ATC Global Announces Details of Its Educational Conference and Exhibitor Programme

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LONDON, July 24/PRN=KYODO JBN / --

    Air traffic management professionals from across the globe will be meeting

in Beijing at the ATC Global exhibition and conference on 17-19 September 2014.

    Running for its 24th year with full backing from China's Air Navigation

Service provider (ATMB) and China's Aviation Regulator (CAAC), ATC Global will

facilitate business partnerships and knowledge sharing between colleagues from

over 100 countries, at the same time delivering an in-depth and varied

educational programme offering cross-industry perspectives and the opportunity

for vigorous discussion and debate.

    Reflecting CAAC and ATMB's support of ATC Global 2014, Wang Zhiqing, DDG

CAAC and Wang Liya, DG ATMB will be opening the three-day conference focused on

spearheading growth on 17 September.

    Later that day, Dr. Joe Tymczyszyn, Executive Director, U.S.-China Aviation

Cooperation Program (ACP), Ralph Riedle, Chairman, Performance Review

Commission and a senior representative from Airbus will lead a session on ATM

demand, capacity and efficiency across global markets, using China as a case

study.

    On day two, the SESAR JU, ATMB and Thales will explore how different

regions from around the world are managing the transition towards global system

harmonisation, using guidance from ICAO's Aviation System Block Upgrade (ASBU)

framework.

    International collaboration, critical for the development of ATM is being

discussed in a session later in the day. Pierre Bachelier, Head of ATM

Programme Engineering, Airbus will review the impact of ATM developments in the

cockpit.

    On the final day of the conference, panellists from CAAC, Eurocontrol,

Airbus-Prosky and SESAR will review the integral role of the airport in

fulfilling key areas of the ASBU framework, in their role as nodes on the ATM

system. Speakers will outline where ATM performance improvements have already

been achieved at airports and will consider other initiatives underway, their

impact and future plans.

    The conference will also include thought-leadership sessions considering

the impact of new technologies and procedures, including the introduction of

remotely piloted aircraft in civil airspace, and collaboration between civil

and military airspace managers.

    Conference speaker Mr Frank Brenner, Director General, Eurocontrol,

comments, "China is the fastest growing aviation market in the world and as we

strive to improve the performance of the air traffic management network, we

need to look beyond Europe in order to develop connections with the global

network. We therefore look forward to ATC Global and the opportunities that it

can offer."

    A programme of free educational workshops that feature: Single European Sky

programmes; NextGen, Airport developments in China; ATM performance

benchmarking and Global Air Traffic Flow Management will be running alongside

the conference, in addition to an exhibitor-led seminar programme on the

exhibition floor. Both will be open to visitors, exhibitors and delegates at

ATC Global and will also cover topics including the introduction of centralised

services; air navigation charges services and; an informal review of aircraft

tracking and surveillance in context of the disappearance of MH370.

    To find out more about the educational opportunities on offer at ATC Global

or to register free of charge as a visitor, visit http://www.atcglobalhub.com.

    Notes to Editors

    About ATC Global

    ATC Global is the place for the international ATM community to do business.

    - ATC Global is a three day event comprising a world-leading exhibition,

      high-level conference, hosted buyer scheme, networking receptions and an

      extensive free educational programme.

    - Founded in 1990, the event unites industry stakeholders from across the

      globe with the purpose of sharing information, knowledge and expertise.

      It brings buyers and sellers of ATC equipment and services together in an

      environment conducive to conducting business.

    About UBM Asia (http://www.ubmasia.com)

    Owned by UBM plc listed on the London Stock Exchange, UBM Asia is Asia's

leading exhibition organiser and the biggest commercial organiser in mainland

China, India and Malaysia. Established with its headquarters in Hong Kong and

subsidiary companies across Asia and in the US, UBM Asia has a strong global

presence in 24 major cities with 30 offices and 1,300 staff.

    With a track record spanning over 30 years, UBM Asia operates in 20 market

sectors with 230 dynamic face-to-face exhibitions and high-level professional

conferences, 23 targeted trade publications, 20 round-the-clock online products

for over 1,000,000 quality exhibitors, visitors, conference delegates,

advertisers and subscribers from all over the world. We provide a one-stop

diversified global service for high-value business matching, quality market

news and online trading networks.

    UBM Asia has extensive office networks in China, Southeast Asia and India,

three of the world's fastest growing B2B events markets. UBM China has 11

offices in the major cities in mainland China, including Beijing, Shanghai,

Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Guzhen and Shenzhen, where we organise 90 exhibitions and

conferences. In ASEAN, UBM Asia operates from its offices in Malaysia,

Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines with over 40 events

in this region. UBM India teams in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai

organise 40 exhibitions and conferences every year across the country.

    SOURCE: ATC Global, UBM Live