Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety

June 21-24, 2004
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel
Alexandria, Virginia (USA)

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The entire Proceedings in one PDF file. (24.3M)

COVER, FOREWORD, and the TABLE OF CONTENTS (178 KB)

OPENING SESSION (143 KB)

• Conference Goals and Objectives
• Keynote Address and Invited Presentations
  • The Honorable Ted Stevens (invited)
  • Dr. James Mahoney
  • Dr. Charles Grout
  • RADM James Schear (USNR), Retired
  • Mr. Ronald Birk
  • Mr. Gianni Semenzato
• Letter from Senator Stevens

PANEL DISCUSSIONS (21 KB)

• Panel 1: Airborne Volcanic Ash: Perspectives, Challenges, and Opportunities
• Panel 2: Education, Training, and Outreach

PLENARY SESSIONS (23 KB)

• Session 1: Encounters, Damage, and Socioeconomic Consequences
• Session 2: The Volcanic Source - Eruption Monitoring and Reporting
• Session 3: Ash Cloud Observations, Modeling, and Forecasting
• Session 4: VAAC Operations and Capabilities
• Session 5: Aviation Industry Perspectives

BREAKOUT SESSIONS (32 KB)

• Session 1: Improving Volcanic Ash Cloud Detection
• Session 2: Improving Modeling Capabilities
• Session 3: Understanding the Socioeconomic Consequences
• Session 4: Improving Volcanic Eruption Reporting
• Session 5: Technology Transfer from Research into Operations
• Session 6: Improving VAAC Operational Capabilities
• Session 7: Meeting Aviation Needs

REGIONAL BREAKOUT SESSIONS (22 KB)

• Session 8: North Asia Pacific
• Session 9: The Americas and the Caribbean
• Session 10: Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
• Session 11: South Asia Pacific

CLOSING SESSION (21 KB)

• ICAO’s Commitment to Mitigating the Volcanic Ash Hazard - Mr. William Voss
• Conference Highlights
• Building on Our Successes in Aviation Safety for the Next Decade
• Next Steps

APPENDIX C: PAPERS (65 KB)

• Index of Papers (by Session)
• Index of Authors

• Session 1 - Papers (1.5M)
  Encounters, Damage, and Socioeconomic Consequences

• Session 2 - Papers (3.5M)
  The Volcanic Source - Eruption Monitoring and Reporting

• Session 3 - Papers (11.8M)
  Ash Cloud Observations, Modeling, and Forecasting

• Session 4 - Papers (5.8M)
  VAAC Operations and Capabilitie

• Session 5 - Papers (1.1M)
  Aviation Industry Perspectives