The Thales Users Group (TUG) 2008: a big hit!
The 12th TUG took place in Christchurch, New Zealand from the 16th to 20th March 2008. 75 clients from 26 countries came together to discuss the use of their systems.
The client presentations referred to Eurocat, Mode S, Aeronautical Services, training, collaborative decision-making and the environment.
5 working groups were formed to examine these topics.
The next to host the TUG will be Croatia Control in Dubrovnik in October 2009 and the Civil Aviation Authority of Chile in March 2011.
The Thales Users Group (TUG) is an association of users of Thales Air Systems equipments and exists since 1990. These users meet every 18 months. The last TUG took place in Copenhagen and was a big success: 130 participants from 38 countries.
The TUG 08 will be hosted by Airways New Zealand (in Christchurch) from Monday 17th to Thursday 20th March 2008.
The TUG programme will commence on Sunday the 16th of March 2008 with the registration desk open during the afternoon and a Cocktail Party in the evening. The conference proper will run from Monday morning till Thursday afternoon.
During the conference period, a separate partner programme will operate.
On the Friday morning delegates and their partners are invited to go to a luxury scenic coach trip through the Canterbury Plains and into New Zealand's Southern Alpine region to Queenstown where they will stay for two nights. On Saturday they will be driven to the lakeside retreat of Wanaka to attend the Warbirds over Wanaka air show as VIP guests. On Sunday they will travel back to their hotel in Christchurch, arriving in the early evening.
Agenda |
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| Saturday 15 March |
| Evening | Super 14 Rugby at AMI Stadium 1935 hosted by Airways |
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| Sunday 16 March |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Registrations open |
| 18:30 | Cocktail party hosted by Airways |
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| Monday 17 March |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Welcome address |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Customer Plenary session |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | New member presentations |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Previous resolutions / Customer survey |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | COOPANS presentation |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Thales roadmap: Eurocat |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Eurocat presentation (part 1) |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Eurocat presentation (part 2) |
| | Free evening |
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| Tuesday 18 March |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Thales roadmap: radars |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Thales roadmap: ADS-B & Multilateration |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break including photo |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Surveillance workshop | Eurocat workshop - LFV/Naviair |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Open lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Navaids workshop | Eurocat workshop |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break |
| | Free evening |
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| Wednesday 19 March |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Thales roadmap: Aeronautical Information Management |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Training presentation |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | AIM and Training workshop |
12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Visit Airways NZ facilities (Radar site, Airfield) |
| 19:00 | Gala dinner hosted by Thales |
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| Thursday 20 March |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Thales roadmap: CDM |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Airways NZ: CDM |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Airline: CDM/environment |
12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Croatia Control presentation |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Resolutions next TUG venue |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Presentation of TUG resolutions |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Closing address |
| | Free evening |
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| Friday 21 March |
| All day | Tour - Christchurch to Queenstown |
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| Saturday 22 March |
| All day | Queenstown to Wanaka - Warbirds over Wanaka, return to Queenstown |
TUG 2008 website:
http://www.airways.co.nz/tug/
Airways New Zealand website:
http://www.airways.co.nz/
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