15-16 Nov: International Technical Symposium on Navigation and Timing. Toulouse (France).

06/09/2016

International Technical Symposium on Navigation and Timing
Organized by ENAC in cooperation with CNES CCT PDS
15-16 Nov 2016
Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile, Toulouse, France
Free (but mandatory) registration until Oct. 31st
http://itsnt.recherche.enac.fr


Come and enjoy a unique free event where you can listen and interact with world-leading technical experts

he Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (ENAC) and the French Space Agency's "Satellite Positioning and Timing" Technical Skills Community (CNES CCT PDS) have the pleasure of inviting you to the 3rd edition of the International Technical Symposium on Navigation and Timing to be held on November 15 & 16, 2016 at ENAC premises in Toulouse, France.

New
                                        this year! If you're already planning to attend the ITSNT 2016, why not come half a day earlier and take advantage of one of our three tutorials (see information below)

GENERAL INFORMATION:
This event is based on the following key elements:
- Technical presentations on hot topics related to navigation and timing
- Presentations are given by invited international guest speakers recognized worldwide for their expertise
- Round tables to facilitate discussions between the audience and the guest speakers

The registration to this symposium is free of charge.

PROGRAMME:
This year, the symposium is composed of four sessions: "Navigation System and Performance""Positioning in Challenging Environments" , “Air Navigation” and a session dedicated to selected European PhD students. The current preliminary programme includes the following guest speakers:

    • Prof. Penina Axelrad, Chair of the Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Boulder, USA
    • Laurent Azoulai, GNSS Landing Systems Expert, Airbus Operations, France
  • Dr. Daniele Borio, Joint Research Centre, Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizena, European Commission, Italy
  • Dr. Ridha Chaggara, Performance Manager, System & Operations Unit, ESSP, France
  • Eric Chatre, Head of Exploitation and Evolution, European Satellite Navigation Programmes, European Commission, Belgium
  • Asst. Prof. Demoz Gebre-Egziabher, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Department, University of Minnesota, USA
  • Dr. Massimo Crisci,Head of Radio Navigation Systems and Techniques Section, ESA, The Netherlands
  • Sandy Kennedy, Director and Chief Engineer, Core Receiver Cards, NovAtel Inc., Calgary, Canada
  • Dr. Gary McGraw, Principal Engineering Manager & Technical Fellow, Navigation & Control Section / Advanced Technology Center, Rockwell Collins, USA
  • Dr. Sam Pullen, Senior Research Engineer, Stanford University, USA
  • Catherine Ronfle-Nadaud, RPAS Program Manager, DSNA/DTI, France
  • Prof. Stephan Weiss, Alpen-Adria-Universität, Austria
ITSNT Tutorials:
The ITSNT tutorials will take place on Nov 14th:
    • Tutorial 1 : "Multi-Sensor Navigation - Focus on UAV Navigation", Asst.Prof. Demoz Gebre-Egziabher, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Department, University of Minnesota, USA
    • Tutorial 2 : "Vision-Based Navigation", Prof. Stephan Weiss, Head of the Control of Networked Systems Group, Alpen-Adria-Universität, Austria
  • Tutorial 3 : "Multi-Frequency Multi-Constellation GNSS for Civil Aviation", Christophe Macabiau, Olivier Julien, Carl Milner, TELECOM lab, ENAC, France.
Unlike the rest of the event, the tutorials are not free of charge (200€ per tutorial). More details can be found on our website (http://itsnt.recherche.enac.fr/index.php/itsnt-tutorials)

WEBSITE:
All relevant information can be found on our website: http://itsnt.recherche.enac.fr/

REGISTRATION:
Registration is free of charge, nevertheless it is mandatory to register on the symposium website
The number of seats is limited, so register as early as possible.

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