WORLD AIRLINE
FLIGHT DISPATCHERS’ CONFERENCE 2007

Exploring New Frontiers in Flight Dispatch/Operational Control

IFALDA Annual General Meeting
Hosted by the General Civil Aviation Authority of the
United Arab Emirates, Dubai, UAE 

The Fairmont Hotel
Dubai, UAE

May 7-9, 2007 
Register  for Conference

Monday – May 7, 2007
1500 – 1800    Arrival, Registration and Vendor Set-up
                           (At this time sign up for Safari Activity on Tuesday Afternoon and
                             Emirates Control Center Tour on Thursday Morning)

1800 – 2100    Welcome Reception – Sponsored by Dolphin Air
                           Auditorium Room

Tuesday – May 8, 2007
0800 – 0930    IFALDA Annual General Meeting

0930 – 1000    Morning Coffee Break - Sponsored by Jeppesen.

1000 – 1130    IFALDA Annual General Meeting, cont.

1130 – 1230    Lunch – Sponsored by:  JetEx

                          Afternoon free for shopping/ touring on your own.

1600 until the evening   - Special Safari Activity Planned. Registration required
                                           Sponsored by:  Aerovista Travel Agency

Wednesday – May 9, 2007
Invited/Planned Speakers/Presentations.

0800 – 0830      Opening Remarks by:  Dr. Allan Rossmore, President of IFALDA

0830 – 0900      GCAA Keynote Speaker
                          H. E. Mohammed Ghanim Al Ghaith,  Director General of GCAA

0900 – 0930      Dynamic Cost Indexing. What is the True Value?
                          Mr. Robert Kernahan, Director of Product Development - Lufthansa Systems

0930 – 1015      Andreas Cordes’  Study on European Flight Dispatch
                          Mr. Matthias Durbeck- Treasure EUFALDA

1015 – 1030      Morning Break with Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks - Sponsored by:  Navtech

1030 – 1115      The Operational Side of ETOPS.- Challenges in the Emirates Network
                          Mr. Guido Knigge,  Manager Flight Dispatch, Emirates Airlines

1115 – 1200      Cost Control Through Flight Dispatch
                          Mr. Sander de Moor - Aviation Consultant,  Airbus Industrie  CIMPA

1200 – 1300      Luncheon, sponsored by Starline

1300 – 1330      Dangerous Goods
                          Mr. Gerry Clifford, IFALDA Director of Training and Safety

1330 – 1400      Eithad Airways Flight Dispatch
                          Mr. Peter Raw and Mr. Kevin O’Brien, Etihad Airways, Etihad Airways Flight Dispatch

1400 – 1430      Air Ontario Accident
                          Justice Virgil Moshansky, Canada

1430 – 1445      Afternoon Coffee Break  - Sponsored by:  JetEx

1445 – 1530     Senior Air Traffic Control Officer, GCAA
                         Mr. John van Hoogstraten,

1530 – 1600     Flight Dispatch Developments at ICAO.
                         Mr. Adrian Sandziuk, IFALDA VP West,  

1600-   1630   Air Traffic Management in Europe.
                         Mr. Aidan Fox, Vice President East, IFALDA

1630 – 1715      Boeing Commercial Aircraft Speaker
                          Mr. Kevin Roundhill.

1715 -   1730     Closing Remarks by: IFALDA/ GCAA

1930 – 2230      Gala Dinner . Sponsored by AVE.COM.

Thursday – May 10, 2007

Morning Visit to Emirates Airlines Operational Control Center. Registration required.
Buses leave at 0930.