8-9 November 2011
Walt Disney Studios - Burbank, California USA
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Day #1 – Tuesday, 8 November
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Technology Committee Leadership:
Ian Walberg, Airborne Interactive, Chair; Michael Childers, Lufthansa Systems; David Coiley, Inmarsat Ltd.; John Craig, Boeing; Leigh Mantle, Inflight Productions Ltd, UK; Erik Miller, American Airlines; Jonathan Norris, Ink; Bryan Rusenko, Technicolor; Rich Salter, Lumexis Corporation
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: WHERE IS ALL THIS TECHNOLOGY LEADING US?!
Arnaud Robert - SVP, Distribution Technology, Walt Disney Studios
Overview of the key advances in technology that are changing our business with an emphasis on those relevant to the inflight systems.
CONTENT IS STILL KING…
Led by: Jonathan Norris, Ink
Richard Ashton, Sony Pictures; Jeff Crawford, Warner Bros.; Linda Palmer, Walt Disney Studios; Nadja Rutkowski, Terry Steiner International; Alfy Veretto, Virgin America
So is content really King? How are looking at all the platforms that are now options: iPad, Galaxy, Pax devices, wireless? How are other business units within your companies viewing technological shifts? How much value do you see in Early window content? How do you view the current supply chain?
ADDING HD VIDEO SPECS TO WAEA 0403
Led by: Michael Childers, Lufthansa Systems, DCMWG Chair
Pierre Schuberth, Thales, Co-Chair; Bryan Rusenko, Technicolor, Co-Chair
Status report on the progress of the HD working group. The issues are MPEG4 parameters, encoding bit-rate and security.
HD/FILE-BASED WORKFLOW & INTEROPERABLE MASTER FORMAT
Led by: Annie Chang, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; Michael Childers, Lufthansa Systems
CHIP & PIN FOR PCI COMPLIANCE
Mark Reed, IFPL
NFC vs. Chip & PIN – research results and demo
Narayanan Raman, GuestLogix
What are the issues regarding use of Chip & PIN onboard? What can APEX TC do to hasten the step to NFC instead of Chip & PIN? Will there be a NFC or Chip & PIN Working Group?
Day #2 – Wednesday, 9 November
THE REVOLUTION IN THE CABIN
Led by: John Craig, Boeing
Walé Adepoju, IMDC; Sam Carswell, The IMS Company; Neil James, Panasonic Avionics Corporation; Julie Lichty, Thales Avionics Inc.; Alfy Veretto, Virgin America
Review of trends affecting IFE, connectivity and other aspects of the passenger experience. Discussion will include disruptive technology, why or why not “in-seat” – what’s so compelling about it? Streaming to tablets or passenger devices and the link between the cabin and the cockpit.
WIRELESS IFE & PORTABLE SYSTEMS
Led by: Mary Kirby, Flightglobal
David Brown, Bluebox Avionics Ltd.; Sam Carswell, The IMS Company; Michael Childers, Lufthansa Systems; Manfred Leitgeb, Siemens; Mike Moffatt, Gogo LLC; Mark Richman, Panasonic Avionics Corporation; Dave Sampson, Mezzo; Adam Williams, digEcor
ARINC 791 SATCOM COMMITTEE REPORT & KA-BAND RADOME STATUS
Led by: Rich Salter, Lumexis
John Craig, Boeing; Peter Lemme, DDEI Consulting – A791 subcommittee; Stephan Schulte, Lufthansa Technik
CONNECTIVITY
Led by: Jon Norris, INK
John Craig, Boeing; Stephan Dupuy, Rockwell Collins; Todd Hill, Panasonic Avionics Corporation; Doug Murri, Row 44; John Park, OnAir; Michael Planey, HM Planey; Meherwan Polad, Viasat
Update on connectivity progress on airlines and refresh on what the suppliers are up to. Comparison of Ka, Ku, L-band technologies. How are OEMs handling connectivity and what that means to airlines.
22 - 23 February 2011
Huntington Beach, California USA
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Day #1 - Tuesday, 22 February
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Technology Committee Leadership:
Jonathan Norris, Airbus, Chair; Rich Salter, Lumexis Corporation; Michael Childers, LightStream Communications; David Coiley, Inmarsat Ltd.; Leigh Mantle, Inflight Productions Ltd, UK; Erik Miller, American Airlines; Bryan Rusenko, Crest Digital; Ian Walberg, Airborne Interactive
THE EVOLUTION OF TELEVISION AND HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Led by: Prashant Agarwal, Fjord
An overview of the trends in television and home entertainment and how the public's preferences for consuming such media is developing and evolving.
MAINTENANCE REPAIR OVERHAUL (MRO) CHALLENGES
Led by: Stephan Schulte, Lufthansa Technik
The challenges of installing passenger systems into a mixed fleet of aircraft: how to create a great installation design that suits the end customers (=passengers), plus the crew operating that system, plus the maintenance people requiring access plus the general operation of the aircraft, and finally what do you need in order to achieve an efficient roll-out plan.
RETROFIT CERTIFICATION
Led by: John Courtright, Structural Integrity Engineering (SIE)
Today, there are a number of certification issues facing the cabin world, particularly in retrofit, that require clarification such as FAA and EASA approaches to Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS), structural elements of Aging Aircraft, the necessity for good STC maintenance practices and the Wi-Fi Issue Papers required by the FAA and EASA.
SCREEN ASPECT RATIO
Led by: Jeffery Dean, Pixar
Aspect Ratio Matters! Find out what your movie-viewing passengers are missing when they don't get to see Pixar films as they were originally created.
JETSTAR INTRODUCTION OF IPADS
Led by: David Brown, Bluebox Avionics Ltd; Michael Reilly, Stellar Inflight
SD CARD EVOLUTION & SOLID STATE MEMORY
Led by: Thomas Coughlin, Coughlin Associates
Tom Coughlin, of the Entertainment Storage Alliance, will describe the technology behind SD cards and Solid State Disks (SSDs). What are the differences, what is their capacity today, and where is it heading in the future?
Day #2 - Wednesday, 23 February
CABIN TRENDS
Led by: Ingo Wuggetzer, Airbus
An overview of the aircraft cabin specific trends and also Airbus's cross-industry radar that are affecting the design and functionality of aircraft cabins and therefore the passenger experience.
CHIP & PIN FOR PCI COMPLIANCE
Michael Childers, Lightstream Communications; Michael Dierickx, Panasonic Avionics Corporation
HIGH DEFINITION STANDARD
Led by: Michael Childers, Lightstream Communications; Annie Chang, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; Kurt Clawson, Technicolor Digital; Bryan Rusenko, Crest Digital; Pierre Schuberth, Thales
This session will launch the High Definition Working Group and its mission to establish a standard for the delivery of HD content in IFE. Ideally, this standard will be an addendum to the current APEX 0403 and consistent with future efforts that may evolve to standardize 3D and file-based workflow in IFE, including the potential use of mezzanine files and transcoding. An update on SMPTE’s Interoperable Master Format (IMF) Working Group will be provided by its chair, Annie Chang.
STATUS OF OTHER INDUSTRY PROJECTS
Led by: Ken Brady, Thales Avionics, Inc.; Doug Johnson, Consumer Electronics Association
ARINC/AEEC develops airline industry standards - including cabin systems standards. Ken Brady will give an overview of the current AEEC activities. Doug Johnson will report on CES highlights, trends, and cooperative efforts with APEX.