Seems a little strange...I wonder if both companies have had a falling out?

WAEA Technology Committee Meeting – Draft Agenda

January 23-24, 2007 Hilton LAX, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Revised 1/19/07 by ABC

This meeting will be web-cast on Tuesday, January 23 and Wednesday, January 24

Monday, 22 January 2007

9:00 – 5:00 STAND-ALONE DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGEMENT WORKING GROUP

MEETING at Hilton LAX

Chaired by Michael Childers, IMS, and Pierre Schuberth, Rockwell Collins/Airshow Systems

6:00 – ? pm ARRIVE EARLY AND NETWORK WITH FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES

Informal dinner arrangements - on own – meet at hotel lobby and go to dinner

with other early arrivals.

Tuesday, 23 January 2007 – Focus on Content

8:00 – 8:45 Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:45 – 9:00 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION by TC Co-Chairs

Victor Hernandez, Thales Avionics

Bryan Rusenko, Crest Digital

Rich Salter, Lumexis Corporation

9:00 – 10:30 DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGEMENT WORKING GROUP REPORT

Led by DCMWG co chairs:

Michael Childers, IMS

Pierre Schuberth, Rockwell Collins/Airshow Systems

1) Update on the work with MPAA on revisions for WAEA 0403.

2) Consider adoption of WAEA Specification 0403, STANDARD METHODOLOGY FOR THE DELIVERY OF DIGITAL CONTENT FOR AIRLINE IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT.

10:30 – 10:45 Morning Break

10:45- 12:00 IFE CAPTIONING

Led by Bryan Rusenko, Crest Digital

1) Update on DOT’s proposed rulemaking

2) Update from WGBH NCAM on ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT. Speaker: Brad Botkin, (WGBH)

3) New TC task force to standardize on captioning method for IFE

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch Break – on own

1:30 - 3:00 IFE CAPTIONING (Continued)

3:00 – 3:15 Afternoon Break

3:15 – 4:15 PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYERS

To increase functionality some manufacturers may be tweaking the MPEG specs to non-standard settings which could result in unique encodes and costs.

Speakers: Michael Childers (IMS), Julian Levin (Twentieth Century Fox), (Linda Palmer (Buena Vista Non Theatrical)

4:15 – 5:00 WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM? TOPIC #1: IFE RELIABILITY: Holding Manufacturers Accountable.

Tony Burnett (Panasonic Avionics Corporation), Ken Brady (Thales Avionics, Inc.) Rockwell Collins – invited. The panel will be moderated by Rich Salter.

5:00 Adjourn day #1

5:00 – 7:00 NETWORKING RECEPTION at Hilton LAX

Wednesday, January 24, 2007 – Focus on Systems

8:00 – 8:45 Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:45 – 9:00 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION for day #2 by TC Co-Chairs

9:00 – 10:30 WIRELESS DATA AND CELLPHONES ONBOARD

1) Aircell status – Steve Cutbirth

2) AeroMobile update – David Coiley

2) International spectrum harmonization – what can we do to help?

Speaker: Milad Moss (Boeing)

10:30 – 10:45 Morning Break

10:45 – 12:00 FUTURE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION – HARDWARE PERSPECTIVES

On the use of wireless for streaming VOD content on B787 and the use of the wired network ion the A380. Ken Brady (Thales Avionics, Inc.) Phil Watson (Panasonic Avionics Corporation)

Led by Victor Hernandez, Thales Avionics

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch Break – on own

1:30 – 1:50 FUTURE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION – Studios’ perspectives based on the industry information offered in the earlier session.

1:50 - 3:00 FUTURE CABIN TECHNOLOGY

Led by Rich Salter, Lumexis Corporation

Possible topics:

1) Update from the 3GCN committee - Sudhakar Shetty, Boeing

2) Boeing New Cabin Concepts – Kevin Callahan, Boeing 787 Cabin Systems

and Andy Chumney, Boeing Phantom Works

3) Airbus (Rolf Goedecke), Embraer and Bombardier – invited

3:00 – 3:15 Afternoon Break and Drawing for Door Prizes

Snacks will be served and Door Prizes will be awarded – you must be present to win. The door prizes are courtesy of the IFE suppliers listed below.

3:15 – 4:15 WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM? TOPIC #2: TBD by Airline inputs

Airline’s Problem Description: TDB

4:30 ADJOURN to next meeting in June 2007 Los Angeles area.

WAEA thanks our Sponsors: Panasonic Avionics Corporation
TEAC Aerospace

And our Door Prize Donors: Discovery Communications
Warner Bros. Distributing