AVIATION WEEK to Host Green Aviation Management Forum
NEW YORK, June 25 /PRNewswire/ — AVIATION WEEK, the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, today announced plans to host the Green Aviation Management Forum, September 12 in Brussels, Belgium at the Renaissance Brussels Hotel. The Forum will examine issues of environmental strategy within the aviation industry and explore sustainable solutions, including emissions trading, alternative fuels, and air traffic management. The forum will also address regulations, government directives and policy challenges; the fiscal ramifications of the European Union Emission Trading Scheme; and the latest technological developments. The event is expected to attract more than 75 executive-level industry professionals and government executives.
Scheduled panelists at the Green Aviation Management Forum include representatives from AVTECH, Boeing Corporation, Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation, Embry-Riddle, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, International Air Transport Association, International Federation of Airline Dispatchers’ Association, KLM, Platts, and SaS Group. Delegates will represent senior executives from commercial and military operators and airport managers, aircraft manufacturers and suppliers, MRO companies, government environmental authorities, and environmental NGOs.
“Environmentalism has become an increasingly urgent economic and operational imperative within the aviation industry,” said Tom Henricks, President, AVIATION WEEK. “AVIATION WEEK’s Green Aviation Management Forum will enable participants to become engaged in the sustainable aviation discussion and transform their green policies from a corporate responsibility to a core business principle,” he added.
In addition to the live Brussels event, Green Aviation Management Forum registrants will also be eligible for complimentary registration at the Green Aviation eForum, “A Primer in Emissions Trading.” The eForum will take place on August 15, 2007 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET. Additional information and online registration for the Green Aviation Management Forum is available at http://www.aviationweek.com/forums, or by calling +1.800.240.7645 or +1.212.904.4483.
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