Presentations

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Day 1

Opening Statement: Chairman Hersman

Lt. Col Bob Russell (AFRCC)
Air Force Rescue Coordination Center

Panel #1 - National SAR System Overview

Chris O'Connors (NOAA)
COSPAS-SARSAT System Overview

Cdr. Mark Turner (USCG)
United States Coast Guard

Rick Button (NSARC)
Search and Rescue Operations

Panel #2 - National SAR Policy

Jeffrey Smith (FAA)
Emergency Locator Transmitters

Jeff Tobias (FCC)
FCC Regulation of Emergency Locator Transmitters

Melissa Rudinger (AOPA)
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

Panel #3 - Operational Issues

Tim Arel (FAA)
FAA Operational Roles and Responsibilities

Capt. Roy Porter (AFRCC)
Air Force Rescue Coordination Center

John Desmarais (CAP)
Civil Air Patrol "Citizens Serving Communities"

Mark Eggeman (State SAR Coordinators Council)
State and Local Response

Panel #4 - Technical Issues

Ric Peri (AEA)
Aircraft Electronics Association

Jim Shaffer (FCC)
FCC Technical Regulations for Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) & Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs)

Duane Quiring (ACR Electronics)
Artex & ACR History

Joan Goodman (EBC)
Emergency Beacon Corporation

Mike Akatiff (ACK)
ACK Technologies INC.

Chip Bulger (FAA)
Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) Mounting Requirements and Retention Tests

 

Day 2

Panel #5 - Emerging Technologies

Bob Markle (RTCM)
RTCM's Standard 12800.0 on Satellite Emergency Locating Devices (SEND)

Patrick Shay (DeLorme)
Commercial Satellite Safety Communications for General Aviation

Bob Bennett (Globalstar)
SPOT Overview

Jerry Lee (Spidertracks)
Satellite based aircraft tracking & emergency notification system

Vincent Capezzuto (FAA)
FAA Program Management Organization

Bob Roth (USFS)
Automated Flight Following

John Marinho (CTIA)
CTIA - The Wireless Association Location Based Services (LBS)

Panel #6 - The Future of GA SAR

Al Knox (USAF)
The Future of Satellite Search and Rescue

Cdr. Mark Turner (USCG)
Second Generation 406 MHz Distress Beacons

Doug Ritter (Equipped to Survive Foundation)
Saving Lives Through Independent Testing, Education & Consumer Advocacy

Lt. Col Bob Russell (AFRCC)
The Future of GA SAR

Closing Statement: Chairman Hersman