Expected Participants

1. Director General 2. Secretary Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Directors 3. CATT Programme Manager and Program Support Office 4. Guest Speakers: · Paul Fox, Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) · David McBrien, Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)

Objectives

1. Provide Civil Aviation safety & security outlook. 2. Sharing of each Directors priorities and challenges. 3. Sharing the development of Strategic Planning Process. 4. Common understanding of DGCA & CATT priorities for the next 12 months.

The Assembly shall be conducted in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish languages.

The items of the Provisional Agenda under the Executive Committee and the Commissions of the Assembly have been presented in a format which aligns the items to the Strategic Objectives of the Organization. The Strategic Objectives of ICAO for 2005-2010, which includes the Supporting Implementation Strategies, as approved by the Council of ICAO on 17 December 2004, are presented in Appendix B.

In accordance with the Standing Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, Contracting States wishing to submit proposals for the addition of items to the Provisional Agenda must do so at least forty days before the date fixed for the opening of an ordinary session.

The goals of the High-level Safety Conference are to bring together the Directors General of Civil Aviation, or equivalent senior executives and stakeholders, to build consensus, obtain commitments and formulate recommendations deemed necessary for the effective and efficient progress of key safety activities by ICAO. 

The Conference will include various topics covering three major themes: the foundations for global aviation safety; towards the proactive management of safety; and other safety issues.

It is envisaged that the Conference will result in action-oriented approaches to address current and evolving safety issues.

CANSO - the Global Voice of ATM – invites Air Navigation Service Providers and ATM industry stakeholders to attend the 5th CANSO Asia Pacific ANSP Conference in Hua Hin, Thailand on 18-20 July 2010. 

Industry leaders from around the globe will unite to discuss  the building blocks for 'Excellence in Air Traffic Management':

- Global Benchmarking of ANSP Performance
- Safety and Operational Efficiency
- Regional Environmental ATM initiatives
- ATM Harmonisation

The conference is a unique opportunity for the Asia Pacific aviation community to join forces, to share views and exchange experiences as well as the latest “best” practices in support of a collaborative regional approach. 

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