International conference on volcanos and aviation
International conference on the effects of the volcanic eruption in Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland on aviation. The conference is organized by Keilir Aviation Academy in cooperation with Keilir - Atlantic Center of Excellence, Iceland Ministry of Transportation, Iceland Aviation Administration, Icelandic Meteorological Office, Icelandair, the Association of European Airlines and the US Embassy in Iceland.
Atlantic Conference on Eyjafjallajökull and Aviation
September 15 - 16, 2010 in Keflavik, Iceland
Patron of the Conference: H.E. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland
Guest of Honour and Invited Speaker: Capt. Eric Moody, British Airways (the captain who glided his B747 out of volcanic ash above Java on 24 June 1982)
The conference will address the following questions
* What happened in Eyjafjallajökull?
* Why the closing of Europe's airspace?
* What procedures were followed?
* What have we learned?
* Can we reduce effects of volcanic ash on airplanes?
* What steps to be taken and by whom to minimize the threats volcanic ash poses on aviation safety and operation?
Conference Organizer
The conference is organized by Keilir Aviation Academy, located at Asbru in Keflavik, Iceland.
Conference Manager is Eng. Jon Hjaltalin Magnusson, tel. +354 856 2301
Advisory Conference Board
* Dr. Thorgeir Palsson, Professor University of Reykjavik, former director of ICAA
* Mr. Birkir Holm Gudnasoon, CEO Icelandair
* Mr. Hilmar B. Baldursson, Flight Operation Manager, Icelandair
* Mr. Jens Bjarnason, Director Icelandair Technical Services
* Dr. Petur Maack, Director ICAA
* Mr. Karl Alvarsson, Director Ministry of Transportation
* Mr. Thorolfur Arnason, Chairman ISAVIA
* Mr. Asgeir Palsson, Operation Manager ISAVIA
* Dr. Arni Snorrason, CEO IMO
* Dr. Haraldur Sigurðsson, Prof. Emeritus, Volcanologist
* Mr. Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus, Secretary General, AEA
* Ms. Pushpa Kathir, Embassy Science Fellow, US Embassy in Iceland
* Captain Eric Moody, British Airways (Ret.)