Industries ...................................445CI2 Aviation Inc. ........................................................714Cobec Consulting, Inc. .............................................244Cobham Integrated Electronic Solutions................ 106Crown Consulting, Inc................................216CSC .............................................................441CSSI, Inc. ................................................... 223Diamond Antenna Microwave Corp .......................507DOT/Volpe Center ...................................................602Dynamic Science, Inc. ...............................................121EASAT Antenna ......................................................109AEIZO ..........................................................................607Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (NEAR Lab) ............................................................ 128Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Ph.D. in Aviation) ................................................. 130 Enovative Technologies............................................ 345Enroute Computer Solutions ....................300Esterline .................................................................... 124Evans Consoles Incorporated ....................118Evans Incorporated .................................... 117EXB Solutions ...........................................................606FAA Communications Support Team .....................835FAA Managers Association (FAAMA) ....................343FAA Small Business Development Program ..........249Federal Aviation Administration, NextGen ..630Flatirons Solutions ...................................................100Frequentis USA Inc ................................... 229G&D North America Inc. .........................................609General Dynamics ..................................... 335Grant Thornton LLP ................................................. 122Harris Corporation ...................................403Hewlett Packard Enterprise .....................................503High Rise Escape Systems Inc. .................................114iBiz ..............................................................................112IHS Jane’s Airport Review (JAR) ............................706IHSE USA, LLC ........................................................ 102Indigo Arc ................................................109B

Infinite Technologies, Inc. RCS ................................131Iron Bow Technologies..............................................513JMA Solutions ........................................... 443Joint Venture Solutions, LLC .....................712Kongsberg Gallium ................................................... 545L3 .............................................................. 435Lockheed Martin ........................................313LS Technologies, LLC (LST) .......................615MCR Federal, LLC .....................................................351Metron Aviation .........................................217Midwest ATC Service, Inc. .......................................230The MITRE Corporation ........................... 643Moog, Inc. ..................................................................133Mosaic ATM............................................... 446MSAG ........................................................................ 136National Air Traffic Controllers Association .......... 614National Center for Atmospheric Research .................................................400NAVCANatm and Searidge Technologies .. 429Noblis ........................................................ 202Northrop Grumman .................................. 529Parsons Technical Support Services .......................720Potomac Aviation Technology Corp ........................ 621Pragmatics, Inc. ......................................... 116Radome Services, LLC ............................................. 134Raytheon ....................................................413Red Hat, Inc. ............................................. 708

Robinson Aviation RVA Inc ......................................519Rockwell Collins ........................................ 628Russ Bassett Corp ..................................................... 103SAAB ......................................................... 329Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics ........................442Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. .............. 511Sennheiser Air Traffic Control Headsets ................352ServiceNow ...............................................................447Siemens Ruggedcom .................................................101SkySoft ATM .............................................. 523Smithsonian Art of the Tower .................................450Snowflake Software ..................................600Stockton Aviation Research & Technology Park .... 129STR-SpeechTech Ltd. ............................................... 612Sunhillo Corporation ................................ 601SWIM Connect 2015 ............................. SWIM TheaterSystems Atlanta, Inc ...................................613Telephonics Corporation ...........................341Tetra Tech ................................................. 203Thales .........................................................419TKO’s ......................................................................... 109UFA Inc .....................................................................228Veracity Engineering Inc ............................105Visit Madrid ..............................................................550World ATM Congress ................................................551

Prince George’s Exhibit Hall D&E

Exhibit Floor Plan & List

(NextGen Partners in Orange. Exhibitor List as of November 1)

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Shuttle Bus ScheduleNovember 2, 3, 4Departures From FAA(with access to L’Enfant Plaza Metro) FAA FOB10A from the C Street side of the building to Gaylord Hotel

7:30 A.M. 8:00 A.M. 8:30 A.M. 9:00 A.M. 9:30 A.M.10:00 A.M.10:30 A.M.11:00 A.M.11:30 A.M.12:00 A.M.12:30 P.M. 1:00 P.M. 1:30 P.M. 2:00 P.M. 2:30 P.M. 3:00 P.M. 3:30 P.M. 4:15 P.M.4:45 P.M. 5:30 P.M.6:15 P.M.

November 4 Only: Last Shuttle Departs at 3:00 P.M.

Departures FromGaylord National HarborGaylord Hotel Resort & Convention Center (*Returning to FAA FOB10A)Depart from: Porte-cochere off Maryland Ballroom Foyer

8:15 A.M.8:45 A.M.9:15 A.M.9:45 A.M.10:15 A.M.10:45 A.M.11:15 A.M.11:45 A.M.12:15 P.M.12:45 P.M.1:15 P.M.1:45 P.M.2:15 P.M.2:45 P.M.3:15 P.M.3:45 P.M.4:30 P.M.5:15 P.M. 5:45 P.M. 6:30 P.M.7:00 P.M.7:30 P.M.

November 4 Only: Last Shuttle Departs at 4:30 P.M.

NEED ASSISTANCE?Stop by the Shuttle desk in the

Maryland Ballroom Foyer near the doors exiting to the parking garage.

MONDAY’S WORD TRAFFICWill ATCA’s NEW Word Jumble Stump You?

— see solution on page 9

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Monday, November 2 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS)Speaker: Glyn Owen, CGH Technolo-gies

11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Inmarsat ADS-C and Global Flight TrackingSpeaker: Joseph Teixeira, Inmarsat

Inmarsat has played a leading role in evaluating the use of existing satel-lite surveillance and communication technology to meet ICAO’s global flight tracking requirements. Using ADS-C and CPDLC – in partnership with Airservices Australia – an evaluation has just been completed; it has exceed-ed all expectations and fully validates that existing satellite technology is a cost effective and safe means for air-lines and ANSPs to achieve ICAO’s rec-ommendations.

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. 1st Place Proceeding PaperLearning Aircraft Behavior From Real Air TrafficSpeakers: Arcady Rantrua, Eric Mae-sen, Sebastien Chabrier, Marie-Pierre Gleizes, Sopra Steria, Toulouse, France SMAC Team, Paul Sabatier University, IRIT, Toulouse, France

2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Remote Towers: Next Generation Tower OperationsSpeaker: Markus Klopf, Frequentis

The concept of Remote Towers is be-coming an operational reality with de-ployments planned by ANSPs in vari-ous continents. The Frequentis Remote Tower Solution builds upon the vast experience of Frequentis in the area of mission critical control rooms and pro-vides a highly reliable solution built to improve the operational performance of ATC operations.

2:45 – 3:15 p.m Improving Traffic Flow in the UK Through Extended Arrival and Departure Scheduling and MeteringSpeaker: Thomas Günther, Harris Cor-poration

This presentation summarizes how Harris’ OSYRIS AMAN/DMAN helps air traffic controllers optimize traffic flows in the London Terminal Control Area (TMA) and across the UK air-space. This session will provide exam-ples of how Harris’ OSYRIS solutions have helped reduce fuel burn and save airlines 1.4 million USD and help opti-mize airport traffic at one of the world’s busiest airport runways.

3:30 – 4:15 p.m Developing Future Concepts with Data from NextGen NAS Speaker: Phillip Holmer, GDIT

NextGen’s successes include ex-

General Dynamics Theater

Exhibit Hall Theater Schedulespanded availability and access to NAS data, opening opportunities for new commercial services and insight into the NAS operations and performance. This presentation will focus on oppor-tunities for applying NextGen data to future NAS concepts.

Tuesday, November 310:00 – 10:45 a.m. The Move to Managed ServicesSpeakers: Experts from across the ATM Industry

Globally, Air Traffic Management Systems are undergoing transforma-tion. Initiatives such as NextGen and SESAR are focused on enabling new capabilities, improving efficiencies, and modernizing aging infrastructure. This panel will offer a look into Man-aged Services being deployed today in the U.S. and internationally, lessons learned, and cost savings and best practices realized.

11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Weather Translation and ImpactSpeakers: Tim Myers and Jeff Nalevanko, Metron Aviation

Metron Aviation has developed a web-based weather translation service called Network Weather Resilience, which combines ensemble weather forecasts with a look-ahead horizon of 0-48 hours and applies weather trans-lation models to identify the capacity impact of the weather. The session is based on the Network Weather Resil-ience capability, which is currently un-der operational trial since March 2014 at EUROCONTROL by the Network Manager in Brussels.

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. 2nd Place Proceeding PaperStandards for Data Quality Assurance in ATM Modernization InitiativesSpeakers: Aleksandar Balaban, m-click.aero, Charles Chen, Skymantics, LLC

2:00 – 5:00 p.m. WiMAX Forum presents AeroMACS 2015

AeroMACS 2015 is a seminar for all participants to meet, exchange ideas, and develop business and cooperative relationships. This seminar is con-structed to allow the global Aviation Community to network, share key les-sons, and collaborate for the benefit of the industry.

Wednesday, November 410:00 – 10:45 a.m. Data Comm Departure Clearances – An Ops OverviewSpeaker: Chris Collings and Jerry Smith, Harris Corporation

This session will highlight the op-erational implementation of Controller Pilot Data Link Communications under the FAA’s NextGen Data Comm pro-gram. With initial services deployed at three sites in the US, this session will demonstrate how the initial deployment of Data Comm operates today for the controller, pilot, and dispatcher; the ex-pected operational benefits; and where the program expects to go in the future.

11:00 – 11:30 a.m.3rd Place Proceeding PaperWho’s in Control? Securing Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems Command and Control – A Methodology and Way Ahead Speakers: Riverside Research, EWA Government Systems Inc., Demeter

space-based ADS-B will increase overall efficiency, reduce separation, and lower fuel burn in your airspace.

4:30 – 4:50 p.m.Employer Brand Recognition Through College Partnership: Benefits of Hiring Recent College GraduatesSpeaker: Moranda Reilly

Tuesday, November 310:00 – 10:20 a.m.Avoiding Controlled Flight into Terrain in Mountainous AreasSpeaker: Lindsey Deutsch- University of Alaska Anchorage

10:30 – 10:50 a.m.Weather MitigationSpeakers: Tim Myers and Jeff Nalevanko, Metron Aviation

11:00 – 11:20 a.m.Picking the Right Remote Tower PartnerSpeaker: Pat Urbanek, Remote Tower Specialist, Searidge Technologies

ANSPs and Airports that are serious about implementing remote tower ser-vices need to work with a technology partner who is as flexible as their op-eration is unique. Hear from our remote tower specialist about the benefits of adopting an open technology platform and how it is being used by ANSP and airports around the world.

11:30 – 11:50 a.m.CHI for the Next Generation of ATMSpeaker: Jim Cozens, Frequentis

An armory of new systems is in pro-duction to meet the challenges of next generation ATM but nobody wants to wake the sleeping dog called CHI. It’s time to roll up our sleeves and figure out a better way to get the best from our people and our technology.

2:00 – 2:20 p.m.Test and Evaluation Practices for Complex Systems of Systems Speaker: Bruce Normann, CSSI Inc.

Test and evaluation (T&E) practices for complex Systems of Systems (SoS) have evolved over time to cope with the scale and scope of these systems, but reliable methods for detecting emer-gent behavior have remained elusive. This discussion examines the question of how T&E practices can be expanded to more effectively detect and capture emergent behaviors in the NAS, using the latest tools and techniques and le-veraging NextGen infrastructure invest-ments like System Wide Information Management (SWIM).

3:30 – 3:50 p.m.Using Social Media to Propel Your Networking ReachSpeaker: Andrew Brigida, Arizona State University

Aireon Fly-By Theater

Monday, November 2 10:00 - 10:20 a.m.AeroMACS – Never Miss a Connection Speaker: Noam Ivri, Siemens Rugged-com

Wireless communication in airfield control, where the growing data vol-umes require increased communication speed and quality as well as maximum network availability is being addressed by the FAA with the AeroMACS wireless communications standard. This session will review the system which is based on the IEEE 802.16e broadband standard for wireless networks, its possible appli-cations and provide an overview of the required future knowledge to control and maintain it at the airport.

11:00 – 11:30 a.m.SDATSpeaker: Biff Schied, CGH Technologies

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Precision Hawk

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m Intelligent UAS

2:00 – 2:30 p.m.SWIM User Experience Speaker: Nadine Alameh, Snowflake Software Inc

SWIM is quickly creating an open market making data more of a commod-ity because it’s provided to consumers via standard formats and mainstream IT protocols. In this talk, Snowflake Software will share its experience in us-ing data from SWIM Data feeds from the perspective of a data exchange busi-ness that is benefiting from the open ex-change environment enabled by SWIM.

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.Space-Based ADS-B: Optimizing the North Atlantic by 2018 Speakers: Vincent Capezzuto, Vice President of Engineering and CTO, Aireon; Peter Kearney, Director ATM Operation and Strategy, Irish Aviation Authority; Cyriel Kronenburg, Vice President, Aireon; Larry Lachance, Vice President of Operations, NAV CANADA

Aireon’s space-based ADS-B system will provide 100 percent global surveil-lance to all aviation stakeholders. At-tend this presentation and learn how the Aireon system works, why ANSPs like the Irish Aviation Authority and NAV CANADA decided to support this next-generation technology, the scope of the FAA agreement with Aireon, and how Continued on page 10

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The General E.R. Quesada Memorial AwardRaymond Miller, CI² Aviation, Inc.

The George W. Kriske Memorial AwardJohn O’Sullivan, Harris Corporation

The William A. Parenteau Memorial AwardChangala Chisanga, FAA

The Andy Pitas Memorial AwardSSG Samuel Arredondo, US ArmyWilliam Beach, Albany, GA FCTAnne Breen, NAV CANADAMatt Dippe, ZSESarina Gumbert, Central Florida TRACONMark Haechler, ZSEHugh McFarland, Houston TRACONAlan Passero, ZSE The Earl F. Ward Memorial Award Foxtrot Company, 3-25 Aviation Regiment, US ArmyNOTAM Systems Team, FAA The ATCA Industrial AwardLockheed Martin

The ATCA Air Traffic Control Specialist of the Year AwardElizabeth Beaumont, ZFWDouglas Bender, Beverly FCTMaureen Stevens, NAV CANADA FSS

Lingiam Odems Memorial Award for Air Traffic Control Spe-cialist of the MilitaryWO1 Manley Hatcher, US ArmySrA Mancel Marlar, US Air ForceAC1 Jason Miller, US NavySGT Brandon Rockman, US Marine Corps

ATCA Airway Transportation Systems Specialist of the Year AwardSSG Becky Lam, US Marine CorpsET1 Matthew Martin, US NavyDu Jin Moon, NAV CANADA ATCA Life Cycle Management AwardFrançois Bisaillon, NAV CANADA The Chairman’s Citation of Merit Award Equip 2020, FAAFrank Griffin, Midwest Air Traffic Control Service, Inc.Light the Way Team, NAV CANADASusan Ragan, Beacon Management Group Leo Prusak & Tony Tisdall, FAAZAU (Chicago Center Team), FAA

President’s Citation of Merit AwardTom Styc, ATCA Awards CommitteeATCA Publications Committee

The Clifford P. Burton Memorial AwardNed Spencer The Glen A. Gilbert Memorial AwardSid Koslow, NAV CANADA

2015 ATCA Award Winners

Thank you to NATCA for sponsoring today’s Awards Luncheon!

Art of the Airport Tower Signing with author Carolyn Russo10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Exhibit Hall (Booth #450)

In her own words: When and why did you start photographing airport towers?“I began thinking about photographing

towers in 2006 towards the end of a former book project In Plane View: Abstractions of Flight (powerHouse Books 2007). At that time I was seeing and photographing aircraft as abstractions. On a trip to New York through LaGuardia airport to visit my family, the airport tower came into view outside of my airplane window and close-up, the tower looked like Swiss cheese! From there I wanted to explore the different forms of airport towers and my view was a natural transition into this project.”

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10 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2015ATCA TODAYRemote Towers: What Have We Learned?

day passive trial of the project. Next spring, VSATS plans to begin the next phase of the project by going active and adding a mobile ATC tow-er staffed with certified controllers. “We’re going to have a deployed mo-bile tower that is used throughout the second phase of the project as a safety mechanism.” says McCrea. “It will run concurrently with the remote tower to compare remotely-accessed optical information vs. on-site optical information.”

It helps to answer the question if we can adequately transfer that field of vision, adds McCrea – can a controller do their job having this information provided via camer-as?” “Wonderful advancements in high definition cameras have made this all possible.” Of course, says McCrea, the team has had control-lers involved with the concept and participating in the project.

McCrea adds that it is unlikely we’ll find remote towers at high traf-fic airports in the future. “What I see with this technology is the ability to move the benefit of active control to lower activity airports that would never be on any ATC service candi-date list,” says McCrea. “The tech-nology may allow us to bring active control at some point to airports that warrant it without any traditional on-site brick and mortar.”

“Time will tell if [the project] bears fruit.” An end goal would be to eventually deploy this type tech-nology throughout the National Airspace System, adds McCrea.

The panel session will take place at 2 p.m. today in Maryland Ballroom A/C. ATCA’s interview with Keith McCrea originally appeared in the April 2015 issue of the ATCA Bulletin.

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Wednesday, November 310:00 – 11:00 a.m.ATCA Presents ATCA ENGAGE: Tower Talks with Young Aviation Professionals

12:30 – 12:50 p.m.The Power of Airport AnalyticsSpeaker: Mr. Chris Brinton, President of Mosaic ATM, Inc.

Mosaic ATM will show and discuss components of the Mosaic Analytics Suite, a capability that uses SWIM and other data to perform both real time and post operational analysis. Come and hear Chris Brinton, President of Mosaic, discuss this opportunity to en-hance analytics and understanding of operations in the NAS.

2:00 – 2:20 p.m.Financing Aviation CollegesSpeaker: Mark Cianni, Community College of Baltimore County

ATCA’s Conversation with Keith McCrea, VSATS Executive Director

The Annual’s panel sessions offer attendees an in-depth look at the aviation indus-

try’s hottest topics. One such hot topic is remote operations – don’t miss today’s panel on the subject. It will feature speakers from NATCA, NATS, DFS, NAV CANADA, IF-ATCA, and the Virginia SATSLAB,

Inc (VSATS). ATCA sat down with Keith McCrea, Executive Director of VSATS, to talk about the project that’s at the forefront of his mind.

VSATS has partnered with Saab and the town of Leesburg, VA (with heavy involvement from the FAA) to test the feasibility of tower ser-vices being provided remotely. The Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) is set to become the first of its kind in the United States. “Leesburg is a perfect candidate. It’s a reliever

airport to Dulles and inside unique airspace,” says McCrea. “We have 66 licensed public-use airports in Virginia; all but nine don’t have any scheduled air service. One objective for the project is to understand the potential for this type technology to provide greater access for some of the other 57 airports. The aim then is for greater economic develop-ment potential for these airports.”

This past August, the Leesburg Airport conducted a successful 90-

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