2009
A Few Words
About Us
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Dates
6-8 October 2009
Venue
Hyatt Hotel, Canberra
Conference dinner and Sir Reginald Ansett Memorial Lecture: Great Hall, Parliament House
Supporters
Airservices Australia – EADS: Airbus – Australian Transport Safety Bureau – AusALPA – AIPA – Australian Parachute Federation – Australian Association of Aviation & Aerospace Industries – Aviation Law – Australian Aviation – Avis – Aviation Australia – BHP Billiton – Civil Aviation Safety Authority – Canberra Airport – Cobham Aviation Services – Crisp Galleries – Department of Defence – Department of Infrastructure and Transport – Defence Aviation Air Force Safety – Federal Aviation Administration – Gliding Federation of Australia – John Holland Aviation Services – Pilatus – PriceWaterhouse Coopers – Qantas – Raytheon Australia – Regional Express Group – Thales – Transport & Logistics Industry Skills Council – Virgin Australia
Topics
Conference theme: ‘Managing aviation safety in a changing environment’
Day 1 began with the Hon. Anthony Albanese, Minister for Infrastructure & Transport, officially opening the 2009 conference. The first session of day 1 was a detailed presentation from Mike Mrdak, Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, on the Australian Government’s new Aviation White Paper, ‘Setting the vision for the future’.
Other day 1 sessions looked at safety management systems (SMS), considering factors such as safety data, confidential reporting, and safety management in low-cost carriers. Day 1 closed with a presentation on the role of an independent ATSB.
Day 2 began with a look at how the Defence forces manage safety and meet new challenges, and expanded to consider safety management issues from an international perspective. Day 2 concluded with presentations on safety challenges for regional RPT carriers, safety on the ramp, and safety issues in designing ATM systems.
For more detail, see the full 2009 conference program.