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Thales Users Group 2008

17  March  2008  - 20  March  2008
Christchurch, New Zealand

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

 
Saturday 15 March
EveningSuper 14 Rugby at AMI Stadium 1935 hosted by Airways
  
Sunday 16 March
14:00 - 17:00 Registrations open
18:30Cocktail party hosted by Airways
  
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
 
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
  
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 - 12:30AIM and Training workshop

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch
14:00 - 17:00 Visit Airways NZ facilities (Radar site, Airfield)
19:00Gala dinner hosted by Thales
  
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
 
Friday 21 March
All day Tour - Christchurch to Queenstown
  
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/