NTSB -- FINAL AGENDA ANNOUNCED FOR NTSB PUBLIC AIRCRAFT FORUM; VIDEO ANNOUNCING FORUM RELEASED

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NTSB PRESS RELEASE

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 21, 2011

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FINAL AGENDA ANNOUNCED FOR NTSB PUBLIC AIRCRAFT FORUM; VIDEO

ANNOUNCING FORUM RELEASED

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published

the final agenda, including invited presenters, for its two-

day Public Aircraft Oversight Safety Forum which will take

place November 30-December 1, 2011, in the NTSB Conference

Center and Board Room (429 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington,

DC). For the complete agenda with speaker names and

affiliations see the forum website at:

http://www.ntsb.gov/news/events/2011/public_aircraft/index.h

tml. The NTSB also released a short video highlighting the

issues that will be featured at the forum, which may be

viewed here: http://youtu.be/tHGCyTCenKE.

NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman will chair the forum and

all five Board Members will participate. The forum, which

will start at 9:00 a.m. on both days, is open to all and

free to attend (there is no registration). Seating is

limited to 350. The event will also be webcast live on

www.ntsb.gov.

Public aircraft are operated by a federal, state or local

government for the purpose of fulfilling governmental

functions, such as firefighting, search and rescue, law

enforcement, wildlife or land management, or aeronautical

research. Government organizations conducting public

aircraft operations supervise their own flight operations

without oversight from the Federal Aviation Administration

(FAA).

Seven panels of invited experts from federal, state, and

local government entities, aviation industry trade

associations, and civil operators contracting with

government entities will address subjects including:

- defining public aircraft,

- defining oversight,

- the role of the Federal Aviation Administration in

public aircraft oversight,

- the oversight of government-owned and contracted

aircraft,

- contractors' perspective on public aircraft

operations, and

- the role of organizations representing public aircraft

operators and contractors.

At the conclusion of all presentations for each subject

area, presenters will take part in a question and answer

discussion with Board Members and NTSB staff.

Questions may also be submitted by any organization or

individual for consideration as part of the question and

answer discussions. Questions should directly address one or

more of the forum's seven topic areas (identified by the

panel titles) and should be submitted to

publicaircraft@xxxxxxxx no later than Friday, November 25,

2011.

Additionally, organizations and individuals can submit input

for consideration as part of the forum's materials.

Submissions should directly address one or more of the

forum's seven topic areas (identified by the panel titles)

and should be submitted electronically as an attached

document to publicaircraft@xxxxxxxx. The deadline for

receipt is December 15, 2011.

Related press releases may be found below:

http://www.ntsb.gov/news/2011/110930.html

http://www.ntsb.gov/news/2011/111108_3.html

Directions to the NTSB Conference Center and Board Room may

be found here: http://www.ntsb.gov/about/contact.html.

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NTSB Media Contact:

Bridget Ann Serchak

Bridget.serchak@xxxxxxxx

202-314-6100

NTSB Forum Manager:

Georgia Struhsaker

Georgia.struhsaker@xxxxxxxx

808-329-9161

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