General Chair Tom Redling, Technical Chair Ben Levy

Dear 12th ICNS attendees and supporters,

Thank you for your attendance at this year’s 12th Integrated Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance (ICNS) conference in Herndon, VA this year. It is your continued attendance support of this important and focused conference and others like it that keeps our international CNS/ATM family close. I was especially impressed with the international attendance, including but not limited to our Plenary Speakers and Technical Presenters. The ICNS Conference continues to be one of my best networking tools and gives me an annual opportunity to refresh my knowledge on the state-of-the-art in airborne CNS systems and the ground-based ATM systems that they integrate with. This year I had the opportunity to spend some quality time with many of my international counterparts, which gave me a better understanding of the global environment in which we all operate.

In order to continue this legacy of global cooperation, I would like to extend a warm welcome to you for the 13th Integrated Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance (ICNS) conference, which will again be held in Herndon, VA at the same venue on 23-24 April 2013. Our website will be updated as more details become available.

In closing I, would like to thank the Conference Committee, volunteers, invited Plenary Speakers, authors, presenters, sponsors, exhibitors, attendees, and of course, the hospitality of our team at the Westin Dulles Hotel for making the 12th ICNS a memorable experience and I look forward to seeing each of you next year.

Best Regards,

Tom Redling
ICNS 2012 Conference General Chair

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Tom Redling, 2012 ICNS General Chair

We’re pleased you can attend this 12th edition of the ICNS Conference, Bridging CNS and ATM. During the past 11 years since its inception, the ICNS conference has fostered information exchange, collaboration and education for the CNS/ATM community. New research, development and implementation programs have been described, discussed and advanced. The progress of ongoing programs will be presented and new ideas will be explored in depth. Progress in the “integration” part of ICNS will be discussed through topics that include but are not limited to datalink communications, ADS-B, SWIM, and aviation spectrum re-allocations.

As we continue the second decade of ICNS, we focus on the relationship between next generation air traffic management and the enabling communications, navigation and surveillance infrastructure that will build the bridge between CNS and ATM. We sincerely hope that you enjoy the upcoming three days and derive valuable professional benefits from our popular format of morning plenary sessions and afternoon technical tracks, providing a broad range of experiences.

This year, our goal is to explore in depth the tight coupling between the terrestrial-based Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems and the airborne Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance Systems that make the evolution of NextGen possible. Topics will range from high level air transportation system policy through cutting-edge research in algorithms and advanced electronic systems.

For this year’s ICNS, we have again prepared for you three exciting plenary sessions in the mornings.  Our first plenary on Tuesday is entitled “Leading NextGen Development Through Collaboration” and will be led off by a keynote address by Chris Metts, Vice President of the Program Management Organization at the FAA.

The Wednesday plenary bridges the international community by exploring “Harmonization between NextGen & SESAR” from the perspective of both American and European experts.

At the Thursday plenary, the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) has put together a program that will explore Cyber Threats, including Advanced Persistent Threats and an operational view on automation evolution and dependencies.

Each day, the morning plenary sessions are followed by technical tracks in the afternoon. Papers written by people from industry, academia, and research organizations are presented that propose approaches on how to bridge CNS and ATM from a technical point of view.

We invite you to take advantage of numerous opportunities to network with your colleagues during our morning breakfasts, breaks, lunches, and evening social events. We also invite you to relax and have fun at our evening events.

On Tuesday evening during our evening reception, Mike Harrison will reprise his talk last year with another interesting piece on aviation history. Also, based on its popular demand, Casino Night is returning on Wednesday evening with some updates to make it an even better experience this year. We hope that you will take the time to enjoy both of these events.

Let’s get out there and participate!

Tom Redling
2012 ICNS Conference General Chair

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As Vice President of the PMO, Metts is responsible for ensuring the integration and coordination of approximately 150 capital acquisition programs, including those that support the FAA’s transition to NextGen.

Metts served as acting Vice President of En Route and Oceanic Services, where he led a workforce of more than 9,000 employees at 23 facilities nationwide. Metts also served as Director of Operations for the Western En Route and Oceanic Service Area from 2008-2011.

Metts’ international assignments included Director of the FAA’s Asia Pacific Office in Singapore, Senior FAA Representative to the Pacific Rim, Japan, and to North Asia, China. Prior to overseas assignments, Metts served as Manager of Air Traffic’s En Route Operations and Procedures Branch, FAA headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Metts joined the FAA in 1984 as an Air Traffic Control Specialist in Miami.

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Hotel Reservation Rate Increases After March 30

The current ICNS hotel rate is $159 per night (plus taxes), the area government per diem rate. After this Friday, March 30, when the ICNS room block expires, the rate goes up to $220 per night (plus taxes).

• Make your hotel reservations for the 2012 ICNS Conference online or by phone here.

Conference Registration

Registration is open for the 2012 ICNS Conference. Presenters need to register by April 6th.

• Register online now

Authors and Presenters

• Paper Submission Deadline: Friday, March 30
• Presentation Submission Deadline: Friday, April 6

• View more information here for Authors & Presenters

Abstracts Selected for ICNS 2012

Abstracts have been selected and assigned to their sessions, and you may now view them online at the 2012 ICNS Agenda.

• View the 2012 agenda now

The 2012 Annual Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (ICNS) Conference is scheduled for April 24-26, 2012. This premier conference on research and development will be held in Herndon, Virginia at the Westin Washington Dulles Airport Hotel. The conference brings together some of the best minds in industry, government and academia – including international researchers – to participate in technical sessions on ICNS and the aircraft’s relationships with air navigation service provider ground systems.

The conference is an excellent opportunity for your company, university or government agency to share your concepts in research and development related to aviation. Plenary sessions focus on policy and program development, while parallel technical tracks provide an opportunity to learn and share. Each year, the ICNS Conference draws some 300 participants. ICNS is an excellent opportunity to share your own organization’s message, influence the course of FAA and NASA research, and provide a forum for Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and the integration of communications, navigation and surveillance to deliver value to aviation’s stakeholders.

Karl Grundmann, Roy Oishi and I are organizing the Sponsorships and Exhibits for 2012. It is through your support that over 300 participants not only have a solid technical program, but registration costs can be reduced to increase participation and provide a quality experience. Please find below this year’s schedule for sponsorships and exhibits. I ask that as you plan your business development and corporate/government strategies, the ICNS Conference be one of your targeted opportunities for 2012.

• ICNS 2012 Sponsor and Exhibitor Package (.docx)

The Conference Committee has joined with the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) in technical interchange. ATCA hosted a full afternoon on their annual conference agenda this last October for I-CNS presentations and they will be leading a plenary session at this year’s I-CNS conference. Participants will not only be exposed to the latest policy information on federal and international programs with FAA, NASA, DoD and Europe’s SESAR, but will also be introduced to development initiatives and the technical challenges facing aviation. We will have three full days of policy and technical leadership participation, along with topnotch technical presentations. Our exhibit space is perfect for networking with greater opportunity to mix participants with exhibitors, and provide opportunities for sponsors to gain greater visibility. If you would like to be a sponsor or exhibitor, simply fill out the attached forms and e-mail or fax the information to me. On behalf of all of us in aviation, your support to the 2012 ICNS Conference is appreciated.

Sincerely,

Mike Harrison
Sponsorships and Exhibits
mharrison@avmgt.com
Phone (703) 518-9923
Cell (703) 587-1310
FAX (703) 518-9936

The 2012 Integrated Communications Navigation and Surveillance (ICNS) Conference addresses long-term research and development as well as current implementation of integrated CNS technologies needed to enable programs that include but are not limited to NextGen and SESAR.

The conference is focused on providing an understanding of domestic and international CNS/ATM programs, implementation strategies, standards development, research, and ICNS technologies. As we continue the second decade of ICNS, we focus on the relationship between next generation air traffic management and the enabling communications, navigation and surveillance infrastructure that will build the bridge between CNS and ATM.

Morning Plenary Sessions

Each day begins with a plenary session to set the stage for the day’s technical talks. On Tuesday, April 24, we kick off the conference with a keynote address and consequent presentations on what the United States of America (USA) is doing to promote NextGen, including but not limited to the new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) organization and the work occurring at the three NextGen Testbeds. On Wednesday, April 25, we examine the harmonization between NextGen activities in the US and the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Program. Numerous perspectives will be provided by experts implementing these programs on both sides of the Atlantic. The third plenary on Thursday, April 26, will tie everything together with presentations from the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) community.

Afternoon Technical Sessions

The plenary sessions are complemented by several parallel sessions in the afternoon on specific ICNS topics. For these technical sessions, papers and presentations are requested along the key topical areas listed below.

• CNS System Architectures and Interfaces
• Standards and V&V
• Performance Based Navigation
• Safe and Secure Air Transportation System
• Performance-Based ATM
• Trajectory Based Operations
• Air/Ground Integration
• Global Military Access
• Future Communications
• Surveillance and Situational Awareness
• Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the NAS
• Network Centric Operations
• Improved Environmental Performance
• Aircraft/Airline Operations for NextGen
• Federal Aviation Incentives and/or Mandates
• Mixed Equipage in NextGen
• Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis
• Modular CNS Avionics

Exhibits

ICNS 2012 invites exhibits and product demonstrations by representatives of CNS-related industries and organizations. Participating as an exhibitor in the conference allows close-up interaction with customers and key policy decision makers to help move your research and products closer to daily operations.

Student & Professional Best Paper Competition

The Digital Avionics Technical Committee (DATC) is sponsoring a student paper competition for the 2012 ICNS. Active students and professionals within two years of graduation are eligible for ICNS Student Best Paper honorarium awards. Papers eligible for these awards must be tagged as “Student” when submitted, and the first author listed on the paper must be a student. For the non-student papers, we will also conduct a Best Professional Paper competition, with trophies awarded for the first, second, and third place papers. All papers submitted by the final paper due date listed below will be considered.

Abstract Submission

Authors are invited to submit abstracts of no more than 750 words by January 22 31, 2012 on any of the topics listed above through the online ICNS Abstract Submission Form.

Follow-up Deadlines

• February 15, 2012: Notification of acceptance of papers/presentations
• March 30, 2012: Final papers due
• April 6, 2012: Conference presentations due
• April 6, 2012: Presenters must be registered by this date

Stuart graduated from Florida Institute of Technology in 2009 with a B.S. in Aviation Management with Flight Option. With that degree he took flight lessons at Florida Tech and has earned his Commercial Pilot license with both Single and Multi Engine Ratings and Instrument Rating.

He’s currently studying at Florida Tech for my Masters of Science in Aviation – Applied Aviation Safety, which he plans to complete in the spring of 2012. While working on his Masters degree, he’s been employed at Harris Corporation since the summer of 2010, performing internal research and development on FAA NextGen projects including AeroMACS.

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Best Professional Papers

• 1st Place: “Using the Future L-Band Communication System for Navigation,” Michael Schnell, Ulrich Epple, and Felix Hoffmann; German Aerospace Center (DLR)
• 2nd Place: “FIS-B Service Tiering and Recommended Avionics Processing Algorithms,” Paul Freeman, Michael Garcia, and Ralph Smith; ITT Corporation
• 3rd Place: “A Method for Identifying Connected Flights in Aviation Schedules,” Kenneth Wright, Sensis Corporation

Winner Student Paper Award

• “ADS-B Space-Oriented Message Set Design,” Pengfei Duan, Ohio University

Honorable Mention Student Paper Award

• “Using an Equilibrium Model to Forecast Airline Behavior in Response to Economic or Regulatory Changes,” John Ferguson, George Mason University

Robert Kerczewski, 2011 ICNS Conference Chair

Many thanks to all who helped make this year’s ICNS Conference one of the most successful ever: 250 attendees from 16 countries enjoyed our great keynote speakers,  27 plenary presentations, and 115 technical presentations — the most ever, and provided enthusiastic participation in our evening events. Thanks also to our sponsors and exhibitors for their outstanding support.

Thanks to all who filled out our 2011 ICNS Conference Online Survey. We’re always very interested in your thoughts and ideas. Congratulations to our contest winner.

We hope to see you all again next year at the 2012 ICNS Conference – April 2012 in the metropolitan Washington DC area.

Thanks,

Bob Kerczewski
2011 ICNS Conference Chair

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Robert Kerczewski, 2011 ICNS Conference Chair

We’re pleased you could attend this 11th edition of the ICNS Conference, “Renovating the Global Air Transportation System.” We hope you enjoy and derive valuable professional benefits from our popular format of morning plenary sessions and afternoon technical tracks, providing a range of experiences, from high level air transportation system policy through cutting-edge research results. Take advantage of opportunities to network with your colleagues during our morning breakfasts and coffee breaks, lunches, and afternoon breaks. Then relax and have fun at our evening events.

Since 2001, the aeronautical communications, navigation, surveillance and information management community has gathered annually to review and exchange information on ICNS progress, policy, research, testing, demonstration, and planning – recognizing the foundational role of the CNS infrastructure in the future advancement of the global air transportation system, as envisioned through NextGen, SESAR and other vital initiatives throughout the world.

During the past 10 years, the ICNS conference has fostered information exchange, collaboration and education for the ICNS community. New research, development and implementations programs have been described, discussed and advanced; progress of ongoing programs presented; and new ideas fostered and developed. Progress in the “integration” part of ICNS has also been greatly in evidence at ICNS — datalink communications, ADS-B, SWIM, and aviation spectrum re-allocations, to name a few.

My favorite ICNS Conference impact example to cite is in airport surface wireless communications, proposed as the primary ICNS airport surface requirement at the first two ICNS conferences. Airport surface communications research became a major part of NASA’s ACAST Project as a result, including a CNS testbed for developing airport surface communications technologies. The Eurocontrol-FAA Future Communications Study, whose progress was constantly featured at ICNS, recommending a wireless airport surface communications standard that the CNS testbed has been able to investigate through the world’s first prototype system. Now, RTCA and Eurocae committees are well on their way toward developing standards for “AeroMACS,” the broadband airport surface communications link of NextGen and SESAR.

But rather than focusing on past success, we would like this edition of the ICNS Conference to help chart a path to the future. The next decade of ICNS will face many challenges in research, development, implementation and operation of the future ICNS infrastructure. How will we address increasing spectrum constraints, transition to digital communications, surveillance system integration, robustness of satellite-based navigation, avionics equipage limitations, secure airborne networking, unmanned aircraft system integration into the airspace, and many more issues?

Let’s get started!

Bob Kerczewski
2011 ICNS Conference Chair