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TOP INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES TO
GATHER FOR TIACA AGM AND
EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE More than 200 top executives
of the air cargo industry will
gather April 10 &endash; 12, 2005
in Istanbul, ancient trade
crossroads and now a modern
gateway for air cargo, for the
Annual General Meting and
Executive Conference of The
International Air Cargo
Association (TIACA). Istanbul, which spans two
continents, was selected for its
geographic location in a vital
area of the world and for its
growing importance as an air
cargo hub, which makes it of
special importance to TIACA
members. The meeting is
hosted by MGN Airlines. TIACA's Annual General Meeting
will be held 2:00 -5:00 pm,
Sunday, April 10 and will include
a review of the past year's
activities and a discussion of
the organization's plans,
operations and budget for the
coming year Trustee members will
vote for a new chairman to serve
the 2005 &endash; 2006 term and
for new members of the Board of
Directors. The meeting will be
followed by a Welcome Reception
for all delegates. The Executive Conference will
open at 8:15 am, Monday, April 11
with the introduction of Binali
Yildirim, the Minister of
Transport and Communications of
the Republic of Turkey, who will
welcome the delegates. The first session of the
Conference will begin with a
panel discussion titled "Beyond
the Blue Horizon, a review of
air cargo traffic worldwide,
projections of the industry's
growth, and forecasts of the most
active air cargo markets." Speakers for the panel will be
Jim Edgar, Regional Director,
Cargo Marketing, Boeing
Commercial Airplanes; Laurent
Rouaud, Vice President Market
Forecasts & Research, Airbus
SAS; and Brian Clancy, Principal,
MergeGlobal, air cargo
consultants. Moderator for
the panel will be Christopher P.
Damianos, Senior Vice President
and Manager Cargo Programs, GE
Commercial Finance Aviation
Services. The second panel entitled
"Location, Location, Location,"
will discuss the site selection
process for manufacturing and
distribution facilities to locate
near air cargo services for
better supply chain
integration. Mark Arend,
Editor of Site Selection
magazine, will chair the panel.
Speakers will include Frank Wade,
Senior VP, International
Development, AMB Property
Corporation; Charles H. W.
Edwards, Executive Vice President
and C.E.O., Aerospace Composite
Structures; and Ian Worboys,
Director General France and
Belgium, Gazeley Properties
Limited. Panelists will present
examples of efforts to coordinate
the expansion of commercial and
industrial developments with air
transport providers. Information Technology (IT)
will be the subject of the panel
which will convene at 8:30 am,
Tuesday, April 12. Bill
Boesch, President, Cargo Logistic
Solutions, will moderate the
panel. Panelists include
Mark McGlade, Regional Vice
President, Europe, Middle East,
and Asia for Savi Technology;
Michael D. Navin, Global Program
Director Air and Logistics, BT;
and Wolfgang Schmitz, Sr. Vice
President, Corporate Development,
Lufthansa Cargo and Vice
President of Cargo 2000.
Panelists will present
their views on the RFID (Radio
Frequency Identification)
microchip, IT systems of the
future, security measures to
protect IT systems, and how to
defend against a crippling
virus. The last panel discussion of
the Executive Conference is
titled "International New
Directions", and will be an
overview of the status of Air
Service Agreements
worldwide. Panelists will
question whether or not these
Agreements demonstrate the
implementation of liberalized air
service, and their effect on
economic development. The
panel will be led by Edwin "Ned"
Laird, a thirty-five year veteran
of the air cargo industry, who is
President and Founder of the Air
Cargo Management Group and
Publisher of Cargo Facts
Newsletter. Panelists
include Daniel Calleja, Director
of Air Transportation of the
European Commission; Dr. Fang
Liu, Director, Department of
International Affairs and
Cooperation, General
Administration of Civil Aviation
of China; and Nancy Sparks,
Managing Director, Regulatory
Affairs, Federal Express
Corporation (FedEx). Following the last panel,
three hours will be devoted to
meetings between delegates in a
designated meeting area. This
year, conference delegates will
be able to take advantage of
TIACA's "One-on-One Meeting
Scheduler" which permits
delegates to set appointments
before the event. A gala dinner, sponsored by
Turkish Airlines, to be held the
evening of Monday, April 11, will
feature the induction into the
TIACA Hall of Fame of Richard
Malkin, well-known veteran air
cargo journalist, and Ram Menen,
Director of Cargo for Emirates
Airline. The colorful event
will be held under the famous
glass tent of the Divan Kurucesme
Banquet Hall with its sweeping
staircase, set against the wooded
hills of the European coast of
the Bosphorus with beautiful
views of the straits and its
Asian shores beyond. Delegates may register at
www.tiaca.org. For
additional information contact
TIACA General Secretariat, P.O.
Box 661510, Miami, Florida
33266-1510 USA. Telephone
786-265-7011. Fax 786-265-7012 or E-mail
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