ALTA'S 2008 Aviation Crisis Preparedness Conference Scheduled for September 10
- 11, 2008 in Miami
--Registration Open at www.alta.aero/crisispreparedness--
MIAMI, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- ALTA's (Latin America and Caribbean Air
Transport Association) Aviation Crisis Preparedness Conference, designed to
educate and arm executives with the crucial tools and information necessary to
prepare and implement crisis preparedness plans specific to the aviation
industry, is slated to take place September 10 - 11, 2008, in Miami, Florida
contiguous with its Aviation Law Americas Conference to be held September 11 -
12, 2008, at the same location. Complete conference details and online
registration is available at www.alta.aero/crisispreparedness.
"This is a must-attend event for anyone associated with aviation industry
crisis preparedness, crisis management and crisis response efforts," said ALTA
Executive Director Alex de Gunten. "We as an industry must be prepared to
effectively respond to and manage a vast array of crisis situations. After
all, it's not a matter of IF a crisis will occur, but WHEN."
An impressive dossier of speakers has already been confirmed, including
leading experts on crisis preparedness and crisis management issues specific
to the aviation industry, including:
Jerry Hendin, Managing Partner Alliance Public Relations
Alan May, Managing Director AON
Larry Ganse, COO Copa Airlines
Elizabeth Verdier, Crisis Communications Boeing
Ed McLaughlin, Executive Vice President FEI Behavioral Health
Steve Lott, Communications IATA
Robert Jensen, President Kenyon Worldwide Disaster Management
Bruno Ardito, Director Corporate Relations LAN Group
George Snyder, Senior VP Safety & Security Marsh
Marco Franca, Vice President Latin America PR Newswire
Enrique Beltranena, CEO Volaris
Greg Phillips, National Aviation Safety Consultant to Willis Global
Aviation
Jeremy Shebson, Barlow Lyde and Gilbert
Sean Gates, Gates and Partners
Jaime Daily, Lima Airport Partners
Marc Henderson, Media Relations Manager, Miami-Dade Aviation Dept.
Luiz Claudio Aguiar, Legal Director, TAM Linhas Aereas
Richard Gimblett, Partner Barlow, Lyde and Gilbert
Edmundo Olivares, Legal VP, Aeromexico
Susana Mantilla, General Counsel, Avianca
Juan Carlos Mencio, General Counsel NA, LAN
Javier Christlieb, Legal VP, Mexicana de Aviacion
Eduardo Iglesias, Legal VP, TACA
Carlos Sierra, Partner, Abogados Sierra & Vazquez SC (ASV)
Nancy Young, VP Environmental Affair, ATA / Air Transport Association
John Balfour, Partner Aviation Group, Clyde & Co. - Beaumont & Son
Michael Holland, Partner, Condon & Forsyth
Jeffrey Shane, Former under Secretary, US DOT/US Dept. of Transportation
Anita Mosner, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
Carlos Grau, Director Government & Industry Affairs, IATA
Dr. Ricardo Mezzera, Partner, Estudio Mezzera
Joanne Young, Partner, Kirstein & Young
The two-day agenda encompasses the key aspects of aviation crisis
preparedness and management, including what to expect when a crisis hits, case
studies and lessons learned from previous incidents and accidents, operational
implications - dealing with governing investigating authorities during a
crisis, crisis communications and dealing with key stakeholders and media,
legal requirements and implications associated with an accident investigation,
managing risk and maintaining operations during a crisis, crisis
communications and a media training workshop, among other topics.
Attendees include anyone associated with aviation industry crisis
preparedness and crisis management efforts, including: airlines, airports,
civil aviation authorities, aviation industry executives, contingency
planners, corporate communications and public relations consultants, crisis
response products and services suppliers, emergency response executives,
insurers, government agencies, legal counsels, and safety and security
executives.
For additional information and sponsorship opportunities, contact ALTA's
Special Events Manager Sonya Lima at 1-786-522-7824/slima@alta.aero or ALTA's
Director of Communications and Aviation Crisis Preparedness Conference Chair
Misty Pinson at mpinson@alta.aero.
About ALTA:
ALTA, www.alta.aero, was founded in 1980 as a non-profit airline
association. Its member carriers have total revenue of more than $19 billion,
operate more than 800 aircraft and employ more than 70,000 workers in Antigua,
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands
Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, and in other
nations the airlines serve.
Member Airlines: Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, Aeromexico Connect,
Aeropostal, AeroRepublica, AeroSur, Aires, Air Jamaica, Aserca Airlines,
Avianca, Bahamas Air, Caribbean Airlines, Cayman Airways, Cielos Airlines,
Click, Copa Airlines, Cubana, GOL, Icaro, LAB, LAN Airlines, LAN Ecuador, LAN
Peru, Liat, Mexicana, Nature Air, Pluna, Santa Barbara Airlines, Sky Airline,
TACA, TACA Peru, TAM, TAM Mercosur, Tame, VARIG, VARIG LOG and Volaris. In
addition, ALTA includes four Associate Airlines - Air Canada, Continental
Airlines, Iberia and UPS.
SOURCE ALTA
Misty Pinson, ALTA, +1-786-522-7314, mpinson@alta.aero
